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713 items
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Nisei soldier writing a letter (ddr-densho-114-39)
Original caption: Pfc. Larry Imamura, of Kehaha, Kauai, Hawaii, a Japanese-American with the 442nd Combat Team of the 100th Infantry Bn., in bivouac in the Charmois area of France, writes a letter before meeting the Germans on the front lines for the first time. U.S. Seventh Army. 10/22/44.
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Presidential Citation award ceremony (ddr-densho-114-130)
Original caption: Lt. Gen. Lucian K. Truscott, CG. U.S. Fifth Army. ties Presidential Citation ribbon on the guidon of the 442nd Infantry Regiment's 3rd Battalion, during ceremonies at Peninsular Base Section, Yankee Stadium, Leghorn, Italy. Col. T.J. Miller, CO, 442nd Infantry Regiment, stands on Gen. Truscott's left. 9/4/45.
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Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-114-49)
Original caption: Castrellina Sector, Italy. At a forward Command Post, Pfc. Bob T. Nakamura of Oahu, Hawaii, 442nd Inf. Regt., 34th Division, makes sure that he will not loose his laundry by hanging it on a jeep. U.S. Fifth Army. 12 July 1944. [The correct spelling of the location is Castellina.]
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Nisei soldiers leaving for reserve (ddr-densho-114-118)
Original caption: Castrellina Area, Italy. The strain of 16 days of battle for Leghorn shows in the faces of these American troops of Japanese descent of the 100th Infantry Bn., as they leave for the Regimental Reserve U.S. Fifth Army. 15 July 1944. [The correct spelling of the location is Castellina.]
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Poston Official Daily Press Bulletin Vol. III No. 27 (August 22, 1942) (ddr-densho-145-88)
Selected article titles: "Co-op Experts in Seminars, Lectures" (p. 1), "Citizens League Denies 'Rumors'; Says 'All Is Well'" (p. 1), "Evacuee Cleared of Charge" (p. 2), "Poston 2 Niseis, Kibeis Offered Chance to Serve in U.S. Army as Translators, Interpreters" (p. 3), "Benches for the Buddhist Church Goers" (p. 6).
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On silent wings (ddr-csujad-1-56)
A booklet about the U.S. Army glider service during WWII. The caption title: Crossing the lines on silent wings. "Not for sale." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_02_03_001
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Men playing cards in barracks (ddr-ajah-2-784)
Caption: Joe Iwataki (taking the photo) and his U.S. Army pals relieve the boredom with a poker game in their barracks near Belden, which was in the Feather River Canyon of Northern California, February 1942. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-376 with additional notes
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The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 13 (March 30, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-62)
Selected article titles: "Spain Quits as Protecting Power: Vice Consul of Spain Leaves Center After Receiving Order" (p. 1), "Nisei Inducted into U.S. Army Now Total 17,600" (p. 1), "9 Sentenced on Charges of Violating Regulations" (pp. 1-2), and "Procedure Given for Those Planning Return to Hawaii" (p. 3).
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Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 66 (ddr-densho-1000-153-66)
Using a telephone to tap into a Japanese army communications wire
Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as …
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Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 48 (ddr-densho-1000-153-48)
Seizing an opportunity to leave camp by volunteering for the army
Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as …
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Henry Ueno Interview Segment 10 (ddr-one-7-18-10)
Drafted into the U.S. army and serving in Japan
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the …
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Fred Matsumura Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-46-8)
The call for volunteers: joining up with the U.S. Army
This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Given the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were shorter in length than typical Densho interviews. Beverly Kashino, one of the interviewers, is Shiro and Louise …
Narrator Shige Kuroki
Wife of Ben Kuroki, who was acclaimed as the first Nisei war hero, and flew missions during World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 106 (September 4, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-41)
Selected article titles: "Deny Tie-up With Japanese"; "On the Other Hand"; "Quota Met With "Under 26" Men"; "Block Sale of Realty Properties in City"; "Hawaiians Thank Minnesota Governor"; "Due Process of Procedure"; "U.S. Reciprocal Exchange Urged"; "$133,000 Expended on Council Scholarships"; "This is Way Army Certificate of Exemption Issued to Two Reads"; "Frost Threat Said to …
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Daily Press Review, Vol. VII, No. 11 (ddr-densho-156-300)
Article titles: "Jap Found in Hotel Room"; "Relocation of Japs Filmed"; "Clerics Score Jap Relocation"; "Kurusu on Anti-Japanese Land Law"; "Musicians from Minidoka on Program"; "Young American Japs Joining U.S. Army"; "Japanese to Work on Railroad"; "Japanese Women Talk at Garden Club"; "Executive Tells of Hunt Center"; "Letters from the People."
