December 16, 1918, in Columbus, Ohio. He was the second eldest and only son of George Arthur and Hilda Louise (Hansen) Buirkle. His siblings were: Anne, Ruth, Margaret Louise (died age 16), and Edna Barbara. George Sr. was born in New York. Mother Hilda was born in Wisconsin and her parents were immigrants from
Kozo arrived from the village of Asakara, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, at the age of 17 on August 13, 1907, on the S.S. Minnesota. Albert had one sister, Margaret Miye, who was one year older. Mother Tayo died when Albert was three years old, on April 18, 1926. She died of toxemia of pregnancy (preeclampsia)
Washington. He was one of six children born to Yojuro and Haruko (Makagawa) Yamaura. His siblings were: brothers Eugene Jun and Yoshio Roy; sisters Chiyoko, Miyo, and Margaret. Yojuro emigrated from the city of Kamikawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, arriving in 1907. Haru emigrated from the village of Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, arriving on September 12,
widow living in Chicago, Illinois. He was discharged from the U.S. Army on December 30, 1945. He was awarded the Combat Medical Badge. In 1957 he married Margaret Haru Ishikawa in Ventura, California. Uchimura was a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) in Seattle for over 40 years and known affectionately by his patients as
Shigeru Yokota, Co. G, 2nd Bn., 442nd Inf., and Pvt. Leonard Luna, Hdq., 1st Bn., 442nd Inf. Pvt. Luna was showing a pretty photo of a sister, Margaret Luna, in drum majorette costume. Miss Luna is a sophomore in high school. All three men are from the Hawaiian islands, where they state it “seldom
Mr. Fenn stated that he was enjoying himself in spite of the huge beads of perspiration rolling from his face. Last, but most emphatically not least, Miss Margaret Donohoe, social hostess of Service Club 5, must be given credit for helping to make this dance such a success. Quietly and unobtrusively Miss Donohoe kept
Maui, Territory of Hawaii. He was the son of Kametaro and Tsuya (Noguchi) Yamashita. His siblings were: brothers Shigeo and Sueo; sisters Tokiyo, Sally Tsuyuku, and Mieko Margaret. Kametaro and Tsuya arrived in Hawaii from Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, in 1896 and 1914, respectively. In 1930, the family was living on Vineyard Street in Wailuku
and II. The service was dedicated to 1st Lt. Wheatley. He was survived by his parents, brother Arthur Wheatley, sister-in-law Pauline, sister Nina (Mrs. Eldred) Barger, niece Margaret Irene Wheatley, and nephews – Arthur James Wheatley, Jr.; and Eldred (“Sonny”) and James (“Jimmy) Barger. Jimmy was named for his uncle. Above: L-R: I Company
ceremony. It was a magnificent farewell befitting our beloved Senator. Senator Daniel Ken Inouye, Medal of Honor recipient, will be buried at Punchbowl with his first wife Margaret “Maggie” Inouye who is in Section D, Site 391-A, also the section where senator’s buddies, the first 100/442 KIA veterans are buried and near astronaut Colonel
Waipahu, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii. He was one of ten children born to Sanra and Ushi (Tamanaha) Goya. His siblings were: brothers Richard Susumo and Takemi; sisters Margaret Haruko, Doris Kikue, Bernice Shizuko, Ethel, Jeanette Kazuko, Grace Sueko, and Carol Sumiko. Sanra emigrated from Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, arriving in Honolulu on June 25, 1906.
on October 5, 2010, along with the other veterans of the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team. This is the highest Congressional Civilian Medal. After the war, Genkichi married Margaret Sadako Kaneshiro and they lived in Halawa Housing, in Honolulu, a government-run housing area that was popular with recently returned Nisei veterans. He was employed by
class of 1933, Masao Motokane received a Certificate of Honor. Below: 1933 Senior class photo from McKinley After graduating from McKinley, Masao continued his education at the Margaret Dietz Commercial School, graduating in 1937. He won numerous awards for participation in the International Gregg Writing Contests. He was the general chairman for the school
The newlyweds moved to 1601 Pualoke Place. Jane H. Doi was one of nine children of Toshio and Matsuyo (Ebesu) Doi. She was a graduate of the Margaret Dietz Commercial School in Honolulu. Over the years, Takashi worked for Hawaii’s Department of State and Jane worked as a secretary at Hickam Air Force Base.
was born on April 26, 1910, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the son of St. Elmo Murray and Elizabeth Chaires (Smith) Massengale, Sr. He had three sisters: Margaret, Elizabeth Ormond, and Natalie Elizabeth (died 1917 at age two). His father was the founder and president of the Massengale Advertising Agency. The family home was
