Pokress discusses his family and growing up in New York. He details of going to Asia, his experiences with Merrill's Marauders, and his impressions of Japanese American soldiers. Pokress also discusses his career, what he did after returning home,…
Iso discusses his time with the Air Intelligence Service Squadron and Project American during the Korean War. Iso details his job with The Foreign Service. Iso also gives advice to his grandchildren and explains what is most important.
Iso discusses trying to help the Japanese people as best as possible. He highlights the role the Nisei played during the occupation. Iso also discusses Japan's agriculture and food production capabilities post-war
Iso discusses how he ended up in Japan during military occupation and what he did while he was there. He also details about the starvation and devastation he witnessed in Japan. Iso discusses what it was like interacting with the Japanese people.
Iso discusses about the time he spent in the Santa Anita Temporary Detention Center and Heart Mountain Concentration Camp. He also details about the struggles that Japanese Americans faced in the military and in american society. Iso details the…
Theodore "Ted" Mitsumori describes his family life growing up in Hawaii and his eventual employment driving a taxi in the Pearl Harbor area. Mitsumori shares his first-hand experience of the bombing of Pearl Harbor while ferrying civilians, women,…
Iwatake discusses more about his time on Chichijima. He details his life after the war had ended. Iwatake also discusses his time meeting President George H. W. Bush.
Iwatake discusses getting sunk by a submarine and arriving to Chichijima. He details about his experiences on Chichijima. He also discusses his relationship with Warren Earl Vaughn.
Iwatake discusses his early life of growing up in Hawaii, before moving to Japan. He details the events that led up to his family moving to Japan and what it was like living in Japan. Iwatake also discusses being drafted into the Japanese Army.
Letter from Col. Harold W. Dutcher, Holabird Signal Depot, to 1st Lt. Russell L. Padgham, Holabird Signal Depot, regarding December 1946 performance of stage show "New Faces," which (presumably) included the music of Takeshi (Tak) Shindo and his…
Article and photograph about (Military Intelligence Service Language School) school dance band.
Front row, L to R: pianist Tec 5 Roy Endo, leader and vocalist Tec 5 Harold Noguchi, guitarist Tec 5 Larry Tamanaha, reed section Tec 5 George Suzuki,…
Front row, L to R: pianist Tec 5 Roy Endo, leader and vocalist Tec 5 Harold Noguchi, guitarist Tec 5 Larry Tamanaha, reed section Tec 5 George Suzuki, reed section Tec5 James Araki, reed section Tec 5 Tom Sasaki, and reed section Pfc Tosh Makishima.…
Shindo standing with hands clasped in front of him. A multistory building to the left and clothesline and trees behind him, likely an apartment building.
Satoru Nakamura (Sept. 22, 1916-Oct. 26, 2011). "Satoru Nakamura was a World War II veteran and former first sergeant of Company B of the following units, 370th Engineers, later redesignated as 1399th Construction Engineers (Schofield Barracks,…
"'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…
Top photograph: The stage with large American flag backdrop. Large audience; Middle photograph: Two WWII Veterans with a news cameraman; Bottom photograph: [Satoru Nakamura] with two 100th Infantry Battalion veterans.
Top right photograph: 3-1-1A 442nd (Hawaii) Color Guard & me. Camp Shelby, June 16, 1995; Bottom left photograph: "Go for Broke" veteran being interviewed by a local newscaster; Bottom right photograph: Waiting in line for the ceremony.
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…
Top photograph: Veteran Color Guard ready for the parade; Middle photograph: Veteran Color Guard walking down the street for the Nisei Week Parade; Bottom photograph: Veteran Color Guard standing at attention.
Camp Shelby, Mississippi. June 17, 1995. Top photograph: Daniel Inouye waving at the camera; Bottom photograph: Veterans setting up flowers in front of the memorial.
Top photograph: [Satoru Nakamura] in front of the Go for Broke Memorial at Camp Shelby; Bottom photograph: [Satoru Nakamura] with friends in front of Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans.
Top photograph: Memorial for the 442nd & 100th Infantries at Camp Shelby, Mississippi; Bottom photograph: Lts. and up salute our 9 bus convoy at Camp Shelby.
The Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge papers of Satoru Nakamura. Presented the Separation Center at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 23 November 1945.
Top row, left photograph: Administration Bldgs- Ft. Dix, New Jersey; Top, right photograph: My "home" in Fort Dix- Row 76, Tent No. 10; Bottom left photograph: Satoru Nakamura's discharge certificate.
