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Ben Kuroki - Shige Kuroki Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-122-21-18)
Thoughts on the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues …
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Setsuko Izumi Asano Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-392-26)
Description of husband, a veteran of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department …
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Masamizu Kitajima Interview Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-287-30)
Returning by ship to Hawaii with 442nd Regimental Combat Team soldiers
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department …
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Mary and Victor Ikeda Collection (ddr-densho-348)
The Mary and Victor Ikeda Collection consists of photographs mainly from the Ikeda and Kinoshita families' time at Minidoka concentration camp. Topics include baseball and basketball in camp, employment in the Administration Building, and Francis "Bako" Kinoshita's funeral after being killed in action while fighting in Italy with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
Narrator Isao Yamashita
Nisei male. Born November 19, 1924. Grew up on Bainbridge Island, Washington. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, later transferring to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Volunteered for the military, and served as replacement for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Eventually returned to Bainbridge Island.
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Doris & Carl Saito Collection (ddr-densho-339)
The Doris & Carl Saito Collection consists of photographs, documents, illustrations, and ephemera from the Saito Family's time at Heart Mountain concentration camp. There are photographs depicting life in the camps, needlework done by Asano Ota, fashion illustrations by Doris Saito, and photographs and documents regarding Carl Saito's time in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
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Party for a Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-20-7)
This is a party for Hiroshi "Junior" Okawa, who was on leave from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Left to right: Hideye Yasubaki, Fujiko Ishibashi, unidentified, Dr. Ishibashi, Kiyoshi Okawa, Hiroshi "Junior" Okawa, Suzu Okawa, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, and unidentified. Yoshiro Okawa is in the back.
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Arthur Nishimoto Interview (ddr-manz-1-129)
Nisei male. Born August 28, 1923, in Honolulu, Hawaii. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, volunteered for the army and served in Europe with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. After discharge, was called back to active duty and served with the U.S. Counterintelligence Corps in Japan.
Narrator Kenji J. Yaguchi
Nisei male. Born December 22, 1922, in Tacoma, Washington. Grew up in the nearby town of Fife, Washington, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Was drafted into the military and served with the Combat Engineer Company of the 442nd Regimental Combat …
Narrator Jiro Sugidono
Nisei male. Born October 25, 1923, in Watsonville, California. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Volunteered for the military out of Poston, and joined the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe as a replacement troop. Following military service, returned to Watsonville.
Narrator Ted Tsukiyama
Nisei male. Born December 13, 1920, in Honolulu, Hawaii. During World War II, was a member of the Varsity Victory Volunteers, then served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service. Following military service, graduated from Yale Law School and became an attorney in Hawaii. Active in community and veterans organizations.
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Fred Shiosaki Collection (ddr-densho-323)
The Fred Shiosaki Collection consists of a few photographs and a letter. Mr. Shiosaki is a narrator; he was born and raised in Spokane, WA and currently lives in Seattle. He served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and fought in Europe during WWII. These photos depict his time as a soldier, and later, his wedding.
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Japanese-American vets reunite at training camp (ddr-csujad-1-45)
Newspaper clipping describes the reunion of veterans of the Army's 442nd Regimental Combat Team held at Camp Shelby in south Mississippi. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_01_03_002
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James "Turk" Suzuki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-204)
Nisei male. Born October 17, 1923, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, Washington, before being incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Volunteered in the 442nd Regimental Combat team out of camp, and eventually returned to Seattle after World War II.
Narrator Isao Kikuchi
Nisei male. Born December 9, 1921, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles. During World War II, volunteered to move to Manzanar concentration camp, California, early in order to help with the construction of the camp. After leaving camp, relocated to Chicago, Illinois. Drafted into the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and served overseas. Eventually …
Narrator Miki Maehara Rotman
Nisei female. Born 1942 on Maui, Hawaii, where both parents grew up. Father was killed in action in Europe while serving with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II. Grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Worked as a drill press operator at a gear company and then became a drafter. Involved in numerous community activist …
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Terry Aratani - Fred Matsumura - Kenneth Okuma - Henry Bruno Yamada Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-3-9)
Memories of battle in Europe while serving with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview. Kari Hiraoka, one of …
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Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1016-1-6)
Feeling that the service of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team helped Issei gain U.S. citizenship
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the …
Narrator Mits Takahashi
Nisei male. Born October 22, 1924, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, where father was a prominent member of the Japanese Gardeners Association. During World War II, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Drafted into the army, and served in Italy with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Received …
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Proclamation (ddr-csujad-55-2462)
Proclamation for Assembly Concurrent Resolution 62 regarding the naming of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team Memorial Highway near Stockton, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2568
Narrator George T. "Joe" Sakato
Nisei male. Born February 19, 1921, in Colton, California. In 1942, moved with family to Glendale, Arizona, during the "voluntary evacuation" period. Volunteered for the military and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team as a replacement troop. Fought in Italy and France in 1944, and was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, which was …
Narrator Taketora Jim Tanaka
Nisei male. Born January 2, 1926, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Marysville Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Transferred to the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Drafted into the army, and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Italy. Following …
Narrator Terry Aratani
Nisei male. During World War II, served with I Company, part of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an all-Japanese American fighting unit and one of the most highly decorated military units in U.S. history. During his interview he discusses his experiences training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, and fighting in Europe during such battles as the battle …
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Nisei combat unit has highest I.Q. in U.S. Army, says writer (ddr-csujad-49-178)
Newspaper article about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team titled, "Nisei Combat Unit Has Highest I.Q. in the U.S. Army, Says Writer." An item from: pages 94-95 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_061_01
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Letter from Tak Hattori to Lt. Col. Lewis with copies of articles on Anti-Tank Company (ddr-csujad-1-63)
Includes copies of articles and literature on the Anti-Tank Company compiled by Tak Hattori, which were sent to Lt. Col. Lewis as they relate to the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team, along with a letter. In the letter, he includes his account of the 517th. Includes photocopied articles on the Anti Tank Company, 100th/442nd Regimental Combat …