Caption: While at Camp Crowder, Missouri, Dick Otsubo of Stockton, CA., and pal Joe Iwataki (at right) of alameda, CA., pose somewhere on the grounds, which they jokingly referred to as "Jimmy Kusuda's garden". Kusuda was another army friend stationed there. Unfortunately, Otsubo died in Italy during WWII. Photo August 26, 1942. Inscription on back: Aug. …

A letter from Makoto Okine to his father, Seiichi Okine in Hawthorne, California. This letter is probably written in Italy where Makoto is stationed as a U.S. Army soldier and mailed via New York by the U.S. Army Postal Service. He regrets not being able to write to his father for a long time because he …

Selected article titles: "California Nisei Awarded Medal of Honor. Nation's Highest Honor Given Japanese American Who Gave Life to Save Comrades in Italy" (p. 1), "Youth to Die in Gas Chamber for Murder of Nisei Veteran" (p. 1), "New Evacuation Faces Residents in L.A. Area" (p. 1), "California Seeks Confiscation of Farm Property" (p. 1), "Tule …

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Osumi, Minister of the Navy, invited the commanders-in-chief of every country. [Tokyo 1934 June 7]. Minister of the Navy Osumi held a party after the national funeral of Togo, who was the General of the Army. Traiyer, Commander-in-Chief of the support fleet, and three others attended the party. They came from England. …

Selected article titles: "Six Nisei GIs Killed, 16 Hurt in Plane Crash" (p. 1), "Trailer Homes for Returning Evacuees" (p. 1), "Attorney Wirin Not Connected With Tule Lake Cases" (p. 1), "Outrigger Club Officials Will Continue Anti-Oriental Policy" (p. 1), "Nisei Soldiers Lead Armistice Parade In Italy" (p. 1), "Two Counties Bar Aid to Evacuee Group" …

Nisei male. Born July 10, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in the Thomas-Auburn area of Washington. Following Executive Order 9066, family was removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, then to Tule Lake concentration camp in California. Later transferred to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Volunteered as a replacement for the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team and trained …

[Translation]: "Person of the Day: Ciano. Even though Italy's 'Albanian March,' which has caused all of Europe to shake, has not yet reached its finale, Ciano gallantly boarded a plane on the 8th, bound for the Albanian capital of Tirana. Just 36 years old this year and already bearing the heavy of responsibility of taking Britain …