Memories of battle in Europe while serving with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
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. Kari Hiraoka, one of …
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. Kari Hiraoka, one of the interviewers, is Shiro and …
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 …
Caption on reverse: "MAJOR SHIFTS MADE IN POLICE FORCE: Involved in the top-level police shifts announced yesterday by Police Chief Dan Liu (seated in center) are: Seated left to right, Assistant Police Chief Dewey O. Mookini, Police Chief Liu and Night Supervisor (Night Police Chief) Leon M. Straus, Jr. Standing, left to right, Capt. Ronald H. …
Tad and Shiro saw "Roughly Speaking" at the movies; it was "a nice picture." So far, Tad has been "running around having a nice time" at Fort Meade. Says the living quarters are very nice, just like a college campus. Tad and company are living in the fort itself, not in the camp. The weather is …
Tad got paid again, $2.05 less than last time. Soon, the company will learn to fire the 57mm cannon, which is the last weapon they'll learn to fire. The bivouac is scheduled for around 12/11-12/22, and then Tad will get to head home on furlough a few weeks after that. Tad thanks his parents for sending …
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First row: Rev. Dr. J. Henry Carpenter, Miss April, Toyoshiko Kagura, Rev. Gennosuke Shoji; and Kane (Nagase) Shoji. Second Row: Unidentified, Mr. Arima, Rev. Ulysses Grant Murphy, Shuzo William Terazawa (also known as Shuzo or Akizo), Mr. Davis, unidentified, unidentified, Riku Hashiguchi, unidentified, and Chosuku Hashiguchi Rev. Gennosuke Shoji, Rector of St Peter’s Japanese Episcopal Mission …
A receipt of Joe Hamanaka's purchases in Matsue, Japan. The certificate guarantees that he bought all items in Japan and they are being sent home as a gift or souvenir.
Caption below photo: Alameda Taiiku Kai (ATK) Baseball Team. ATK field was on a lot adjacent to the northeast corner of McKinley park at the end of Walnut St and Clement Ave, Alameda, CA. Circa late 1910s -1920s
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Timeline of the Hayashi family's nursery business from Hirokichi "Harry" Hayashi's immigration to the United States in 1887 till the business's closure in 1993.