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

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

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

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

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

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.

"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.

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

"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.

"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.

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

"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.

"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.

Arriverderci Livorno. Wake of our ship.

Industrial area with hills, buildings, and trucks.

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

Aerial view of prisoner of war camp.

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

Another view of aircraft carrier.

"Another train depot stop. Not in mountains."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

"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.

"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.

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

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

Soldiers eating, mountainous terrain in background.

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

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

Tents with mountainous terrain in background.

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

"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.

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

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

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

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

"'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.

"'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…

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

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.

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.