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![Panoramic view of Lecco, Italy (ddr-densho-201-302)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9d/36/9d364517c41877b66b4c06bbf2ac8eaa.jpg)
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Panoramic view of Lecco, Italy (ddr-densho-201-302)
Caption on front: "Lecco - Veduta panoramica [Lecco - panoramic view]." Caption in album: "July & Aug 1945 442nd & 100th took break in Lecco - went swimming - saw boxing and USO show in Milan."
![U.S. military regiment in Italy (ddr-densho-201-367)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/59/0f/590f397928bbe985e0dafbcd13f7b17b.jpg)
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U.S. military regiment in Italy (ddr-densho-201-367)
Caption on front: "Sam Sugidonado, Yukio Su[k?]ata, Kauai-Hi, Joe Ho, Livorno, Italy 1945."
![U.S. military regiment in Italy (ddr-densho-201-368)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/c1/d9/c1d94de98f0eb5cf0b6534469d0bf48f.jpg)
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U.S. military regiment in Italy (ddr-densho-201-368)
Caption on front: "Mas Takahashi, Frank Shiota, Hiroshi Shikuma, Joe Matsusaki, Leghorn, Italy 1945."
![Scuttled ship in Leghorn, Italy (ddr-densho-201-814)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ac/b6/acb616aef4e437430e8ed5b2b6c03788.jpg)
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Scuttled ship in Leghorn, Italy (ddr-densho-201-814)
Caption in album: "Scuttled ship in Leghorn harbor."
![Soldiers preparing to leave Italy (ddr-densho-201-801)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/2c/7e/2c7ef7123ad17cc40ee9bb7f0934f105.jpg)
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Soldiers preparing to leave Italy (ddr-densho-201-801)
Caption in album: "Loading onto cattle car, 1946."
![Portrait of family in Italy (ddr-densho-368-67)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/cb/c0/cbc01e6b103b17746f94f90081394e0d.jpg)
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Portrait of family in Italy (ddr-densho-368-67)
Possibly family of estate where soldiers of 442nd Regimental Combat Team were encamped
![Masao Watanabe Segment 38 (ddr-densho-1000-103-38)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/3e/7c/3e7c81460fec3127cac36ed76cc28599.jpg)
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Masao Watanabe Segment 38 (ddr-densho-1000-103-38)
Studying in Italy after the end of the war
At the time this interview was taped, Mr. Watanabe was recovering from a recent series of cancer treatments.
![Masao Watanabe Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-103-39)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/3e/7c/3e7c81460fec3127cac36ed76cc28599.jpg)
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Masao Watanabe Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-103-39)
Guarding prisoners in Italy evokes comparisons to concentration camps
At the time this interview was taped, Mr. Watanabe was recovering from a recent series of cancer treatments.
![Military parade (ddr-densho-201-539)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d1/a8/d1a8510436b40e0b95c79e946a3aa51b.jpg)
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Military parade (ddr-densho-201-539)
Caption in album: "Gedi Italy, May & June 1945 / 'Retreat Parade / Chuck Shimomura.'"
![Masao Sakagami visiting the Florence American Cemetery (ddr-densho-201-784)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/3a/fc/3afc9c3c3ce26f058dd76368ef9206f2.jpg)
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Masao Sakagami visiting the Florence American Cemetery (ddr-densho-201-784)
Caption in album: "Aug. 19, 1946 / Castelfiorentino, Italy / Hisashi (WA) & Masaru Tamura."
![Florence American Cemetery (ddr-densho-201-783)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/1a/b2/1ab254f541f7eb2da56d71a1a7b585c4.jpg)
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Florence American Cemetery (ddr-densho-201-783)
Caption in album: "Aug. 19, 1946 / Castelfiorentino, Italy / Hisashi (WA) & Masaru Tamura."
![Two soldiers in Florence (ddr-densho-201-602)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/f2/0f/f20f5f45adac5ce3c860a00f0d8e2d29.jpg)
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Two soldiers in Florence (ddr-densho-201-602)
Caption in album: "Majestic Hotel / Florence Italy." Masao Sakagami on the right.
