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Matsumoto discusses more about Pearl Harbor and enlisting into the service. He details about the journey to the Mainland and Camp Shelby. Matsumoto also discusses about his experiences at Camp Shelby.

"'Go For Broke' Club sign in Vada". Two signs. One reads "442nd Inf. [Regimental Combat Team] 2nd Bn[Battalion]." Other sign reads "No Left Turn." Landscape is barren. Tent camps lined in background. Two soldiers walking in distance.

"Paisan "Slim" in Livorno. Petting a merchant's horse". Caucasian man, horse and cart.

"'Pop' Murakami, Hitoshi Urada, and Zeke Kanzaki in Bellagio. Rest and Recuperation Army Air Corp)."

"'Snuffy' Tsukayama holding a puppy. Outside of his tent."

Tents with mountainous terrain in background.

"Unknown guy [solider] in 2nd Battalion bivouac in Brescia." Tents in background.

Soldiers eating, mountainous terrain in background.

"442nd [Regimental Combat Team] 2nd [Second] Battalion tent area F. Co. [Company] June/July in Lecco, Italy." Rows of tents. Mountains in the background.

"442nd RCT sign in Ghedi, Italy". Sign has "Go For Broke" logo. Surrounding area is barren with mountain landscape in background. Some soldier in background next to military jeeps.

"442nd RCT [Regimental Combat Team] move to Vada, Italy (between Pisa and Livorno). 442nd Regimental Combat Team sign'". Barbed wire to the left of sign. Tents to the right. Bus parked behind.

"A little horsing around among the troops". Four soldiers with rifles.

"Ancient archway in Rome by the Colosseum". Image of the Arch of Constantine in Rome, Italy.

"Ancient Colosseum of Rome". Outer view of Colosseum.

"Another statue by [Mussolini's stadium] building". Statue near the Stadio dei Marmi in Rome, Italy.

" topographic map of Pietrosante/Massa area for Apennines campaign". Markers noting important details of Apennines campaign.

Aerial view of prisoner of war camp.

Industrial area with hills, buildings, and trucks.

"Joe Nagata, Frank Ichimoto, Tom Nakano, Herbert Hikichi, Hiroto Nishita, and Hiro Mizuki at the swimming hole. Lago di Como, Lecco." Wearing shorts and sitting on shore.

"Athletic statues around the stadium". Image is of the Stadio Dei Marmi, part of the Foro Italico sports complex in Rome, Italy. Close up of statue holding ball.

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

"Back end of entrance [to Rest Center Monument] with ball in center of fountain". Image is of the Fountain of the Sphere, in the Stadio dei Marmi in Rome, Italy.

"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.

"Bambino holding her doll". Standing next to fence. Possibly outside prisoner of war compound.

"Bambino with doll sitting in grass. Fence with barbed wire in background." Little girl holding a doll. Most likely in Livorno, Italy near Prisoner of War camp.

Band marching [to center of Livorno Square]. Buildings in background.

"More areas in Livorno. Barbed wire fences and power lines in Livorno." Possibly on or near Prisoner of War Camp.

"Bella Signorina in Vada, Italy". Standing in front of tent.

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

"Ben Aoyagi on guard duty at PWE Compound in Livorno, Italy".

Ben Aoyagi at guard shack with rifle.

"Ben Tachihara and Kaz Takusagawa at Vada camp ground". Sitting on rocks near water.

"442nd RCT [Regimental Combat Team] bivouac area. Brescia (Dis-arming Tedescos POWs [Prisoners of War])". Rows of tents.

"Boat tour from Lecco to Como. Lunch stop at Bellagio Hotel (halfway point)." Building and hills in distance.

"Bridge over Tiber River overlooking Mussolini's Stadium complex". View of bridge and water, with Foro Italico in distance.

Two soldiers walking along road in front of building.

Remains of buildings.

Part of the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.

Industrial area with tanks.

"Canal thru Livorno". Canal and buildings on the right.

Castle on a hilltop.

Castle on the top of a hill.

"Cemetery in old Rome".

"Unknown soldiers during chow time in bivouac area in Brescia." Tents in background.

"Church being renovated in Florence". Soldiers in front building.

"Como Lake front. Boat docks along shore." Buildings to the left and big mountain in the distance.

Como Lakefront with city built around.

Corporal Kino and woman standing in front of building.

"Scene of Pen Beach". Many people at beach, on sand.

"Dick Narasaki, Frank Ichimoto, and Joe Nagata at Pen Beach". View of ocean and sand.

