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Isao Shimoyama oral history interview, part 2 of 3, September 15, 2002

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2002OH0304_02_Shimoyama.xml

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Title

Isao Shimoyama oral history interview, part 2 of 3, September 15, 2002

Creator

Shimoyama, Isao: narrator

Demonteverde, Marie: interviewer

Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher

Description

Shimoyama talks about basic training at Fort Snelling for Military Intelligence Service (MIS), and his assignments in Seoul, Korea translating Korean newspaper articles. He then talks about the differences between Korean and Japanese language, discusses the end of the war and Japan’s surrender, and his experiences in Manila. He also talks about receiving a furlough to visit relatives but then having to go to the hospital due to scabies. Lastly, Shimoyama talks about going to UCLA because of the G.I. Bill, and becoming a chemist.

Subject

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

World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Language School

World War II--Military service--Basic training--Fort Snelling

World War II--Asiatic-Pacific Theater --Philippine Islands

Type

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:22:42

Language

Date

2002 September 15

Spatial Coverage

Torrence, California

Source

Go For Broke National Education Center

Identifier

2002OH0304_02_Shimoyama

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/304-Shimoyama-Isao-2.m4v

Date of Birth

1925 Mar 12

Location of Birth

Los Angeles, California

Incarceration Facilities

Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility

Heart Mountain Concentration Camp

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Fort McClellan, Alabama

Fort Snelling, Minnesota

Unit of Service

Military Intelligence Service (MIS)

Campaigns/Battles

Post-war Occupation of Korea

Index

Yes

Collection

Isao Shimoyama oral history interview, September 15, 2002

Tags

Fort Snelling, furlough, G.I. Bill, hospital, Korea, Military Intelligence Service (MIS), surrender of Japan, translator

Citation

Shimoyama, Isao: narrator, Demonteverde, Marie: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Isao Shimoyama oral history interview, part 2 of 3, September 15, 2002,” accessed March 6, 2021, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1053220.