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img Nisei soldiers in Italy (ddr-densho-164-76)

Nisei soldier's caption: Entering an Italian village.

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img U.S. Army officers in Italy (ddr-densho-164-77)

Nisei soldier's caption: Our officers pose during a brief rest period. R to L: Col. Conley, Chaplain Yost, Capt. Khetani, Capt. Dimailo.

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img Nisei soldiers in Italy (ddr-densho-164-78)

Nisei soldier's caption: Margioso, Ham near a house. Germans surrenders in Italy, Finito La Guerra. After running all over Northern Italy the victory was in sight for us. The Germans finally gave up May 1945. What a relief it was, no more fighting. Now what we were going to do was a big question. After a …

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img Italian women washing clothes (ddr-densho-164-79)

Nisei soldier's caption: Gragnana, Washday. Note GI clothed in back. All could be washed for a pack of cigarettes.

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img Nisei soldiers in Italy (ddr-densho-164-80)

Nisei soldier's caption: Port of Genoa, mostly in ruins.

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img Nisei soldiers in Italy (ddr-densho-164-81)

Nisei soldier's caption: Arch of Triumph, Genoa.

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img Nisei soldiers in Italy (ddr-densho-164-82)

Nisei soldier's caption: Our hotel in Novi Ligure.

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img Nisei soldiers in Italy (ddr-densho-164-83)

Nisei soldier's caption: Our big boss Col. Miller had us back to the Shelby days. More parades and such. Coming home after drill.

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img Nisei soldiers in Italy (ddr-densho-164-84)

Nisei soldier's caption: Pontoon bridge across Po. On our way to Ghedi we crossed this bridge some 1/4 mile long.

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img Nisei soldiers in Italy (ddr-densho-164-85)

Nisei soldier's caption: Pontoon bridge across Po. On our way to Ghedi we crossed this bridge some 1/4 mile long.

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img Nisei soldiers in review (ddr-densho-164-86)

Nisei soldier's caption: Review in Ghedi. Went to Ghedi where we camped out in a bare flat plain and went thru the processing prisoners. Took care of around 80,000 and then our first large batch of original 100th men left us. And also joined by a replacement of some 400.

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img Nisei soldiers in review (ddr-densho-164-87)

Nisei soldier's caption: Vehicles passing in view. Went to Ghedi where we camped out in a bare flat plain and went thru the processing prisoners. Took care of around 80,000 and then our first large batch of original 100th men left us. And also joined by a replacement of some 400.

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img Soldiers in Italy (ddr-densho-164-88)

Nisei soldier's caption: Going home. Corbin, Di Mailo, Chipman, Kometani.

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img Nisei soldiers in Italy (ddr-densho-164-89)

Nisei soldier's caption: Going home. Marshall Higa, Fukuda, Monzuke, Oki.

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img Nisei soldier in Italy (ddr-densho-164-90)

Nisei soldier's caption: Ronald Miwa, Platoon Sarg. It was a sad time for us to see our friends we slept and fought together with leave. But they earned it most of them being in the army from four to six years, and fought from Salerno on. It was a sad place with new replacements in their …

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img Nisei soldier in Italy (ddr-densho-164-91)

Nisei soldier's caption: Wireman Gordon Kadowaki. It was a sad time for us to see our friends we slept and fought together with leave. But they earned it most of them being in the army from four to six years, and fought from Salerno on. It was a sad place with new replacements in their place.

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img Nisei soldiers in Italy (ddr-densho-164-92)

Nisei soldier's caption: Platoon Boozers Tsukamoto, Hashimoto, Yamagata. After weathering sandstorms, wind, hot and cold weather, sad partings, we left here the latter part of June and went to Lecco on the shores of Lake Como, and I think the best part of Italy.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-164-92/

img Nisei soldiers in Italy (ddr-densho-164-93)

Nisei soldier's caption: Two Kuronchos Kajiwara, Kyabu. After weathering sandstorms, wind, hot and cold weather, sad partings, we left here the latter part of June and went to Lecco on the shores of Lake Como, and I think the best part of Italy.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-164-93/