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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-98)

From Camp Blanding bivouac. Sent halfway through the trip. Parents' note on envelope back: 101 Thursday Dec. 21, 1944 P.M.

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-8)

Tad and Ted Matsushima are squad leaders for drills. Tad mentions that the drills make him hungry; says he "felt like a horse during supper. Parents' note on envelope back: (9) Sept 15, 1944

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-10)

Asks that his parents tell To-chan to send him a letter, but not to use difficult words, since Tad's Japanese is rusty. Tad says he wrote to Frank, Bill and Paul. Describes the first hike of training and says there are plans to swim Saturday; the lake at camp is "a little bigger than Lake Merced." …

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-7)

Includes a request for clothes hangers. Mentions that camp is large enough that it'd take a day to walk from one end to the other. Tad calls himself a "busy little man." Parents' note on envelope back: (8) Thursday Sept 14, 1944

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-34)

Tad says he didn't request a pass for this weekend: "...I didn't feel like going. It's just like going to a circus. Once you go, you're satisfied for quite awhile." Parents' note on envelope back: (35) Thursday Oct. 12, 1944

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-46)

Tad is sending a stamp that was sent from a Nisei soldier in France; he thinks To-chan might want it. He's also sending back a "dough boys hand book" with pictures of army life. Tad got a pass for the weekend, so he's heading to Starke. Earlier that day, Tad shot bazookas at the range. Parents' …

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-84)

Tad got paid again, $2.05 less than last time. Soon, the company will learn to fire the 57mm cannon, which is the last weapon they'll learn to fire. The bivouac is scheduled for around 12/11-12/22, and then Tad will get to head home on furlough a few weeks after that. Tad thanks his parents for sending …

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-106)

Written on New Year's Eve. Parents' note on envelope back: 109 Wednesday Jan 3, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-101)

From Camp Blanding bivouac. Tad and company had their first live ammunition combat drill, which was "a lot of fun." Parents' note on envelope back: 104 Tuesday Dec. 26, 1944

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-66)

Tad thanks his parents for sending cookies, gloves, and comics. Says he'd like a pair of pants for Christmas; "I won't ask you to buy me a boat this Christmas." Went to the movies with John Miyasaki to see "The Princess and the Pirate," which was "very funny" if you want a laugh, don't miss this …

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-81)

Tad and company shot at radio-controlled planes with the 50 caliber machine gun that day; Tad shot a hole in a plane's wing. Parents' note on envelope back: 84 Friday Dec. 1, 1944

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-48)

Tad got his rifle medal; the letter includes a sketch. Tad has been promoted to acting corporal, so his peers refer to him as Corporal Ishida, but he's still actually a private. Parents' note on envelope back: (49) Thursday Oct 26, 1944

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-111)

Tad and company have been chopping down trees in the woods. The company's first sergeant said that they may ship out the following weekend (around January 13th). Parents' note on envelope back: 114 Wednesday Jan. 10, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-89)

Parents' note on envelope back: 92 Saturday Dec. 9, 1944

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-108)

Tad says he's meeting all the boys that recently came from Topaz; he's met "about 4" boys that he knew in camp. Says he still isn't supposed to be writing letters. Hopes to be home around the middle of January. Parents' note on envelope back: 111 Saturday Jan. 6, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-105)

Tad still isn't allowed to write letters, so this one was snuck out. Tad and the remaining men in camp are doing a lot of chores. Says he got a letter from Tomi (who attached a card from Alfred Chu, a former classmate in San Francisco) and Fuji. Tad can receive letters just fine. Thanks his …

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-18)

Tad learned about explosives that day; the soldiers learned how to make homemade grenades, which he describes in detail. He says "don't worry - I didn't blow anyone up." Mentions that he's getting fitted for new glasses. He broke a pair of his, so he's sending them home with a request for his parents to fix …

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-76)

Tad and the men are learning how to fire a new machine gun: this one is 50 caliber as opposed to the old 30 caliber one. Tad says "it really is a big baby." Parents' note on envelope back: 79 Saturday Nov 25, 1944

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-95)

From Camp Blanding bivouac. As a squad leader, Tad has to wait for all of his men to eat before he can; "I'll write later. Food!" Parents' note on envelope back: 98 Monday Dec. 18, 1944

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-45)

Tad says to thank Kuri-san for the okashi and mame. Tad plans to go to Starke on Sunday and buy a cheap trumpet to "play around with." Parents' note on envelope back: 46 Monday Oct. 23, 1944

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-72)

Tad lost his medal, but he plans to buy a new one. Today was the company's last day with the machine guns. There was a mouse in Tad's hut, but he and John caught and drowned it ("quick and painless"). Parents' note on envelope back: 75 Wednesday Nov. 22, 1944

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-14)

Tad thanks his parents for sending cookies, saying "considering it's your first, it's very good." Parents' note on envelope back: (15) Thursday Sept 21, 1944

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-103)

Check-in letter from Camp Blanding, the first written in six days. When Tad's company got back from bivouac (six days ago), they were told to be ready to leave camp at any moment and weren't allowed to make phone calls or write letters. About half Tad's company was shipped off a day later, but not him; …

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-22)

Tad says he wrote Bob (Yatabe) a letter. Mentions that Saturday is payday (letter written on Tuesday); asks if he's "sounding like a ku-ichi". Parents' note on envelope back: (23) Friday Sept 29, 1944

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-91)

Tad heads out for bivouac in three days. He says that when he returns hell send a telegram right away so that his parents can send him money for his train fare back home (once he's on furlough). Tad thinks his furlough will be around mid-January. Says that hell write as often as he can on …

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