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img Two men in park with rackets (ddr-densho-383-69)

Written on album page below photograph: "Tad Kimura, Henry Yamada" (left to right).

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vh Henry Bruno Yamada Interview (ddr-densho-1000-105)

Nisei male. Born 1923 on the Island of Kauai, Hawaii. Volunteered for military service shortly after graduating from High School. Served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Unit in a mortar platoon during World War II. (The 442 was an entirely Asian American segregated fighting unit.) After the war, he lived on the U.S. mainland for many …

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img Three men on sidewalk (ddr-densho-383-395)

Written on back of photograph: "Gary Kumasaka, Dad [George Tokuda], Henry Yamada" (left to right).

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img Men outside Abe residence (ddr-densho-383-131)

Written on album page below photograph: "Yoichi Matsuda, Henry Yamada. Portland, Oregon 1931" (left to right).

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img Group at Abe residence (ddr-densho-383-206)

Left to right: Unidentified man and woman, Yoichi Matsuda, unidentified man, May Abe, Henry Yamada. Written on album page below photograph: "Portland: Abe Residence".

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img Group at Abe Residence (ddr-densho-383-338)

Left to right: Henry Yamada (behind bushes), unidentified man, Yoichi Matsuda, unidentified woman, unidentified man, May Abe. Written on album page below photograph: "Abe Residence".

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img Group at Abe residence (ddr-densho-383-228)

Left to right: Unidentified man, Yoichi Matsuda, George Tokuda, unidentified man, unidentified woman, May Abe, Henry Yamada. Written on album page below photograph: "At Abe Residence. Portland, Oregon '31".

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img Group of men outside house (ddr-densho-383-67)

Group outside Pottenger residence in Alaska. Back row: Henry Yamada (left), Jack Nakagawa (center). Front row, left to right: Unknown man, George Tokuda, Dick Horita, and William Takahashi. Written on album page below photograph: "At Pottenger's".

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img 1929 Waseda Cougars basketball team (ddr-densho-474-197)

Front row left to right: Henry Ichiro Kiga, David Takayuki Yamada, Arthur Hajime Sasaki. Second Row left to right: Unknown, William Yoshiya Mimbu, George Makoto Yanagimachi, Shugo Hashiguchi, unknown. Third row left to right: Iwao Ohara, Coach name unknown, Yoshio Naota

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vh Terry Aratani - Fred Matsumura - Kenneth Okuma - Henry Bruno Yamada Interview (ddr-densho-1000-3)

This interview centers on these individuals' military service during WWII as members of I Company, part of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an all-Japanese American fighting unit and one of the most highly decorated military units in U.S. history. During this interview they discuss their experiences training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, and fighting in Europe during …

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img Students outside Suzzallo Library (ddr-densho-383-226)

Written on album page below photograph: "Henry Yamada, Shizuo, & Myself. Columbia River Highway, 1931". However, the picture was actually taken on the steps of Suzzallo Library on the University of Washington campus. Labeled identifications may be incorrect. Pictured on right is Isamu Ito and next to him (left) is George Tokuda.

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Narrator Henry Bruno Yamada

Nisei male. Born 1923 on the Island of Kauai, Hawaii. Volunteered for military service shortly after graduating from High School. Served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Unit in a mortar platoon during World War II. (The 442 was an entirely Asian American segregated fighting unit.) After the war, he lived on the U.S. mainland for many …

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vh Henry Bruno Yamada Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-105-4)

Journey to and first impressions of U.S. mainland

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 and concentrated on a single topic, namely, the individual's military service during …

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vh Henry Bruno Yamada Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-105-11)

Meeting future wife and getting married

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 and concentrated on a single topic, namely, the individual's military service during World War …

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vh Henry Bruno Yamada Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-105-8)

Lessons learned in the military

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 and concentrated on a single topic, namely, the individual's military service during World War II.

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vh Henry Bruno Yamada Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-105-9)

Breaking the Gothic Line

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 and concentrated on a single topic, namely, the individual's military service during World War II.

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vh Henry Bruno Yamada Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-105-1)

Working on the cane plantations on Kauai, Hawaii

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 and concentrated on a single topic, namely, the individual's military service during …

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vh Henry Bruno Yamada Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-105-6)

First combat experience and battlefield duties

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 and concentrated on a single topic, namely, the individual's military service during World War …

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vh Henry Bruno Yamada Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-105-12)

Memories of bombing of Pearl Harbor, restrictions on Japanese Americans in Hawaii

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 and concentrated on a single topic, namely, the …

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vh Henry Bruno Yamada Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-105-2)

Growing up poor

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 and concentrated on a single topic, namely, the individual's military service during World War II.

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vh Henry Bruno Yamada Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-105-3)

The call for volunteers in Hawaii: joining 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 and concentrated on a single topic, namely, the individual's military …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-105-3/

vh Henry Bruno Yamada Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-105-7)

Memories of combat: wounded, the first injury

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 and concentrated on a single topic, namely, the individual's military service during World …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-105-7/

vh Henry Bruno Yamada Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-105-10)

Attending reunions

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 and concentrated on a single topic, namely, the individual's military service during World War II.

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vh Henry Bruno Yamada Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-105-5)

Making friends on the long trip to Italy

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 and concentrated on a single topic, namely, the individual's military service during …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-105-5/

vh Terry Aratani - Fred Matsumura - Kenneth Okuma - Henry Bruno Yamada Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-3-2)

The impressive record of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team: "[W]e had something to prove, that we were loyal Americans."

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-3-2/

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