Photographs of George Shimizu during his military service in the Philippines. Top photograph of George in Mindanao driving a Jeep. Bottom photograph of George Shimizu with other soldiers, "tentmates" in Leyte.
Photographs from George Shimizu's military service in the Philippines during World War II. Top two photographs of George. Bottom left photograph of George Shimizu with fellow soldiers. Bottom right photograph of a puppy named "Blackie".
Mr. Sako describes various instances of prejudice he and his family faced in Utah both before and during the war. Mr. Sako goes on to describe his being drafted into the Army and his various stages of classification due to his knee ailment. After…
Mr. Sako describes his trips throughout the country while stationed in Japan. Most notable of these trips was one he took to Hiroshima to visit relatives. Staying with his relatives he heard a first hand account of the dropping of the atomic bomb…
Mr. Yamane describes his duties in the Hawaiian National Guard and discusses his being recalled and sent to the mainland United States as a member of the 100th Infantry Battalion. Mr. Yamane describes his travels from Hawaii to the Port of Oakland,…
Mr. Yamane discusses shipping out to Washington D.C. on a mission with the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). Arriving in Washington D.C., Mr Yamane helped to translate and create an index for captured Japanese intelligence documents that would…
In the beginning of part 6, Mr. Yamane discusses his finding of Japanese documents that would lead to the bombing of several munitions, ammunitions, and manufacturing plants. After his initial work at the Pentagon was complete, Mr. Yamane was…
Yamamoto discusses his journey to the military and being assigned to the 66th Medical Battalion. He details about being the first class of the Military Intelligence Service. Yamamoto also discusses Pearl Harbor, heading overseas, and arriving in New…
Yamamoto discusses his feelings about Pearl Harbor, Executive Order 9066, and draft resisters. He details about his experiences in Australia. Yamamoto also discusses about his experiences in New Guinea.
Yamamoto discusses his interactions with Japanese prisoners and their mindset. He details about the 6th Army landing in in the Philippines. Yamamoto also discusses experiences with Kamikaze attacks and heading to Japan.
Yamamoto discusses about his experiences in Kyoto and with the war crime trials. He briefly discusses comfort women and details about how the Japanese treated their prisoners. Yamamoto also discusses his wife and his career path.
Basic Training portrait, Camp Mackall, North Carolina. Top R. Kimura, W. Naito, R. Suehiro, J. Nakahara, L. Kiyabu, B. Mitsunaga, H. Hayashi. Middle G. Ito, C. Ohta, S. Shimada, R. Yamauchi, A. Abe, T. Koga, S. Saito. Bottom, C. Tatsuda, M. Mita, N.…
Nakahara discusses about his experiences in Japan. He details about being assigned to General Mac Arthur and working on the war crime trials. Nakahara also discusses about the atomic bombings.
Nakahara discusses about his family. He details about remembering December 7, 1941 and volunteering for the Army. Nakahara also discusses about his experiences in the Military Intelligence Service (MIS).
Photo of eight soldiers in uniform waiting for assignments. Names from left to right, top to bottom: Shigeru Ishikawa, unknown MIS soldier, unknown MIS soldier, unknown MIS soldier, Robert Ichiki, Hideo Kida, Francis Okamoto, Ralph Kaneshiro
Photo of Co. B Casual Platoon holding B School Battalion flag in Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Names from left to right: Hiro Nakamura, Unknown, Jim (James) Murata, James Iwanaga, Most Okamura, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown.