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img Two Soldiers pose a the boarder (ddr-densho-368-561)

Two soldiers pose at the Nice - L'Escarene department in France.

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img Nisei soldiers in France (ddr-densho-164-44)

Nisei soldier's caption: Hotel Astoria, Hiyane. The jerries drafted French labor to set up a elaborate defense of concrete bunkers, pillboxes, barbwire, and mines all over the place.

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img Nisei soldiers in France (ddr-densho-164-21)

Nisei soldier's caption: Our entry into France. Miyano, Hamamura, Iwamoto, Kimura. Marseille, after a rough 2 day trip where nearly everyone got seasick. Pretty tough trying to get the gals to understand. Cigarettes sold for $20 to $25 a carton.

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img Nisei soldier in France (ddr-densho-164-70)

Nisei soldier's caption: Taking it easy Massena Square. Nice, France. A city known as Miami or LA of France with a tropical climate, vegetables grown the year round. Center of perfume industry with most manufactured at Grasse some 20 miles away. Beautifult resorts by the beach.

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img Nisei soldier in France (ddr-densho-164-61)

Nisei soldier's caption: Monte Carlo. Our R.T. Platoon were M.P.s in the famous little province. They had a great time.

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img Camouflaged store in France (ddr-densho-164-46)

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img Nisei soldiers in France (ddr-densho-164-24)

Nisei soldier's caption: Staging area, Marseilles. Just relaxin' with all comfort.

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img Nisei soldier in France (ddr-densho-164-43)

Nisei soldier's caption: Higuchi.

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img Nisei soldiers in France (ddr-densho-164-66)

Nisei soldier's caption: The gang. Nice, France. A city known as Miami or LA of France with a tropical climate, vegetables grown the year round. Center of perfume industry with most manufactured at Grasse some 20 miles away. Beautifult resorts by the beach.

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img Nisei soldiers in France (ddr-densho-164-29)

Nisei soldier's caption: Oranges in St. Martin. Kimura, Frenchman, French WAC. After the tough time up north it was pretty easy here. It was a beautiful country so clean and untouched by war. Our Bn. was spread far out companies being from 10 to 20 miles away from the C.P. Just occasional patrols and jeep patrols. …

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img Nisei soldier in France (ddr-densho-164-59)

Nisei soldier's caption: Menton is a resort city with more hotels than one can count. But it was deserted as all the civilians were evacuated partly for security reasons and for their protection. But the jerries seemed to know which building our C.P. was. Our first C.P. was shelled so we moved to another hotel, the …

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img Nisei soldiers in France (ddr-densho-164-40)

Nisei soldier's caption: Mtns above Menton. Distant mtn. was enemy. The C.P. was in Menton and our rifle companies in the above mtns facing the jerries. The C.P. was shelled so moved to the Astoria Hotel. We had defensive positions here facing some fascist divisions. The rest of the 442nd came down and joined us here …

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img Nisei soldiers in France (ddr-densho-164-63)

Nisei soldier's caption: Headin' for Nice for chow. Nob, Okinaka, Anzio Anzai.

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img Nisei soldier in France (ddr-densho-164-60)

Nisei soldier's caption: Monte Carlo. Our R.T. Platoon were M.P.s in the famous little province. They had a great time.

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img Nisei soldiers in France (ddr-densho-164-30)

Nisei soldier's caption: Ham and the orange tree. Sour tho! St. Martins.

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img Nisei soldiers in France (ddr-densho-164-28)

Nisei soldier's caption: French Alps. After the tough time up north it was pretty easy here. It was a beautiful country so clean and untouched by war. Our Bn. was spread far out companies being from 10 to 20 miles away from the C.P. Just occasional patrols and jeep patrols. Communications had a big job with …

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img Nisei soldier in France (ddr-densho-164-57)

Nisei soldier's caption: Menton is a resort city with more hotels than one can count. But it was deserted as all the civilians were evacuated partly for security reasons and for their protection. But the jerries seemed to know which building our C.P. was. Our first C.P. was shelled so we moved to another hotel, the …

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img Nisei soldier in France (ddr-densho-164-69)

Nisei soldier's caption: Footpower instead of gas. Nice, France. A city known as Miami or LA of France with a tropical climate, vegetables grown the year round. Center of perfume industry with most manufactured at Grasse some 20 miles away. Beautifult resorts by the beach.

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img Nisei soldiers in France (ddr-densho-164-51)

Nisei soldier's caption: Orange lined trees in Menton.

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img Nisei soldiers in France (ddr-densho-164-35)

Nisei soldier's caption: '500' game going. We pulled out of St. Martins and came to Nile in Dec. 1944. Here the weather was very nice, including the scenery. We were wondering where we're going next.

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img Nisei soldiers in France (ddr-densho-164-32)

Nisei soldier's caption: Alps from St. Sauveur.

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img Nisei soldiers in France (ddr-densho-164-33)

Nisei soldier's caption: Pill box on road to St. Sauveur.

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img Nisei soldier in France (ddr-densho-164-58)

Nisei soldier's caption: Menton is a resort city with more hotels than one can count. But it was deserted as all the civilians were evacuated partly for security reasons and for their protection. But the jerries seemed to know which building our C.P. was. Our first C.P. was shelled so we moved to another hotel, the …

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img Nisei soldier in France (ddr-densho-164-62)

Nisei soldier's caption: M.P. Frank Mayeda. To get away from the untasty we traded some of our ration for vegetable. Got rid of our beans, coffee, bread, cereal and etc.

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img Nisei soldiers in France (ddr-densho-164-53)

Nisei soldier's caption: Orange trees. Note the G.I. telephone wire.

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