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img "Church of Santa Maria" (ddr-densho-201-295)
Santa Maria della Salute on The Grand Canal in Italy. Caption on front: "Church of Santa Maria."
img "442nd Bows Out in 'Blaze of Glory' 1946, Livorno, Italy." (ddr-densho-201-396)
Soldiers marching in formation. Caption on front: "442nd Bows Out in 'Blaze of Glory' 1946, Livorno, Italy."
Soldiers next to a statue (ddr-densho-201-167)
img Soldiers next to a statue (ddr-densho-201-167)
U.S. soldiers standing next to a statue in "Leghorn City Square (Hitch Hike Square)" in Livorno, Italy.
img "US Army Rest Center in Rome Italy" (ddr-densho-201-278)
Caption on front: "US Army Rest Center in Rome Italy." The Mussolini Forum Rest Center in Rome.
Letter from Alvin Uchiyama to Kathleen Koga Uchiyama (ddr-densho-406-130)
doc Letter from Alvin Uchiyama to Kathleen Koga Uchiyama (ddr-densho-406-130)
Depressed that he has to stay in Italy while most of his company gets to go home
Man sitting on ledge of pool (ddr-densho-368-65)
img Man sitting on ledge of pool (ddr-densho-368-65)
Soldier of 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Italy, possibly at a family estate where they were encamped
Man standing on ledge of pool (ddr-densho-368-66)
img Man standing on ledge of pool (ddr-densho-368-66)
Soldier of 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Italy, possibly at a family estate where they were encamped

Narrator Chester Tanaka

Nisei male. Born in St. Louis, Missouri. During World War II, served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Italy and France.
Soldiers in front of large building (ddr-densho-368-64)
img Soldiers in front of large building (ddr-densho-368-64)
Soldiers of 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Italy, possibly in front of family estate where they were encamped
Letter from Ben Murota to Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-109)
doc Letter from Ben Murota to Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-109)
Sent from Italy where he is stationed guarding Italian prisoners. In envelope with object ddr-densho-410-107
img "44nd RCT Going Home, July 1946 Livorno, Italy. Gang plank going up." (ddr-densho-201-362)
Crowded ship in dock. Caption on front: "44nd RCT Going Home, July 1946 Livorno, Italy. Gang plank going up."
img "Bridge of Sigh [sic]" (ddr-densho-201-293)
The Bridge of Sighs spanning the Rio di Palazzo in Venice, Italy. Caption on front: "Bridge of Sigh [sic]."
Three men waving out a windowTop-Kick Col. Miller
img Three men waving out a windowTop-Kick Col. Miller" (ddr-densho-201-366)
Colonel, girl, and women. Caption on front: "44nd RCT Going Home, July 1946 Livorno, Italy.'Top-Kick Col. Miller."
George Yoshioka (ddr-densho-357-741)
img George Yoshioka (ddr-densho-357-741)
This portrait in military uniform is addressed from George, "To Ma and Pa." Handwritten caption: "In Italy, George Yoshioka."
Letter from Alvin Uchiyama to Kathleen Koga Uchiyama (ddr-densho-406-127)
doc Letter from Alvin Uchiyama to Kathleen Koga Uchiyama (ddr-densho-406-127)
Rumors that some in his outfit are going back to the states, while other will be reassigned in Italy
img "US Army Rest Center in Rome Italy" (ddr-densho-201-277)
Caption on front: "US Army Rest Center in Rome Italy." A statue at the Mussolini Forum Rest Center in Rome.
Photograph of Michi Weglyn in Florence, Italy (ddr-csujad-24-162)
img Photograph of Michi Weglyn in Florence, Italy (ddr-csujad-24-162)
A photograph of Michi Weglyn in Florence, Italy. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_030
Three men waving out a window (ddr-densho-201-365)
img Three men waving out a window (ddr-densho-201-365)
Three men waving out a window. Caption on front: "44nd RCT Going Home, July 1946 Livorno, Italy. Kariya, Sakuma, Fujinami."
img "John Nakano Seattle, Walt Ogura 'Pen Beach' Italy, Geo. Tanagi Seattle" (ddr-densho-201-398)
Japanese American soldiers on a beach. Caption on front: "John Nakano Seattle, Walt Ogura 'Pen Beach' Italy, Geo. Tanagi Seattle."
Japanese American soldiers at Verona railway station (ddr-densho-201-69)
img Japanese American soldiers at Verona railway station (ddr-densho-201-69)
Three Japanese American soldiers, probably at Verona Porta Nuova railway station in Verona, Italy. Caption on reverse: "Koichi Asano, Yukio Arishiro."
Jinx' Falkenburg signing autographs at USO show (ddr-densho-201-394)
img Jinx' Falkenburg signing autographs at USO show (ddr-densho-201-394)
Eugenia Lincoln 'Jinx' Falkenburg signing autographs at a USO show. Caption on front: "'Jenks' [sic]Falkenburg USO show Milan, Italy 1945."
Carrara aerial cityscape (ddr-densho-201-114)
img Carrara aerial cityscape (ddr-densho-201-114)
Aerial view of the city of Carrara, Italy. A man and two chlidren sit on a ledge looking over the city.
Nisei soldiers on patrol (ddr-densho-114-179)
img Nisei soldiers on patrol (ddr-densho-114-179)
Original caption: [illegible] troops of Japanese ancestry, ride jeep patrol through the streets of Leghorn, Italy. Fifth Army, July 19, 1944.
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