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img Calligraphy art (ddr-densho-385-15)

Fujio Morikawa kept a journal while incarcerated at Lordsburg U.S. Army internment camp. In his journal included translations of letters, news articles, and announcements; notes on English grammar and mathematics; essays on different topics; and calligraphy.

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img Carl Spaatz and Henry Arnold speaking to each other (ddr-njpa-1-1832)

Caption on reverse: "U.S. air chiefs in Italy. Lieutenant General Carl A. Spaatz (left) and General Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General of the United States Army Air Forces, talk things over during a visit by Gen. Arnold to the Naples sector in Italy following historic Allied conferences in Cairo, Egypt, and Teheran, Iran. Gen. Spaatz, at …

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doc Petition for Rehearing (ddr-densho-385-1)

Fujio Hata requests a rehearing from Judge J. Charles Dennis in Seattle, Washington to reconsider his request of parole from Lordsburg U.S. Army Internment Camp so that he could be reunified with his family incarcerated at Tule Lake Concentration Camp. His son was sick and being treated at Tule Lake Hospital. Fujio Morikawa kept a journal …

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vh Aya Uenishi Medrud Interview (ddr-densho-1000-213)

Nisei female. Born April 9, 1925, in Malden, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, Washington, before being removed with family to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. From Minidoka, relocated with family to Utica, New York. Worked in Japan for the U.S. Army of Occupation, and for the Tokyo General Army Hospital …

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doc Story of the "No/No-No/Yes" Soldiers of the 1800 General Service Battalion, U.S. Army (ddr-csujad-24-69)

In this document Cedrick M. Shimo describes the Army unit during World War II that was made up of Americans of Japanese, German, and Italian descent, who were considered "suspect." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_05_003

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doc Letter from Joseph W. Stilwell, General, U.S. Army, to Lt. Frank S. Okusako, November 15, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-236)

Correspondence from Joseph Stilwell to Frank Okusako regarding the case of Okusako's family. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0238

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img U.S. military vehicle (ddr-csujad-38-123)

A photograph of a U.S. military vehicle at U.S. Army language school in Presidio of Monterey, California. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 28. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_28_002

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img George S. Patton inspecting the troops (ddr-njpa-1-1154)

Caption on reverse: "4/26/44. U.S. general inspects his troops. U.S. Lieutenant General George S. Patton, J., who commanded the American Seventh Army in Sicily, inspects tropps of a unit in his now command somewhere in the European Theater of Operations. Gen. Patton recently arrived in Great Britain to take over his new, undisclosed command."

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img Two men in uniform wading across river (ddr-ajah-2-750)

Caption: Joe Iwataki photographs fellow U.S. Army soldiers Andy (left) and Mike while on training maneuvers in Washington State in August 1941. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-247 with additional notes

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img Military volunteers (ddr-densho-37-663)

Original WRA caption: Volunteers for induction into the U.S. Army to serve in a special combat team of Japanese-Americans. At foot of flag pole stand H.L. Stafford, project director and right, Philip Schafer, assistant project director.

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img Dwight D. Eisenhower saluting (ddr-njpa-1-222)

Caption on reverse: "Eisenhower Salutes. Lieut. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower of the U.S. Army, Commander-in-Chief of Allied operations in North Africa, salutes during a parade in Algiers, 6361-P. Not for use in British Isles."

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img Joseph Stilwell and George C. Campbell at breakfast (ddr-njpa-1-1816)

Caption on reverse: "4/8/44. U.S. Gen. Stilwell has hurried meal on Burma front. Lieutenant General Joseph W. Stilwell (right), Commander in Chief of U.S. forces in China, Burma and India, interrupts breakfast to issue orders, somewhere on the Northern Burma front. At left is Major George C. Campbell of the U.S. Army. American and Chinese troops …

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img Army church (ddr-csujad-38-435)

Photographed is U.S. Army church. The caption reads: "Army church (George's place)," "Hq 24th __f ___ in church." Title from caption. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_04_007_003

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img Matthew Ridgway giving a speech (ddr-njpa-1-1420)

Caption on reverse: "Watch your credit-International News Photos. Washington, D.C.-Gen. Matthew Ridgway, Army Chief of Staff received a thunderous ovation from legionaires when he was introduced at the closing session of the American Legion's 36th Annual Convention. He told the veterans that today's U.S. Army ' will perform any duty required of us, in the light …

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img Nisei soldiers moving towards battle (ddr-densho-114-81)

Original caption: Orciano Area, Italy. 2nd Lt. Masanao Otake of Lahaina, Maui (Hawaii), who was commissioned in Battle, leads his platoon from the town of Orciano into an attack pressing toward Leghorn. U.S. Fifth Army. 15 July 1944.

