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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-64)
Tad saw Zane Shironitta earlier that night, who looks well. A general came by to watch the company's firing range practice earlier that day. Parents' note on envelope back: 66 Monday Nov. 13, 1944
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-27)
Tad says Jacksonville is quite crowded and a good deal bigger than Salt Lake City. Says the locals were very friendly towards him and his friends, but he was upset by the racism he witnessed towards the Black population: "they sure treat the Negroes like dirt." While Tad was away, Zane Shironitta came to camp to …