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img 100th Infantry Battalion troops traveling through Livorno area of Italy (ddr-densho-1007-147)

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-147/

img The headstone of Edward Ogawa (ddr-densho-1007-136)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-136/

doc A Fellow Veteran Remembers (ddr-densho-1007-1847)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1847/

img Mark Clark with members of 100th Battalion (ddr-densho-1007-263)

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-263/

img Members of the 100th Infantry Battalion having meal in bivouac (ddr-densho-1007-153)

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-153/

doc Leighton "Goro" Sumida Interview Transcript (ddr-densho-1007-1872)

Eric Saul interview with Leighton "Goro" Sumida in Honolulu, Hawaii on November 18, 1980: Tape 1, Side B. In this interview Sumida describes his experiences in the 100th Infantry Battalion as well as his family's wartime experience including his aunt's incarceration at Rohwer incarceration camp. This transcript is a continuation of object ddr-densho-1007-1871 as indicated by …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1872/

doc Chaplain Hiro Higuchi Interview Transcript (ddr-densho-1007-1870)

Eric Saul interview with Chaplain Hiro Higuchi, chaplain of the 2nd Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, conducted in Hilo, Hawaii. The date is incomplete though it likely occurred around November, 1980 based off of other Eric Saul interviews within the collection. In this interview Chaplain Higuchi recalls how wartime trauma shaped his ministry experiences.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1870/

av Roger Daniels interviewed by Kent Hori, part 3 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1758)

Daniels discusses what may have happened if the Japanese American community resisted evacuation en masse, how Japanese Americans were placed under 4C (enemy alien, undraftable) status and the military's eventual interest in Japanese Americans (particularly Kibei) for intelligence work, the importance of the 100th Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the loyalty questionnaire, the persecution …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1758/

doc Goro Sumida oral interview transcript (ddr-densho-1007-1044)

Tape 1, side B. Conducted by Eric Saul for the Presidio Army Museum. Sumida served in the 100th Battalion in WWII.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1044/

img Two soldiers in Bruyeres (ddr-densho-1007-37)

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-37/

av Chaplain Hiro Higuchi interviewed by Eric Saul, part 2 of 2 (ddr-densho-1007-1764)

Higuchi discusses fighting the German army, the religious beliefs of the 100th and 442nd, preventing marriages between Japanese nationals and American soldiers, why he decided to become a chaplain, and his interpretation of Christ and God. This interview was not conducted specifically for Loni Ding's work, rather for a book the Presidio was putting together. Original …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1764/

img Soldier with civilians in Bruyeres (ddr-densho-1007-39)

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-39/

doc Press Release: Senator Daniel K. Inouye National Defense Speech (ddr-densho-1007-1850)

U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye's speech at the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team and 36th Division Association Reunion on August 30, 1980.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1850/

doc 442nd RCT/100th Battalion/MIS Film Project meeting notes (ddr-densho-1007-877)

Used for the film Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-877/

av Goro Sumida interviewed by Eric Saul, part 2 of 2 (ddr-densho-1007-1766)

Sumida discusses his family, visiting his family at Rohwer, his impressions of camp, his time in basic training, war stories from Germany, the awards he received after the war, and whether he considers himself lucky. This interview was not conducted specifically for Loni Ding's work, rather for a book the Presidio was putting together. Partial transcript …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1766/

img Italians orphans opening Christmas presents with members of the 442nd (ddr-densho-1007-262)

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-262/

doc Kent/Eric interview notes (ddr-densho-1007-1077)

Likely for The Color of Honor. Eric is Eric Saul of the Presidio Army Museum.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1077/

img Crowd outside Boulangerie in Bruyeres (ddr-densho-1007-36)

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-36/

img 100th Infantry Battalion troops in bivouac to prepare for front lines (ddr-densho-1007-175)

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-175/

img Soldiers in Bruyeres (ddr-densho-1007-35)

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-35/

doc Leighton "Goro" Sumida Interview Transcript (ddr-densho-1007-1871)

Eric Saul interview with Leighton "Goro" Sumida in Honolulu, Hawaii on November 18, 1980: Tape 2, Side A. In this interview Sumida describes his family and upbringing, his experiences in the 100th Infantry Battalion, and postwar life. This transcript is continued on object ddr-densho-1007-1872 as indicated by the page numbers. Content warning: use of strong language …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1871/