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av Interview with Tak Yatabe (tape 7, side 1) (ddr-ajah-6-303)

Tak Yatabe grew flowers in Redwood City, California, before World War II. He was incarcerated in the Topaz concentration camp, Utah, and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe. After the war, he settled in Berkeley, California.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-303/

av Interview with Tak Yatabe (tape 5, side 1) (ddr-ajah-6-299)

Tak Yatabe grew flowers in Redwood City, California, before World War II. He was incarcerated in the Topaz concentration camp, Utah, and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe. After the war, he settled in Berkeley, California.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-299/

av Interview with Tak Yatabe (tape 1, side 2) (ddr-ajah-6-292)

Tak Yatabe grew flowers in Redwood City, California, before World War II. He was incarcerated in the Topaz concentration camp, Utah, and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe. After the war, he settled in Berkeley, California.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-292/

vh Alan Hisayoshi Okamoto Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-6)

Nisei male. Born 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Grew up in the Philadelphia area. During World War II, volunteered for the military and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe. After service, returned to Philadelphia, married and raised a family.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-phljacl-1-6/

Collection Sumi Family Collection (ddr-densho-399)

Photos and documents (passports) from three generations of the Sumi family in San Francisco, during internment at Topaz camp, post WWII in New York, and in Europe during Yuichi "Lou" Sumi's military service after the war.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-399/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 79, No. 18 (November 1, 1974) (ddr-pc-46-43)

Selected article titles: "To the Point: Racism Within Us" (p. 1), "Alien Farm Labor Issue Confuses Supreme Court" (pp. 1, 4), "Hawaiian 442 Veterans Revisit Europe at 30th Ann'y of Bruyeres Liberation" (p. 1), and "JACL--Sansei Study Tour: Unique Look Through Japan" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-46-43/

av Interview with Haruo Howe Hanamura (part 2 of 3) (ddr-ajah-6-308)

Part 1 of an interview with Haruo Howe Hanamura in the dining room of his home in Oakland, California. He discusses serving with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe during World War II. Part of the 1995 documentary Honor Bound: A Personal Journey.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-308/

Collection Kim Muramoto Collection (ddr-densho-466)

Collection consists of three photo album, primarily of Kimitomo Muromoto's military service in WWII as part of the 442nd. Includes photos from training, posting in Europe and return home to the Northwest, and photos from reunions and commemorations.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-466/

vh George Katagiri Interview Segment 14 (ddr-one-7-24-14)

Traveling in Europe

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-24-14/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 94, No. 19 (May 14, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-19)

Selected article titles: "Japan's Economy Will Outpace Europe & U.S., Forecaster Says" (pp. 1, 12), "Yakuza a Growing Problem in U.S." (pp. 1, 3), "From the Frying Pan: Rep. Mineta's Sobering Reunion Message" (p. 5), and "The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: A Centennial" (pp. 9, 12).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-54-19/

vh Arthur Nishimoto Interview (ddr-manz-1-129)

Nisei male. Born August 28, 1923, in Honolulu, Hawaii. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, volunteered for the army and served in Europe with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. After discharge, was called back to active duty and served with the U.S. Counterintelligence Corps in Japan.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-129/

img Adolf Hitler saying farewell to Benito Mussolini (ddr-njpa-1-654)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Two Leaders Separate. (Munich) Domei. Chancellor Hitler and Prime Minister Mussolini, two leading figures of the world, in Munich after saying farewell and promising to meet again after finishing an important meeting on the new order in Europe. [Stamped] July 17, 1940."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-1-654/

img Clipping regarding Maxim Litvinov (ddr-njpa-1-1232)

Caption on front: "On the sixteenth anniversary of the Soviet its representative comes to America: Maxim Litvinov gets his first view of the new world from the deck of the Berengaria, on which he traveled from Europe to his meeting with President Roosevelt. (Times Wide World Photos.)"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-1-1232/

img Ira C. Eaker leaving his plan, the "Yankee Doodle" (ddr-njpa-1-256)

Caption on reverse: "These Men Made First All-U.S. Raid on Nazi Europe. A dozen American Flying Fortresses, manned by United States Army Air Force crews and personally led by Brigadier General Ira C. Eaker, bombed Rouen, France, 87 miles northeast of Paris, in the first all-U.S. bombing attack on German-held Europe. Not a single American plane …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-1-256/

doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 26 No. 14 (April 3, 1948) (ddr-pc-20-14)

Selected article titles: "Remains of Nisei War Dead Arrive from Europe Aboard Army Transport Robert Burns" (p. 1), "Takahashi's Attorneys Declare California Anti-Alien Fishing Ban Based on Race Prejudice" (p. 1), "Stranded Nisei Files to Regain U.S. Citizenship. Declares Rights Were Forfeited Without Knowledge During War" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-20-14/

vh James Yamazaki Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-175-22)

Memories of the journey to Europe

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-175-22/

vh Ed Yoshikawa Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1014-11-10)

Serving in Europe with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1014-11-10/

vh Kazuo Yamane Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1004-20-7)

Role as a translator in Europe

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1004-20-7/

vh Kazuo Yamane Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1004-20-6)

Traveling to Europe on a secret mission

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1004-20-6/

vh Nob Koura Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1001-23-8)

Volunteering for the military and serving in Europe

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-23-8/

doc Article regarding Mineo Osumi and Ferdinand Foch (ddr-njpa-4-1788)

Article (incomplete) [translation]: "Foch, who was the French Army General of the Allied Forces, visited the training fleet of Japan, which stopped at a port in Marseilles after the war in Europe. He praised the navy of Japan as the great power of East Asia in front of the young officers..."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-4-1788/

img Yosuke Matsuoka waving to a crowd from a train (ddr-njpa-4-898)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Foreign Minister Matsuoka leaving. Foreign Minister Matsuoka went on his way to visit Europe with his attendants on the 12th, departing from Tokyo Station at 10:25 a.m. The picture shows Foreign Minister Matsuoka at Tokyo Station, receiving a send-off from government officials and the public."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-4-898/

img Adolf Hitler giving a speech (ddr-njpa-1-667)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "4. Fuhrer Hitler announced the complete occupation of Poland at Kroll Opera House in Berlin on October 6 and stated that Germany would never surrender to Britain and France. (3 and 4 were transmitted to New York from Europe and arrived in Yokohama on October 28)."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-1-667/

Narrator Ernest Uno

Nisei male. Grew up in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado, with family. Volunteered for the army, and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe.

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/837/

Narrator Kazuo Yamane

Nisei male. Born December 8, 1916, in Hawaii. Was already in the army when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Served with the Military Intelligence Service as a translator at the Pentagon and in Europe.

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/477/

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