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Burma (ddr-densho-373-52)
img Burma (ddr-densho-373-52)
Photograph of a man on a mule with other military personal in the background. Written across the photograph is "Burma 1943" in blue ink.
Nisei interpreters with
img Nisei interpreters with "Merrill's Marauders" (ddr-densho-114-5)
Original caption: Burma. Left, Tec Sgt. Herbert Miyasaki, Paauild, Hawaii, right, Tec Sgt. Akiji Yoshimira, Colusa, Cal., American-Japanese interpreter with Brig. Gen. Frank Merrill's Infantry troops in Northern Burma. 1 May 1944.
Joseph Stilwell and Frank Merrill in the China-Burma-India theater (ddr-njpa-1-1815)
img Joseph Stilwell and Frank Merrill in the China-Burma-India theater (ddr-njpa-1-1815)
Caption on reverse: "3/24/44. American commanders in China-Burma-India theater. Lieutenant General Joseph W. Stilwell (left), Commander in Chief of U.S. forces in China, Burma, and India, is shown with Brigadier General Frank Merrill, commander of American troops now fighting the Japanese in Northern Burma. Gen. Merrill's soldiers, popularly known as 'Merrill's Marauders,' were the first U.S. …
Joseph Stilwell and George C. Campbell at breakfast (ddr-njpa-1-1816)
img Joseph Stilwell and George C. Campbell at breakfast (ddr-njpa-1-1816)
Caption on reverse: "4/8/44. U.S. Gen. Stilwell has hurried meal on Burma front. Lieutenant General Joseph W. Stilwell (right), Commander in Chief of U.S. forces in China, Burma and India, interrupts breakfast to issue orders, somewhere on the Northern Burma front. At left is Major George C. Campbell of the U.S. Army. American and Chinese troops …
Group of tents (ddr-ajah-2-865)
img Group of tents (ddr-ajah-2-865)
Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike's tent in Burma. Koike service in the MIS in the China-Burma-India campaign in 1944. He was from Alameda, CA.
Yasuharu Koike holding rifle with bayonet (ddr-ajah-2-870)
img Yasuharu Koike holding rifle with bayonet (ddr-ajah-2-870)
Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike in Taipha Ga, Burma. Koike served in the MIS in the China-Burma-India campaign in 1944. He may be holding a Japanese rifle. He was from Alameda, CA.
Photo of Yasuharu Koike questioning a Japanese soldier in Burma (Myanmar) (ddr-ajah-2-855)
img Photo of Yasuharu Koike questioning a Japanese soldier in Burma (Myanmar) (ddr-ajah-2-855)
Caption below photo describes context of MIS during the China-Burma-India campaign
Ex-CBI Roundup cover (ddr-densho-1007-977)
doc Ex-CBI Roundup cover (ddr-densho-1007-977)
Serial for US veterans who were deployed in China, Burma and India during WWII.
Letter from Alex Yorichi to Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-162)
doc Letter from Alex Yorichi to Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-162)
Likely written from Burma, thanking her for letting him know about his father's death in camp
Four men looking at map (ddr-ajah-2-731)
img Four men looking at map (ddr-ajah-2-731)
Caption below photo: Robert Honda / Russell Kono / Yoshiki Miyazaki / Col. Rasmussen / Just returned from Burma Theatre
Group of men in uniform sitting on ground (ddr-ajah-2-876)
img Group of men in uniform sitting on ground (ddr-ajah-2-876)
Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike of Alameda, CA., with unknown group, China-Burma-India theatre, WWII, 1944
Message to Bill Yoshino from Art (ddr-chijacl-1-139)
doc Message to Bill Yoshino from Art (ddr-chijacl-1-139)
Includes clipping from China-Burma-India Veteran Association newsletter and Resolution from Chicago Nisei Post No. 1183
Yasuharu Koike with mortar (ddr-ajah-2-875)
img Yasuharu Koike with mortar (ddr-ajah-2-875)
Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike poses in Taipha Ga, Burma, with a captured Japanese mortar. Koike served with he MIS in the China-Burma-India campaign in 1944. He was from Alameda, CA. Koike was trained to be a translator, but was not strictly one. He also served in combat.
14 Nisei and the Marauders (ddr-densho-1007-981)
doc 14 Nisei and the Marauders (ddr-densho-1007-981)
Recounts the stories of the Nisei who worked with Merrill's Marauders in Myanmar (Burma). Copy, originally published in the Pacific Citizen.
Yasuharu Koike on top of captured tank (ddr-ajah-2-867)
img Yasuharu Koike on top of captured tank (ddr-ajah-2-867)
Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike poses with a captured Japanese tankette. Smaller than most standard WWII tanks, this model appears to be similar to the 94TK model. The 94 saw use in Burma and China. Koike served with the MIS in the China-Burma-India campaign during WWII. Photo 1944. He was from Alameda, CA.
Makeshift shower (ddr-densho-373-9)
img Makeshift shower (ddr-densho-373-9)
Photograph of a makeshift shower. Written along the bottom of the photograph is "Shower made from gas tank Burma" in blue ink.
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