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Yasuharu Koike by temples with statues (ddr-ajah-2-854)
Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike enjoys himself, touring New Delhi while serving with the MIS in the China-Burma-India campaign during WWII. Photo 1944. He was from Alameda, CA.
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Aerial view of settlement and road on India-Burma (Myanmar) border (ddr-ajah-2-848)
Caption below photo describes location of Hell Gate Bridge
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Yasuharu Koike with other soldiers in barracks (ddr-ajah-2-864)
Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike (3rd from left) relaxes with his Army pals while serving with the MIS (Military Intelligence Service) in the China-Burma-India campaign during WWII. Photo 1944
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Five men in uniform (ddr-ajah-2-869)
Caption below photo: Yasuharu (second from right) poses with a group of unknowns. He served with he Military Intelligence Service (MIS) in the China-Burma-India campaign during WWII. Photo 1944
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Yasuharu Koike holding rifle with bayonet (ddr-ajah-2-870)
Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike in Taipha Ga, Burma. Koike served in the MIS in the China-Burma-India campaign in 1944. He may be holding a Japanese rifle. He was from Alameda, CA.
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Yasuharu Koike sitting in a rattan chair (ddr-ajah-2-863)
Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike, of Alameda, CA., relaxes at the barracks of the American Army Forces headquarters in New Delhi, India. A second AAF CBI headquarters was established there on June 25, 1942. Photo 1944
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Topaz Times Vol. V No. 4 (October 12, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-223)
Selected article titles: "Killing Frost Predicted to Come Tonight" (p. 1), "3 Plead Guilty to Provo FSA Camp Assault Charges" (p. 1), "Exchange Ships En Route to Portuguese India" (p. 2), "YMCA Voices Approval to Draft Nisei" (p. 2).
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Yasuharu Koike rolling a cigarette (ddr-ajah-2-872)
Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike of Alameda, CA. He served in the MIS (Military Intelligence Service) during WWII in the China-Burma-India campaign. Koike is seen here rolling his own tobacco to make a cigarette. Photo April 7, 1944.
Narrator Hiro Nishimura
Nisei male. Born August 8, 1919, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, and was attending the University of Washington when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Drafted into the military a few months after the bombing, and then transferred to the Military Intelligence Service. Served as a linguist in Burma and India during …
Narrator Herbert Y. Miyasaki
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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Gandhi arriving in London (ddr-njpa-1-447)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Mahatma Gandhi (No. 2,854). This is a photograph of Gandhi in his cabin as he arrives in London on the Rajputana from Bombay to represent India at the round-table conference being held in the British capital of London from September 5."
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Yasuharu Koike standing on hill above barracks (ddr-ajah-2-851)
Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike served with the MIS in the China-Burma-India campaign during WWII. Photo 1944. He was from Alameda, CA. Exact location of this photo is unknown, but it could be from the Oakland Army base where millions of tons of cargo were shipped during WWII.
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Yasuharu Koike with mortar (ddr-ajah-2-875)
Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike poses in Taipha Ga, Burma, with a captured Japanese mortar. Koike served with he MIS in the China-Burma-India campaign in 1944. He was from Alameda, CA. Koike was trained to be a translator, but was not strictly one. He also served in combat.
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Portrait of Yasuharu Koike (ddr-ajah-2-846)
Caption below photo: Nicely dressed in Yasuharu Koike, not long after WWII ended. Koike served with the MIS in the China-Burma-India campaign during WWII. Photo 1944. He was from Alameda, CA., and the photo may have been shot there after his return from the Pacific theater, circa late 1940s.
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Yasuharu Koike and woman seated at a table (ddr-ajah-2-868)
Caption below photo: Sgt. Yasuharu Koike enjoys a bottle of Canada Dry sparking water, with a woman he was engaged to, but didn't marry. Koike served with the MIS (Military Intelligence Service) during the China-Burma-India campaign of WWII. Photo 1944. Inscription on photo front: For old times sake, Shiz
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Man standing on stairs (ddr-ajah-2-847)
Caption below photo: Nicely dressed in Yasuharu Koike, not long after WWII ended. Koike served with the MIS in the China-Burma-India campaign during WWII. Photo 1944. He was from Alameda, CA., and the photo may have been shot there after his return from the Pacific theater, circa late 1940s.
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Yasuharu Koike on top of captured tank (ddr-ajah-2-867)
Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike poses with a captured Japanese tankette. Smaller than most standard WWII tanks, this model appears to be similar to the 94TK model. The 94 saw use in Burma and China. Koike served with the MIS in the China-Burma-India campaign during WWII. Photo 1944. He was from Alameda, CA.
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Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 107 (April 27, 1944) (ddr-densho-141-263)
Selected article titles: "2000 May Come Here from Jerome" (p. 1), "Relocation: Pullman Reservations Taken" (p. 1), "Armstrong: Opposes Law to Bar Nisei Doctor" (p. 2), "Editorial: For Fair Play" (p. 2), "WRA to Reopen Leupp in May" (p. 3), "Nisei in India-Burma Front with US Air Commandos" (p. 3), "Army Explains Nisei Standing" (p. 3).
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Stafford Cripps smoking a pipe (ddr-njpa-1-1092)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "From Shanghai. 2. Former Labour Party leader Sir Stafford Cripps has been on an important observation tour, visiting various locations including the Near East, India, Hong Kong, Chongqing, and Moscow. He arrived in Shanghai on the 12th and will likely soon head to Tokyo. Photograph: Cripps in Shanghai. [Stamped] March 14, 1940."
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Four men looking at map (ddr-ajah-2-822)
Caption: Military intelligence Service (MIS) veterans are seen after returning from the China-Burma-India (CBI) theatre, with Col. Kai Rasmussen, the man who was the commandant of the MIS at Camp Savage, Minnesota. The boys are on their way to Fort Benning, Georgie. photo Fort Snelling, January 1945. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-731 with additional notes
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Kosetsu Nosu and his wife being welcomed at Tokyo Station (ddr-njpa-4-1523)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "The artist Nosu returned with great success. (Tokyo) November 30, 1936. The artist Nosu finished a historical wall fresco at the [?] Temple of Sarnath in far away and very hot India. He worked on that for about seven years and [?]. He returned on the [?]. The photo is the arrival …
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Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 60 (ddr-densho-1000-153-60)
Landing in India, receiving combat training
Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as such.
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Hiro Nishimura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-237)
Nisei male. Born August 8, 1919, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, and was attending the University of Washington when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Drafted into the military a few months after the bombing, and then transferred to the Military Intelligence Service. Served as a linguist in Burma and India during …