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doc Letter from Shirley Cobb, [volunteer], American Red Cross, to Kune Hisatomi, Pfc., U.S. Army, [March 5, 1945?] (ddr-csujad-1-6)

Correspondence from Shirley Cobb, American Red Cross volunteer, to Kune Hisatomi, Pfc., U.S. Army. Shirley Cobb described her work and the weather in Italy. She also criticized the war and people's optimistic view. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_01_01_006

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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 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 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 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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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 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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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 Denson Tribune Vol. II No. 36 (May 5, 1944) (ddr-densho-144-167)

Selected article titles: "Eight Citizens Will be Inducted Into U.S. Army" (p. 1), "Checkables, Freight to be Pocessed [Processed]" (p. 1), "Housekeepers are Wanted" (p. 3), "Prohibit Discrimination" (p. 3), "Treatment is 'Wonderful'" (p. 4), "Leupp Center Will Reopen" (p. 6).

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doc Daily Press Review, Vol. VII, No. 17 (ddr-densho-156-306)

Article titles: "Jap Center Under Martial Law..."; "Manzanar Riots"; "WRA and Land Use"; "Plan to Kill Elk in Park for Camp Japanese is Protested"; "Jap Camp Gets New Officers"; "Letters from the People"; "Evacuees Leave for U.S. Army School Monday."

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doc Daily Press Review, Vol. VI, No. 16 (ddr-densho-156-280)

Article titles: "Committee Probes Anti-Jap Feeling"; "City's Milk Shortage Becoming More Acute"; "Jap Treachery Hides N.Y.K. Finances"; "Labor Situation in Tillamook Area"; "Suit Hits Citizenship"; "No Figures on Japanese in U.S. Army"; Pictures of Japanese Prisoners"; "Letters to Editors."

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img Award ceremony (ddr-densho-114-67)

Original caption: Lt. Gen. Lucian K Truscott, Jr., CG, U.S. Fifth Army, salutes after fastening the Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation Banner to the guidon of Co. L, 3rd Bn., 442nd Japanese-American Combat Team, at a ceremony at Leghorn, Italy. 9/4/45.

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img Member of the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion with Italian soldier (ddr-densho-114-93)

Original caption: Castrellina Sector, Italy. Tec 5 William Hirata, Honolulu, Hawaii, 522nd Field Artillery Bn., 442nd Inf. Regt., 34th Division, and Lorenzo Riba, Italian soldier, Right, 11th Pack Mule Co., 34th Division, are comrades-in-arms. U.S. Fifth Army. 12 July 1944.

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doc Topaz Times Vol. VI No. 22 (February 24, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-279)

Selected article titles: "Topaz Residents Seek Civil Rights Says U.S. Press" (p. 1), "Five Nisei Draft Refusers in Custody at Granada" (p. 1), "Japanese Fight Canada's Order" (p. 1), "An Editorial Reprint: Draft 'Limited'" (p. 2), "JACL Opposes Army Segregation" (p. 3).

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Collection Morikawa Family Collection (ddr-densho-385)

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. The collection includes selections of this journal. The collection also includes a roster of Lordsburg inmates; a daily paper from …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 72, No. 9 (March 5, 1971) (ddr-pc-43-9)

Selected article titles: "Fujii: 1-man U.S. Army in Laos helps Vietnam soldiers to safety" (p. 1), "Medal of honor: saved lives of his buddies" (p. 1), "Need textbook on Nikkei" (p. 1), Nine NC-WNDC chapters administer own Blue Cross plan, benefits increase" (p. 1), "U.S. visitors in Japan seek human rights" (p. 3), "TV changing speech …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2,254, Vol. 97, No. 10 (September 2, 1983) (ddr-pc-55-34)

Selected article titles: "U.S.-Japan trade trauma varies geographically inside U.S." (p. 1), "Army clears record of 11 court-martialed Nisei" (p. 1), "American Legion convention rejects anti-Nikkei resolution" (p. 1), "Wah Mee club massacre trial hands first verdict" (p. 2), "Minidoka's Hunt High graduates of '43, '44 gather at Seattle reunion" (p. 3), "Humane society receives complaints …

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Narrator Shoso "Sho" Nomura

Nisei male. Born October 1, 1918, in Southern California. During World War II, removed to the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. Joined the Military Intelligence Service and served with the Dixie Mission, a U.S. Army Observation Group, a U.S. effort to establish official relations with the Communist Party of China and the People's Liberation Army.

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 16 No. 18 (May 6, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-18)

Selected article titles: "Sen. Robertson 1000 Percent Wrong on Reports Regarding Repatriation, Says Hosokawa" (p. 1), "Washington Move Hints New Army Post for General DeWitt" (p. 1), "Supreme Court To Hear Test Of Evacuation" (p. 1), "Nisei Soldiers Condemn Japan Military Policy in Broadcast" (p. 1), "Native Sons Take Regan Case Challenging Nisei Citizenship Rights to …

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doc Topaz Times Vol. VI No. 30 (March 15, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-287)

Selected article titles: "5 Oppose Draft at Ht. Mountain; Heads Baffled" (p. 1), "War Department's Views on Nisei Draft Revealed" (p. 1), "Topaz Youths Take Army, Navy Training Program Tests Today" (p. 1), "Carl Sandburg Says Most Nisei are Loyal to U.S." (p. 4).

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