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img Nisei soldier standing guard (ddr-densho-114-45)

Original caption: S/Sgt. James S. Kawashime, a Japanese-American from Hanoa Road, Honolulu, Hawaii, stands guard for the 442nd Combat Team, 100th Infantry Bn., U.S. Seventh Army in the Charmois area of France, in bivouac before meeting the Germans in combat for the first time. 10/12/44.

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img Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-114-97)

Japanese Americans in Army Train to Avenge Pearl Harbor: 100th Infantry Battalion Officers and some of the enlisted men are of Japanese ancestry. American citizens, born in the Hawaiian Islands of unquestioned loyalty and patriotism. Formerly part of the Hawaiian National Guard: Cpl. [illegible], orderly for the general. 1943.

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img Nisei soldier in bivouac (ddr-densho-114-19)

Original caption: Chambois Area, France. Americans of Japanese descent of the 442nd Combat Team, 100th Infantry Battalion in bivouac prepare to go into the front lines for their first contact with the Germans in France. Pfc. Paul W. Hasegawa, Honokaa, Hawaii eats chow. Seventh Army. 12 October 1944.

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 60 (January 17, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-304)

Selected article titles: "Army Clearance Notices Ready for Distribution" (p. 1), "Community Activities Welfare Section Move" (p. 1), "Motion to Ban Return of Nisei to Former Job" (p. 1), "First Nisei Veteran Accepted in Hollywood American Legion Post" (p. 2), "Hood River Resident to Welcome Nisei Soldiers" (p. 2).

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 5 No. 34 (April 25, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-231)

Selected article titles: "Army Doctors to Begin Examinations Here Today" (p. 1), "Nisei Expatriates Subject to Draft" (p. 1), "Gila to Receive 2000 Densonites" (p. 1), "Announce Reopening of Shipping to Nisei" (p. 1), "784 Parents Join Manzanar P.T.A." (p. 2), "Arrest Man for Making Sake" (p. 3).

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doc Topaz Times Vol. VII No. 6 (April 19, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-297)

Selected article titles: "Army Rejects 22 Topaz Draftees in Physicals" (p. 1), "Tule Lake: WRA Arrests Five Evacuees" (p. 1), "No Discrimination Felt by Cleveland Evacuees" (p. 2), "Persecutors of Nisei Denounced by AAF Captain in Time Magazine" (p. 4), "Restrictions on Evacuees in Utah Counties Relaxed" (p. 5).

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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XV No. 4 (August 17, 1943) (ddr-densho-145-390)

Selected article titles: "Segregation Datas Being Distributed" (p. 1), "Facilities at Tule Similar to Poston" (p. 1), "Army Pictures Being Posted" (p. 1), "Segregants of Undetermined Status Being Interviewed" (p. 1), "Message from Japan Received by Local R.C." (p. 1), "Health Exams Urged Children of Segregants" (p. 2).

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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XXII No. 27 (April 4, 1945) (ddr-densho-145-625)

Selected article titles: "Radio Operator Remains at Post Despite Wounds" (p. 1), "Manzanar Boy Held in LA for Lack of Draft Card" (p. 1), "Bulletin Gives WRA Policies on Various Matters" (p. 2), "Census Department Closes Doors" (p. 5), "Army Has Inducted 17,600 Nisei to Date" (p. 6).

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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XI No. 25 (April 15, 1943) (ddr-densho-145-288)

Selected article titles: "Colonel Rasmussen Interviews Nisei During Visit in Poston" (p. 1), "Dewit [DeWitt] Voices Opposition to Return of Japanese to Coast. Fourth Army Commander Won't Trust Japanese" (p. 1), "Visitors at Gila May Return Here. Freezing Order to Stay in Effect for 21 Days" (p. 1).

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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XV No. 25 (September 22, 1943) (ddr-densho-145-411)

Selected article titles: "Conservation of WRA Property Urged" (p. 1), "Segregants May Ship Pets to Tule Lake" (p. 1), "Visiting of Internees Limited to Emergencies" (p. 1), "Teachers-Students Volunteer to Expedite School Construction" (p. 1), "Army Recruiting Japanese Typesetters" (p. 3), "Leave Clearance Hearings Accelerated" (p. 3).

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. I No. 56 (April 14, 1943) (ddr-densho-147-57)

Selected article titles: "Army Calls Nisei Again" (p. 1), "There's Really a Tokio, USA" (p. 2), "Resident Fined for Liquor Sales" (p. 2), "Nisei's Civil Service Rights Upheld by State" (p. 3), "Appointments for Photos May be Made" (p. 3), "Future of Japanese is Post-War Problem" (p. 5).