"Distant view of lady on the lake". Two people on small boat on lake. Mountains in the distance.

Milan Cathedral door, .engraved with angels and biblical scene.

"Downtown Florence street scene". Buildings and townspeople.

"A more distant shot of the same square in Livorno." Far angle view of buildings and square.

"Enoch Kanaya. F Co. Sgt. 2nd Plt. [Platoon] F Co. Holding 442nd Co. F flag". Buildings in background.

"Ordinance POW [Prisoner of War] camp Numbe. 2. Entrance to POW compound. Guard shack at left of entrance". Sign at entrance reads "Ordnance POW camp no. 2".

"Entrance to the Rest Center Monument". Long angle view of the Fountain of the Sphere and the Mussolini Obelisk in the distance. Part of Foro Italico, in Rome, Italy.

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

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

"Near Cecina, Italy"
1944-1945

Ben Aoyagi (holding dog), Richard Narasaki, Frank Ichimoto (with camera), and Ken Nobe (with camera and hands in pockets) outside a house in the country. Near Cecina, Italy.

"Frank 'Brow' Fukuzawa. F Co. [Company] area in Livorno"

"Frank "Brow" Fukuzawa. Tech Sgt. in 442nd RCT". Head shot.

"Frank [Ichimoto] relishing chow". Sitting cross-legged on the ground. Other soldiers' tents in background.

"Frank cooling off in creek". Sitting with feet in water.

"Frank Fukuzawa. Tech Sgt. 2nd F Co.".

Standing next to water, with dog and buildings in background.

"Frank Ichimoto and Ben Aoyagi at rifle range".

Frank Ichimoto and Lloyd with their cameras. Leaning tower of Pisa and churches in background. Surname of Lloyd is unknown.

"Frank Ichimoto also at electric tower. Kneeling with rifle." Mountains in background.

"Frank Ichimoto chowing down." Sitting in the dirt. Tents in background.

"Frank Ichimoto in Florence". Only base of statue visible. Buildings in background. Wearing sunglasses.

"Frank Ichimoto in Livorno". Standing next to brick wall.

Frank Ichimoto leaning on a fence.

Frank Ichimoto. Buildings in background.

"Frank Ichimoto on low [k]noll". Wearing sunglasses.

"Frank Ichimoto washing his socks in the creek." Feet in water.

"Frank Ichimoto with bambinos of Lecco." Bambinos slang for young children or babies.

"Frank Ichimoto wearing sunglasses and Camp Hood teeshirt."

"Frank thumbing to Florence. Left arm in sling". Wearing sunglasses.

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

The 442nd, formed of Americans of Japanese ancestry (Nisei) being welcomed back to Italy from France by General Clark, just before their west coast attack was launched. General Clark on right with back turned to camera.

Women sitting on bench and against large shack. Barbed wire.

"German Meat Wagon in Ghedi Airfield bivouac 442nd RCT [Regimental Combat Team] for POW [Prisoners of War]- M/J 1945".

"German [Women Army Corps] quarters at Pen Beach". Women sunbathing on sand and in front of a large shack.

Group of soldiers in front of building with a sign "Catacombs of St. Callistus". Three Japanese-American soldiers on left.

442nd RCT "Go For Broke" Club American Red Cross sign in Ghedi, Italy. Arrow below pointing to the right. A military truck in the background on the left. Dirt field with trees on outer rim.

"Go For Broke Club American Red Cross sign in Lecco." Arrow on sign pointing right.

Hiro [Hiroshi Mizuki] standing next to shack.

"Harry Oyama and Ken Nobe".

"Harry Oyama at guard tower". Barbed wire fence behind him.

"Higashi G. Kariya on guard duty" Next to railroad tracks.

"Hiro [Hiroshi Mizuki] and Frank at creek (pup-tent buddies during F Co. [Company])"

"Hiro [Hiroshi Mizuki] and Frank [Ichimoto] having fun in Lecco". Play sword-fighting with sticks. Tents and hills in background.

Hiroshi Mizuki at the guard shack entrance of PWE ( Political War Executive) Ordinance Compound in Livorno.

"Hiro Mizuki in Florence". Only base of statue visible. Buildings in background.

"Hiro [Hiroshi] Mizuki in the town of Brescia."

"Hiro [Hiroshi] Mizuki on low [k]noll"

"Hiro Mizuki. 3rd Plt. 3rd Squad". Head shot.

Hiro [Hiroshi] Mizuki.

"Hiro [Hiroshi Mizuki] resting along the creek to Lago Garda." Sticking hand in the water.