2141 items
2141 items
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Envelope of army and navy photographs (ddr-njpa-13-313)
Writing on front: "Army & Navy Demonstrations"
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Citation for the army commendation medal (ddr-densho-271-1)
Notification of a U.S. army commendation for Kiwamu Tshuchida's distinguished service in Japan from April, 1960 to June, 1964.
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Citation for the army commentation ribbon (ddr-densho-271-3)
Notification of a U.S. army commendation for Kiwamu Tshuchida's distinguished service in Japan from September, 1945 to February, 1946 and from August, 1946 to May, 1947.
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Nisei volunteers for the U.S. Army (ddr-csujad-55-1863)
Essay by Lieutenant Colonel Roy Takai about his experience being forcefully removed to Poston incarceration camp, serving in the armed forced during World War II, and the controversy surrounding voluntary enlistment among Nisei in incarceration camps. From the Poston II Reunion Program. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1866
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Woman serving coffee from army jeep (ddr-densho-466-2)
Caption below photo on album page: Virginia Moore
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Three men standing by army truck (ddr-densho-466-742)
Caption below photo on album page: 3 Georges!
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Paul Bannai Interview II Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-150-4)
Serving with the Australian Army, Allied Translator Interpreter Services (ATIS): interrogating Japanese prisoners of war
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Joe Yamakido Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-167-9)
Arrested for failing to report for army induction physical; sentenced to three years in prison
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Leave permit identification card (ddr-csujad-42-109)
A leave permit identification card issued for Mariko Mollie Hirashima on April 19, 1945. It certifies that she "may travel and reside within the areas of Western Defense Command heretofore prohibited to persons of Japanese ancestry." Mariko is one of the daughters of Itsuhei and Tomoye Takano and incarcerated in the Manzanar incarceration camp during the …
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Program of events in honor of World War II Medal of Honor recipients, June 21-22, 2000 (ddr-csujad-1-206)
A program for events in honor of World War II Medal of Honor recipients held in June 21-22, 2000. Lists 22 recipients, including names, titles, combat team names, and where and when they served. Includes mostly Japanese-American soldiers serving in the armed services of the United States. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …
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Eruption of Mount Aso (ddr-densho-299-175)
Two photos. One of the eruption as seen from MacArthur's plane. The other of Ted Akimoto's head peeking out from the cockpit of the plane.
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Sadao Araki testifying on his own behalf during the trials (ddr-densho-299-157)
Caption: "Sadao Araki, Former war minister, minister of supreme war council, education minister / became the first of 25 to testify on his own behalf."
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Japanese forces signing the surrender treaty (ddr-densho-299-97)
Caption: "General Douglas MacArthur puts his signature on the document."
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Ted Akimoto taking a photograph (ddr-densho-299-144)
Caption: "Our cameras were bulky 4x5 Speed Graphics. Nothing was automatic. You took a wood film holder / which held one piece of film on each side, placed it in the back, pulled out a slide, put in a flash bulb, / figured out your exposure and cocked the shutter, set the f stop, focused and …
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Refugees look through the rubble of their homes in Fukui, Japan (ddr-densho-299-46)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-5499. 29 June 48 / Southern coast of Japan hit by deva- / stating quake: / In the aftermath of the quake which / rocked the city of Fukui, Japan, / and surrounding area, on June 28th / 1948, these Japanese rummage through / the ruins of their homes in an effort / …
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General MacArthur receiving doctorate degree (ddr-densho-299-133)
Caption: "General MacArthur receives an honorary doctorate from the University of Manila."
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Tojo talking with his defense attorneys (ddr-densho-299-161)
Caption: "Tojo with his two defense attorneys."
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Ted Akimoto and a woman look at pieces of rubble from blast (ddr-densho-299-148)
First two words of caption are partially covered. May refer to a "General Hansey [?]" Caption: "…secretary and I look at some fragments trying to identify what they might / have been we're about 50 meters from the epicenter of the blast which was directly on top / of the dome in the background."
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Rubble of prefecture in Fukui, Japan (ddr-densho-299-45)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-5485. 29 June 48 / Quake leaves Fukui prefecture in ruins: / A signal corps cameraman records the / devastating effects of the quake which / struck on June 28th, 1948, and left / the prefecture of Fukui in ruins. / The quake which left thousands upon / thousands homeless struck without warning. …