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doc Card from Masao Okine to Mrs. S. Okine, March 5, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-136)

A card for Mother's Day from Masao Okine to his mother, Tomeyo Okine in Hawthorne, California. He probably writes from Japan where he is deployed as a U.S. Army soldier. The card is mailed via San Francisco by the U.S. Army Postal Service. The handwritten notes on the backside of the envelope read: Arrived on March …

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img Nisei sniper (ddr-densho-114-46)

Original caption: Castrellina Area, Italy. Pfc. Genkichi Akamine, Honolulu, T. H., a sniper with the 100th Inf. Bn., 34th Div., is a typical American of Japanese descent. A native of Hawaii, he has three years service in the U.S. Army, and has fought through the entire Italian Campaign, just ending 16 days of hill fighting in …

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img Ranger Hall of Fame medallion presentation (ddr-densho-107-31)

Colonel David Grange presents the Ranger Hall of Fame medallion to Ranger Roy Matsumoto at Ranger Field, Fort Benning, Georgia. Front (L to R): Col. David L. Grange, CO 75th Ranger Regiment and Retired Army Master Sgt Roy H. Matsumoto. Back (L to R): CSM Jesse G. Laye and Col. Michael V. Church CO Ranger Training …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 106 (June 27, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-351)

Selected article titles: "Give Refund for Empty Bottles Without Ticket" (p. 1), "Mess Halls Display Pictures of Resettlers" (p. 1), "Gila Employee Faces Embezzlement Charges" (p. 2), "Negro Boy Killed in Attack by White Men" (p. 2), "American Soldiers 'Puzzled' at Unfair Treatment of Nisei" (p. 3), "Poston Nisei Convicted for Evasion of Draft" (p. 3), …

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av Interview with Harry Akune, part 2 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1601)

Akune discusses his decision to volunteer, his brothers in the Japanese army, his reaction to Pearl Harbor, the Japanese occupation in Manchuria, his time in language school, his family after the war, meeting his wife, his time in Chicago, and his translation work in the army in Brisbane. Video starts at 0:30. Loni Ding can be …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 52, No. 4 (January 27, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-4)

Selected article titles: "Walter Tsukamoto Succumbs: Served for Thirty Years in Army with Distinction" (p. 1), "Americanism Was Foremost in Life of Past Nat'l President" (p. 1), and "Chuman Warns West L.A. JACL Members Be Registered Voters" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 106, No. 5 (February 6, 1988) (ddr-pc-60-5)

Selected article titles: "Nikkei Group Honors Frank for Redress Efforts" (p. 1), "Bills Backed by Matsunaga Approved" (p. 2), "Jerome Camp Holding Reunion in California" (p. 3), and "John Aiso: 1909-1987: Army Intelligence Relied on Nisei" (p. 10).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 106, No. 3 (January 22, 1988) (ddr-pc-60-3)

Selected article titles: "Hirabayashi Case May Go to High Court" (p. 1), "Northern California Leaders Support Nakanishi" (pp. 1-2), "Congressman Vouches for JACL's Collaboration with Army in 1942" (pp. 2-3), and "Matchmaking Japanese-Style" (pp. 3, 5).

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img Nisei soldier with prisoner of war (ddr-densho-114-69)

Original caption: Breascia Area, Italy. Pvt. Akira Miyamoto, Company "C", 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, examines a German soldier at the Fifth Army enemy concentration area, near Breascia. 18 May 1945. [The correct spelling of the location in Brescia.]

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img Nisei soldier escorting a Japanese officer to a war crimes trial tribunal (ddr-densho-107-37)

Left to right: Lt. Col Matsuura, Liaison Officer of the Imperial Japanese Army, and Msgt Roy Matsumoto of 701st Military Police of China Command. Msgt Matsumoto is escorting Col Matsuura to the War Crimes Tribunal from Ward Road Jail.

