Original caption: Castrellina Sector, Italy. In the Fire Direction Center of the 522nd Field Artillery, 442nd Inf. Regt., 34th Division, Lt. George S. Meany, Greenwich, Conn., Left, works with his Japanese American crew. In the center is T/Sgt. Shuichi, Sakamoto, Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii, calculating vertical control and S/Sgt. Yuki Ahaki, Modesto Calif., at the horizontal control, …
Original caption: Castrellina Area, Italy. Pfc. Genkichi Akamine, Honolulu, T. H., a sniper with the 100th Inf. Bn., 34th Div., is a typical American of Japanese descent. A native of Hawaii, he has three years service in the U.S. Army, and has fought through the entire Italian Campaign, just ending 16 days of hill fighting in …
Selected article titles: "WRA Will Assist Returned Evacuees to Find Permanent Location on Pacific Coast" (p. 3), "Judge Grants New Hearing to Renunciant" (p. 3), "442nd Infantry Still on Duty in Many Sections of Italy" (p. 3), "Placer Supervisors Will Grant Aid to Returned Evacuees" (p. 3), "Three Arrested in Murder of Nisei Veteran" (p. 3), …
Selected article titles: "Proclamation by Pratt Lifts Bar"; "Marriage Licenses"; "On the Other Hand"; "Two Japanese Killed and Nisei Solider Wounded in Spectacular Train Wreck"; "Returnees Resolved to Build Quiet Community"; "Fair Employment Given Assurance"; "National JACL Convention"; "Post Admires Russian Method; Says Disloyalists Should be Kicked Out"; "Shigekawa Cleared by Army to Return to San …
Selected article titles: "Postonians in Navy Barracks"; "Henry Sugimoto's Paintings Exhibited in New York"; "On the Other Hand"; "Warship to Transport Repatriates to Nippon"; "She Wasn't Bluffed"; "Plans Not Enough"; "Gift Sent to Legion Fund"; "Veterans Shun Anti-Bias Stand at Convention"; "200 Sail for Hawaii"; "Decline Release"; "Community Church Program for this Week-end"; "Sono Osato in …
Selected article titles: "See Court Action in Hostel Case"; "Offer Reward for Felony Conviction"; "On the Other Hand"; "22 Are Sentenced"; "Operate Boarding House"; "See Change in Current Waterfront Regulation"; "Doi in Class 1-A"; "Hawaii Weighs a Method to Alleviate Labor Shortage in Two Industries"; "Kojima on War Labor Board"; "Correspondent Lauds Bravery of Niseis"; "To …
Selected article titles: "Policy Governing Center Visits Modified; Effective April 16"; "Placer's Largest Venire Summoned for Terror Case"; "Chicagoan Killed Accidently, Report"; "War Department Revises Oath Required of Nisei in Filing Special Draft Questionnaire"; "Night Riders Fire Into Home of Nisei War Veteran"; "Rocky Mountain Cage Tourney Starts Here Wednesday Night"; "15 Japanese Agitators in Newell …
Caption on reverse: "A progress report on operations of the re-organized communications center at the University of Hawaii was presented last week to UH President Thomas Hale Hamilton (left) and Senator O. Vincent Esposito (center). The activities report on audio-visual services, graphics, radio, open and closed circuit TV instruction was given by department heads and Dr. …
Shin-Issei female. Born July 21, 1936, in Sasebo, Japan. Was a child in Okayama during World War II. After the war, immigrated to the United States and lived and worked in various places including Honoulu, Hawaii, and Portland, Oregon.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National …
Nisei female. Born July 7, 1925, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in the community of Aala, a vibrant neighborhood of Japanese American businesses, where family ran a dry goods store. Established a career in education, and became involved in various community organizations.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of …
Nisei female. Born November 25, 1930, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in the Aala neighborhood of Honolulu before the war, where parents operated a hat cleaning business. Directly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI and interned in several camps.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from …
Selected article titles: "Army Combat Team Plans For Nisei Are Completed: Recruiting Personnel to Arrive on Project on Feb. 6, Hayes Reports" (p. 1), "Railroad Seeks Meter Operators" (p. 1), "SCA Meeting is Tonight at #2408" (p. 1), "General Registration Will Begin Next Week -- E.M. Rowalt" (p. 1), "Parent Advises Son to Serve Country: Father …
Selected article titles: "Second YPCC is Slated on Saturday, Sunday: 500 Delegates Expected" (p. 1), "2600 Army Volunteers Bade "Aloha" to Hawaii: 2000 Are Present to Say Farewell to Nisei Recruits" (p. 1), "Co-op Library Opens April 2" (p. 1), "Auction For 'Lost and Found' Article to be Held Saturday" (p. 1), "Progress Favorable on Red …
Nisei male. Born in 1917 in Hanapepe, Kauai, Hawaii. Grew up in Hanapepe where father worked on a plantation. Volunteered for the army prior to World War II. During the war, reenlisted and became a member of the 100th Infantry Battalion.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the …
Nisei male. Born April 14, 1907, in Pauilo, Hawaii. Lived in Japan from 1915 to 1923, and settled on the mainland upon his return to the United States. Was married in 1930, and was removed along with family to Manzanar concentration camp, California, during World War II. While in Manzanar, organized the Mess Hall Workers Union. …
Caucasian male. Born May 13, 1943, in New London, Connecticut. Moved frequently as an adolescent since father was in the U.S. Navy. Attended high school in Honolulu, Hawaii, then college at the University of Washington. Served in the U.S. Air Force, then attended the University of the Pacific McGeorge Law School and Georgetown University School of …
Discussion of various roles each played in effort to overturn Shiro Kashino's erroneous wartime court-martial
This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview and concentrated …
Continuing discussion of roles played in effort to overturn Shiro Kashino's erroneous wartime court-martial
This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview and concentrated on …
Uncovering the truth: a long overdue admission from the actual offender in the Shiro Kashino court-martial
This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview and …
The impressive record of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team: "[W]e had something to prove, that we were loyal Americans."
This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical …
The only records of AWOL in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team were soldiers leaving the hospital early to return to battle
This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than …
Kibei male. Born August 1, 1903, in Sprecklesville, Maui, Hawaii. Taken to Japan in 1905 and raised by grandparents. Returned to the United States in 1919, joining father at Barneston sawmill in Washington. Married and farmed in Bellevue, Washington. Founded Bellevue Seinenkai and managed the Bellevue Vegetable Growers Association prior to World War II. Was picked …
The Shiro Kashino court-martial: finding a person directly involved in the incident: refusal to admit the truth
This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview …
Convincing the actual offender to write the affidavit admitting his guilt in the Shiro Kashino court-martial incident
This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview …
Selected article titles: "Registration of Men 90 Per Cent Completed. Wednesday Date Set for Women" (p. 1), "WRA Defends Nisei" (p. 1), "Watch Out, Premier Tojo! Here Comes Private Tojo" (p. 1), "Nisei Right to Ballot Affirmed" (p. 1), "Hot-beds to House Short Growing Season Edibles" (p. 1), "7425 Volunteers Rush to Join Army in Hawaii" …
