Minidoka

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Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-468)
img Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-468)
The soldiers honored during this service were: Pfc. Akira Kanzaki, Pvt. Yohei Sagami, Pfc. Yoshito Noritake, Pfc. Hideo Yasui, Pfc. Yoshio Kato, Cpl. Jimmy T. Kokubu, Sgt. Ban Ninomiya, Pvt. Shin Sato, Pfc. George S. Miyaoka, Sgt. Ned T. Nakamura.
Hiroko Nishi and her daughter Eime sitting in their barracks bedroom (ddr-fom-1-879)
img Hiroko Nishi and her daughter Eime sitting in their barracks bedroom (ddr-fom-1-879)
WRA caption on reverse: "All the furniture in this evacuee apartment was constructed from scrap material. The wall paper, drapes and other furnishings were purchased from a mail order house."
Joseph and Mary Ann Sakamoto (ddr-fom-1-910)
img Joseph and Mary Ann Sakamoto (ddr-fom-1-910)
WRA caption on reverse: "Joseph Gerald Osamu Sakamoto, 80, and Mary Ann Tsuchi Sakamoto, 80, on their golden wedding anniversary, Dec. 11, 1943, at the Minidoka Relocation Center, Hunt, Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Sakamoto came to the United States from Japan in 1894. He was the first Japanese second-hand furniture store proprietor, first Japanese express man …
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