Kiyoshi Hirano oral history interview, part 2 of 3, May 5, 2006

0:00 - Japan surrenders

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; atomic bomb; basic training; Camp Shelby; Manhattan Project; New Mexico; New York

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2:50 - Military Intelligence Service Language School

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Keywords: John Aiso; Los Angeles; Military Intelligence Service; Minnesota

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5:54 - Assignment in New York

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Keywords: Camp Shelby; Japanese Americans; John Aiso; Minnesota

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8:47 - Assignment in New York II

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Keywords: dictionary; translate

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11:43 - Assignment in New York III

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Keywords: dictionary; hearing

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14:41 - Controversial letter

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Keywords: camp; hearing; propaganda

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17:43 - Controversial letter II

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Keywords: communism; Japanese American Committee for Democracy; propaganda

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20:52 - Controversial letter III

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Keywords: Japanese government; propaganda

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23:53 - Manhattan Project

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Keywords: New York; RKO building

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26:45 - Manhattan Project II

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Keywords: gasoline; information; Japan

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29:54 - Manhattan Project III

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Keywords: Mitsui Company; New York; Tokyo

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32:50 - Instructing in Minnesota

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Keywords: 2nd platoon; Camp Savage; platoon leader; translation

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35:22 - Instructing in Minnesota II- rank

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Keywords: San Francisco; technical sergeant

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37:25 - Shipment to Manila

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Keywords: Military Intelligence Service; Philippines; San Francisco

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40:33 - Shipment to Manila II

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Keywords: Japan; Military Intelligence Service; translate

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43:27 - Shipment to Manila III

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Keywords: General MacArthur; Military Intelligence Service; translation

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46:26 - Shipment to Manila IV

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Keywords: document; General MacArthur; Letter of Commendation; treaty

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49:37 - Luckily staying in Manila

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Keywords: 41st Infantry Division; typhoon

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52:33 - After Manila, Japan

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Keywords: 41st Infantry Division; Hiroshima; Mindanao Island; Philippines

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