Reynold Muranaka oral history interview, part 4 of 5, November 8, 2009

Muranaka finds himself at home in Honolulu when the Pearl Harbor attacks occurred, which he recalls hearing a loud noise and seeing a black smoke cloud in the distance. He hitchhikes back to Schofield Barracks and is given a uniform and gun and told to be ready for his assignment. After basic training, he learns that he will be sent to language school to be part of the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) and work as an interpreter. He heads to Camp Savage for language training school and then begins his stint overseas, starting with Brisbane, Australia. There, he begins his translations, looking over captured documents and interrogating prisoners of war. He then goes on a series of landings in New Guinea and the Philippines until finally ending with the occupation in Japan. Next, he quickly jumps back into his talk about the Korean War and his landing on Incheon.

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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/984-Muranaka-Reynold-4.m4v

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