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img Dwight D. Eisenhower bidding good luck to paratroopers headed to France (ddr-njpa-1-223)

Caption on reverse: "6/10/44. U.S. Gen. Eisenhower Bids Good Luck to Paratroopers Leaving for France. U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower (hands in pockets), Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, talks informally with a corporal in an American paratroop unit about to be flown over northern France for landings near German objectives, on June 6, 1944. …

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doc Article titled: Jap-Americans Help Rescue 270 Yanks Trapped in France (ddr-densho-539-115)

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 69 (September 23, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-56)

"France and U.S. Will Honor Nisei GI War Dead in Special Ceremony in Bruyeres on October 30" (p. 1), "Visit to Japan Not O.K. Yet, JACL Learns" (p. 1),"Final Briefs Completed for Alien Land Law Case" (p. 4).

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doc List of ship names (ddr-njpa-13-34)

Writing on front: "Rex, Leviathan, Ile de France, Empress of Canada, Deutschland, Empress of Asia, Empress of Russia, Comte [sic] di Savoia, Britannic, Emp. Of Australia, Tuscania, Transylvania, Achilles, USS Arkansas, State of California, USS California, Dar Pamorza [sic]"

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img Officer and Nisei soldiers (ddr-densho-37-18)

Original WRA caption: A Japanese-American unit moves out of its old command post. The unit--Company F, 2nd Battalion, 442nd Regiment (Combat Team)--is holding a section of the front lines. St. Die area, France. 11/13/44.

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img Nisei soldiers (ddr-densho-114-89)

Original caption: Three Japanese-American soldiers look down on the French Valley in the Bruyere Sector of France from a hill that was under heavy morter and shell fire. Trees in foreground show the effects of the shelling. 22 Oct 1944.

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img Cast on stage for rehearsal (ddr-densho-367-309)

Printed on back: Photo credit Will Rapport. On cardboard backing: Rehearsal: Present Scene "World of Suzie Wong" / (L to R) Nie Von Thom, Flavia Kingman, Mary Mon Toy, Sirat, France Nuyen, Wm. Shatner, Josh Logen, Ron Randall, Sarah Marshall, Noel Leslie

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img Nisei Soldier: Standard Bearer for an Exiled People (ddr-densho-1007-1809)

Caption: Honor Guard, 442nd Regimental Combat Team; all-Japanese American infantry unit, November 1944, after liberation of Bruyeres, France (on German boarder), and rescue of Texan 'Lost Battalion,' 36th Division. Information: Vox Productions, Inc. Loni Ding, Executive Director. San Francisco, CA.

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img Cast of The World of Suzie Wong (ddr-densho-367-182)

Mary Mon Toy second from left. Caption on back: "World of Suzie Wong" Broadhurst N.Y.C. 1958. Front row: France Nuyen / Wm. Shatner / Takayo Doran. Back Row: [unidentified] / Mary Mon Toy / Flavia Kingman / Vie Von Thom / Linda He / Jin Jin Mai / Sirat. Stamped on back: Friedman-Abeles

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Narrator George T. "Joe" Sakato

Nisei male. Born February 19, 1921, in Colton, California. In 1942, moved with family to Glendale, Arizona, during the "voluntary evacuation" period. Volunteered for the military and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team as a replacement troop. Fought in Italy and France in 1944, and was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, which was …

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Narrator Larry R. Pacheco

White male. Born November 4, 1922, in San Jose, California. Drafted into the military after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. During World War II, served as a military police guard at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Shipped overseas, and was captured in France as a prisoner of war and held in Germany. After completing military service, …

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img Nisei soldier on the front lines (ddr-densho-114-36)

Original caption: Japanese-American soldier armed with a bazooka, stands guard in the woods near the front lines, he is being relieved by a member of the 442nd Infantry Regiment, Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, H Co., St. Die Area, France. 17 Nov 1944.

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img Nisei soldiers standing at attention (ddr-densho-114-163)

Original caption: Two Color guards and color bearers of the Japanese-American 442nd Combat Team, stand at attention while their citations are read. They are standing on ground, in the Bruyeres Area, France, where many of their comrades fell. 12 November 1944.

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img Nisei mortar crew (ddr-densho-114-21)

Original caption: A Japanese-American mortar crew at their position, somewhere in France. One of the crew drops an 81 mm shell into the barrel of the mortar. Combat team, 2nd Bn., H Co. 11/17/44. 442nd Regt. St. Die area.

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img Lost Battalion Plaque (ddr-densho-368-597)

The Plaque reads "To the 442nd Infantry Regiment with deep sincerity and upmost appreciation for the gallant fight to effect our rescue after we had been isolated for seven days. 1st Bn.. 141st Infantry Regiment Biffonlaine, France From 24th to 30th October 1944".

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doc Speech: Bruyeres Liberation Anniversary (ddr-densho-1007-1848)

Draft of speech by a resident of Bruyeres, France, Dr. Collin, on the fortieth anniversary of the town's liberation. Dr. Collin delivered the speech to veterans of the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team who were the town's liberators.

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Collection Iino Family Collection (ddr-densho-368)

Accession 1: This collection contains selections from two photo albums. One album of photographs and other materials associated with Corporal William Iino's military service with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Italy and France between 1944 and 1945. The second album contains photographs and other materials associated with the 50th reunion of the 442nd RCT in …

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vh Genro Kashiwa Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-395-8)

Combat in France: encountering the enemy and being "wounded"

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 …

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vh Larry R. Pacheco Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-397-9)

Being captured along with unit in France

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.

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vh Kazuo Yamane Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1007-9-11)

Volunteering for a special mission in France

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.

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img Command post on the front lines (ddr-densho-114-74)

Original caption: St. Die Area, France. A Japanese-American unit moves into a new command post which was built for them by the U.S. Army Engineers. This unit is holding a strategic front line position. Company "F", 2nd Battalion, 442nd Regiment (Combat Team). 13 Nov 1944.

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img Nisei machine gunner on front lines (ddr-densho-114-90)

Original caption: St. Die Area, France. A Japanese-American machine gunner keeps himself ready for a sight of a German. His unit composed, entirely of Japanese-Americans, are holding a section of the front lines. Company F. 2nd Battalion, 442nd Regiment (Combat Team). 13 Nov 1944.

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img Nisei soldier discussing enemy position (ddr-densho-114-17)

Original caption: St. Die Area, France. Lt. Joseph W. Hill of Pine Bluff, Ark., commanding unit of the Japanese-American Team now in action against the Germans, discussing enemy positions with a member of his unit. Company"F", 2nd Battalion, 442nd Regiment (Combat Team). 13 Nov 1944.

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-186)

Tad requested a cornet mouthpiece and some socks; Tad found a coincidence on a March 18th letter where his mother dreamed he was in France on the exact day he landed at Le Havre. Parents' note on envelope back: 188 Monday May 28 1945 request for mouthpiece

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doc Letter from Robert Yatabe to Mrs. Y. Ishida (ddr-densho-535-418)

He is currently in France; tells her to tell Tad to try to join the 442nd band; he was wounded by a piece of shrapnel but it doesn't bother him; visited Nice recently and had a good time; asks if she can send any Japanese food.

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