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Masatatsu Yonemura oral history interview, part 8 of 8, June 4, 2005

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Title

Masatatsu Yonemura oral history interview, part 8 of 8, June 4, 2005

Creator

Yonemura, Masatatsu: narrator

Nakayama, Stuart: interviewer

Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher

Description

Masatatsu "Mas" Yonemura discusses translators and linguist for the Allied Translation and Interpreter Section (ATIS) during the occupation.

Subject

Allied Occupation of Japan

World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service--Linguists

Military service--Veteran history

Type

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:07:02

Language

Date

Source

Go For Broke National Education Center

Identifier

2005OH0572_08_Yonemura

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/572-Yonemura-Masatatsu-8.m4v

Date of Birth

1916 Oct 07

Location of Birth

Riverside, California

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Camp Robinson, Arkansas

Camp Savage, Minnesota

Fort Snelling, Minnesota

Unit of Service

Military Intelligence Service (MIS)

Campaigns/Battles

Australia (Allied Translator and Interpreter Section)

Philippine Islands

Post-war Occupation of Japan

Index

Yes

Collection

Masatatsu Yonemura oral history interview, June 4, 2005

Tags

Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS), books, Emperor of Japan, Japan, Japanese American, Japanese American soldiers, Kabuki, Nisei legacy, Nisei soldiers, occupation, World War Two

Citation

Yonemura, Masatatsu: narrator, Nakayama, Stuart: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Masatatsu Yonemura oral history interview, part 8 of 8, June 4, 2005,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051440.