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 75 (February 12, 1944) (ddr-densho-141-230)

Selected article titles: "More Wrinkles on Draft Ironed" (p. 1), "Draft: Pre-Induction Papers for 17 Gilans Arrive" (p. 1), "Japan: Army Power Waning Says PM" (p. 2), "Editorial: Nisei Draft Gratifying" (p. 2), "Kuroki Impresses Clubmen" (p. 2).

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. IV No. 3 (January 10, 1945) (ddr-densho-141-361)

Selected article titles: "Army to Place Residents Into Three Categories" (p. 1), "Gila Cows are Free of Disease" (p. 1), "Facts Given on Philadelphia" (p. 2), "Rumors Investigated" (p. 2), "Translators: Jobs Open for Front Line Duty" (p. 4).

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doc Denson Communique No. 34 (February 5, 1943) (ddr-densho-144-34)

Selected article titles: "General Registration Opens. Signup Begins Next Week for All Evacuees, 17 Years and Over" (p. 1), "Army Should be Truly American -- Not Segregate Nisei Soldiers" (p. 2), "Plans to Employ 10,000 Nisei Outside Announced" (p. 3).

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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XV No. 24 (September 12, 1943) (ddr-densho-145-410)

Selected article titles: "WAC Volunteers to be Given Examination in Phoenix" (p. 1), "Army May Open Jobs for Nisei" (p. 1), "Travel Permits Unnecessary for Segregants" (p. 1), "Segregation Plans Discussed at Advisory Meeting Held Last Wednesday" (p. 2).

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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. X No. 5 (February 9, 1943) (ddr-densho-145-237)

Selected article titles: "Draft Registration Starts in Unit III. Army Team Leader Speaks at Mass Meeting Today" (p. 2), "Military Training Credits to Be Given to Students" (p. 2), "Rubbish Fires Must Be Reported Prior to Starting" (p. 3).

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doc Daily Press Review, Vol. VII, No. 12 (ddr-densho-156-301)

Article titles: "No Scarce Foods for Japs, Army Buyers Report"; "200 Americans Arrested in Shanghai"; "FBI to Check Jap Text Book"; "S.L. Housing Lack Forces WRA to Halt Jap Influx"; "Sewing Project Opens at Heart Mountain"; "Items from Topaz."

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doc Daily Press Review, Vol. VI, No. 14 (ddr-densho-156-278)

Article titles: "Japanese Camp Rumors Exploded"; "Six Japanese Aliens Given Orders in Mexico"; "Beet Harvesting Nearly Half-Way"; "Items from Topaz"; "...Army Will Finish History's Most Humane Evacuation Nov. 1"; "FBI Arrests Jap: Posed as Korean"; "Letter to Editor."

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img Group of soldiers in snow outside tunnel entrance (ddr-ajah-2-780)

Caption: U.S. Army soldiers, including Joe Iwataki (he is taking the photo)guard train tracks, tunnels and bridges in January 1942, near Belden, CA. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-314 with additional notes

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img Train on tracks through canyon (ddr-ajah-2-781)

Caption: U.S. Army soldiers, including Joe Iwataki (he is taking the photo) guard train tracks, tunnels and bridges in January 1942, near Belden, CA.. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-326 with additional notes

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img Men outside Reno Junction station (ddr-ajah-2-783)

Caption: U.S. Army soldiers, including Joe Iwataki (he is taking the photo) guard train tracks, tunnels and bridges in January 1942, near Reno, NV. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-283 with additional notes

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 31 (August 3, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-79)

Selected article titles: "Japan Now Represented in U.S. by Swiss Govt." (pp. 1, 3), "Army Alone Determines Who Can Return--Pratt" (pp. 1-2), "Demonstration Given by Center Fire Dept." (p. 2), and "Safety Council Gives Warning" (p. 4).

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vh Mo Nishida Interview I Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-380-17)

Volunteering for the army

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 of the Interior.

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vh Frank S. Kawana Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-367-18)

Being drafted into the army

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vh Ramsay Yosuke Mori Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-316-22)

Being drafted into the army

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vh Yukio Kawaratani Interview Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-377-31)

Volunteering for the army

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