Top right photograph: M Sgt. Boitel, 1st Sgt. Chapman & 1st Sgt. Nakamura; Middle right photograph: Nearing Journey's End for Liberty Ship "Daniel C. Hill"; Bottom right photograph: Exchanging Greetings.
Top left photograph: [Satoru Nakamura] with Richard Chinen; Middle left photograph: Heading towards New York City with Ambrose Light in sight; Bottom left photograph: Ambrose Lighthouse-about 11 miles from New York.
Top row, left photograph: Liberty Ship "Hunter" Loading with Troops in Naples; Top row, right photograph: Mt. Vesuvius over sunken ships and docks- Naples; Middle row, left photograph: Peeling potatoes on our Liberty Ship; Middle row, right…
Top left photograph: Demolished city between Rome & Naples; Top right photograph: Satoru Nakamura with Takamori at Baker CP- Leghorn; Left middle photograph: Remain of Arterial Aqueduct- Rome; Bottom right photograph: My Quarters- the Stables- in…
Top left photograph: Typical Italian town "on a hill"; Middle left photograph: Railroad Depot in Rome (7:00am); Bottom left photograph: The "Racetrack"- Redeployment Center- in Naples.
Top left photograph: In front of Cathedral, Florence; Top middle photograph: Overlooking Palace, Florence; Top right photograph: Overlooking Palace, Florence; Bottom left photograph: City's Square, Florence; Center photograph: On Vecchio Bridge-…
Top left photograph: Baker's Row, 100th Bn., Leghorn, Italy; Middle left photograph: Hq. Co. 100th Bn. Area with Ospedale Constanzo CIANO on left background; Bottom left photograph: Baker Men Ready for Retreat: Nakamura, Murakami, Takamori, Ogawa,…
Left photograph: Milano- Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II- Interno; Top right photograph: Near Red Cross Area- Milano, Italy; Bottom right photograph: Setting up camp in Lecco, Italy.
Top left photograph: Soldier in the front of the row boat; Top right photograph: Enjoying an excursion on the Mississippi River- X2. Steamer "President"; Left middle photograph: Unidentified soldier next to the railroad tracks; Bottom left…
Top row, left photograph: Left background: The Cabildo- famous museum built in 1795; Top row, middle photograph: In front of St. Louis Cathedral built in 1794; Top row, right photograph: Statue of Gen. Andrew Jackson; Left side middle photograph:…
Top left photograph: Section in French Quarters; Top middle photograph: George Asaoka; Top right photograph: In front of [St. Louis Cathedral and the Cabildo];
Right side, middle photograph: Walking through a park; Bottom left photograph: On [Canal…
Top row, left photograph: Yokojii, Hayashi, Nakamura; Top row, right photograph: Shooting some pool; Middle row, left photograph: In front of the map displays; Middle row, right photograph: Hanging out by the map displays; Bottom left photograph: One…
Top row, left photograph: [Camp Shelby, Miss., Oct. 1944]; Top row, right photograph: Tatsuo Suzuki,George Asaoka; Middle row, left photograph: Shoji Kato next to the barracks; Middle row, right photograph: Company B, 171st Infrantry Battalion…
Top left photograph: Unidentified soldier. Written on back: "Camp Shelby, Miss., Oct. 1944";Top right photograph: Two unidentified soldiers. Written on back: "Camp Shelby, Miss.,Oct. 1944"; Right middle photograph: Shoji Kato with friend next to the…
Top row, left photograph: Jimmie S. Onchi painting the bulletin board; Top row, right photograph: (Back of photo) Camp Shelby, Mississippi. T Sgt. Onchi of Calif. painting bulletin board; Bottom row, left photograph: Unidentified soldier working on…
Top row, furthest left photograph: Lincoln Memorial; Top row, middle left photograph: White House; Top row, middle right photograph: Washington's Monument; Top row, furthest right photograph: Tets Onaga; Bottom row, left photograph: Rikio Moritsugu…
Top row, furthest left photograph: Takato. Stamped on back: "Hammond Photo Service, Meridian, Miss. Jan. 24, 1944"; Top row, middle photograph: Unidentified soldier standing on bridge in Jackson, Mississippi; Top row, furthest right photograph: On…
Top row, furthest left photograph: Bond Buying by 442nd Men; Top row, furthest right photograph: Lining up for the bus. Stamped on back: "Hammond Photo Service, Meridian, Miss. Sep. 14, 1944"; Furthest right, middle photograph: Written on back:…
