482 items
482 items
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Members of the Lytton Commission (ddr-njpa-1-1211)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Their Majesties Dine With China Commission of Enquiry －At Homeiden in the Imperial Palace - Lord Lytton (Britain), General Claudel (France), General McCoy (US), Dr. Schnee (Germany), Count Aldrovandi (Italy), and Secretary-General Ark [?] of the League of Nations China Commission of Enquiry which is currently in Japan were received by His …
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-102)
Tad is back in camp. His company and others have been put on alert; the German forces are pushing the US Army back in France and there's a chance Tad will be called overseas. Tad says that if they do end up leaving, they'll head to their port of embarkation next week. There's a chance Tad …
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Two Lives: The Sadaichi Kubota Story (ddr-densho-1024-122)
Two Nisei soldiers join the 442 and are assigned to the same squad in I Company, 3rd Battalion at Camp Shelby. They fight through Italy and France. Two weeks before the end of the war with Germany, one is killed by a sniper. Sixty years later, the survivor returns to Italy to pay his respects to …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 31 No. 19 (November 11, 1950) (ddr-pc-22-45)
Selected article titles: "Rep. Walter Will Sponsor New Naturalization Bill. Expect Proposal to Provide No Denial of Citizenship on Basis of Race, Ancestry" (p. 1), "Two Japanese Americans Win Seats in Territorial Senate; Nine Win Elections for House" (p. 1), "Movies More Complicated Than Battle, Say 442nd Veterans" (p. 1), "Citizens of Bruyeres Again Pay Tribute …
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 135 (November 10, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-69)
Selected article titles: "Coloradoans Help Boost New York Parcel for Soldiers Gift Donation. Albert Einstein Among Donors; Urges Fight for Freedom Effort of Niseis"; "Deny San Jose Report of Evacuees Returning"; "On the Other Hand"; "Seven Guilty One Released by Court"; "Return Engagement"; "'Soon Return in Droves'"; "3 Discharged Soldiers Will Return 'Home'"; "5 From Hunt …
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 68, War Extra! (June 7, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-4)
Selected article titles: "Progress of Invasion Draws Attention of U.S."; "Progress of War Watched"; "Hotels Tell Guests to Make Own Beds"; "All Teachers in School Sign Up for War Work"; "Sow Bears Two Litters of Pigs in Three Weeks"; "Colored Ack-Ack Fire Shows Up in N. Guinea"; "Washington Busy, Tense"; "He Needs Extension of Leave to …
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Letter from Paul L. Offenhiser to Mrs. Hana Ohama, March 30, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-80)
Handwritten correspondence from Paul L. Offenhiser to Mrs. Hana Ohama regarding the recent death of her son, Abraham Ohama, who was killed in action on October 20, 1944 near Bruyeres, France while serving as a Technical Sergeant with Company F, 2d Battalion, 442d Regimental Combat Team, attached to the 36th Infantry Division. Offenhiser expresses sympathy for …
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Memorial Cpl. Tadashi Takeuchi Cp. C, 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd R. C. T. (ddr-csujad-55-78)
Funeral program for Corporal Tadashi Takeuchi, 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, who was killed in action on October 30, 1944 in the Vosges Mountains, France. Funeral service was organized by Nisei post 8985, V. F. W. and held at the Buddhist church in Sacramento, California. Program includes names of participants and schedule of church …
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Memorial service for Joseph Joffre (ddr-njpa-1-530)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Memorial Service for Marshall Joffre. The state funeral for French Marshal Joffre, who passed away on the 3rd, was held in an impressive fashion in France on the 7th. The French citizens residing in Tokyo also assembled at the Sekiguchi Catholic Church in Koishikawa from 10 a.m. on the 7th for a …
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Genro Kashiwa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-395)
Nisei male. Born April 27, 1923, in Waialua, Hawaii. Grew up in Hawaii, where father was a Buddhist priest. During World War II, served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in France and Italy. After the war, went to law school and eventually returned to Hawaii.
