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Three soldiers holding captured Japanese flag (ddr-ajah-2-856)
Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike (center) displays a captured Japanese flag. Koike served in the MIS in the China-Burma-India campaign in 1944. He was from Alameda, CA.
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Gandhi riding in a car (ddr-njpa-1-444)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Gandhi in Good Health. (Madras, Domei) Mahatma Gandhi, who has been traveling all across India by car working for the independence movement. [Stamped] December 1, 1940."
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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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Pramila Jayapal Interview I Segment 36 (ddr-densho-1000-156-36)
While coping with difficult birth of son in India, being forced to deal with U.S. immigration system and the threat of having green card revoked
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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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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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Joseph Frisino Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-117-25)
Days of service in India and the jungles of Burma
Mr. Frisino was suffering from a slight cough during the two days of this interview.
Narrator Roy Takai
Nisei male. Born October 3, 1918, in Sacramento, California. During World War II, was drafted out of the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Served with the Military Intelligence service as a translator and interpreter in India, Burma and Japan.
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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.
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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."
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 …
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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.
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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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.