8998 items
8998 items
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Highly decorated Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-114-133)
Original caption: Oahu, T.H. After 34 months of action in Italy and France, when he became the most highly decorated of the 46 veterans of the 100th Bn., 34th Div., T/Sgt. Yukio Yokota of Honolulu, T.H., is honorably discharged under the Army point system. His citations include the Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart, Legion of Merit, …
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Nisei soldier receiving medal (ddr-densho-114-132)
Original caption: Pacific Ocean Area. Col. Francis E. Gillette, Commandant, Ft. Kam Casual Depot, left, pins the Good Conduct Medal on Tec 4 Kenichi Suehiro, 2855 E. Manoa Rd., Honolulu, T.H. He is a veteran of the famed 100th Inf. Bn., consisting of AJA's that saw action in the Italian Campaign. He has received an army …
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Recompense for Drs. (ddr-csujad-55-682)
Form documenting compensation for doctors at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes list of doctor's names, columns for 13 months, rows for block numbers, and a completed column of monetary amounts for June, 1945. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0684
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Joe Seto Interview (ddr-manz-1-141)
Nisei male. Born 1924 in Tacoma, Washington. Grew up in Tacoma, where father worked for a produce business. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp temporarily to work harvesting sugar beets for a sugar company. Drafted into the army in 1945. …
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-289)
He is sending a musical alarm clock he got in Switzerland because it doesn't wake him up; thanks Jimmy and Obisan and Ojisan for their gifts; is learning to run the movie projector in case he needs to fill in; will hold off sending To-chan the watch until the Christmas rush on mail is over. Parents' …
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-301)
He and friends took the captains jeep and traveled all over, visiting sites from their time in Italy; had lunch at an Italian restaurant; asks for magazines and candy; glad to hear so many friends are coming back to San Francisco; hopes his grandpa will be okay returning to Japan. Parents' note on envelope back: 304 …
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-130)
Check-in letter from Washington, D.C. Tad went with Chester Fukuhara and Shiro. Tad says he sent a package home with some cigarettes for his father (he couldn't find the kind he smokes, so he sent home Luckies). Also includes a postcard from D.C. that has a picture of Tad's hotel (the Hotel Pennsylvania) on it. Parents' …
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-211)
Tad received the requested items; Tad said that hat was perfect and the candies and chocolates were enjoyed by everyone; Tad includes a funny saying that after payday his wallet is "nice and fat again," but by the end of the month, "... the wallet will get thin and the stomach will stick out again...". Parents' …
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-118)
Check-in letter from New York City. Tad and Shiro are in town all weekend, staying at the Times Square Hotel. That night, they saw Artie Shaw and his orchestra. As for the city, Tad "never saw anything like it." Letter written at 2 a.m., but Tad says ?it's just like 6:00 p.m. right now.? Parents' note …
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-128)
The day before, Tad and Shiro visited Shiro's brother, who is also a soldier and is stationed about 40 miles from D.C. There's a rumor that Tad's group may ship out in mid-February. If they're shipped out, they'll go to New York first. Says Washington "sure is a crowded place. We wait in line for everything." …
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Portrait of Noboru Sakahara in uniform (ddr-densho-316-428)
Transcription of clipping: Noboru Sakahara was released at Camp Grant, Ill., Nov 15, 1945. He enlisted in Jan 1942 and fought in the Rome-Arno, Northern Apennine, Po valley and the Rhineland. He has the European-African-Middle Eastern theater ribbon with four bronze battle stars, the American campaign, good conduct, World War 11 Victory medals and the Purple …
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Funeral inside the Yakima Buddhist Church (ddr-densho-293-24)
Reverend Tesho Matsumoto presiding over Tora Migita's funeral. Reverend Matsumoto, leader of the Wapato Buddhist Church, spoke in defense of his community's loyalty to the United States and removed the swastika image that had formerly adorned the church facade. Prior to its appropriation by Adolph Hitler (1889-1945), the swastika was used by a wide variety of …
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Funeral inside the Yakima Buddhist Church (ddr-densho-293-22)
Reverend Tesho Matsumoto presiding over the funeral. Reverend Matsumoto, leader of the Wapato Buddhist Church, spoke in defense of his community's loyalty to the United States and removed the swastika image that had formerly adorned the church facade. Prior to its appropriation by Adolph Hitler (1889-1945), the swastika was used by a wide variety of groups …
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Funeral attendees in front of the Yakima Buddhist Church (ddr-densho-293-26)
Reverend Tesho Matsumoto presiding over the funeral. Reverend Matsumoto, leader of the Wapato Buddhist Church, spoke in defense of his community's loyalty to the United States and removed the swastika image that had formerly adorned the church facade. Prior to its appropriation by Adolph Hitler (1889-1945), the swastika was used by a wide variety of groups …
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Funeral inside the Yakima Buddhist Church (ddr-densho-293-23)
Reverend Tesho Matsumoto presiding over the funeral. Reverend Matsumoto, leader of the Wapato Buddhist Church, spoke in defense of his community's loyalty to the United States and removed the swastika image that had formerly adorned the church facade. Prior to its appropriation by Adolph Hitler (1889-1945), the swastika was used by a wide variety of groups …
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Minidoka Irrigator Collection (ddr-densho-119)
This collection consists of selected issues of the Minidoka Irrigator, a newspaper published by the inmates at the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. The paper was published from 1942 until 1945. Many of the issues are originals, and were donated to Densho by Cherry Kinoshita, who was on the staff of the Irrigator.
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Poston Chronicle Collection (ddr-densho-145)
This collection consists of the Poston Chronicle, a newspaper published by the inmates at the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Poston consisted of three separate sections, designated Poston I, II and III. As a result, many of the Chronicle's issues contain pages contributed by the different sections. The paper was published from 1942 until 1945.
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Letter from Chief M/C to Sue Ogata Kato, January 23, 1945 (ddr-csujad-49-92)
Letter from Chief M/C to Sue Ogata Kato. An item from: pages 70-71 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_047_04
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Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fifth Community Council, 4th session (August 24, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-55)
The council minutes feature the report on WRA freight rules for leaving for the East Coast. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-01_084
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Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fifth Community Council, 12th session (September 21, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-63)
The council minutes feature a discussion on Dr. Hansen trip to other camps. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-01_092
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Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fourth Community Council, 22nd session (April 13, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-24)
The council minutes feature the a report on the plans for the camp wide picnic. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-01_053
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Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fourth Community Council, 1st session (February 13, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-5)
The council minutes feature the election of new officers and the reorganization of subcommittees. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-01_034
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Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fourth Community Council, 3rd session (February 16, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-7)
The council minutes feature a discussion of presenting a plea for compensation at the All-Center Conference. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-01_036
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Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fourth Community Council, 17th session (March 27, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-20)
The council minutes feature the plans for awarding the Silver Star for Mrs. Aoyama late son's service. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-01_049
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Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fifth Community Council, 6th session (August 31, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-57)
The council minutes feature the discussing on closing down the laundry and shower facilities by the mess hall. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-01_086