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Lawson I. Sakai Interview (ddr-densho-1000-472)
Nisei male. Born October 27, 1923, in Montebello, California. Grew up in Montebello, where father and other family members ran a farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, family moved to Colorado to avoid mass removal. In 1943, volunteered for the army and joined the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, fighting in campaigns in Italy and France. …
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Kato Okazaki Interview (ddr-densho-1001-18)
Nisei male. Born 1923, and grew up on Bainbridge Island, Washington, prior to World War II. During the war, removed with family to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Drafted into the military during the war and served in Europe and France with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
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Narrator John Kanda
Nisei male. Born July 10, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in the Thomas-Auburn area of Washington. Following Executive Order 9066, family was removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, then to Tule Lake concentration camp in California. Later transferred to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Volunteered as a replacement for the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team and trained …
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Portrait of the new French cabinet (ddr-njpa-1-634)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "In France, where the left wing radical faction displayed unusual strength in the recent general election, the important job of forming the next cabinet has fallen to Eduard Herriot, leader of the Radical Socialist Party. He announced the members of the updated cabinet on the 3rd. Photograph: a commemorative photograph of the …
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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 …
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Larry R. Pacheco Interview (ddr-densho-1000-397)
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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David Lloyd George cutting cake with a family (ddr-njpa-1-1202)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Lloyd George Celebrates His 70th Birthday. British elder statesman Lloyd George, who served as the prime minister of a coalition government during the World War and made valiant efforts on behalf of his homeland against an unyielding France as the representative of the British Empire at the Versailles Peace Conference against Germany, …
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Newspaper clipping regarding Charles Lindbergh (ddr-njpa-1-834)
Caption on front [translation]: "Person of the Day: Lindbergh. Colonel Charles Lindbergh recently returned to America and his important post at the Department of the Army after spending about three and a half years observing the European air world. He has also stated that 'American air power is inferior to that of Germany.' Lindbergh left his …
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Yankee Samurai (ddr-densho-1024-44)
Israeli produced film on the exploits of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team told through archival footage, interviews, and contemporary footage of battle locations, including scenes of veterans returning to the Vosges Mountains in France for the unveiling of a monument. See this item in the Densho Resource Guide at: Yankee Samurai. See this item in …
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Kash: The Legend and Legacy of Shiro Kashino (ddr-densho-1024-11)
Feature length documentary film by Vince Matsudaira that tells the story of Shiro "Kash" Kashino (1922–97), a decorated combat veteran of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team , whose legacy had been tarnished by a court-martial stemming from a fight while in France. See this item in the Densho Resource Guide at: Kash: The Legend and Legacy …
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Interview with Clarence Matsumura, part 3 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1771)
Continued from ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1609/. Matsumura discusses the impact of growing up in a small town in Wyoming (particularly the lack of discrimination), the discrimination he faced in Heart Mountain, the movie theaters he ran at Heart Mountain, the extracurricular programs he helped run in camp, going to school, volunteering for the military from school, his time …
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Photograph and article regarding Japanese University of Bonn professor (ddr-njpa-4-856)
Article [translation]: "Takuaki Matsumoto talks about German withdrawal from League of Nations. Dr. Matsumoto, who is from Hiroshima and has many acquaintances there, spoke on board a ship as follows: 'Japan has been internationally isolated wince its withdrawal from the league, but I want to introduce the true Japan to the educated class in Germany. Germany …
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Tamekichi Ota (ddr-njpa-4-1927)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Tokyo) 1936 August 17. Tamekichi Ota, Japanese Ambassador to Russia, returned home on the 13th. He visited Prime Minister Hirota at the official residence at noon on the 17th. While they ate lunch Ota reported on the latest trend of the relations between England and Russia, and between France and Russia. Ota …
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Ramsay MacDonald welcomed by Neville Chamberlain and Paul Baldwin (ddr-njpa-1-918)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Conqueror of the Lausanne Conference Proudly Enters the British Capital. (London) Rengo. British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald resolutely led the way during this significant conference and successfully limited German reparation payments to France to the sum of 3 billion Marks, a small amount when compared to 184.7 billion Marks, the total sum …
Narrator Tosh Yasutake
Nisei male. Born June 10, 1922, in Seattle, WA. Father was employed by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service as interpreter for twenty years, until he was separated from family on December 7, 1941, and interned as an enemy alien. Graduated 1941, Cleveland High School, and attended University of Washington before being removed from Seattle with …