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James Miho [2009]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Unit of Service: C Company, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division; 7th Army
  • Location of Service: Camp Roberts, California; Korea
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/66630

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"I told my group if you could see their [the enemy's] face, you're too close. It's too late to use your rifle. So our policy was to call in the artillery, call in the mortars, or use a grenade. Never see their face if possible." (Video Interview, 41:42)

As a boy during World War II, James Miho and his family were interned as part of the Japanese-American evacuation. His older brother did serve as a military intelligence officer during the occupation of Japan and in Korea, where he suffered fatal wounds. When Miho was drafted during the Korean War, he was aware of how important his training would be for his survival. Assigned to mortar and communications work, Miho found himself with a bodyguard after rumors circulated that he was a spy working for the Japanese and with the enemy. On leave in Japan, Miho's attitude toward the war changed, and he also found inspiration in the formal city of Kyoto for his career as a designer.

Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • James Noboru Miho Collection

Names

  • Trulock, Alison
  • Veterans History Project
  • Miho, James Noboru
  • Library of Congress

Home State

  • Washington (D.C.)

Headings

  • -  Miho, James Noboru
  • -  Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • Asian

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Korean War, 1950-1953

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: C Company, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division; 7th Army
    • Location of Service: Camp Roberts, California; Korea
    • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
    • Dates of Service: 1950-1952
    • Entrance into Service: Drafted
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran trained Turkish Company Infantry group for combat and helped establish communication systems for mortars. He also served as the communication sergeant to interrogate prisoners of war (POW). He was wounded with shrapnel in his chest, but treated himself in order to avoid receiving the Purple Heart and offending his parents.

Materials

  • Video: MiniDV [2 items] -- Oral history interview (collected 2009-07-23)
  • Video: DVD [2 items] -- Reference copy (collected 2009-07-23; 2009-07-23)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/66630

Cite as

  • James Noboru Miho Collection (AFC/2001/001/66630), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

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Citing VHP Materials

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Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Trulock, Alison, Veterans History Project, James Noboru Miho, and Library Of Congress. James Noboru Miho Collection. 1950. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.66630/.

APA citation style:

Trulock, A., Veterans History Project, Miho, J. N. & Library Of Congress. (1950) James Noboru Miho Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.66630/.

MLA citation style:

Trulock, Alison, et al. James Noboru Miho Collection. 1950. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.66630/>.