![](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/03/78/0378803f7098dbf7bda0af18e489d36a.jpg)
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"The Grand Canal" (ddr-densho-201-291)
The Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Caption on front: "The Grand Canal."
![USO show and 442nd Orchestra (ddr-densho-201-544)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b9/32/b9320eeb67a3bf93711498939dac1d9a.jpg)
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USO show and 442nd Orchestra (ddr-densho-201-544)
Caption in album: "Gedi Italy /1945 June/July / USO Show & 442 Orchestra."
![Masao Sakagami visiting the Florence American Cemetery (ddr-densho-201-782)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/36/07/3607870c527e8db3f438f27cfd1beede.jpg)
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Masao Sakagami visiting the Florence American Cemetery (ddr-densho-201-782)
Caption in album: "Aug. 19, 1946 / Castelfiorentino, Italy / Hisashi (WA) & Masaru Tamura."
![Florence American Cemetery (ddr-densho-201-781)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/78/0e/780eefeadeefe3459375460651340f8c.jpg)
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Florence American Cemetery (ddr-densho-201-781)
Caption in album: "Aug. 19, 1946 / Castelfiorentino, Italy / Hisashi (WA) & Masaru Tamura."
![Soldiers and civilians outside American Red Cross Paramount Theatre (ddr-densho-201-166)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/70/83/70834015bdba988bc49aa000b69fbe6f.jpg)
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Soldiers and civilians outside American Red Cross Paramount Theatre (ddr-densho-201-166)
Soldiers and civilians outside American Red Cross Paramount Theatre in Livorno, Italy.
![Milan Cathedral (ddr-densho-201-440)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/1b/10/1b105b52d446a9a65110d866645ea6fa.jpg)
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Milan Cathedral (ddr-densho-201-440)
Caption on reverse: "Cathedral in Milano Italy. 3rd largest in the world."
![442nd Regimental Combat Team building in Italy (ddr-densho-368-51)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/54/ce/54cec2f577978bd0373465ab0eea104e.jpg)
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442nd Regimental Combat Team building in Italy (ddr-densho-368-51)
Soldier standing in front of 442nd Regimental Combat Team building in Italy
![Japanese professor greeting German and Italian students (ddr-njpa-4-1481)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/df/45/df45e65b4ff713da7ae10479efa4ce5c.jpg)
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Japanese professor greeting German and Italian students (ddr-njpa-4-1481)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Students of Japan, Germany and Italy meet. (Rome) Domei. When a team of German students visited Italy, students from Japan, Germany and Italy held a student exchange meeting in the suburbs of Rome. The photo shows the interchange between students from the three countries. At the center is the Japanese deputy, instructor …
![Florence Cathedral (ddr-densho-201-236)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b1/46/b1462062f1723733c95a20ff277f2fb6.jpg)
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Florence Cathedral (ddr-densho-201-236)
Florence Cathedral, or the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, in Florence, Italy.
![View of a building at the Florence American Cemetery (ddr-densho-201-786)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/90/8d/908dffa12f579c0f1f0571820e0a6bd3.jpg)
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View of a building at the Florence American Cemetery (ddr-densho-201-786)
Caption in album: "United States Military Cemetery / Castelfioro [sic] Italy / Aug. 19, 1946."
![](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/24/e9/24e951b316a5c517adf9a304e6828617.jpg)
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"St. Marcus Church [sic]" (ddr-densho-201-294)
St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy. Caption on front: "St. Marcus Church [sic]."
![Gravesite for Hissie Iwai at the Florence American Cemetery (ddr-densho-201-785)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/fa/cb/facb7d2d254dd32ae9028e3ebfdbe290.jpg)
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Gravesite for Hissie Iwai at the Florence American Cemetery (ddr-densho-201-785)
Caption in album: "Hissie Iwai / Auburn, Wash. / Castelfioro [sic] Italy / Aug. 19, 1946."
![Gravesite for Masaru Tamura at the Florence American Cemetery (ddr-densho-201-787)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/fe/bd/febd025970957d692ce8b4456a29d182.jpg)
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Gravesite for Masaru Tamura at the Florence American Cemetery (ddr-densho-201-787)
Caption in album: "Masaru Tamura / Fife, Wash. / Castelfioro [sic] Italy / Aug. 19, 1946."