482 items
482 items
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Waterfront of Beaulieu-sur-mer, France (ddr-densho-368-209)
Written on front: 1290 - BEAULIEU-sur-MER. - Au bord de Mer. R.M. On the sea-side.
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Two Nisei soldiers (ddr-densho-114-38)
Original caption: Pfc Robert N. Maeda, left, Waipahu, Oahu, Hawaii, munches a candy bar as he waits with Pfc Lawson I. Sakai, of Grand Junction, Colo., for transportation to a new bivouac area in France. 10/14/44. 2nd Bn., 442nd Combat Team, Chambois Sector. France.
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442nd Regimental Combat Team soldier in action (ddr-densho-114-26)
Original caption: Japanese-American infantrymen move into action in a hilly sector of France. 10/24/44. Bruyeres.
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Letter from Jin to Chimata Sumida (ddr-densho-379-45)
Letter from Jin who met Chimata Sumida at Rohwer and is presently in the Infantry "Somewhere in France."
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Postcard from Sgt. Frank Honda to Iku Morita (ddr-densho-497-13)
Postcard of Le Jardin Albert 1st, Nice, France. Honda mentions that this location reminds him of Long Beach.
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Postcard from Sgt. Frank Honda to Iku Morita (ddr-densho-497-4)
Postcard of La Cathedrale vue du Quai de la Joliette, also know as Marseille Cathedral in Marseille, France.
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 19 No. 16 (October 21, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-43)
Selected article titles: "Disclose Japanese Americans in France. Combat Unit Now Fighting as Part of Gen. Patch's Seventh Army on South France Front" (p. 1), "110-Pound Private Carries Wounded Buddy to Safety" (p. 1), "Japanese American Engineers Helped Keep Fifth Army Moving In Italy's Forested Mountains" (p. 2).
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Nisei soldier in bivouac (ddr-densho-114-19)
Original caption: Chambois Area, France. Americans of Japanese descent of the 442nd Combat Team, 100th Infantry Battalion in bivouac prepare to go into the front lines for their first contact with the Germans in France. Pfc. Paul W. Hasegawa, Honokaa, Hawaii eats chow. Seventh Army. 12 October 1944.
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Naomi Higaki (ddr-densho-458-45)
Naomi Higaki in uniform in front of a tree. Written on verso: August 22, 1945 Etampes, France to Harumi
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Jeanette and Anita Marquez (ddr-densho-466-211)
Caption along sides of photo on album page: Jeanette / Anita Marquez. Caption to left of photo: Cap Martin, France
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Soldier sitting in front of statue (ddr-densho-368-202)
Statue is Monument du Centenaire commemorating Nice's annexation to France. Soldier a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
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Nisei soldiers in meal line (ddr-densho-114-41)
Original caption: Charmois Area, France. Americans of Japanese descent of the 442nd Combat Team, 100th Infantry Battalion, in bivouac prepare to go into the front lines for their first contact with the Germans in France. Prc. Yoshimaeo Kawaguchi, Mountain View, Hawaii goes through the chow line. Seventh Army. 12 Oct 1944.
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William Leahy (ddr-njpa-1-842)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "New Ambassador to Vichy France Presents Credentials. (Vichy) Domei. Admiral Leahy, the new American ambassador to France, arrived in Vichy on January 30 and presented his credentials to Marshal Petain. Photograph: Marshall Petain (left) and Ambassador Leahy (right) engaged in warm conversation. [Stamped] March 3, 1941."
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French monument honoring Nisei soldiers (ddr-densho-114-579)
This monument in Biffontaine, France, was built and donated by Jean Bianchetti in remembrance of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
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Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 189 (November 15, 1944) (ddr-densho-141-346)
Selected article titles: "All-Center Co-op Meet to be Held in Gila" (p. 1), "Ten More Men Wounded in Action in France" (p. 1), "Principles for Use of Auditorium Made" (p. 3), "Chicago: Non-Resident Must Pay High School Tuition" (p. 4), "France: Nisei Soldiers of 442nd Rescue 'Lost Battalion'" (p. 5).
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A soldier on the Eiffel Tower (ddr-densho-300-26)
Caption in album: "To Clara and Bill. Your brother, 'Joey.' Taken October 1945. Second floor on the Eiffel Tower. Paris, France."
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442nd Regimental Combat Team soldiers in France (ddr-densho-114-1)
Original caption: Japanese-American troops climb into a truck as they prepare to move their bivouac area. 2nd Battalion, 442nd Combat Team, Chambois Sector. France. 10/14/44.
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Two soldiers along promenade in Nice, France (ddr-densho-368-246)
Soldiers of 442nd Regimental Combat Team