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img Nisei soldier's Purple Heart (ddr-densho-105-20)

Purple Heart awarded Minoru Tsubota, Warrant Officer (Junior Grade), 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Combat wounded in Cerebia, Italy, Aug. 24, 1944.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-105-20/

vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 35 (ddr-densho-1000-190-35)

Secretly being transferred back to Italy

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-190-35/

img "Ducal Palace clock tower Venice" (ddr-densho-201-61)

Japanese American soldier posed outside of the Ducal Palace clock tower in Venice, Italy. Caption on reverse: "Ducal Palace clock tower Venice."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-201-61/

img "Maritime Alps where 442nd stayed till last push in Italy" (ddr-densho-201-299)

Caption in album: "Maritime Alps where 442nd stayed till last push in Italy. Mt. in background is where 100th Bn was located."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-201-299/

img Group of soldiers near tent (ddr-densho-368-265)

Caption: Waiting in staging area (Marseilles, France) for transportation to Italy. From left to right: Homer Takahashi, William Iino, Unknown, Tom Hatsukano

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-368-265/

img Leaving the front lines (ddr-densho-114-122)

Original caption: Castelforte Area, Italy. The American troops of Japanese descent of the 100th Infantry Bn. Command Post have just been notified that their company is being relieved after 16 days in the Battle for Leghorn, Italy. A load of mortar shells for forward infantry positions is in the trailer. U.S. Fifth Army 15 July 1944.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-114-122/

img The fall of Santa Luce (ddr-densho-114-135)

Original caption: Santa Luce, Italy. American troops of Japanese descent of the 100th Inf. Bn., 34th Division, U.S. Fifth Army, peer through glasses from the flag-bedecked city hall of Santa Luce to the level country ahead, before the gates of Leghorn, Italy. Santa Luce has just fallen to the Allies, 14 July 1944. U.S. Fifth Army.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-114-135/

img Soldier overlooking Florence cityscape (ddr-densho-201-218)

Japanese American soldier looking out a window over a cityscape in Florence, Italy. Printed on reverse: "ferrania" (a maker of Italian photographic film).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-201-218/

img "Fritz, German prisoner" (ddr-densho-201-360)

Two white men, one of whom is identified as a German prisoner. Caption on side: "C Company 1946. Livorno, Italy. Fritz, German prisoner."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-201-360/

doc "Penbase Press: Peninsular Base Section, U.S. Army" Newspaper (ddr-densho-201-448)

Vol. 1, no. 65, April 10, 1946 edition of the Penbase Press newspaper. "Peninsular Base Section" refers to U.S. Military operations in Italy.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-201-448/

doc Letter from Robert Ikari to Ted Akimoto (ddr-densho-299-81)

Letter regarding Robert's time in Italy, his interactions with the Partisans, Ted's sister Margaret, and Fred Dobena's regards. Transcription only, no original letter.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-81/

doc Medals Awarded Nisei in Italy (May 8, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1040)

The Seattle Daily Times, May 8, 1944, p. 3

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-1040/

img Viale Regina Margherita Hotel Palace in Livorno, Italy (ddr-densho-201-219)

Postcard depicting Viale Regina Margherita Hotel Palace in Livorno, Italy. Caption in Italian on reverse: "Livorno - Viale Regina Margherita e Albergo Palazzo. Ed. Alberto Mei - Livorno - Ripr. vietata [Ed. Alberto Mei - Livorno - reprinting forbidden]. Brillante. Impressione dal vero [Brilliant. Impression from the truth]."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-201-219/

img Man at U.S. Military Cemetery at Castelfiorentino, Italy (ddr-densho-201-34)

Japanese American man posed next to a sign that reads "U.S. Military Cemetery at Castelfiorentino. Buried here are the honored dead. They deserve your respect and homage. Please be quiet! Do not walk in the cemetery when services are in progress. Pictures will not be taken. Do not touch any grave markers. Flowers are permitted."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-201-34/

img Goro Minaga sitting at a cafe in Italy (ddr-densho-328-575)

Caption in album: "Goro Minaga."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-328-575/

img Portrait of woman and two girls in Italy (ddr-densho-368-68)

Possibly family of estate where soldiers of 442nd Regimental Combat Team were encamped

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-368-68/

img Men in small boat on lake in Italy (ddr-densho-368-59)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-368-59/

img Portrait of woman and two girls in Italy (ddr-densho-368-69)

Possibly family of estate where soldiers of 442nd Regimental Combat Team were encamped

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-368-69/

doc Gila News-Courier Vol. IV No. 36 (May 5, 1945) (ddr-densho-141-395)

Selected article titles: "Nisei Troops Spearhead Drive Into North Italy" (p. 1), "Nisei Veterans Visit Center" (p. 3), "Reserve Hostel Spaces Early" (p. 5).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-141-395/

doc Bank Books (ddr-densho-356-708)

Four bank deposit books for Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from 1920-1939. Book 1: Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank School Savings Department deposit records from 1928-1930. Book 2: Bank of Italy Savings Account depost book from 1920-1930. Book 3: Bank of Italy Savings Account depost book from 1930-1939. Book 4: Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank depost book 1928-1930.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-708/

doc Topaz Times Vol. XII No. 8 (August 24, 1945) (ddr-densho-142-423)

Selected article titles: "Nisei Troop to Lead V-J Day Parade in Italy" (p. 1), "Times to End Publication" (p. 1), "WRA Criticized" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-423/

img Benito Mussolini riding a horse (ddr-njpa-1-937)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Rome) Rengo. A grand celebration for the tenth anniversary of Prime Minister Mussolini's fascist revolution, which broke through the revolutionary crisis that followed the Great War and stabilized his homeland of Italy, was held in Rome on October 28. Fascists from all over Italy gathered in Rome on that day for a …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-1-937/

img Japanese American soldier at Pisa Tower (ddr-densho-201-94)

Japanese American soldier standing in front of a bell at the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy. Caption on reverse: "Jim Tateoka, Pisa Tower."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-201-94/

img Church services (ddr-densho-114-120)

Original caption: Chruch services in Orciano, Italy, 24 hours after being taken by the 100th Infantry Battalion (Americans of Japanese ancestry). Fifth Army, July 15, 1944.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-114-120/

img Nisei soldier on patrol (ddr-densho-114-80)

Original caption: A Hawaiian-American soldier of Japanese ancestry, with the 100th Battalion, 34th Division, patrols the streets of Leghorn, Italy. Fifth Army. July 19, 1944.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-114-80/

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