Title: The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 19 No. 16, 10/21/1944, (ddr-pc-16-43)
Densho ID: ddr-pc-16-43

The Pacific Citizen
Vol. 19 No. 16
October 21, 1944

Disclose Japanese Americans in France. Combat Unit Now Fighting as Part of Gen. Patch's Seventh Army on South France Front. First Group of Nisei Previously Reported To Have Participated in Invasion of Southern France; Seventh Army Engages Enemy in Vosges Hills

Report 41 Japanese American Soldiers Killed in Action in Mediterranean War Zone

Japanese American Commissioned as Major in Army

Twelve Nisei Girls Return To West Coast. Eleven Wives of Men In Army Reported Back in San Diego

Fort Snelling May Accept Nisei in WACS, Report

Story of the Week: Hawaiian Nisei Catches Shark With His Bare Hands

Heart Mountain Mother Has Six Sons in Army

110-Pound Private Carries Wounded Buddy to Safety. Santa Ana Nisei Crawls Under Fire To Rescue Friend

Japanese Canadians Volunteer for General Service in Army

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Japanese American Engineers Helped Keep Fifth Army Moving In Italy's Forested Mountains. Volunteer Unit Worked, Fought With Front-Line Infantry in Northern Italy; Described as 'Smart, Rugged Gang' for Doing Some of Toughest Jobs

Sgt. Masaoka's Courage Cited In News Story. Crawled 40 Yards Over Exposed Ground to Aid Wounded Men

Poston Families Have 752 Persons in Army Service

Christmas Books, Games Sent Overseas By JACL Donations

Midwest Newspapers Tell Of Nisei on Burma Front

Saburo Kido Returns From Supreme Court Hearings in East

Japan Soldier Aided Marines on New Britain

Three Hunt Soldiers Given Purple Hearts. Volunteers Wounded In Combat Action On Italian Front

Memorial Service Held in Poston For Pfc. Madokoro

GI in Italy Writes Letter Praising Japanese Americans

War Department Announces Names of Nisei Casualties (Cont.)

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New York Nisei To Hold Rally For Roosevelt. Japanese Americans Will Pledge Support in Election Campaign

Southern California Baptists Support Return of Evacuees

Baptists Urge Return Of Civil Rights to Japanese Americans

Evacuees at Gila River Center Make Ship Models for Navy

Canadian Newspaper Declares U.S. 'More Realistic' on Nisei

Naval Hero Fights Return of Evacuees. Commander McCoy Predicts Trouble on Pacific Coast

Says Government To Deport Disloyal

Noted Columnist Denounces Assertions Against Evacuees At Coast Republican Meeting. Use of Japanese American Issue Carries 'Charge of Dynamite Dangerous to Play With,' Marquis Child's Comments in Recent Column

Yaye Togasaki Wins Army Commission

Drake Nisei Is Lightest Fullback in College Football

Nisei Gunner Visits Parents In WRA Camp. Sgt. Matsumoto Has Completed 50 Missions In Italian War Area

CIO Federal Workers Union Protests Discrimination by Civil Service Against Nisei. UFWA Local Asks Immediate Abolition of Special Procedures on Japanese Americans; Resolution Will Be Taken to National Convention

Chicago Nisei Hear Report on Court Hearings

Discharged Nisei Veterans Attend School

Japanese Americans Win Back Jobs at New Jersey Plants. Employer Fights for Right of Nisei to Work at Radio Jobs

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Pacific Citizen Staff

Editorials: Rights Regained

The Nisei Soldier

Commander McCoy

Nisei USA by Larry Tajiri: The Nature of the Opposition

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Vagaries

A Sketch: Topaz Mozaic

Nisei Troops Want Pinup Photos of Girls They Left Behind

From the Frying Pan by Bill Hosokawa: Principle Involved in Court Test Cases

Editorial Digest

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Ann Nisei's Column: Using Herbs, Spices In Your Cooking

Classified Ads

War Film Tells of 100th's Battles on Italian Front

Calling All Chapters!

Evacuee Student Heads Junior Class At Nebraska School

Timely Topics by Saburo Kido

Supreme Court Hears Civil Rights Cases

Pocatello JACL Will Sponsor Dance

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Wounded Veteran of Italian Campaign Visits Hunt Center. Sgt. Sumioka Was Flown Back to U.S. From Mediterranean

Despondent Issei Commits Suicide

Carey McWilliams Scheduled for Talk In Denver Oct. 2

Camp Blanding Nisei Softball Team Plays For Championship

Vital Statistics

Ceremony Opens Buddhist Church for Chicago Evacuees. Rev. Kubose, Nisei Priest, Holds First Rites at New Church

JACL Speaker, Nisei Contralto Continue Tour

Mt. Olympus Chapter Plans Nomination Of New Cabinet

171st Infantry Has New Commander

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Three Veterans of Italy Battles Convalescing in U.S. Hospital

Californian Wins Battle Field Commission for Combat Action. Nisei Demonstrates Ability as Leader On Italian Front

Court Drops Case Against Two Evacuees. Dismissal Follows Reversal of Verdict By Court of Appeals

Evacuee Youth Held For Wearing Uniform of Air Forces Cadet

Heart Mountain Evacuees Working At Tooele Depot

Idaho Rules Nisei GIs Must Vote in Pre-Evacuation State

Engle Asks Inquiry Into Charge He Wrote Tule Lake Letters. Congressman Admits Note of Condolence To Mother in Camp

Poston Girl Weds Soldier in Illinois

Sacramento Court Grants Divorce to Evacuee Couple