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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.

Matsumoto discusses his combat and his other experiences in Italy and France. He details about being wounded and his road to recovery. Matsumoto also discusses about his life after being discharged from the army.

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

"'Go For Broke' Legacy Continues" by Nao Gunji introduces two veterans - Dr. Kenneth Inada and Lt. Martin Higgins - who attended the sixth Anniversary Go For Broke Monument Tribute in Little Tokyo. Dr. Kenneth Inada took part in the rescue of the…

"'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."

"'Buzz' (My Bro) in Zirndorf, Germany. Behind is an abandoned German building".

"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.

"1st Platoon F Co. (diminished) of the 442nd RCT". Group of 14 Japanese American troops. Photo taken at unknown military camp site.

Tents with mountainous terrain in background.

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

"2nd Platoon F Co. (diminished) of 442nd RCT. Guy in second row, furthest right is holding the 442nd Co. F flag".

Soldiers eating, mountainous terrain in background.

(No picture available) "3rd Platoon F Co. was on guard duty".

"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 banner emblem and seal. Eagle holding olive branches in left talon, arrows in right talon. Holding ribbon with "Go For Broke" in beak. 442nd logo on chest of eagle. "442nd Regiment Infantry" written on banner below eagle. Logos of 522nd…

"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.

"4th Platoon F Co. (diminished) of 442nd RCT". Group of 13 Japanese American soldiers. Soldier on furthest right in front row is holding the 442nd Co. F flag.

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

Abandoned Japanese army barracks. Works Progress Administration identifier on image border: WPA-45-63886.

Robert Masao Baba is on the right, holding a magazine. Larry Shimada is on the left. On the S.S. Wilson Victory. Likely captured in mid-Atlantic Ocean. Later part of June 1946.

Aircraft carrier parked in harbor. Image is captured from a a ship in the water.

All-boys Korean school. Classroom of young boys and teacher. Korean writing on chalkboard. Photograph is likely a Works Progress Administration image.

American mechanics working on fallen plane. Works Progress Administration photograph identified as WPA-45-62890.

American soldiers holding the tail of plane. Written on side of image, WPA-45-62891k.

Exploring an abandoned Japanese temple. Written on the image: WPA-45-63099 and REC I XXIV Corps-45-00592.

"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.

"Another train depot stop. Not in mountains."

Another view of aircraft carrier.

View of New York City in the distance. Taken from a ship.

Aerial view of prisoner of war camp.

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

Industrial area with hills, buildings, and trucks.

Arriverderci Livorno. Wake of our ship.

"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.

The grill was a popular spot for soldiers to go to socialize. Soldiers shown at the front of the grill in the grass, in leisure activity.

Image was scanned in separate parts and restitched using Adobe Photoshop.

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

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

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

"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 at Camp II Ordinance guard shack at entrance of POW [Prisoners of War] stockade". Sign reading "All [illegible] stop here for check". Photo most likely taken in Italy.

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

"Ben Aoyagi on top of D Co.[Company] building". Buildings in background.

"Ben Aoyagi, Zeke Kanzaki, Frank Ichimoto and some guy inching in".

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.

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

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

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

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

A bridge through the valley. Stream running underneath a bridge.

Note: Original image was scanned in two parts and put sticked with Adobe, Photoshop

British Commonwealth Occupation Forces troops march during Independence Day Ceremonies.

British Commonwealth Occupation Forces marched along with United States troops during 4th of July Independence Day Ceremonies held at the Imperial Palace…

British Navy marches during 4th of July celebrations. Units of the British Navy passed in review before Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Douglas MacArthur during 4th of July Independence Day Ceremonies held at the Imperial Palace Plaza, Tokyo, Japan.

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".

The Central Mint of the Japanese Government. American soldiers in front keeping guard.

WPA-45-63274 written on the side

"No. 96536. This is to certify that [Hiroshi Mizuki] is a member in good standing of the Fifth Army Association. Certified on June 30, 1945 by Lt. General L.K. Truscott, Jr." Stamped with Fifth Army Association logo.

"Charlie Moriwaki". Assistant BAR Man in 442nd RCT. Head shot.

"Chester Muraoka". A rifleman in the 442nd RCT. Head shot.

Photo of soldiers walking up dirt path at Heartbreak Ridge

Soldiers resting at Heartbreak Ridge

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

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

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

Rock of Gibraltar from ship.

Closer to the Statue of Liberty approaching New York City. Other ships in harbor; image taken from a ship.

Cloth making machine.

After the Soldiers' Day Parade. Colonels Francis Hudson Oxx and Miller". Other U.S. soldiers standing on stage behind them.

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

Como Lakefront with city built around.

Confiscated torpedo launcher. Written on side of the photograph is an identifier for Works Progress Administration identifier, WPA-45-63587.

Corporal Kino and woman standing in front of building.

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

Crowds gather as General MacArthur leaves Dai Ichi Building, Tokyo:
General MacArhtur is greeted by a large crowd as he leaves his headquarters in Tokyo, on the historic day of the Japanese people's Celebration of the Promulgation of the New…

Dai-Ichi Hotel and surroundings- a few days after VJ Day (Victory over Japan) Day,

Image captured from ship.

Departing from same small island in Mediterranean.

Depot stop in the mountain. Snow-covered mountains.

"Typical scene in Japan. Japanese buildings in ruins. Rubble everywhere." Photograph is focused on a single building standing, but gutted. Written on the border of the image is WPA-45-63278.