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Hawaiian Troops Start Work After 1st Open-House

enjoyable intermission program. Miss Ivelle O’Donnell, director of the club, and Cpl. Walter Semon, supervisor of the club, both warmly welcomed everyone. Sgt. Kanemitsu next presented Pvt. Harry Hamada and his Shelby Hawaiians who sang Hawaiian songs, accompanying themselves on their steel guitars and ukuleles. Pvt. Hamada, leader of the Shelby Hawaiians, danced a hula

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*** 2012 Honor Roll ***

2/20/2012 H Co Shigeo Joseph Shiro 2/20/2012 Anti-Tank Masatoshi Mitani 2/25/2012 Reg. HQ Richard S. Watada 2/26/2012 I Co Kiyoshi “Kiyo” Sugimoto 2/27/2012 H Co / MIS Harry Haruo Kamikawa 3/2/2012 100th Bn A Co Teruo Goma 3/2/2012 100th Bn Med Eugene Minoru Eguchi 3/3/2012 100th Bn A Co Kennie Namba 3/5/2012 L Co

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Fri-Sun Club of the 232nd Engineers

the arrangements for the get together. Pvt. Toyama modestly accepted the cake and said a few words about the origin and function of the Fri-Sun Club. Pvt. Harry Hamada and his Shelby Hawaiians played several selections; then everyone enjoyed cake, cold watermelon, coke, and salted nuts. As a guest of honor, Miss Ivelle O’Donnell, principal

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16 Combat Team Members Entertain At Poplarville

might become better acquainted with the Nisei soldiers. The visitors offered their own program of entertainment as part of the celebration, and the Hawaiian music of Pvt. Harry Hamada and his Shelby Serenaders almost stole the show. Judo bouts under the direction of Pvt. James Kamo also proved popular. Officers who made the trip with

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And A Fun Time Was Had By All!!!

wrestling matches, horseback riding, cowboy music and roping have been arranged for the visiting soldiers. Cake, cold drinks and watermelons will be served when the men get hungry. They help in entertainment, the combat team will send 12 boxers, 5 judoists, Sgt. Chas. Tanaka and his Hawaiian Combateers, and Pvt. Harry Hamada and the Shelby Serenaders.

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Combat Team And Girl Guests Enjoy Week-In Dances

nephew while Pvts. Susumu and Minoru Kishaba are brothers-in-law. All three chatted over past experiences, all unmindful of the dancing, entertaining, and gaiety that surrounded them. Pvt. Harry Hamada and his Shelby Hawaiians entertained during a short intermission with music and dances of old and new Hawaii. Most enjoyable was a hula done by one

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442nd Band Toots Into Shape

Hawaii,” he said, “and there’s something about Hawaii that makes plenty of men natural-born musicians. A few of them had their own bands in the islands.” Sgt. Harry Hamada, who has his own Hawaiian orchestra in the Combat Team, will play the saxophone and string bass in the new unit. Yamamoto expects to have a

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442nd Enlisted Men To Entertain Visiting Girls

directly to the civilian war housing project, where they will have supper, and prepare for the dance. Dancing will continue from 8:00 until midnight. During the intermissions Harry Hamada and the Shelby Serenaders, and Charles Kanaka, and the Hawaiian Combateers will play Hawaiian numbers and popular selections. On Sunday morning the girls and their hosts

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Bogalusans Entertained Soldiers From Hawaii

swam at the YMCA and private pools, after which they returned to camp Sunday evening. Those who made-up the visiting group, in addition to Lt. Nishimura, were Harry Hamada, Henry Ashiro, Toshio Tota, Schiro Arita, Hiroshi Inamine, Henry Pasima, Hiram Haguvara, Kyoshi Gova, Herbert Sasaki, Morris Taketa, Stanley Hashimoto, Charles Tanaka, Davis S. Sugimoto, Joe

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442nd Soldiers Entertain Local Girls And Their Chaperones

guests who came from Gulfport, Bay St Louis, and Hattiesburg. Dancing, which began at 2:30 and lasted until 5:00, was the main attraction for the afternoon. Pvt. Harry Hamada and his Shelby Hawaiians gave a short intermission program, singing and dancing Hawaiian songs and dances while accompanying themselves on their guitars, ukuleles, and uliuli (gourd).

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*** 2010 Honor Roll ***

100th/A Co Masanori Moriwake 1/11/2010 100th / HQ Bert Hirosuke Fukuda 1/20/2010 3rd Hq Co Cary Yasunori Matsumoto 1/21/2010 100th/ A Co Masaru Abe 1/23/2010 100th/A Co Harry Hitoshi Kawakami 1/23/2010 I Co Masatoshi Hokama 1/25/2010 F Co Hiroshi Harry Hasegawa 1/26/2010 Medic Dr. Eugene Hachiro Imamura 1/28/2010 Medic Hiroshi Suminaga 1/28/2010 I Co

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Eric Saul Speaks To The Veterans

positively because of your wartime service. Nine American presidents have honored you Japanese Americans for your service in World War II.  They were Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Robert F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. We owe

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