the Japanese-American Combat Team.“ The check was given to Col. Pence by 2nd Lt. Ralph T. Yempuku, formerly of Honolulu, who with the Combat Team chaplain, Capt. John T. Barrett and 1st Lt. Thomas E. West, have been instrumental in raising the fund here. The money will go towards the building of a hospital
John T Barrett Regimental Headquarters 442nd Headquarters Company 1st Lieutenant
out there in Hawaii, the two made plans to send Pvt. Saiki a huge birthday cake. But letters have a way of getting lost, and Regimental Chaplain John T. Barrett wasn’t notified of the birthday until July. And so late yet appropriate a gaily-decorated cake was presented to Pvt. Saiki and duly enjoyed by
A birthday is a birthday even in the army, so Chaplain John T. Barrett of the 442nd Combat Team delivered three huge birthday cakes to three privates on the rifle range. The men who received the cakes from their families in Hawaii were Pvts. Toshi Hirai, Kenneth T. Minogawa, Tsuneohiko Shimabukuro. Chaplain Barrett believes
Chaplain John T. Barrett, 442nd Combat Team, stated today that regular services will be held Sunday in the tent at 51st and 10th Ave. Chaplain Thomas E. West will conduct open air service in the Amphitheatre at the same hour, 10 o’clock, Sunday.
as in Honolulu, Miss Towle, through the Red Cross, sent these Fri-Sun members a beautiful cake which was presented to Pvt. Robert Toyama, a charter member. Chaplain John T. Barrett made the presentation as well as most of the arrangements for the get together. Pvt. Toyama modestly accepted the cake and said a few
Nine birthday cakes have been presented this week to soldiers in the Japanese-American Combat Team in celebration of their birthdays coming within this period. Capt. John T. Barrett, senior regimental chaplain, presented the cakes to the men. For Pvt. Koichi Okamoto it wasn’t a cake for his birthday, but a ten-dollar money order from
his 24th birthday July 1 with a huge birthday cake. A letter from his wife, Frances, from Wailua, Oahu, Hawaii, addressed to Lt. K. Akamatsu and Chaplain John T. Barrett, asked that the two officers arrange a party for her husband with a decorated cake as a surprise. Her letter read: “I sincerely hope
A huge, gaily decorated cake with a simple inscription, “From Mother” was presented to Pvt. Richard Ajihu of the Japanese American Combat Team on his twenty-first birthday, June 30, by Regimental Chaplain (Capt.) John T. Barrett.
services in respect to the relatives of Japanese-American soldiers who died recently in Hawaii were conducted Sunday morning in the 442nd Combat Team assembly tent by Capt. John T. Barrett, regimental chaplain. The services were attended by members of the platoons of the bereaved soldiers. Those who were honored were the father of Pfc.
the Japanese American combat team received a cake from his mother, Mrs. Satsuma Hayashi of Pahoa, Hawaii, inscribed “From Mother.” A huge cake with “Happy Birthday, Lovingly Yaeko” written on it was presented to Pvt. Tauneo Takemoto of the 442nd Inf., by Regimental Chaplain Capt. John T. Barrett on the soldier’s 20th birthday, June 26.
that took them to the dormitories. Sunday morning at 9:45 soldiers and their guests attended morning services in the outdoor area near Service Club 5 with Chaplains John T. Barrett and Eugene West in charge. After enjoying meals in the various mess halls, the girls were taken back to the service club for a
The marriage of Miss Mariam Lucille Parker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Parker of Moselle, and Lt. H. W. Corbiere, Reg. Hqs. 442nd Inf., took place at 4:00 PM Friday in Chapel 19 at Camp Shelby. Chaplain John T. Barrett, Captain and senior chaplain of the Combat Team officiated at the double ring ceremony.
him by his brother, William, who is in Hawaii. Through the American Red Cross, William made arrangements to have the birthday cake sent to his brother. Chaplain John T. Barrett, captain and senior chaplain of the combat team, made the presentation. All company members sang “Happy Birthday to You” to the surprised and happy
Edward K. Tsubata 3rd Battalion Headquarters Company Private First Class
