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77 items
![Lily Kajiwara Interview Segment 16 (ddr-manz-1-105-16)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9d/e7/9de7c143218f41ec5559182ee716c54a.jpg)
![Irene Yamauchi Tatsuta Interview Segment 20 (ddr-manz-1-158-20)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/2b/6f/2b6f6fb1a8343fa33eaba9d89f1bbf20.jpg)
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Irene Yamauchi Tatsuta Interview Segment 20 (ddr-manz-1-158-20)
Remembering a visit from Ben Kuroki in camp
![Ben Kuroki - Shige Kuroki Interview (ddr-densho-122-21)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/77/0d/770dfbed614bd63be989bae6a6bc29d6.jpg)
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Ben Kuroki - Shige Kuroki Interview (ddr-densho-122-21)
Ben Kuroki, Nisei male. Born May 16, 1917, in Hershey, Nebraska. Admitted to the Army Air Corps and flew thirty missions in Europe in a B-24 as a tailgunner and top turret gunner. Earned two Distinguished Flying Crosses and was acclaimed as the first Nisei war hero. Spoke at Heart Mountain, Wyoming, and two other camps …
![Parade for a Japanese American soldier (ddr-densho-37-664)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ee/82/ee82b537d053ffd79f7c6b71bfdbcf4b.jpg)
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Parade for a Japanese American soldier (ddr-densho-37-664)
Shown here is a welcoming parade for Sergeant Ben Kuroki.
![Japanese American soldier (ddr-densho-37-665)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a6/99/a69960232fb4da734e1cc22bf21d0ba4.jpg)
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Narrator Shige Kuroki
Wife of Ben Kuroki, who was acclaimed as the first Nisei war hero, and flew missions during World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
![Heroes: Ben Kuroki, American (ddr-csujad-55-762)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9e/83/9e83fa40d40c650651bf96a9b5f30f9a.jpg)
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Heroes: Ben Kuroki, American (ddr-csujad-55-762)
Biographical article on Ben Kuroki, a technical sergeant in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Published in "Time: the weekly magazine" on February 7, 1944. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0764
![Newspaper clipping from scrapbook page (ddr-densho-72-29)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/13/25/1325e37a1b708d14d49e36102eca2706.jpg)
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Newspaper clipping from scrapbook page (ddr-densho-72-29)
Time Magazine article titled: "Heroes: Ben Kuroki, American." From scrapbook titled "Scrapbook: 1944, Book 12."
![An Address by Sergeant Ben Kuroki, U.S. Army Air Force (ddr-densho-280-10)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d9/3f/d93ff024f40e66279f4949ff85355d89.jpg)
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An Address by Sergeant Ben Kuroki, U.S. Army Air Force (ddr-densho-280-10)
This transcription of Sergeant Kuroki's speech details his experience as a Japanese-American in the Air Force and articulates his desire for an end to prejudice within the military.
![Homecoming dinner for returning Nisei veterans (ddr-densho-162-14)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/98/f7/98f7d8be17737a355be4d7bb634a95e6.jpg)
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Homecoming dinner for returning Nisei veterans (ddr-densho-162-14)
In attendance Governor Maw and LDS church president George Albert Smith. At microphone is Ben Kuroki.
![Newspaper clipping featuring Ben Kuroki (ddr-csujad-49-255)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/83/f4/83f41a7d110044376b2617bb79a72e10.jpg)
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Newspaper clipping featuring Ben Kuroki (ddr-csujad-49-255)
Newspaper column article titled, "Nisei USA" by Larry Tajiri that talks about Ben Kuroki. An item from: pages 128-129 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_079_03
![Newspaper clippings featuring Ben Kuroki (ddr-csujad-49-253)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/cb/cf/cbcf6e08cbc303005657a7decfc6877e.jpg)
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Newspaper clippings featuring Ben Kuroki (ddr-csujad-49-253)
A collection of newspaper clippings on Ben Kuroki. Includes an article by John Kitasako. Items from: pages 128-129 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001) See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_079_01