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George S. Patton (ddr-njpa-1-1155)
Caption on reverse: "4/25/44. General Patton, his latest photo=U.S. Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr., addresses troops of his new command at an American base in Great Britain. Gen. Patton, who formerly commanded the American Seventh Army in Sicily, recently arrived in Britain to take over his undisclosed, new command."
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Railway bridge (ddr-ajah-2-778)
Caption: U.S. Army soldiers, including Joe Iwataki (he is taking the photo) guard train tracks, tunnels and bridges (Including this one) December 8-24, 1941, near Reno, NV. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. Note that Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-286 with additional notes
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Hitoshi "Hank" Naito Interview (ddr-densho-1000-286)
Nisei male. Born April 20, 1926, in San Diego, California. Grew up in Terminal Island, California, where father was a fisherman. During World War II, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Family was transferred to Tule Lake in response to father's answers on the so-called …
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Roy Matsumoto Interview (ddr-densho-1004-9)
Nisei male. Born May 1, 1913, in Laguna, California. Lived in Japan from childhood through teenage years, before returning to the United States during high school. Incarcerated in the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Volunteered for the U.S. army in 1942, and was inducted in the Military Intelligence Service. Selected …
Narrator Aya Uenishi Medrud
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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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 18 (May 7, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-18)
Selected article titles: "U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms Ruling Against Enforcement of Race Restrictive Covenants" (p. 1), "Judge Goodman Refuses U.S. Request to Delay Granting Citizen Rights to Renunciants" (p. 1), "Attorney in 'Tokyo Rose' Case Charges Intimidation by Army" (p. 1), "High Cost of Racial Bigotry Told by Masaoka in Minneapolis" (p. 1), "Nisei, White, Negro …
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Nisei soldiers entertaining the wounded (ddr-densho-37-307)
Original caption: Private First Class George Inouye, an American of Japanese descent who was wounded in Italy, listening to a Japanese American band that entertained wounded U.S. soldiers at Halloran General Hospital in New York City. The entertainers, who had been defense workers and students before volunteering for the U.S. Army in Hawaii a year earlier, …
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Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. III No. 15 (April 8, 1944) (ddr-densho-97-176)
Selected article titles: "They Proved 'They Were Fine, Loyal and Brave'" (p. 1), "Parolees to Join Families Here" (p. 2), "Radio Talk: California Minister Defends Nisei" (p. 5), "Kuroki Overcame Prejudice to Enter Army Air Forces" (p. 5), "U.S. Racial Composition Told in Magazine Picture Story" (p. 6), "VFW Oppose Coast Group" (p. 6).
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Nisei soldiers marching (ddr-densho-114-182)
Original caption: Vada Area, Italy. Men of Company H, 100th Inf. Bn., 442nd Regiment, U.S. Fifth Army, march through Vada to the area where Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark will present the Presidential Citation for outstanding action in combat to the 100th Inf. Bn., composed of American troops of Japanese descent. 27 July 1944.
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Nisei soldiers receiving Presidential Citation (ddr-densho-114-79)
Original caption: Rosignano Area, Italy. The standards of Company A, B, C, and D of the 100th Inf. Bn., 442nd Regt., 34th Division, composed of Americans of Japanese descent, are topped with flying battle streamers, awarded through a Presidential Citation, tied on by Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark, CG, U.S. Fifth Army. 27 July 1944.