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doc Letter from the Department of the Army to William I. Sakai, April 13, 1953 (ddr-csujad-55-173)

Correspondence from the Department of the Army, Office of the Adjutant-General to William I. Sakai regarding Sakai's award of the Bronze Star Medal, "for exemplary conduct in ground combat against the armed enemy during the Rhineland Campaign in the European Theater of Operations, while assigned as First Sergeant, 442nd Infantry Regiment." See this object in the …

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doc Fresno Grapevine Vol. II No. 11 (September 5, 1942) (ddr-densho-190-31)

Selected article titles: "Building Trade School Planned. Training for Employees is Contemplated" (p. 1), "Center Students Get Extended Vacation" (p. 1), "Bad News! Center Payroll Delayed" (p. 1), "Training for Employees is Contemplated" (p. 1), "Sept 7 -- Labor Day. A Salute to the Laborers Our Army Behind the Army" (p. 2), "'E' Excellence Flag Won …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 2 (January 15, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-2)

Selected article titles: "Campaign by Buddhists Results in Proposal for Change in Army Designation of Faith" (p. 1), "National JACL Asks Court To Enjoin Enforcement of Hawaii Language School Law" (p. 1), "U.S. Study Notes Nation-wide Prevalence of Racial Prejudice" (p. 1), "Japanese Linguists Sought by U.S. Army Interpreter Service" (p. 1), "CIO Charges Bowling Group …

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img Nisei soldiers sorting confiscated goods (ddr-densho-114-23)

Original caption: Breacia Area, Italy. Confiscated material goes into a trailer which is run down a line of material at the Fifth Army Concentration Area. L to R: Pvt. George Nasuschige, Company C, 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, of Poston Arizona and Pfc. Masao Irana of Company "D", 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment of Honolulu, Hawaii. …

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img Inspecting a German kitchen (ddr-densho-114-136)

Original caption: Breacia Area, Italy. The Germans brought with them their own horse-drawn field kitchens, to the Fifth Army enemy concentration area. Here, Pfc. Genzo Toguchi, Headquarters Company, 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment of Honolulu, Hawaii and Sgt. Seisaburo Taba, Headquarters Company, 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, also of Honolulu, inspecting a German kitchen. Fifth Army. …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. V No. 20 (July 21, 1945) (ddr-densho-119-147)

Selected article titles: "Tenney Evidence False R.B. Cozzens Charges" (p. 1), "Nisei in Army Number 20,000 Reports WRA" (p. 1), "Irrigator Folds" (p. 1), "Former Evacuee Commits Suicide" (p. 1), "ACLU Posts $1,000 For Anti-Japanese Acts of Terrorism" (p. 1), "Nisei Citizenship Doubted in Army" (p. 1), "Issei Prohibited to Lease Property" (p. 2), "Resettlement Report: …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. IV No. 70 (February 10, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-156)

Selected article titles: "Army Induction: Because of the Importance of the Message From the War Department Which the Army Personnel Delivered to the Colonists Last Night the Full Text is Printed Herewith:" (p. 1), "Civil Liberties in '42: Union Lists Evacuation on Dark Side of Rights Lost During War" (p. 2), "Many Jobs Waiting" (p. 2), …

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Supplement Series 110 (August 12, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-332)

Selected article titles: "Dillon S. Myer to Speak Tonight" (p. 1), "Three More Army Volunteers Leave for Physical Examinations" (p. 1), "Employment Opportunities for Prospective Relocatees Listed" (p. 1).

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doc Topaz Times Vol. VI No. 27 (March 7, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-284)

Selected article titles: "Dies Committee Asks Removal of Myer, Best" (p. 1), "Council Indorses Policy Statement on Nisei Draft" (p. 1), "Over 400 Nisei Taken Into Army" (p. 2).

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doc Topaz Times Vol. VIII No. 25 (September 27, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-343)

Selected article titles: "Advice: Don't Travel with Too Much Money" (p. 1), "Issei Salvation Army Leader Serves in N.Y. Headquarters" (p. 2), "Canada Continues to Ban Japanese" (p. 2).

