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img Nisei captain giving medical treatment (ddr-densho-114-32)

Original caption: Castrellina Sector, Italy. Capt. George Takahashi, San Mateo, Calif., 422nd Inf. Regt., 34th Div., calms an aching tooth for Pvt. James Hoshi, Los Angeles, Calif., 522nd Field Artillery, assisted by Tec 5 Abraham Tokioka of Honolulu, T. H., who holds a flashlight. The scene is in a wine cellar of a recently evacuated German …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 101 (August 23, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-36)

Selected article titles: "All Branches of Navy Bar Niseis, Says Bard"; "Four More Leave"; "On the Other Hand"; "See How Tongue Taught Over Here"; "Swimming Men 'Frighten' Nazis"; "Light Trucks"; "A Board of Review Set"; "Musicians Play for Wounded Men"; "$19,000 Damage Caused by Fire"; "Alaska Post Emmons Takes"; "Canadian Girl Wants to Correspond: Tell Hobbies"; …

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vh Mits Takahashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-207)

Nisei male. Born October 22, 1924, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, where father was a prominent member of the Japanese Gardeners Association. During World War II, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Drafted into the army, and served in Italy with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Received …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. V No. 17 (June 23, 1945) (ddr-densho-119-144)

Selected article titles: "W.R.A. Centers Face Closure Before Jan. 1, 1946 Deadline" (p. 1), "Members of 442nd Guard German Prisoners in Italy" (p. 1), "U.S. Court Upholds Inductions of 98 Poston Youths" (p. 1), "Soldiers Protest Evacuee Treatment on West Coast" (p. 1), "Church Council in Seattle Starts Intensive Program" (p. 1), "New Rules Give Better …

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vh Chester Tanaka Interview (ddr-densho-1007-6)

Nisei male. Born in St. Louis, Missouri. During World War II, served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Italy and France.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the …

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img Funeral service for Pfc. Jack Arakawa (ddr-njpa-5-54)

Caption on reverse: "Italian war brides attend GI's funeral: Memorial services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the McCully Higashi Hongwanji for Pfc. Jack C. Arakawa, 29, a veteran of the 442nd combat team, who was killed in action near Taejon, Korea, on July 16. Pictured above is the widow, Mrs. Lia Arakawa (second from …

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doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4313 (May 22, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-26)

Selected article titles: "Bridges Raps Union for Discrimination Against Nisei"; "San Francisco and the Darker Races"; "Fort Lupton YBA to Sponsor Graduation Dance"; "Would Ban Japanese"; "46 Nisei to Live in Baltimore"; "Soldier in Pacific Demands Respect for Nisei"; "Churchill Hails Nisei Combat Team for Italy Victories"; "WRA Will Free Japanese Despite Coast Violence"; "Quakers Erase …

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doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4353 (August 23, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-65)

Selected article titles: "Rocky Mountain News: Japanese American Heroes"; "Sato & Nobusada Organize Fish Processing Firm"; "Nisei Officer Wins Navy Cross"; "Union Fair Play is National"; "U.S. Nisei Troops Honored in Italy. Japanese Americans Selected to lead V-J Day Parade in Leghorn Celebration"; "U.S.-Born Japanese Makes Good"; "Court O.K.'s Paying by Japanese Bank"; "L.A. Examiner News …

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doc Letter from Shirley Cobb, [volunteer], American Red Cross, to Kune Hisatomi, Pfc., U.S. Army, [November 10, 1945?] (ddr-csujad-1-2)

V-mail from Shirley Cobb, American Red Cross volunteer, to Kune Hisatomi, Pfc., U.S. Army. Shirley Cobb informed Kune of her current location: She was in Capodichino, but heading to Bagnoli, Italy. She also gave Kune her home address in Menlo Park, California and business address in Palo Alto, California. See this object in the California State …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. IV No. 25 (August 6, 1944) (ddr-densho-119-97)

Selected article titles: "21 Candidates Run on August 7 Ballots" (p. 1), "Four More Men Killed in Italy" (p. 1), "Injunction Case Moved to Federal Court on July 21" (p. 1), "Center-Wide Memorial Service Slated Aug. 11" (p. 1), "Property Damage Warning Issued" (p. 1), "Tule Certificates of Indebtedness to be Redeemed" (p. 1), "Seattle WRA …

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img Mineo Osumi receiving flowers at Tokyo Station (ddr-njpa-4-1809)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Envoys Osumi, Isaka and [?] start travels. (Tokyo) 1939 July 18. Admiral Osumi, [?] Isaka, president of Tokyo [?], and [?] began their travels to Europe from Tokyo at 9 a.m. on the 18th. Officials and citizens saw them off. Osumi, a military representative in the Diet and the Minister of the …

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img Switchboard operator (ddr-densho-114-66)

Original caption: T/5 Thomas N. Goto, Paauilo, Hawaii, switching central operator, shown at a forward C.P., is ready to go on duty while other operators catch up on their sleep. American-born Japanese composing the 442nd Inf. Regt., 34th Div., have established an outstanding fighting record with the International Fifth Army - educated in West Coast schools, …

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doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4338 (July 19, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-52)

Selected article titles: "Intolerance-American Vintage: U.S. Army Publication -- Third Recon. Group Coverage Florence, Italy -- June 23, 1945"; "Anderson Scores Anti-Nisei Firms"; "Ten Japanese Aliens Returned to Hawaii"; "ACLU Renews Appeal to Navy to Lift Nisei Ban. Baldwin Contends Police Was by Field Officers"; "Tofu Factory Set Up in Minn."; "'Relocated Evacuees Muse Sell 'Will …

