First Nisei Joins Juneau Legion Post

JUNEAU, Nov. 19. -- (AP) -- John Tanaka, believed to be the first American of Japanese ancestry to join any Alaska post, was initiated last night into Juneau Post, No. 4, American Legion.

Tanaka was valedictorian of the Juneau High School class of 1942 but was unable to participate in the graduation exercises because of military evacuation. Later he served with the Army in Italy during the war. He manages a Juneau restaurant.