hill much as the gate swings, with Company L on the hilltop being the hinge. One of the leaders of Company G’s attack was Private First Class Joe M. Nishimoto, an acting squad leader. Leading his men, he crawled through a heavily mined and booby-trapped area to reach a machine gun nest that was
was born on August 20, 1920, in Seattle, Washington. He was the second child of Yoichi and Toyo (Nishimoto) Matsuura. Isamu’s siblings were: Setsuo James, Masako, Kenge, Joe, and Kiyoke. Yoichi emigrated to Seattle from Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1898 at the age of 20. In December 1913, he returned to Japan, and while
operated, in the Southwest Pacific Area under General Douglas MacArthur, the Central Pacific Ocean Area under Admiral Chester Nimitz, and the China-Burma-India Area (CBI) under General “Vinegar Joe” Stilwell. The largest of these centers was at MacArthur’s headquarters and known as ATIS (Allied Translator Interpreter Section), which had as many as 3,000 Nisei at
was born on October 31, 1918, in Seattle, Washington. He was the eldest child of Yoichi and Toyo (Nishimoto) Matsuura. His siblings were: Isamu (“Sam”), Masako, Kenge, Joe, and Kiyoke. Yoichi emigrated to Seattle from Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1898 at the age of 20. In December 1913, Yoichi returned to Japan, and while
Methodist Church on Fifth and Grant Streets. Nearly 200 people attended the service in the “flower-banked church.” The service was conducted in English and Japanese. Speakers were Joe Okamoto, of the Japanese American Citizens Club, who pinned the gold star on the church service flag; Harry Ariyama, a longtime family friend; H. Nishibue, who spoke
26, 1919, in the Dominguez area of Los Angeles, California. He was the eldest son of Isaburo and Mizuye (Tanaka) Mizufuka. His siblings were: brothers Shiro Jack, Joe Tadashi, and Akira George; and sister Shirley Kazuko. An earlier child did not survive childhood. Isaburo emigrated from Takase-machi, Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, in November 1907.
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