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Japanese-Surnamed Soldier in New Guinea Sees War as Duty
Sgt. Joe Smith a college graduate born in California serves with American ground forces in New Guinea. Despite being of Japanese descent he remains loyal to the United States saying he will never be captured by the enemy. He learned English before Japanese while assisting as an interpreter though he cannot read Japanese well. He hopes to return to farming lemon groves after the war and believes he might be useful to postwar Japan.
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