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
Setsuo, who spelled his surname Matsura, was a student at Potlatch High School and remained with the Hearns. Isamu was living in Spokane, Washington, with his uncle, Joe W. Okamoto. The following year, Isamu applied for a U.S. passport, which was issued on October 13, 1939. He left on November 1 for Japan, and visited his
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
Setsuo, who spelled his surname Matsura, was a student at Potlatch High School and remained with the Hearns. Isamu was living in Spokane, Washington, with his uncle, Joe W. Okamoto. During his senior year of high school, Setsuo was financial secretary of the Student Body, a member of the Student Body Council, and a 3-year letter
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
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.
Iwasaki 4/17/2012 E Co Ben Mitsuo Hatanaka 4/18/2012 100th Bn A Co Harry Kiyoshi Sasaki 4/18/2012 100th Bn A Co Katsumi Hanada 4/18/2012 100th Bn D Co Joe Hideo Nakata 4/19/2012 F Co / MIS Ken Miyagishima 4/19/2012 100th Bn A Co Iwao Kishimoto 4/19/2012 100th Bn D Co / I Co Hideo Murakami
Cannon Stanley K. Fujii 2/12/11 522 FA-Svc Batt Hideo Nakauchi 2/13/11 K Co Mickey Kurokawa 2/16/11 L Co Jack T. Morita 2/16/11 100th Bn B Co Giichiro Joe Mori 2/17/11 Staff Hdq Co Jack Kusuo Tagawa 2/23/11 2nd Hdq Henry S. Yamane 2/23/11 Anti-Tank Harry Isao Suzuki 2/28/11 H Co Robert Shizuto Kuniyoshi 2/28/11
