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Photo of a broken bridge in South Korea

Mr. Estes describes his life growing up in rural Georgia and his decision to join the military following the Pearl Harbor attack. Assigned as a mortarman, Estes moved up the ranks eventually becoming platoon sergeant. Estes was part of the Lost…

Mr. Estes describes his combat wound and his return trip home at the war's end. Mr. Estes discusses his career after the war and talks about his family, including what he has shared with his children and grandchildren about his military service.…
2002OH0272_T_Kaji.pdf

Kaji discusses about his name and family. He details about childhood and Boyle Heights. Kaji also discusses about the Great Depression and his home life.

Kaji discusses about Boyle Heights and Little Tokyo. He details about his schooling and having to rid of personal belongings do to forced removal. Kaji also discusses about self-awareness and self-identification.

Kaji discusses about music. He details about Pearl Harbor and its aftermath. Kaji also discusses about forced removal and his experiences at Manzanar Concentration Camp.

Kaji discuss about at his experiences at Manzanar Concentration Camp. He details about his family life and life after high school. Kaji also discusses about college and being drafted.

Kaji discusses about joining the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) and experiences at Fort Snelling. He details about his experiences in post-war Japan and the Philippines. Kaji also discusses about rank, coming home and post-military life.

Kaji discusses about his schooling and post-war employment. He details about the impact of the Nisei and staring a museum.

Kaji discusses about the National Japanese American Museum and reflects on his life. He details about how he met his wife and honeymoon. Kaji also discusses about his family, post-war life, and a friend.
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Photograph of a building with a Pegasus statue. May be the La Scuola di guerra aerea in Florence, Italy.
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Photograph of a building with a Pegasus statue in front. May be the La Scuola di guerra aerea in Florence, Italy.
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Photograph of a building with cars in front.
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Photograph of a building with two signs reading "University Study Center" and "Scuola di applicazi...aeronautica...".
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Photograph of buildings and ruins in Italy.
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Photograph of buildings between snowy mountains.
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Photograph of buildings in front of snowy mountains.
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Henry Ikemoto getting a traditional military haircut
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Photo of Captain Alexander and others driving away in a jeep
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Photo of a tree and a telephone pole
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One of the camps at Morotai Island.
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Black and white panoramic of James Mita's 442nd Regimental Combat Team training group, Company B 208th Infantry Battalion, 64th Training Regiment, at Camp Blanding in 1944.
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Photo of the Camp Drake Officers Mess building
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Photo of the exterior of the Post Exchange building with soldiers sitting out front
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Camp Shelby- Homecoming and Monument Dedication announcement. Took place on June 15-18, 1995 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In honor of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 100th Infantry Battalion, S Co. Military Intelligence Service, and the 171st…
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Ikemoto, Mildred: donor
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Photo of a Camp Stoneman with a group gathered in the background
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Two soldiers walking through Camp Stoneman
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Photo of soldiers walking around campsite
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Photo of Canadian troops
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Photo of the Capitol Building in Seoul
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Photo of Capt. Alex driving a jeep in Seoul
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Photo of Capt. Alexander standing by an army truck in snow gear
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Photo of Capt. Charles Fogg in front of a tent
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Photo of Capt. Fogg reading a paper
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Photo of Capt. Fogg going for a walk in the woods
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Photo of Capt. Foss lying in the sun in Chippori
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Photo of Capt. McCoy sitting at a desk
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Photo of Capt. Sterle writing
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Photo of Capt. Sterle reading in his shorts
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Photo of Capt. Sterle squatting in the desert in Lightning IPW
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Photo of Turkish Captain
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Photo of a Captain and soldier posing in front of a jeep
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Photo of the Turkish captain
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Captain Ralph S. Adelman climbing the stairs to an unknown building.
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"Dear Shige, This is a short note to say thanks ever so much for the beautiful blue crib blanket for David Grant. It came while Yas was in Cleveland. He's to report for induction tomorrow! We've been lucky to be together for this length of time. He's…
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Photo of cars driving on a road at Mt. Aso
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Black and white photograph of cars driving up to Mt. Aso
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Kawamoto discusses his parents and siblings. He details about his home life and education. Kawamoto also discusses about his hobbies and what is was like to grow up on California.

Kawamoto discusses his teen years, childhood community, and his employment. He details about being drafted and training. Kawamoto also discusses about Pearl Harbor and its aftermath.

Kawamoto discusses his experiences at Camp Savage. He details about his experiences in Australia. Kawamoto also discusses about his experiences in New Guinea and the Philippines.

Kawamoto discusses his experiences in the Philippines and the atomic bombs. He details about his experiences in post-war Japan and his family. Kawamoto also discusses about his post-war life.