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doc Denson Communique No. 5 (November 6, 1942) (ddr-densho-144-5)

Selected article titles: "Mail Order Goods Here" (p. 1), "Pre-School Meet Has Apt Topics" (p. 1), "Nisei Given Chance to Enlist in U.S. Army" (p. 1), "Diarrhoea [Diarrhea] Cases Caused by New Plumbing, Doctor Says" (p. 2).

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img Biographical sketch of Briant H. Wells (ddr-njpa-2-1043)

Title: "Short biographical sketch of Major General Briant H. Wells, U.S. Army, who will command the troops of the Hawaiian Department in the review to be held at Schofield Barracks, T. H. for President Roosevelt July 26, 1934."

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img Picking the site (ddr-csujad-47-30)

Photograph of the Owens Valley Coordinating Committee picking the site for the Manzanar Incarceration Camp. From left to right: Wallace Howard (FBI), Rex Nicholson (WCCA), Col. McGill (U.S. Army), Ralph P. Merritt (Chairman, Owens Valley Coordinating Committee), Clayton E. Triggs (WCCA), and Col. Kelton (U.S. Army). Caption reads: Picking the site. Title from caption, which was …

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doc Card from Masao Okine to Mrs. S. Okine, March 5, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-136)

A card for Mother's Day from Masao Okine to his mother, Tomeyo Okine in Hawthorne, California. He probably writes from Japan where he is deployed as a U.S. Army soldier. The card is mailed via San Francisco by the U.S. Army Postal Service. The handwritten notes on the backside of the envelope read: Arrived on March …

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img Nisei sniper (ddr-densho-114-46)

Original caption: Castrellina Area, Italy. Pfc. Genkichi Akamine, Honolulu, T. H., a sniper with the 100th Inf. Bn., 34th Div., is a typical American of Japanese descent. A native of Hawaii, he has three years service in the U.S. Army, and has fought through the entire Italian Campaign, just ending 16 days of hill fighting in …

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img Men outside Reno Junction station (ddr-ajah-2-783)

Caption: U.S. Army soldiers, including Joe Iwataki (he is taking the photo) guard train tracks, tunnels and bridges in January 1942, near Reno, NV. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-283 with additional notes

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img Train on tracks through canyon (ddr-ajah-2-781)

Caption: U.S. Army soldiers, including Joe Iwataki (he is taking the photo) guard train tracks, tunnels and bridges in January 1942, near Belden, CA.. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-326 with additional notes

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img Group of soldiers in snow outside tunnel entrance (ddr-ajah-2-780)

Caption: U.S. Army soldiers, including Joe Iwataki (he is taking the photo)guard train tracks, tunnels and bridges in January 1942, near Belden, CA. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-314 with additional notes

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 31 (August 3, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-79)

Selected article titles: "Japan Now Represented in U.S. by Swiss Govt." (pp. 1, 3), "Army Alone Determines Who Can Return--Pratt" (pp. 1-2), "Demonstration Given by Center Fire Dept." (p. 2), and "Safety Council Gives Warning" (p. 4).

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doc Letter from Shirley Cobb, [volunteer], American Red Cross, to Kune Hisatomi, Pfc., U.S. Army, [July 27, 1945?] (ddr-csujad-1-1)

V-mail from Shirley Cobb, American Red Cross volunteer, to Kune Hisatomi, Pfc., U.S. Army. Shirley Cobb described her work: She worked at an airport in Florence, Italy. She learned that Kune also stayed in Italy and tried to locate him. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_01_01_001

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