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doc Topaz Times Vol. II No. 52 (March 3, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-115)

Selected article titles: "36 Residents to Leave for Rohwer Friday" (p. 1), "Army Registration Ends Successfully. Possibility of Enlistment in WAAC by Women Voiced by Lt. Deane" (p. 1).

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doc Rohwer Outpost Vol. IV No. 12 (February 12, 1933) (ddr-densho-143-139)

Selected article titles: "Draftees: Must Report New Address" (p. 1), "Army to Offer Specialized Training Program to Niseis" (p. 1), "Evacuee Property Transferred from Nishi Hongwanji Temple" (p. 3).

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doc Denson Tribune Vol. I No. 2 (March 5, 1943) (ddr-densho-144-43)

Selected article titles: "Army, WRA Leaders Visit Center. Rowalt Lauds Combat Team" (p. 1), "Light Bulbs Will be Replaced" (p. 4), "Adult School to Conduct Camera Class" (p. 6).

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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XII No. 19 (May 14, 1943) (ddr-densho-145-312)

Selected article titles: "Red Cross to Distribute First Aid Kits" (p. 1), "Jobs with Army Installations Open to Nisei" (p. 1), "Ration Board States Side Trips Banned" (p. 1).

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img Military Police (ddr-densho-37-808)

Original WRA caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Army military police go on duty to guard the boundaries of this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.

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img Loading trucks for mass removal (ddr-densho-34-169)

A Japanese American family is loaded with their belongings onto the back of an army truck for transport to the Eagledale ferry dock for exclusion from Bainbridge Island, Washington.

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doc Letter to a Nisei man from his brother (ddr-densho-153-124)

Excerpt: "Thanks a lot for the letter. It looks as if you got off to rather bad start in the Army." Sent from Minnesota, possibly to Camp Robinson, Arkansas.

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Collection Yoshihara Collection (ddr-densho-332)

Yoshihara collection. Centers around George and Hisano Yoshihara whose son Elmer served in the U.S. Army during the occupation of Japan and was later killed in Korea. Elmer's fiance whom he met in Japan was later brought to the United States. Includes photographs and documents

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Collection George Nakamura Collection (ddr-janm-17)

This collection chronicles the experience of George Nakamura (1918-1949), a Hawaiian-Japanese American who enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1940. The photographs and letters capture Nakamura’s military service in the 100th Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, and references the mental health of veterans.

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vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-84-25)

Conditions in Puyallup: getting chicken pox, army looks for contraband in a chocolate cake brought by visitors

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

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vh Sam Ogo Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-193-16)

Trying to enlist in the army, being rejected for various reasons

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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doc Letter from Tokie Slocum (ddr-densho-67-41)

Letter from Tokie Slocum, Ex-Sgt. Major, U.S. Army, to Major Riorand regarding riots in Manzanar concentration camp, urging for the removal of "seditious" persons of Japanese ancestry from Manzanar.

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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XXIII No. 16 (June 9, 1945) (ddr-densho-145-644)

Selected article titles: "98 Found Guilty of Not Reporting for Induction" (p. 1), "Nisei Domestic Help Preferred Says Ad" (p. 4), "Army to Get 'Jap Course' from Nisei" (p. 5).

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doc Rohwer Outpost Vol. V No. 49 (December 13, 1944) (ddr-densho-143-227)

Selected article titles: "Workers to Aid in Emergencies" (p. 1), "Wants Information on Nisei Serving in Army" (p. 1), "Holiday Travel Rules Released" (p. 2), "Holiday Fire Hazards" (p. 3).

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 22 (January 19, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-135)

Selected article titles: "Army Relinquishes Tule Lake Rule" (p. 1), "Reconstruction of Ice Skating Rink Underway" (p. 3), "Japanese Proves Good Citizenship" (p. 5), "Gambling House Operator Arrested" (p. 5).

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