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

Part of the interior of a Vatican building.

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

Ancient ruins in Rome. Ruins of columns.

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

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

"Slim and friend in Vada."

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

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

Sarb Tanaka in kneeling in front of grape vines.

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

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

Football game half time, band marching on the field.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Lake Lucerne and mountain.

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Swiss girl skating on rink."

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

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

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

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

Bob Suckerstorff with skis. In front of Schweizerhoff hotel.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lake Zurich waterfront.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Two girls walking down the street of Oran.

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

Small dog standing on hind legs.

Marilyn Hare turns her head for a photograph among a crowd.
Hare was presumably in Italy with the United Service Organization.

Marilyn Hare, arms stretched to her sides, singing with standing microphone. Presumably Hare is traveling with the United Service Organization

Girls identified as "Swiss misses." Two Caucasian girls with head scarfs and winter jackets leaning against a brick wall.

Photograph appears to be a small stadium outlined by trees in Como, Italy.

Falkenberg in Lecco, Italy as part of the United Services Organization; large crowd of soldiers and children stand behind her.

Falkenberg in Vada, Italy (near Livorno), visiting soldiers as part of the United Service Organization.

Two United States entertainment icons posing for photographs as part of the United Service Organization.

Text with photograph identifies Ed Gardener as "Duffy of Duffy's Tavern."

Waterfront image with small row boats docked.

Top row, left: The Washington Monument; Top row, middle: Irving Freiden. Two soldiers walking away from the Abraham Lincoln Memorial; Top row, right: Statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Abraham Lincoln Memorial.

Bottom row, left Unknown church…

Top row, left: United States Capitol Building, view from left. Top row, middle: US Capitol Building, view from left. Top row, right: "Freiden, 1944. Stacking some wooden crates." Left column: The US Capitol Building, view from left. Corner left: "The…

Kondo writes about missing his family, and about his daily routine overseas in Italy, which include eating many fruits that are sold to them by the Italian natives, and venturing into town.

Earl Carroll Theatre Restaurant Souvenir photograph. Signatures of soldiers in photographs include: Goichi Shimanuki and three illegible names. Ted Tsukiyama wrote, "went to Earl Carrlos with Phyllis and met these boys." Tsukiyama is in the…

Taken at Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photographs depict Mary Yamamoto Shimizu with friends, riding canoes on the lake.

Kim discusses gaining recognition and being placed on Honor Guard Duty. He details about his experiences in Leghorn (Livorno). Kim also discusses about his experiences in Vada, Italy.

Kim discusses his experiences at Biffontaine. He details about the journey to the aide station and his recovery after being wounded a second time. Kim also discusses his 30-day leave and being reassigned after the European War had ended .