301 items
301 items
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Howard H. Furumoto Interview (ddr-densho-1007-1)
Nisei male. Grew up in Hilo, Hawaii. Was a veterinary student at Kansas State University when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Volunteered for the Military Intelligence Service, and served in Burma with the Merrill's Marauders.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, …
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Men with leis swearing in at Hilo Armory (ddr-densho-1007-396)
Duplicate of ddr-densho-1007-327. Caption on back says "Z."
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Hawaii donors to The Color of Honor (ddr-densho-1007-1475)
Likely the same event as the invite list in ddr-densho-1007-1473.
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Edward H. Mitsukado Interview (ddr-densho-1007-4)
Nisei male. Born June 1, 1912, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in Honolulu, where father ran a taxi business. Was serving with the Hawaii Territorial 298th Infantry when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Went to the mainland for training at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. Transferred to the Military Intelligence Service and was asked to help select the Nisei …
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Kenji Goto Interview (ddr-densho-1007-2)
Kibei male. Grew up in Kona, Hawaii. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, volunteered for the Military Intelligence and was an instructor at the language school in Camp Savage, heading the Oral Language Division.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, …
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Kazuo Yamane Interview (ddr-densho-1007-9)
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.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. …
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Ernest Uno Interview (ddr-densho-1007-7)
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.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any …
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Herbert Y. Miyasaki Interview (ddr-densho-1007-10)
Nisei male. Born March 12, 1915, in Pauuilo, Hawaii. Joined the army in December 1940 and was assigned to the 100th Infantry Battalion. Transferred to the Military Intelligence Service in 1942, and was asked to help select a group of volunteer linguists to serve with Merrill's Marauders in India and Burma. Herbert was a skilled interrogator …
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Men with leis swearing in at Hilo Armory (ddr-densho-1007-327)
Duplicate of ddr-densho-1007-396. Mitch Tanaka named on photo. Caption on back.
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Hawaii invite list (ddr-densho-1007-1473)
Likely for a fundraising event for The Color of Honor.
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Kay Uno Kaneko - Hana Shepard - Mae Matsuzaki Interview (ddr-densho-1007-8)
Nisei females, sisters. Grew up in Los Angeles, California, before World War II. During the war, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. Transferred to the Crystal City internment camp, Texas, so family could be reunited with father. The sisters had several brothers who served in the U.S. …
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Lily Pons and Andre Kostelanetz arriving in Hawai'i (ddr-njpa-1-1340)
Caption on reverse: "Opera singer on vacation: Lily Pons, famed opera singer who has also starred in the movies, arrived here today on the Lurline for a short vacation in Honolulu. She was accompanied by her husband, Andre Kostelanetz, well-known symphony and radio orchestra conductor.--Nippu Jiji photo."