Kawamoto discusses his love for architecture and his post-war life. He details about his wife and gives a message to future generations. Kawamoto gives some closing remarks and describes various photographs.
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Photo of four soldiers posing by a street sign
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Exterior rear view of the cathedral.
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Two statues of angels.
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Photo of four soldiers kneeling on the ground in a circle
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Shimo discusses his family's history and his parent's personalities. Moving to Boyle Heights in Los Angeles at a young age,Shimo describes his neighborhood and talks about his time spent attending Japanese school and playing baseball. Throughout the…

Shimo discusses his life during young adulthood following his high school graduation and during his college years at UCLA and later UC Berkeley. Shimo discusses various aspects of his life around this time, including his skill in kendo and fencing,…

Shimo discusses his memories of the day of the Pearl Harbor attack while at Berkeley and his subsequent draft notice and return to Los Angeles. He recalls the short period in which his father was arrested by the FBI , his mother was forcibly removed…

Shimo discusses being kicked out of the MIS program for his "yes", "no" answers on loyalty questionnaire. While loyal to the United States, he would not serve in combat so long as the Japanese Americans were incarcerated in the American Concentration…

Shimo discusses the end of the war and his discharge from the Army. He later discusses the difficulties his parents had near the end of the war, especially his father, as he was an FBI suspect. After may hearings, his father was finally released and…

Shimo discusses his family and how he met his spouses. He later discusses bringing together many Niseis who had differing experiences during the war for a book project--Soldiers of Conscience: Japanese American Military Resisters in World War II.…
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Department of Selective Service Form 218, stating Hisao "Physically fit, acceptable for general military service."

Some content of the form is redacted with "x" typescript.

Physical examination performed at Local Board No. 3, Oahu County,…
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Hawaiian birth certificate, birth date November 10, 1915. Applicant no. 2058, certificate no. 14539. Residing at Puunene, Maui, Territory of Hawaii, with photograph. Miyagawa looks to be a young child in the photograph.

Back of certificate…
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Form letter recognizing Sadamu Koito's "devotion and selfless consecration."
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Certificate of service for Private, Company D, 299th Infantry, Osamu Nakagawa, army identification 30101321. Several signatures and finance office stamp on the document.

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Photo of soldiers leaving a chapel service
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Photo of Henry Ikemoto and Chaplain Mann shaking hands. Text reads Chaplain Mann - meet again! I met him in Japan in 1946.
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Photo of Chaplain Mann talking to a group of soldiers
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Photo of Chaplain's jeep at Heartbreak Ridge
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2011OH1031_T_Moriyama.pdf

Moriyama and the interviewers introduce themselves. Moriyama talks about the surrender of Japan. He describes his experience in Military Intelligence Service Language School and Japanese language school. He discusses the languages that were spoken in…

Moriyama describes his military duties during occupation. He explains the attitudes of civilians during the occupation. He describes what he did during his leisure time. He discusses his friendship with a Japanese family. He shares his other…
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Nishimura and the interviewers introduce themselves. He describes his early life in Hawaii. He talks about his parents and siblings. He describes his involvement in sports. He describes his religious background. He talks about the social activities…

Nishimura describes shipping out the Big Island. He talks about his journey to Wisconsin. He discusses Camp McCoy. He describes his life in Wisconsin. He talks about his interactions with civilians. He shares his experiences with discrimination. He…

Nishimura talks about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. He describes his journey overseas and landing in North Africa. He talks about being stationed in North Africa. He discusses his first time in combat. He describes the weather in Italy.…

Nishimura describes his recovery time in a hospital. He explains what happened as he awaited transport to the hospital. He talks about the fruits and vegetables in Italy. He discusses his time in a field hospital. He briefly describes the 100th…

Nishimura describes F Company reunions. He briefly talks about the F Company motto. He discusses his friendships. Nishimura tells a joke. He explains how he met his wife. He describes what it is like to live with his adult children. He talks about…

Oda begins the interview talking about his childhood in Maui, as his father and mother would come from Kumamoto prefecture to work on the sugarcane fields. He would grow up on the plantation, playing with friends and attending regular and Japanese…

Oda continues his recollection of his time with the 3 Year Swimming Club, in which they would get to travel throughout Hawaii and the United States for tournaments, and would be known as some of the best swimmers. It was thanks to this, that he would…

Oda discusses his time in Mississippi, doing his basic training with the 442nd Regiment. There he would marvel at the amount of pine trees and the humidity of the South and would see the color segregation that was evident in the South. He would…

Oda discusses his time in Europe and the experiences he had while there. He discusses the religions he grew up with and being a boy scout for a short time and how that taught him to give respect to elders. Next, he talks about the things that were…

Oda talks about his career work after graduating from University of Hawaii with Pan-American Airlines. Next, he talks about the recreational activities he did as a child, including fishing and going to the movies. After getting married, he would…

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