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img Nisei soldiers entertaining the wounded (ddr-densho-37-307)

Original caption: Private First Class George Inouye, an American of Japanese descent who was wounded in Italy, listening to a Japanese American band that entertained wounded U.S. soldiers at Halloran General Hospital in New York City. The entertainers, who had been defense workers and students before volunteering for the U.S. Army in Hawaii a year earlier, …

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doc Obituary, Harry Fumio Madokoro (ddr-csujad-55-1830)

Posthumous award of the Distinguished Service Cross to Harry Fumio Madokoro, Private First Class, Company K, 3d Battalion, 442d Regimental Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division for extraordinary heroism in military operations. Madokoro was drafted from Poston incarceration camp and was killed in action in Italy during World War II. See this object in the California State …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 17 No. 18 (November 6, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-43)

Selected article titles: "Position of Nisei Battalion In Italy 'Most Advanced' of U.S. Fifth Army, Says Lardner" (p. 1), "Troops Impose Martial Law On Tule Segregation Center. Army Intervenes As Newell Residents Defy Civil Authority; Report Twenty Persons Injured" (p. 1), "FBI Frees Nisei Held on Camera Charge" (p. 2), "Set Arguments In Case Testing Evacuee …

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 52 (May 3, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-165)

Selected article titles: "No Pacific Combat Duty for Nisei Soldiers" (p. 1), "Issuance of Gate Passes to School-Age Boys Halted" (p. 1), "First Unescorted Nisei Group on Way to Hawaiian Homes" (p. 1), "La Guardia Protests Nisei Relocation on East Coast" (p. 2), "Tule Agitators to be Interned at Leupp Center" (p. 2), "Court Will Test …

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 49 (December 4, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-158)

Selected article titles: "Relocation Meet May be Called. Nine Centers Will Join in Conclave" (p. 1), "Nisei Casualty List is Released. 34 Killed in Italy Campaign" (p. 1), "Youth Burns Foot on Hot Ashes" (p. 1), "1,500 American Repatriates Arrive from Orient" (p. 1), "'No Loyal Nisei Should Feel Ashamed of Japanese Heritage'" (p. 1), "Water …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 19 No. 5 (August 5, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-32)

Selected article titles: "120 Japanese Americans Killed in Italy" (p. 1), "Jewish Group Urges Justice for Evacuees" (p. 1), "Portland Vandals Desecrate Japanese Cemetery; Officer Blames Adults for Crime" (p. 1), "New Security Force Elected at Tule Lake" (p. 1), "Strike Threat by AFL Group Halts Employment of Evacuees" (p. 2), "Hunger Strike Ended by Tule …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 18 No. 1 (January 8, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-2)

Selected article titles: "Japanese American Battalion Fighting Some of Hardest Italy Battles, Says Newsman" (p. 1), "WRA Director Warns Against Wishful Thinking" (p. 1), "H.V. Kaltenborn Questions Coast Policy on Evacuation" (p. 1), "Hunt Firemen Strike Against Long Hours" (p. 2), "Twin Falls Official Denies Charges in Hearst Paper" (p. 3), "WRA to Drop Resettlement In …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 23 No. 3 (July 20, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-29)

Selected article titles: "President Truman Honors Nisei Troops. 6,000 Rain-Soaked Spectators Look on as Chief Executive Reviews Famed Combat Team" (p. 1), "Federal Judge Dismisses Court Petition by Renunciants to Regain American Citizenship" (p. 1), "Plans Changed, Combat Team To Be Deactivated in Hawaii" (p. 2), "JACL Group Will Undertake Active Program Against Race Prejudice Faced …

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doc Letters from Makoto Okine to Seiichi and Dorothy Okine, January 26, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-127)

Contains two letters written by Makoto Okine along with an envelope. He writes to his father and sister, Seiichi and Dorothy Okine separately, encloses the two letters into the same envelope, and mails to Seiichi Okine's place in Hawthorne, California. The letters are written in Leghorn, Italy where Makoto Okine is stationed as a U.S. Army …

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Makoto Okine (ddr-csujad-5-22)

A photograph of Makoto Okine in the US Military uniform. The photograph is addressing his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine and signed from Makoto Okine. It is taken by American Red Cross Photography Shop in Livorno, Italy, where Makoto is stationed as a US Army soldier. The note on the backside records the arrival of the …

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img Nisei soldiers in jeep (ddr-densho-114-99)

Original caption: A group of five Hawaiian-American soldiers of the 100th Inf. Bn., 442nd Inf. Regt., 34th Div., move up in the battle for Leghorn in a captured German jeep. American born Japanese composing the 442nd Inf. Regt., have established an outstanding record with the international Fifth Army - educated in West Coast schools, and numbering …

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img 522nd Field Artillery Battalion soldiers (ddr-densho-114-87)

Original caption: Castrellina Sector, Italy. Men of the 522nd Field Artillery Bn., 442nd Infantry Regt., 34th Division, are firing a 105-MM Howitzer in the Battle for Leghorn. The American born Japanese, of which the 442nd Inf. Regt. consists, here are, L. to R., Cpl. Edward Nakamura, Honolulu, T.H., Gunner; Pfc. George Tanna, Honolulu, T.H., No. 1 …

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