Single soldier
PARTNER
CSU Japanese American History Digitization Project
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OBJECT ID
ddr-csujad-26-99 (CSUJAD Local ID: mei_05_036, CSUJAD Project ID: ucsb_mei_0099)
PARENT COLLECTION
UC Santa Barbara Robert Billigmeier Collection
DESCRIPTION
A Japanese American soldier poses in front of a building in his gear and holds a rifle. Handwriting on front of photo reads, "To [Henry] and Bob, just tired 'doggie' [Vaj] Ft. Mc Clellan, Ala. 1944." Caption on back of photo reads, "If I look tired - I am or was. It was one of those lucky days when we [marched] and before dawn, had a nice field run all day - and marched back in for several miles. Suppose to have on a regular field pack - sorta heavy - but you can't [see] it. Will let Bob use my 'knapsack' for baby - 'what you ma call it'" From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_036
DATE
1944
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Photographs
OBJECT FORMAT
Still Image
TOPICS
FACILITY
CREATORS
- Billigmeier, Robert Henry (compiler)
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
PREFERRED CITATION
[Title of item], Robert Billigmeier Collection, CEMA 60, Department of Special Collections, University Library, University of California, Santa Barbara
RIGHTS
Copyright restricted