sure did hurt.” He added that actors Melvyn Douglas and George Murphy were in his regiment and “they make pretty good soldiers.” He signed his letter ” Jim,” although the hometown newspaper continued to refer to him as “Jimmy.” After the 442nd was organized in early 1943, he was sent to Camp Shelby, Mississippi.
used as a command post. Since its entrance faced the Allied troops, it is most likely that the tunnel suffered a direct hit from friendly fire. T/Sgt. Jim Yamashita later recalled: The saddest assignment was supervising the removal of the bodies of those who had been killed by a direct hit on I Company’s
some fresh air. The mine shaft opening took a direct hit; seven to eight men were killed. We lost a lot of good comrades that day. T/Sgt. Jim J. Yamashita, later wrote to Mamoru’s brother Leonard: I was on line when I Company’s CP (Command Post) was shelled. To this day we are not sure whether
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