Washington DC and New York City during their time off. On one day in the nation’s capital, 30 men including Holck visited the office of Hawaii’s Delegate Joseph R. Farrington in the Old House Office Building. When the men returned, training was set to restart with unit training according to each soldier’s unit within the Combat
17, 1907, on the S.S. Korea. Robert was one of nine children in the Kuroda family: brothers Hisao Mishima, Mineso Daniel, Donald Haruyuki, Ronald Haruto, Wallace Haruso, Joseph Toshiyuki, and sisters Tsuneko Lucille, Toshie Betty. The oldest son, Hisao Mishima, was born in Puunene, Maui, on January 25, 1908, to Sekino and her first
flown in and hula dancers greeted the ship and presented the lei. On July 4 they were greeted at nearby Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, by Hawaii Delegate Joseph R. Farrington at a large ceremony that included more lei flown in from Hawaii and 250 watermelons from the 442nd’s Camp Shelby benefactor, Earl Finch. They left for
home parade. They were taken to their quarters and each man was given three new uniforms. Following this, the official welcome ceremony took place – Congressional Delegate Joseph R. Farrington of Hawaii spoke, as did former Assistant Secretary of War John J. McCloy and Col. Alfred A. Pursall, former commander of the 442nd’s Third Battalion. Finally,
Wiley and Ewart Plank will also speak. In addition, the War Department’s Deputy Chief of Public Relations, Col. Kendall Fielder will be present. Among the civilian speakers will be Earl Finch of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and I. Sekine, honorary chairman of the Greater NY Committee for Japanese Americans. Delegate Joseph R. Farrington of Hawaii will also be present.
