Ichiro Tsukano
on July 21, 1923. He was one of six children born to Kiyukichi and Mume (Endo) Tsukano. His siblings were: brothers James Jusaku and Glenn Akira; sisters Jane Chizue, Jean Kikue, and Hisae. Kiyukichi and Mume emigrated from Nakajo City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, arriving at Honolulu on May 15, 1908, on the China Maru. The