bookkeeper for Lewers & Cooke, Ltd. As an officer of the 298th Regiment, he had been impressed by the discipline and determination of the nisei troops. Capt. James Lovell, whom Turner selected as his second-in-command, was also confident in the loyalty of the AJA soldiers. Before the war, he had taught nisei students at
bookkeeper for Lewers & Cooke, Ltd. As an officer of the 298th Regiment, he had been impressed by the discipline and determination of the nisei troops. Capt. James Lovell, whom Turner selected as his second-in-command, was also confident in the loyalty of the AJA soldiers. Before the war, he had taught nisei students at
3rd Battalion, L Company Charles William Morrison was born on November 3, 1918, in Gotebo, Washita County, Oklahoma. He was the oldest of three children born to James Marshall and Esta Edith (Watkins) Morrison. His sisters were Mildred Pauline and Faye Virginia. Father James was born in Cloud Chief, Wichita County, Oklahoma; and mother Esta
by train to Brooklyn, New York. From there, they were ferried to Staten Island and they sailed on August 21 at dusk on the troop ship S.S. James Parker. Takao was listed on the manifest as a Corporal in First Platoon, Company F, 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate). The James Parker had recently been converted
two days later. On August 21, Tetsuo and the Nisei soldiers of the 100th moved by train to Brooklyn, ferried to Staten Island, and boarded the S.S. James Parker, a troopship recently converted from a banana and tourist ship. They sailed in a convoy the next day at dusk. On September 2, the battalion
the 100th left Camp Shelby by train for Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. They were then sent to Staten Island, New York, where they sailed on the S.S. James Parker on August 21 for the Mediterranean. On the ship manifest at Camp Kilmer, Morita’s name was crossed off, but then approved for shipment as initialed
reached Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, two days later. On August 21, the unit moved by train to Brooklyn, ferried over to Staten Island, and boarded the S.S. James Parker, a troopship recently converted from a banana and tourist ship. They sailed in a convoy the next day at dusk. On September 2, the battalion
George M. Fujikawa, Edward M. Fujimori, Keiji Fujii, Harry Furushima, Raymond Harada, Ken Harano, Howard K. Hiroki, Seian Hokama, Robert Honda, Yurikichi Ikehara, Sueo Ishii, Richard Ishimoto, James. K. Izumi, Charles T. Kaneko, Edwin Kawahara, Herbert Kawamoto, Herbert Kawashima, Henry T. Kimura, Hoichi Kubo, Tom T. Matsumura, Eddie Mitsukado, Jitsuo Miyagawa, Nobuo Miyaji, Herbert
team. Seven more months of maneuvers at Camp Shelby and in Louisiana followed. On August 21, 1943, the 100th shipped out of Staten Island on the SS James Parker headed for North Africa. Even after reaching Oran, Algeria, no plans had been made for the 100th. When the 100th faced assignment to guarding supply
