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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-149)

Tad and friends saw Johnnie Long's orchestra in NYC. Tad and "the gang" plan to go to New York again soon. Parents' note on envelope back: 152 Monday March 5, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-177)

Tad had a rainy evening and traded cigarettes and rations for eggs with Italian peddlers. Parents' note on envelope back: 179 Monday May 14, 1945 PM

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-218)

Tad guarded prisoners for K.P. and other chores; Tad even had the prisoners to carry his gun. Parents' note on envelope back: 220 Wednesday July 25, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-216)

Tad confirmed that the unit would either move to Pisa or Leghorn (Livorno); Tad received an old package and a lot letter from parents and friends. Parents' note on envelope back: 218 Saturday July 21, 1945 request for magazines

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-180)

Tad went to town and bought a camera, post cards, and Italian stamps. Parents' note on envelope back: 182 Saturday May 19, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-14)

Tad thanks his parents for sending cookies, saying "considering it's your first, it's very good." Parents' note on envelope back: (15) Thursday Sept 21, 1944

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-302)

He got a mattress that day; asks them to send his trumpet if its not too heavy, he had to turn in his coronet because the rest of the band went home. Parents' note on envelope back: #305 Friday, Dec. 21, 1945 Request for Trumpet

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-342)

Took the day off, played badminton and drove around the countryside with a buddy; is helping some other guys to study to get their high school diplomas; is turning 20 that week; is borrowing a truck to drive to Florence. Parents' note on envelope back: 345 Wednesday March 27, 1946

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-190)

Tad had a street parade and talked about food cooked by Nisei cooks in the regiment. Parents' note on envelope back: 192 Tuesday June 5, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-240)

Tad talked about his routine at the vet school; Tad went to beach with friends and met an Italian family who invited them to dinner. Parents' note on envelope back: 242 Tuesday Sept. 4, 1945 request for magazines

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-201)

Tad went to Milan and his unit would move near Lake Como and Swiss border. Parents' note on envelope back: 203 Monday June 25, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-22)

Tad says he wrote Bob (Yatabe) a letter. Mentions that Saturday is payday (letter written on Tuesday); asks if he's "sounding like a ku-ichi". Parents' note on envelope back: (23) Friday Sept 29, 1944

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-91)

Tad heads out for bivouac in three days. He says that when he returns hell send a telegram right away so that his parents can send him money for his train fare back home (once he's on furlough). Tad thinks his furlough will be around mid-January. Says that hell write as often as he can on …

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-337)

Is sending two boxes home; is filling in for the medic since he is the only one with experience with the drugs; is a bit of curiosity because most of the men with combat experience have left so his combat badge gets noticed; asks for cigarettes. Parents' note on envelope back: 340 Monday March 18, 1946 …

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-6)

Parents' note on envelope back: (7) Wednesday Sept 13, 1944

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-277)

Moved back to service company and got assigned to a job as a clerk at the command post; living in a tent with three others; got the packages and letters they sent. Parents' note on envelope back: 279 Tuesday Oct 30, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-123)

Tad and company learned about land mines and fired mortars. Tad and friends went to the bowling alley that night. He says the food at the fort is "really good!" Parents' note on envelope back: 126 Tuesday Feb. 6, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-115)

Parents' note on envelope back: 118 Monday Jan. 15, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-237)

Tad described his first days of school, including assisting doctors, attending lectures and learning to ride a horse. Parents' note on envelope back: 239 Friday Aug. 24, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-229)

Tad described how German prisoners are building tent improvements. Parents' note on envelope back: 231 Saturday Aug. 11, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-275)

Got their letters and the pair of gloves; asks them to write about San Francisco and the places they used to go; has been playing a lot of badminton and ping pong; got some bottles of coke at the PX and traded them for beer. Parents' note on envelope back: 277 Monday Oct. 29, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-9)

Mentions that there's a hurricane headed for Florida, but since camp is 300 miles away from the tip of FL, Tad isn't worried. Lessons are pretty easy for Tad since he learned a lot of the same stuff in ROTC. In camp, Tad says that "we have our serious moments and our funny ones" and that …

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-231)

Tad received a candy package again and went to Leghorn (Livorno). Parents' note on envelope back: 233 Tuesday Aug. 14, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-42)

Tad says he thinks they'll fire bazookas later in the week. He saw a movie called "Tall in the Saddle" featuring John Wayne. Parents' note on envelope back: (43) Friday Oct 20, 1944

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-70)

Tad had a medical examination; "I passed - shucks." They're planning on going to the movies that night to see "Laura." Parents' note on envelope back: 72 Monday Nov. 20, 1944

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