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Walter Tanaka Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1004-6-2)
vh Walter Tanaka Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1004-6-2)
Segregated along with other Japanese Americans after the war started

Narrator Walter Tanaka

Nisei male. Born February 19, 1918, in Watsonville, California. Drafted into the military before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Volunteered for the Military Intelligence Service and interrogated Japanese POWs in Australia during the war. After the war, served as a linguist and interpreter in Japan during the U.S. occupation.

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.

Narrator Gus Tanaka

Nisei male. Born August 3, 1923, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Portland, where father was a physician in Japantown. Was attending college prior to World War II. During the war, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp to attend college before being drafted in 1944. Served in …

Narrator Rose Tanaka

Nisei female. Born October 11, 1926, in San Luis Obispo, California. Grew up in San Luis Obispo, where parents farmed. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp with the help of the Nisei Student Relocation project and moved to Denver, Colorado.
Postcard from Mrs. D.L. Cooke to Sam Tanaka, August 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-2014)
doc Postcard from Mrs. D.L. Cooke to Sam Tanaka, August 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-2014)
Postcard from Mrs. D.L. Cooke to Sam Tanaka in the Jerome incarceration camp including a greeting and update from Cooke. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2117
Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 28, No. 1, January 1991 (ddr-sjacl-1-392)
doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 28, No. 1, January 1991 (ddr-sjacl-1-392)
Newsletter covering the following topics: 1991 President, Gail Tanaka; Installation Banquet, Sea-Tac Marriott, $30, keynote-Cong. Bob Matsui; article by Bob Sato on Legacy Fund, donors acknowledged; Seattle JACL Aging and Retirement Committee offers six Pre-retirement seminars.
img "Bows Out in Blaze of Glory" (ddr-densho-201-224)
Caption on front: "Bows Out In Blaze of Glory." Caption on side: "C. Company, Cpt. Walter Johnson, 1st Lt. Anthony Deluca, 1st Lt. Samuel Leibitz, 1st Lt. Bert Tanaka. Kenge Sakagami, Imoto, Omoto, Urada, Shikuma, Takahashi, Bob Sato, C. Co 442nd?"
img "Bows Out in Blaze of Glory" (ddr-densho-201-225)
Caption on front: "Bows Out In Blaze of Glory." Caption on side: "C. Company, Cpt. Walter Johnson, 1st Lt. Anthony Deluca, 1st Lt. Samuel Leibitz, 1st Lt. Bert Tanaka. Kenge Sakagami, Imoto, Omoto, Urada, Shikuma, Takahashi, Bob Sato, C. Co 442nd?"
Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-463)
img Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-463)
The soldiers honored during this service were: Pvt. John Ryoji Kawaguchi, Pvt. Tomoyuki Kikuchi, S. Sgt. Francis Tsukasa Kinoshita, Pvt. John Hiroshi Kyono, Pfc. William Kenzo Nakamura, Pvt. Satoru Onodera, Sgt. George Sawada, 1st Sgt. Tami Takemoto, and Pfc. Matsusaburo Tanaka.
Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-458)
img Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-458)
The soldiers honored during this service were: Pvt. John Ryoji Kawaguchi, Pvt. Tomoyuki Kikuchi, S. Sgt. Francis Tsukasa Kinoshita, Pvt. John Hiroshi Kyono, Pfc. William Kenzo Nakamura, Pvt. Satoru Onodera, Sgt. George Sawada, 1st Sgt. Tami Takemoto, and Pfc. Matsusaburo Tanaka.
Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-460)
img Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-460)
The soldiers honored during this service were: Pvt. John Ryoji Kawaguchi, Pvt. Tomoyuki Kikuchi, S. Sgt. Francis Tsukasa Kinoshita, Pvt. John Hiroshi Kyono, Pfc. William Kenzo Nakamura, Pvt. Satoru Onodera, Sgt. George Sawada, 1st Sgt. Tami Takemoto, and Pfc. Matsusaburo Tanaka.
Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-462)
img Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-462)
The soldiers honored during this service were: Pvt. John Ryoji Kawaguchi, Pvt. Tomoyuki Kikuchi, S. Sgt. Francis Tsukasa Kinoshita, Pvt. John Hiroshi Kyono, Pfc. William Kenzo Nakamura, Pvt. Satoru Onodera, Sgt. George Sawada, 1st Sgt. Tami Takemoto, and Pfc. Matsusaburo Tanaka.
Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-461)
img Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-461)
The soldiers honored during this service were: Pvt. John Ryoji Kawaguchi, Pvt. Tomoyuki Kikuchi, S. Sgt. Francis Tsukasa Kinoshita, Pvt. John Hiroshi Kyono, Pfc. William Kenzo Nakamura, Pvt. Satoru Onodera, Sgt. George Sawada, 1st Sgt. Tami Takemoto, and Pfc. Matsusaburo Tanaka.
Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-466)
img Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-466)
Mothers receiving flags for their sons: Pvt. John Ryoji Kawaguchi, Pvt. Tomoyuki Kikuchi, S. Sgt. Francis Tsukasa Kinoshita, Pvt. John Hiroshi Kyono, Pfc. William Kenzo Nakamura, Pvt. Satoru Onodera, Sgt. George Sawada, 1st Sgt. Tami Takemoto, and Pfc. Matsusaburo Tanaka.
Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-465)
img Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-465)
Mothers receiving flags for their sons: Pvt. John Ryoji Kawaguchi, Pvt. Tomoyuki Kikuchi, S. Sgt. Francis Tsukasa Kinoshita, Pvt. John Hiroshi Kyono, Pfc. William Kenzo Nakamura, Pvt. Satoru Onodera, Sgt. George Sawada, 1st Sgt. Tami Takemoto, and Pfc. Matsusaburo Tanaka.
Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-464)
img Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-464)
The soldiers honored during this service were: Pvt. John Ryoji Kawaguchi, Pvt. Tomoyuki Kikuchi, S. Sgt. Francis Tsukasa Kinoshita, Pvt. John Hiroshi Kyono, Pfc. William Kenzo Nakamura, Pvt. Satoru Onodera, Sgt. George Sawada, 1st Sgt. Tami Takemoto, and Pfc. Matsusaburo Tanaka.
Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-457)
img Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-457)
The soldiers honored during this service were: Pvt. John Ryoji Kawaguchi, Pvt. Tomoyuki Kikuchi, S. Sgt. Francis Tsukasa Kinoshita, Pvt. John Hiroshi Kyono, Pfc. William Kenzo Nakamura, Pvt. Satoru Onodera, Sgt. George Sawada, 1st Sgt. Tami Takemoto, and Pfc. Matsusaburo Tanaka.
Japanese Americans at Shoshone Falls (ddr-densho-15-66)
img Japanese Americans at Shoshone Falls (ddr-densho-15-66)
These Japanese Americans enjoying a day at Shoshone Falls near the Minidoka concentration camp were allowed to leave the camp on an approved day pass. Left to right: Tom (last name unknown), Ted Kamada, Yoneko Tanaka, unidentified, Norio Mitsuoka, and Kiyoko (last name unknown).
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