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Bellagio in the background. City at base of giant valley.

View of city by Azores Harbor.

City by the Azores Harbor.

Gibraltar rock in view from ship.

Rock of Gibraltar in view behind Japanese American soldiers.

Rock of Gibraltar from ship.

The "Rock of Gibralter" in the distance.

"The Rock" at a distance. Taken from aboard ship.

Remnants of torpedoed ship in harbor taken from another ship.

Spanish coast of Gibraltar. A soldier leaning on ledge of ship.

"Stop at Gibraltar Harbor on African side. Engine trouble" is written in reference to the image.

Departing from same small island in Mediterranean.

Passing small isle on the Mediterranean.

Arriverderci Livorno. Wake of our ship.

Tug boats escort out of harbor. Some GIs watching at side of ship.

View of ship deck.

Wreckage along the way out of the harbor. Seen from aboard ship.

GIs aboard ship sailing out of harbor

Band playing below for ship send-off. GIs aboard ship looking down at band.

GIs boarding ship for departure.

Soldiers with bags in back of truck. Ready to depart for ship.

Boarding truck to the ship. Soldiers sitting in the back of a truck.

Name on list being called. Soldiers sitting on building steps reading their papers.

"Guys learn of going home. They are excited (Frank Ichimoto)." Smiling solider.

Small dog standing on hind legs.

"Bar off limits to Allied forces in Oran." Sign posted on bar door, barring allied forces from entry.

Two girls walking down the street of Oran.

A village on the Mediterranean. Rocks and pathway leading to body of water.

"Kaz Takusagawa on rock waterfront in Oran, the Mediterranean."

Kaz Takusagawa standing in front of brick wall with bandana around his neck and in uniform.

Kaz Takusagawa in uniform, in front of tall hedge.

"Repple Depple harbor. (Our ship for home). Army trucks. Troops there gathered around cargo boxes."

Tsuboi and Frank Ichimoto getting Repple Depple (replacement depot) notice.

Bella Signorina leaning against a pillar wearing a dress and belt.

Lloyd Hoshide and Lloyd in Vada area, sitting on a plantar ledge in front of frond bushes.

Norris, Ken, and John at Milano American Red Cross Club.

Norris E. Sword, Army Air Force. Standing in front of tall hedge.

Hiro [Hiroshi Mizuki] and John at Milano [American Red Cross] Club. In front of barren trees, presumably winter.

Norris, Hiro [Hiroshi Mizuki] and John at Milano American Red ross Club. Hiroshi Mizuki in the middle. In front of barren trees, presumably winter.

"Back to Milano, Italy". "US ARC [American Red Cross] Transient Club." Frontal view of ARC entrance archway and building. "American Red Cross Transient Club" sign as part of the archway.

View of train station platform "C" and overhead train cables.

"Another train depot stop. Not in mountains."

Mountain pass through Switzerland. Train cables visible, image captured from train.

"Going thru more mountain scenes." Snow-covered mountains.

Depot stop in the mountain. Snow-covered mountains.

"More mountain passes." Snow-covered mountains.

"On our way back to Lucerne thru mountains."

Tram in downtown Zurich. Swiss pedestrians also waiting for tram. Some walking down street. Large building in background.

Downtown Zurich next to the waterfront. View of several large buildings and townspeople.

Lake Zurich waterfront.

"Strolling in downtown Zurich. Dog waiting in snow by sled."

Young boy skiing in downtown Zurich. Shops and pedestrians visible in background.

"Coincidence- our stay at hotel in Zurich named same as in Engelberg- Schweizerhof. " Hotel entrance as well as neighboring storefronts.

City building in Zurich. Pedestrians walking on sidewalk. One man biking in street.

"On our way to Zurich thru mountains on train." View of snow-covered mountain.

"Practicing with our skis before our run." View of snow-covered mountains.

"Ski run five (5) mile course (Days run for us)." View of snow-covered mountains.

Area for ski run on the mountain. Snow-covered mountains.

Hiro [Hiroshi Mizuki] by skating rink in Engelberg. Snow-covered ground.

Ken Nobe in front of [Schweizerhof] hotel. Signs on building "tea room" and "restauration". Snow-covered ground.

Bob Suckerstorff with skis. In front of Schweizerhoff hotel.

Norris and Bob [Suckerstorff] in front of Schweizerhof hotel. "Bob Suckerstorff ready for skiing."

"RC ladies also on tour. Standing in front of Garten Restaurant in the snow." "Garten-Restaurant" written on building. "RC"most likely referring to American Red Cross.

Norris E. Sword, John Fagan, and Robert E. Suckerstorff in front of [Schweizerhof] hotel. Snow-covered ground.

Group of Swiss boys in front of Schweizerhof hotel. Snowing.

"Swiss tot skating down main street." Snow and shops in background.

"Swiss girl skating on rink."

Ken Nobe skating on outdoor rink in front of hotel. Buildings and trees in background.

"Engelberg Mountain scenery." Snow-covered mountains and buildings.

Engelberg Mountain. Buildings and trees on snow-covered mountain.

"Engelberg worker at Schweizerhof, our hotel stay. Sign on stairs, 'ski room' pointing to the right." Woman standing in front of entrance doors of hotel.

Palace Hotel in Engelberg. Photo taken in middle of street to capture view of snow covered mountain.

"Engelberg ski resort town. Our main R&R 3 day stay. Snow covered mountain in background." Two buildings.

"Mountains beyond Lake Lucerne." Snow-covered mountains and lake.

Lake Lucerne and mountain.

"Boat tour on the lake." Most likely Lucerne Lake.

"Lucerne night scene. Beautiful fountain shooting water into the sky."

Downtown Lucerne City. Snow, buildings, trees and cars.

Lucerne City overlooking bridge and lake. A person walking along the bridge. A woman in a black coat walking across a bridge. Snow-covered ground.

Lucerne City, Switzerland at Lucerne Lakefront. Buildings, trees, townspeople. "Rigi Apotheke" sign on structure that stands on lake.

"Lugano during the day." View of rooftops of buildings.

"Lugano, Italy, entrance to Switzerland, at night (R&R to Switzerland)." View of building rooftops.

Football game half time, band marching on the field.

"Football game between 92 Buffalo Division & 442nd RCT team. Full stadium." 92nd Infantry, Buffalo Division.

Richard Miyashiro in Vada. Buildings and hills in far background.

Sarb Tanaka in kneeling in front of grape vines.

Saburo (Sarb) Tanaka and Hiro [Hiroshi] Mizuki. Army trucks in background behind grape vines.

"Kariya sitting on concrete roller." Unknown building in background. Go For Broke patch visible on shoulder.

Henry Mizuki. Hiroshi Mizuki's cousin. Standing by truck, handling supplies.

"Slim and friend in Vada."

"Johnny Imamura and Hiro [Hiroshi] Mizuki at camp site in Vada. Their tents set up behind them."

"Austica Antica ruins outside of Rome near the sea." Correct name "Ostia Antica". Archaeological site.

Ancient ruins in Rome. Ruins of columns.

"From Vatican looking out to city of Rome." Large statue of soldier on horse in middle of image.

Part of the interior of a Vatican building.

"Inside of [St. Peter's] square." Front of St. Peter's Basilica.

"Entrance to the square in front of the Vatican." St. Peter's Square. Obelisk in middle of image.

Town square in Rome. Townspeople, buildings and cars.

"Headquarter building U[nited] S[tates] Army rest center." Sign on building "US Army Rest Center Headquarters". One car parked outside.

"Tower in front of US rest center building." Located in Rome, Italy. Tower is the Mussolini Obelisk. Photo taken from side angle.