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Soldiers in basic training (ddr-densho-22-484)
img Soldiers in basic training (ddr-densho-22-484)
Soldiers picking up mail.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-22-484/
Soldier at Camp Shelby [?] (ddr-densho-22-421)
img Soldier at Camp Shelby [?] (ddr-densho-22-421)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-22-421/
Soldier at Camp Shelby [?] (ddr-densho-22-420)
img Soldier at Camp Shelby [?] (ddr-densho-22-420)
Caption on front: "'Yard bird' Tsukiyama."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-22-420/
Soldiers reading newspapers (ddr-densho-22-491)
img Soldiers reading newspapers (ddr-densho-22-491)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-22-491/
Soldier standing in front of a 442nd sign (ddr-densho-22-475)
img Soldier standing in front of a 442nd sign (ddr-densho-22-475)
Sign reads "Headquarters Company 442nd Infantry Combat Team."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-22-475/
A soldier at basic training (ddr-densho-22-485)
img A soldier at basic training (ddr-densho-22-485)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-22-485/
Soldiers in basic training (ddr-densho-22-478)
img Soldiers in basic training (ddr-densho-22-478)
Using canons.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-22-478/
Soldiers in basic training (ddr-densho-22-469)
img Soldiers in basic training (ddr-densho-22-469)
A soldier learning how to throw a grenade.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-22-469/
Soldiers in basic training (ddr-densho-22-486)
img Soldiers in basic training (ddr-densho-22-486)
Marching in formation.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-22-486/
Soldiers in basic training (ddr-densho-22-480)
img Soldiers in basic training (ddr-densho-22-480)
Group of soldiers doing calisthenics.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-22-480/
Soldiers in basic training (ddr-densho-22-488)
img Soldiers in basic training (ddr-densho-22-488)
Soldiers handling dynamite [?] bundles.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-22-488/
Basic training (ddr-densho-114-169)
img Basic training (ddr-densho-114-169)
Basic training at Camp Shelby. Nisei soldiers throwing fragmentation grenades.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-114-169/
Basic training (ddr-densho-114-171)
img Basic training (ddr-densho-114-171)
Basic training at Camp Shelby. Firing Browning 30-Calibre heavy meachine gun.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-114-171/
Badge worn by wives of servicemen (ddr-densho-105-7)
img Badge worn by wives of servicemen (ddr-densho-105-7)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-105-7/
Hand grenade drill (ddr-densho-37-754)
img Hand grenade drill (ddr-densho-37-754)
Original WRA caption: Hand grenade drill. A company of Japanese-American soldiers are here shown throwing hand grenades into an open trench. The 442nd combat team at Camp Shelby is composed entirely of Americans of Japanese descent who volunteered for service in the armed forces. This unit of approximately 8000 men is undergoing intensive training in all …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-754/
George Sunada (ddr-densho-415-1)
img George Sunada (ddr-densho-415-1)
Black and white full body photograph of George Sunada in uniform standing outside with military barracks in the background.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-415-1/
Group photo outside barracks (ddr-densho-466-938)
img Group photo outside barracks (ddr-densho-466-938)
Caption below photo on album page: Co. A 442nd in Cp. Shelby
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-466-938/
Group of five men standing by sign (ddr-densho-466-342)
img Group of five men standing by sign (ddr-densho-466-342)
Caption below photo on album page: 1944 Camp Shelby
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-466-342/

Narrator John Kanda

Nisei male. Born July 10, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in the Thomas-Auburn area of Washington. Following Executive Order 9066, family was removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, then to Tule Lake concentration camp in California. Later transferred to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Volunteered as a replacement for the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team and trained …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/114/
John Kanda Interview (ddr-densho-1000-116)
vh John Kanda Interview (ddr-densho-1000-116)
Nisei male. Born July 10, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in the Thomas-Auburn area of Washington. Following Executive Order 9066, family was removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, then to Tule Lake concentration camp in California. Later transferred to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Volunteered as a replacement for the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team and trained …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-116/

Narrator Katsugo Miho

Nisei male. Born May 15, 1922, in Kahului, Maui, Hawaii. Grew up in Kahului, where parents ran a hotel. Was attending the University of Hawaii as a member of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. As a member of the ROTC, was inducted into the newly formed …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/975/
Terry Aratani - Fred Matsumura - Kenneth Okuma - Henry Bruno Yamada Interview (ddr-densho-1000-3)
vh Terry Aratani - Fred Matsumura - Kenneth Okuma - Henry Bruno Yamada Interview (ddr-densho-1000-3)
This interview centers on these individuals' military service during WWII as members of I Company, part of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an all-Japanese American fighting unit and one of the most highly decorated military units in U.S. history. During this interview they discuss their experiences training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, and fighting in Europe during …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-3/

Narrator Tosh Yasutake

Nisei male. Born June 10, 1922, in Seattle, WA. Father was employed by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service as interpreter for twenty years, until he was separated from family on December 7, 1941, and interned as an enemy alien. Graduated 1941, Cleveland High School, and attended University of Washington before being removed from Seattle with …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/131/
Katsugo Miho Interview VI (ddr-densho-1022-6)
vh Katsugo Miho Interview VI (ddr-densho-1022-6)
Nisei male. Born May 15, 1922, in Kahului, Maui, Hawaii. Grew up in Kahului, where parents ran a hotel. Was attending the University of Hawaii as a member of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. As a member of the ROTC, was inducted into the newly formed …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1022-6/
Katsugo Miho Interview V (ddr-densho-1022-5)
vh Katsugo Miho Interview V (ddr-densho-1022-5)
Nisei male. Born May 15, 1922, in Kahului, Maui, Hawaii. Grew up in Kahului, where parents ran a hotel. Was attending the University of Hawaii as a member of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. As a member of the ROTC, was inducted into the newly formed …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1022-5/
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