Yamasaki discusses what it was like growing up. He details how he joined the Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC). Yamasaki discusses about the brief period of time he stayed in Japan as a child.
Yamasaki begins the interview talking about how his family came from Japan to Hawaii. As his parents were born in Hawaii, he was a sansei, and would speak very little Japanese at home. His father would help to get him into a private elite school,…
Trainees building another bridge across the river. Two officers standing on the sand overseeing the work. Other completed bridge to the left of one being worked on.
The team of ten guys at training camp in California about to be shipped to the Pacific. Tatsuo Yamane is second from the rear on the right. Row of tents behind them.
Line of six soldiers taking a break at Fort Leonard Wood. Sitting shirtless on a wall of a ship. Two other men sitting on a higher part of the ship in the background.
(Left photo) Japanese American soldiers in barracks sitting on their cots. (Right photo) Mas Yamamoto sitting on cot in barracks in California before departing.
Family portrait of Technical Sergeant Yukitaka Mizutari. His two brothers, one on each end, and three sisters in between. His mother is holding the plaque honoring his death and his portrait.
Plaque honoring Technical Sergeant Yukitaka Mizutari who was killed in action on June 23, 1944 in New Guinea. Contains 46 names of his fellow soldiers (including Tatsuo Yamane's, second row, third from bottom). This was given to Mizutari's family.
(Left image) Japanese P.O.W. camp. Men, women, and children surrounding numerous tents. (Right image) U.S. officer with two Japanese P.O.W.s. Tents in the background.
(Left image) Two Japanese American soldiers at the language department office. (Right image) Japanese American at the interpreter's quarters at a Japanese P.O.W. camp.
Tatsuo Yamane and Fukuhara at encampment during the Invasion of Morotai Island. Tatsuo Yamane (left) is picking bananas. Fukuhara (right) holds a small shovel.
A group of nine Japanese American soldiers at Camp Savage in Minnesota. They are posing with a pair of skis in front of one of the camp barracks. There is snow on the ground.
Tatsuo Yamane (located on furthest right) with his three classmates. One of his classmates is taking a picture with his camera. They are all standing in front of Tatsuo Yamane's car.
Six trainees, including Tatsuo Yamane (second to the right) digging trenches in the woods at Camp Leonard Wood for basic training. All are wearing the same uniforms and equipped with shovels.
Group photo of twelve guys on the bulldozer. Tatsuo Yamane located top row, second to the right. Taken during basic training at Camp Leonard Wood, Missouri in the woods.
Tatsuo Yamane (in front) with two unknown soldiers behind him in front of barracks at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri for basic training. One other unknown soldier on the second-floor balcony of barracks.
General Morozumi signing surrender documents on Mindanao, Philippines. Tatsuo Yamane (back to the camera) was the interrogator for the captured Japanese general and other high ranking officers that surrendered in the Philippines. The Japanese general…
Tatsuo Yamane at Camp Savage in Minnesota for Military Intelligence Service Language School in 1942. The photograph was captured from below. Tatsuo Yamane is not looking at the camera. The sky and surrounding trees are visible.
Mr. Yamane discusses shipping out to Washington D.C. on a mission with the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). Arriving in Washington D.C., Mr Yamane helped to translate and create an index for captured Japanese intelligence documents that would…
Yamane continues to reflect on his war service. He talks about his son's service. He discusses his wife's first marriage. He describes his children and grandchildren. He shares his best experiences while in the military. He talks about training new…