Photos on this page taken in Rohwer, Arkansas. Top row, furthest left photograph: Written on back: "Left to right: Sgt. Walter Kitagawa of Co. B., Harriet Arao, Margaret Kobayashi, Terry Akutagawa, Ann Kuni, Yone Ichiki"; Top row, middle photograph:…
Photos on this page taken in Rohwer, Arkansas on 9 April 1944. Top row, furthest left photograph: Iwao and Yone. Written on back: "Rohwer, Ark. 4-9-44. S Sgt. Yokooji with Yoneko Ichiki. She's smiling at me"; Top row, middle photograph: Written on…
Photos on this page taken in Rohwer, Arkansas. Top photograph: Written on back: "Rowher, Arkansas"; Middle photograph: Written on back: "Rohwer, Ark., April 8, 1944. Co. B. 5 of 6 Dukes pose with Lily Koyama & a civilian"; Bottom photograph: Written…
Photos on this page taken in Rohwer, Arkansas on 9 April 1944. Top row, left photograph: Written on back: "Rohwer, Ark. 4-9-44. Harriet Argo sews on Regtl. shoulder patch on my sleeve while S Sgts. Onaga, Maehara, Otani & Yokooji look on…
Top row, left photograph: Unidentified soldier leaving on furlough; Top row, middle photograph: George & Dwight, and unidentified couple standing nearby; Top row, furthest right photograph: University of Minnesota. Unidentified soldier smoking…
Top row, left photograph: Lincoln's Statue, Cambridge; Top row, right photograph: Common Square, Boston; Bottom row, left photograph: Lincoln Park, Cambridge, Mass.; Bottom row, right photograph: Boston Common.
Photos on this page taken in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Top row, left photograph: Harvard Yard (No Campus); Top row, right photograph: Harvard Business & Law School; Middle row, left photograph: Harvard Chapel (taken from Library); Middle row, right…
Photos on this page taken in New York City, New York. Top row, furthest left photograph: St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City; Top row, middle left photograph: RCA BLDG., Rockefeller Center (853 feet high) New York City; Top row, middle right…
Photos on this page taken in New York City, New York. Top row, left photograph: Bronx Zoo; Top row, middle photograph: Unidentified soldier sitting on a park bench; Middle row, furthest left photograph: Bronx squirrel; Middle row, middle photograph:…
Top row, left photograph: Looking towards the Capitol; Top row, right photograph: Supreme Court in back; Middle row, left photograph: National Art Gallery; Middle row, right photograph: Washington's Monument; Bottom row, left photograph: Arlington,…
Photos on this page taken in Arlington, VA. Top row, middle photograph: Arlington Cemetery- Looking towards Arlington Farms and Washington's Monument; Top row, furthest right photograph: Unknown woman sitting by a fountain in front of the Capitol…
Photos on this page taken in Arlington, VA. Top left photograph: Arlington Cemetery; Middle left photograph: Guard on duty at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier; Bottom left photograph: Mary and Norma from Arlington Farms.
Photos on this page taken in Washington, D.C. Top photograph: Cherry Blossoms along the Potomac. Written on back: "The cherry blossoms around the Tedal Basin"; Middle photograph: (The National Archives Building) Lincoln 's Memorial. Written on back:…
Photos on this page taken in Washington, D.C., on 3 November 1943. Top row, left photograph: Stayed at Capital Park Hotel. Written on back: "11.3.43. Looking toward the half dozen hotels from Washington Square. I stayed at Capitol Park Hotel as…
Top row, furthest left photograph: James Oka; Top row, middle photograph: Yukio Tanimoto (KIA). Written on back: "S. Sgt. Yukio Tanimoto (KIA) of Honolulu"; Top row, furthest right photograph: Haruo Fujii. Written on back: "S Sgt. Haruo Fujii of…
Top row, left photograph: Company cooks- Fujita, Nakamura, Nagota. Written on back: "My cooks." Stamped on back: "Hammond Photo Service, Meridian, Miss. Jan. 24, 1944." ; Top row, right photograph: James Oka. Written on back: "S Sgt. James I. Oka of…
Top row, furthest left photograph: Tawata- Maehara; Top row, (missing) middle photograph: Lt. Walter Iwasa; Top row, furthest right photograph: Sgt. Sekiguchi Waialua. Stamped on back: "Hammond Photo Service, Meridian, Miss. Apr. 13, 1944; Middle…
Top row, left photograph: Unidentified soldier in front of the barracks. Stamped on back: "Hammond Photo Service. Meridian, Miss. April 13, 1944"; Top row, middle photograph: Tawata-Maehara. Written on back: "My communication Sgt, Sgt. David S.…
