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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-85)
Tad thanks his parents for their Christmas gift, which he's already opened (letter written 12/2). John Miyasaki is going into town and Tad plans to go with him; Tad says he can go anytime he wants. Parents' note on envelope back: 88 Thursday Dec 7, 1944
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-175)
Tad described a three-day assignment as stretcher bearer in the front and met with John again. Parents' note on envelope back: 178 Thursday May 3, 1945 PM
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-270)
Got 11 letters dating from September; assumes they have moved back to San Francisco by now; sends address for John Miyasaki. Parents' note on envelope back: 272 Tuesday Oct. 23, 1945
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-306)
Spent a couple of hours visiting John; assures them he is getting their letters; the camp puppy is growing and is very cute; asks how the new job is going; asks for magazines. Parents' note on envelope back: 309 Friday Jan. 4, 1946 Request for magazines
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-173)
Tad reported the ending of the measles quarantine and a surprise reunion with John. Parents' note on envelope back: 176 Saturday April 28, 1945
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-176)
Tad describes spending a pleasant morning with John and getting a haircut, Tad was reassigned to company for the coming battle. Parents' note on envelope back: 178 Thursday May 3, 1945 PM
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-72)
Tad lost his medal, but he plans to buy a new one. Today was the company's last day with the machine guns. There was a mouse in Tad's hut, but he and John caught and drowned it ("quick and painless"). Parents' note on envelope back: 75 Wednesday Nov. 22, 1944
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-200)
Tad temporarily reassigned to the Service Company because the main band is going to Milan while he and a few others are playing for the officer's dances; hence he is getting a new address; Tad enclosed a picture of John and Chester. Parents' note on envelope back: 202 Wednesday June 20, 1945
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-140)
Two letters: one check-in from Tad to his parents, one letter to Tad from Ted Matsushima. In the first letter, Tad thanks his parents for sending candy for Valentine's Day, mentions measles is going around camp, and asks for $25. Ted's letter is more thorough: he scolds Tad for not telling him where he was, says …