ddr-densho-164 — Taki Family Collection — Objects

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-164-52)

Nisei soldier's caption: Pee Wee Iwamoto and Kimura.

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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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img Hotel in France (ddr-densho-164-54)

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 Statue in France (ddr-densho-164-55)

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 front of a jeep (ddr-densho-164-56)

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-164-57)

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-164-58)

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-164-59)

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 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 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 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-164-63)

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

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img Two French women (ddr-densho-164-64)

Nisei soldier's caption: French gals Audet and Paulette. We always bought vegt. from them.

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img Nisei soldiers in France (ddr-densho-164-65)

Nisei soldier's caption: Supposed to be hunting for legumes. 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-164-66)

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 Statue in France (ddr-densho-164-67)

Nisei soldier's caption: Statue in Nice. 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 holding a French child (ddr-densho-164-68)

Nisei soldier's caption: Savage Tanaka. 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-164-69)

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 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 soldiers in France (ddr-densho-164-71)

Nisei soldier's caption: Mtns above Menton.

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img Nisei soldiers in France (ddr-densho-164-72)

Nisei soldier's caption: Junior Miss cast visit us. Finally after four months of quiet we wouldn't enjoy it anymore. Toward the end of March we left for Antibes and for our next front.

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img Nisei soldiers in Italy (ddr-densho-164-73)

Nisei soldier's caption: Apennines. Our boys advancing hills after hills. In April again we finally hit Italy and took part in the final drive to clear Italy of the jerries. Hill Georgia Ohio 1.2.3. will never be forgotten. Our outfit fought with the 92nd, a Negro outfit, who were doing everything but killing jerries. Scared of …

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img Nisei soldiers in Italy (ddr-densho-164-74)

Nisei soldier's caption: Biot, a village near Antibes.

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img Nisei soldiers in Italy (ddr-densho-164-75)

Nisei soldier's caption: Turkomans guarded by partisans. These Turks were captured by the Germans in Russia and taken to Italy as laborers. The partisans were of use during the end of the war in rounding up the surrendering jerries but not when they fired back.

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