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 28 (February 9, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-141)

Selected article titles: "Army-Navy Qualifying Test Set for March 15" (p. 1), "Is This Democracy?" (p. 2), "Two Japanese Babies Available for Adoption by Interested Folks" (p. 2), "1850 Manzanar Segregants to be Transferred Soon" (p. 3), "Nisei War Hero Sgt. Kuroki Pleads for American Respect" (p. 3).

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 7 (November 20, 1943) (ddr-densho-147-120)

Selected article titles: "Large-Scale Production of Tofu to Start" (p. 1), "Bulletins to Present True Picture by Relocatees" (p. 1), "Nisei Harvest Tule Lake Produce at Current Wages" (p. 3), "Iowa Family Adopts a Nisei Evacuee Girl" (p. 4), "Army Control of Tule Lake Urged" (p. 6).

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doc Letter from Paul Takagi to Mrs. Waegel,l April 9, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-2318)

Correspondence from Paul Takagi to Mrs. Waegell regarding family updates, Takagi's army draft, and the current presidential nominees. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2424

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doc Special orders, no. 163 (October 12, 1945) (ddr-csujad-55-2355)

Special orders from the Headquarters Second Air Force for George Hideo Nakamura. Issued by U.S. Army Air Forces. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2461

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doc Special orders, no. 332 (December 1, 1945) (ddr-csujad-55-2356)

Special orders from the Headquarters Second Air Force for George Hideo Nakamura. Issued by U.S. Army Air Forces. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2462

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doc Letter from Jacob L. Devers, General, USA, Commanding, to First Lieutenant Frank S. Okusako, November 13, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-237)

Correspondence from Jacob Devers to Frank Okusako expressing gratitude for Okusako's service in the U. S. Army. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0239

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img Takeo Isoshima (ddr-densho-477-142)

Photograph of a Takeo Isoshima looking down from a raised porch. The inscription on the photo reads "9/12/42" in blue ink. Caption on the album page reads: "Army Cook" in black ink. Text at bottom of album page reads "Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana" in black ink.

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vh Bo T. Sakaguchi Interview (ddr-manz-1-8)

Nisei male. Born 1925 and raised in North Hollywood, California. Removed to Manzanar concentration camp, California, following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Attended high school in camp, then left in 1945 to attend college. Drafted into the army, then lived and worked in various locations after World War II.

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img Wang Jingwei (left) seated with General Fujita (ddr-njpa-1-1089)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "From Shanghai. Although extremely busy with the establishment of the new government, Wang Jingwei accepted the invitation of General Fujita, commander in chief of army forces in the Shanghai area, for a pleasant chat on the night of the 26th. [Stamped] February 28, 1940."

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img Yasuharu Koike standing in front of sign for CBI Headquarters (ddr-ajah-2-862)

Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike, of Alameda, CA., served with he Military Intelligence Service (MIS) in the China-Burma-India campaign during WWII. He is standing in front of the signage for the American Army Forces CBI headquarters, established in New Delhi, India, June 25. 1942. Photo 1944

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av Interview with Masaru Ogawa, part 2 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1711)

Ogawa discusses his time in the Philippines in 1944 with the Japanese army. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II JA #50, Masaru Ogawa, Sun. Feb. 2. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1712/

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 7 No. 15 (October 16, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-415)

Selected article titles: "Twenty-Nine Farm Workers Injured in Second Accident, Five are Critical. Soft Shoulder Beside Road Causes Truck to Overturn" (p. 1), "Fire Chief Warns Center of Coming Fire Hazards" (p. 1), "Army Asks Colonists to Complete Processing" (p. 1), "Photo Studio Planned Here" (p. 3).

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doc Yoshito Shibata Autobiography (ddr-densho-356-267)

Autobiography of Yoshito Shibata, details his time in the U.S. Army between 1941 and 1946. In 1941 he was part of the Finance office, in 1942 he attended the Language School at Camp Savage, in 1943 he was deployed to the Pacific Theatre and was stationed there until 1946.

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Total Evacuation Of Japanese On Coast Advocated. Solons Recommend Action by Army to Protect Vital Defense Centers. (February 13, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-621)

doc Total Evacuation Of Japanese On Coast Advocated. Solons Recommend Action by Army to Protect Vital Defense Centers. (February 13, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-621)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 13, 1942, p. 1

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