Uto Kishaba’s five boys and the seventh of their nine children — was the first AJA son from Lahaina to step forward. His brother just above him, Susumu, volunteered as well. Chappy Kishaba at a ceremony in the forest outside of Biffontaine — Photo by Karleen C. Chinen “When I volunteered, you know what
Uto Kishaba’s five boys and the seventh of their nine children — was the first AJA son from Lahaina to step forward. His brother just above him, Susumu, volunteered as well. Chappy Kishaba at a ceremony in the forest outside of Biffontaine — Photo by Karleen C. Chinen “When I volunteered, you know what
all of them, that they could have this second chance to relive the past,” Molly said. Chappy had told her about the day he and his brother Susumu had left Lahaina with the 44 other boys. His mother cried uncontrollably as she ran after the truck that carried her sons off to war. That
12 years were reunited at the dance. Mrs. Tsuruko Miyagi, one of the guests from the relocation center, was setting in a bus describing her brother, Pvt. Susumu Kishaba. Pvt. Kishaba was standing just outside the window by which Mrs. Miyagi was setting. On hearing his name Pvt. Kishaba looked up and recognized his older
Susumu Kishaba 3rd Battalion I Company Private First Class Susumu Kishaba Susumu Kishaba
Kishaba left Hawaii seven years ago to come to the mainland to get married. Pvt. George Uchihara of Service Company, 442nd Inf., is her nephew while Pvts. Susumu and Minoru Kishaba are brothers-in-law. All three chatted over past experiences, all unmindful of the dancing, entertaining, and gaiety that surrounded them. Pvt. Harry Hamada and
all of them, that they could have this second chance to relive the past,” Molly said. Chappy had told her about the day he and his brother Susumu had left Lahaina with the 44 other boys. His mother cried uncontrollably as she ran after the truck that carried her sons off to war. That
Harry Kuwahara, Masa Manabe Below: 2nd Platoon, Camp Shelby. (L-R) Back – Sadaichi Kubota, Masato Manabe, George Tsujimoto, Shiro “Kash” Kashino, Beanie Hayashi, Fred Matsumura; Front – Susumu Kishaba, Sadao “Sub” Matsumoto, Tomotsu Hasegawa, Harry Kuwahara Postscript. In 2004, Lt. Kubota participated in a 442nd veterans tour to European battlefields. Below is a write-up of
100th Bn B Co Take Nakayama 12/13/2011 100th Bn B Co Shitomi T. Sakamoto 1/ – / 12 I Co Richard Takashi Nakamura 1/3/2012 2nd HQ James Susumu Oura 1/3/2012 K Co Haruo Yamashita 1/3/2012 100th Bn C Co Yoshihide Fujimoto 1/5/2012 H Co Roy Hajime Taketa 1/13/2012 I Co Tadao Tanoue 1/14/2012 Anti-Tank
