111 items
111 items
Narrator Kan Tagami
Nisei male. Born February 21, 1918, in Selma, California. Drafted prior to World War II. During the war, served in the Military Intelligence Service with the Mars Task Force in Burma, and as an interpreter for General MacArthur in Japan.
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 19 No. 14 (October 7, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-41)
Selected article titles: "Cite Japanese Americans on Burma Front" (p. 1), "Official Censorship Lifted on Participation of Nisei Soldiers On Burma Front Against Japan" (p. 1), "Supreme Court to Hear Endo, Korematsu Tests on Validity of Evacuation, Detention of Nisei" (p. 2), "U of Washington Will Accept Nisei Students" (p. 2), "Myer Declares Public Opinion Change …
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Military Intelligence Service (ddr-densho-37-336)
Original caption: "Left, Tec. Sgt. Herbert Miyasaki, Paaulid, Hawaii, right, Tec. Sgt. Akiji Yoshimura, Colusa, Calif., American-Japanese interpreter with Brig. Gen. Frank Merrill's Infantry troops in Northern Burma. 5/1/44." Town in Hawaii may actually be Paauilo.
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Crowd of soldiers surrounding David Quaid (ddr-densho-1007-331)
David Quaid being attended to after being injured by a supply drop in Northern Myanmar (Burma). The men are part of the 2nd Battalion of the 475th Infantry. Back of photo includes letter from Quaid. Letter mentions Henry Gosho.
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Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 144 (July 22, 1944) (ddr-densho-141-300)
Selected article titles: "Education: Orchestra, Band Offered to All" (p. 1), "Jerome Transfer: Gila Commended for Efficiency" (p. 2), "Nisei Fight in Burma" (p. 2), "Put Melon Rind in Garbage Can" (p. 3), "Tule Lake Police Force Resigns" (p. 4).
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Yasuharu Koike rolling a cigarette (ddr-ajah-2-872)
Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike of Alameda, CA. He served in the MIS (Military Intelligence Service) during WWII in the China-Burma-India campaign. Koike is seen here rolling his own tobacco to make a cigarette. Photo April 7, 1944.
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Roy Matsumoto Interview (ddr-densho-1004-9)
Nisei male. Born May 1, 1913, in Laguna, California. Lived in Japan from childhood through teenage years, before returning to the United States during high school. Incarcerated in the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Volunteered for the U.S. army in 1942, and was inducted in the Military Intelligence Service. Selected …
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Nisei soldier being interviewed (ddr-densho-107-33)
S/Sgt. Roy Matsumoto interviewed by British playwright and author Noel Coward. Roy was recovering from an infection from a shrapnel wound on his left wrist, and was questioned about his exploits at Walawbum and Nhpum Ga in the jungles of Burma.
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Group of men posing for photo outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-809)
Caption: MIS Military Intelligence Service language school / Camp Savage, Minnesota. Iwataki graduated for the MIS in December 1942 / Taro Yoshihashi / Grant Hirabayashi (served in Burma) / Joe Iwataki of Alameda, CA (served in Australia) / Yasuharu Koike of Alameda, CA. (served in CBI campaign)
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Group of men in uniform (ddr-ajah-2-873)
Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike (back row far left in shadow) poses with a group of what appear to be mostly U.S. Army Sergeants. He served with the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) in the China-Burma-India campaign during WWII. Photo 1944. He was from Alameda, CA.
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Yasuharu Koike giving a fellow soldier a haircut (ddr-ajah-2-857)
Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike cuts the hair of a friend while serving somewhere in the steaming hot jungles of Burma during WWII. At right is a Chinese assistant. Koike was a member of the MIS, the Military Intelligence Service. Photo August 1944. Koike hailed from Alameda, CA.
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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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Alameda Japanese American History Project: World War II (ddr-ajah-2)
Collection consists of photos and records of WWII military service of Joe Iwataki and Yasuharu Koike who served with the MIS in Burma and the Philippines, transcriptions of Sachi Kamiji Fudenna’s diary from Topaz and Tule Lake and photos of crafts from camp, photos and records of Heart Mountain draft resister Ichiro Morita, and transcription of …
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Photo of husband and wife (ddr-densho-107-34)
This photo was taken at the 1996 Army Counter-Intelligence Corps Annual Reunion. Roy Matsumoto is wearing the Knowlton Award medal for the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame and the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame medallion and the Legion of Merit for his exploits in the jungles of Burma.
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Yasuharu Koike standing on hill above barracks (ddr-ajah-2-851)
Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike served with the MIS in the China-Burma-India campaign during WWII. Photo 1944. He was from Alameda, CA. Exact location of this photo is unknown, but it could be from the Oakland Army base where millions of tons of cargo were shipped during WWII.
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Portrait of Yasuharu Koike (ddr-ajah-2-846)
Caption below photo: Nicely dressed in Yasuharu Koike, not long after WWII ended. Koike served with the MIS in the China-Burma-India campaign during WWII. Photo 1944. He was from Alameda, CA., and the photo may have been shot there after his return from the Pacific theater, circa late 1940s.
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Yasuharu Koike and woman seated at a table (ddr-ajah-2-868)
Caption below photo: Sgt. Yasuharu Koike enjoys a bottle of Canada Dry sparking water, with a woman he was engaged to, but didn't marry. Koike served with the MIS (Military Intelligence Service) during the China-Burma-India campaign of WWII. Photo 1944. Inscription on photo front: For old times sake, Shiz
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Man standing on stairs (ddr-ajah-2-847)
Caption below photo: Nicely dressed in Yasuharu Koike, not long after WWII ended. Koike served with the MIS in the China-Burma-India campaign during WWII. Photo 1944. He was from Alameda, CA., and the photo may have been shot there after his return from the Pacific theater, circa late 1940s.
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Interview with Henry (Hank) Gosho, part 2 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1769)
Gosho discusses being recruited for Merrill's Marauders, serving in Burma, his first battle against Japanese troops, capturing a Japanese field hospital, and the difficulty of convincing Japanese soldiers to surrender. Interview starts at 1:13. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions. Original title: 22, Hank Gosho interview, 4-7-83
Narrator Hiro Nishimura
Nisei male. Born August 8, 1919, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, and was attending the University of Washington when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Drafted into the military a few months after the bombing, and then transferred to the Military Intelligence Service. Served as a linguist in Burma and India during …
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Yasuharu Koike giving a fellow soldier a haircut (ddr-ajah-2-852)
Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike cuts the hair of a friend (not the Schlitz beer he has in his right hand) while serving somewhere in the steaming hot jungles of Burma during WWII. Koike was a member of the MIS, the Military Intelligence Service. Photo August 1944. Koike hailed from Alameda, CA.
Narrator Edward H. Mitsukado
Nisei male. Born June 1, 1912, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in Honolulu, where father ran a taxi business. Was serving with the Hawaii Territorial 298th Infantry when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Went to the mainland for training at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. Transferred to the Military Intelligence Service and was asked to help select the Nisei …
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Yasuharu Koike and another soldier stand in front of sign for CBI headquarters (ddr-ajah-2-861)
Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike (at right) poses with a friend. He served with he Military Intelligence Service (MIS) in the China-Burma-India campaign during WWII. Photo 1944. The two men are standing in front of the signage for the American Army Forces CBI headquarters, established in New Delhi, India, June 25. 1942