Nisei soldiers escorting captured Germans
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Densho
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OBJECT ID
ddr-densho-37-21 (Legacy UID: denshopd-i37-00021)
PARENT COLLECTION
National Archives and Records Administration Collection
DESCRIPTION
Original caption: "German storm troopers surrender to rifleman of the 100th Infantry Battalion (Americans of Japanese ancestry), after a short but rather sharp exchange of fire. Fifth Army, Orciano area, Italy, July 15, 1944. According to Rudy Tokiwa, the soldier shown on the extreme right, the WRA caption is inaccurate. The captured Germans were not storm troopers. In addition, Tokiwa was actually a member of K Company, 3rd Battalion, of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
DATE
July 15, 1944
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Photographs
OBJECT FORMAT
Still Image
TOPICS
FACILITY
CREATORS
- Musser (photographer)
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration
RIGHTS
This work is free of known copyright restrictions.
