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doc 14 Nisei and the Marauders (ddr-densho-1007-981)

Recounts the stories of the Nisei who worked with Merrill's Marauders in Myanmar (Burma). Copy, originally published in the Pacific Citizen.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-981/

img Crowd of soldiers surrounding David Quaid (ddr-densho-1007-331)

David Quaid being attended to after being injured by a supply drop in Northern Myanmar (Burma). The men are part of the 2nd Battalion of the 475th Infantry. Back of photo includes letter from Quaid. Letter mentions Henry Gosho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-331/

img Merrill's Marauders and civilians in Myanmar (Burma) (ddr-densho-1007-241)

Caption on back.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-241/

img Soldiers in front of a temple in Myanmar (ddr-densho-22-424)

Caption on front: "Burmese temple."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-22-424/

img Burma (ddr-densho-373-52)

Photograph of a man on a mule with other military personal in the background. Written across the photograph is "Burma 1943" in blue ink.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-373-52/

img Makeshift shower (ddr-densho-373-9)

Photograph of a makeshift shower. Written along the bottom of the photograph is "Shower made from gas tank Burma" in blue ink.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-373-9/

img Yasuharu Koike rolling a cigarette (ddr-ajah-2-872)

Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike of Alameda, CA. He served in the MIS (Military Intelligence Service) during WWII in the China-Burma-India campaign. Koike is seen here rolling his own tobacco to make a cigarette. Photo April 7, 1944.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-872/

img Yasuharu Koike giving a fellow soldier a haircut (ddr-ajah-2-857)

Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike cuts the hair of a friend while serving somewhere in the steaming hot jungles of Burma during WWII. At right is a Chinese assistant. Koike was a member of the MIS, the Military Intelligence Service. Photo August 1944. Koike hailed from Alameda, CA.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-857/

img People planting rice in field (ddr-ajah-2-881)

Caption below photo: Rice planting in Nan Kham, Burma, photographed by Yasuharu Koike of Alameda, CA., while he served in the CBI campaign during World War II. 1945

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-881/

doc Commendation letter for Yasuharu Koike and Toichi Ichimura to receive the Silver Star (ddr-ajah-2-877)

From Captain, Erle L. Stewart

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-877/

img Group of men in uniform sitting on ground (ddr-ajah-2-876)

Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike of Alameda, CA., with unknown group, China-Burma-India theatre, WWII, 1944

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-876/

img Yasuharu Koike and two men around sign with mileage to China (ddr-ajah-2-871)

Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike (at right) of Alameda, CA., served with the MIS in the China-Burma-India campaign during WWII. Photo 1944

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-871/

img Yasuharu Koike giving a fellow soldier a haircut (ddr-ajah-2-852)

Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike cuts the hair of a friend (not the Schlitz beer he has in his right hand) while serving somewhere in the steaming hot jungles of Burma during WWII. Koike was a member of the MIS, the Military Intelligence Service. Photo August 1944. Koike hailed from Alameda, CA.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-852/

img Group of tents (ddr-ajah-2-865)

Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike's tent in Burma. Koike service in the MIS in the China-Burma-India campaign in 1944. He was from Alameda, CA.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-865/

img Yasuharu Koike on top of captured tank (ddr-ajah-2-867)

Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike poses with a captured Japanese tankette. Smaller than most standard WWII tanks, this model appears to be similar to the 94TK model. The 94 saw use in Burma and China. Koike served with the MIS in the China-Burma-India campaign during WWII. Photo 1944. He was from Alameda, CA.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-867/

img People planting rice in field (ddr-ajah-2-882)

Caption below photo: Rice planting in Nan Kham, Burma, photographed by Yasuharu Koike of Alameda, CA., while he served in the CBI campaign during World War II. 1945

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-882/

img Three soldiers holding captured Japanese flag (ddr-ajah-2-856)

Caption below photo: Yasuharu Koike (center) displays a captured Japanese flag. Koike served in the MIS in the China-Burma-India campaign in 1944. He was from Alameda, CA.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-856/

img Frank Merrill, Herbert Miyasaki, and Akiji Yoshimura in Myanmar (Burma) (ddr-densho-1007-41)

Caption on back

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-41/

Collection Ozaki Family Collection (ddr-densho-373)

Collection of 75 Ozaki family photographs from 1930s-1960s with images from Poston, pre-war LA, WWII deployment in India and Myanmar, post-war Chicago, Georgia, and Florida.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-373/

img Aerial view of settlement and road on India-Burma (Myanmar) border (ddr-ajah-2-848)

Caption below photo describes location of Hell Gate Bridge

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-848/

img Photo of Yasuharu Koike questioning a Japanese soldier in Burma (Myanmar) (ddr-ajah-2-855)

Caption below photo describes context of MIS during the China-Burma-India campaign

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-855/

img Merrill's Marauders cross the Pangsau Pass from Assam, India into Myanmar (Burma) (ddr-densho-1007-239)

Caption on back.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-239/

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