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Five men in uniform leaning on fence looking at pelican. Written on front: Iwao, Myso, Leo, Jun (ddr-ajah-2-10)
Written on back: Rio Yasukawa / Somewhere in Australia 1944
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Naokichi Matsunaga (ddr-njpa-4-862)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Naokichi Matsunaga, former ambassador to Australia."
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Naokichi Matsunaga (ddr-njpa-4-863)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Naokichi Matsunaga, former ambassador to Australia, Ryuden Maru."
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Portrait of Cecil Lulham (ddr-ajah-2-737)
Caption on right of photo: Sgt. Cecil Lulham A.I.F. / Brisbane Queensland Australia
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Jack Crawford (ddr-njpa-1-107)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Jack Crawford, Australian Davis Cup athlete, Australia No. 1. 1932 Central Pacific [illegible] Tennis Singles Champion."
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Captain Patrick Gordon Taylor wearing leis (ddr-njpa-1-2060)
Caption on reverse: "Oct. 29, 1934. Capt. Taylor navigator of Lady Souther Cross. Who flew with Kingsford-Smith from Australia to California."
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Joe Iwataki standing next to sign reading: Off Limits to Troops (ddr-ajah-2-818)
Caption: Joe Iwataki of Alameda, CA;, at Camp Chelmer, Indooroopilly, Australia February 1944. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-568 with additional notes
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Four men outside tent (ddr-ajah-2-816)
Caption: The original members of Tent 29 at Camp Chelmer, Indooroopilly, near Queensland, Australia. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. photo November 1943-January 1944
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Joe Iwataki: a photographic Journey from Fort Ord to Australia (ddr-ajah-2-838)
Digital document comprised of photos, documents and text related to the military service of Joe Iwataki
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Harvey Watanabe Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1008-5-19)
Duties in Australia: questioning prisoners, destroying documents
Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.
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Two men outside building. Joe Iwataki on left. (ddr-ajah-2-581)
Caption below photo: Gordon Sengenber (Hi-school classmate) / In front of Rick Bldg
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Two men leaning on fence. Joe Iwataki on right (ddr-ajah-2-580)
Caption below photo: Harvey Watanabe
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Harvey Watanabe Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1008-5-21)
Activities during "down time" while serving in Australia
Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.
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Harvey Watanabe Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1008-5-7)
Being followed by the U.S. Counterintelligence Corps while serving in Australia
Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.
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List of ship names (ddr-njpa-13-34)
Writing on front: "Rex, Leviathan, Ile de France, Empress of Canada, Deutschland, Empress of Asia, Empress of Russia, Comte [sic] di Savoia, Britannic, Emp. Of Australia, Tuscania, Transylvania, Achilles, USS Arkansas, State of California, USS California, Dar Pamorza [sic]"
Narrator Walter Tanaka
Nisei male. Born February 19, 1918, in Watsonville, California. Drafted into the military before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Volunteered for the Military Intelligence Service and interrogated Japanese POWs in Australia during the war. After the war, served as a linguist and interpreter in Japan during the U.S. occupation.
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