assigned to an initial MIS team of 17 men, all from Hawaii, who were shipped out in April 1944 for an unknown destination. The others were: William Fujita, Sam Setsuo lsokane, Benjamin Kawahara, Tameo Kawasaki, Tamotsu Koyanagi, Fred Kuga, Jiro Matsui, Nobuo Nagata, Kenneth Nakada, Don Okubo, James Saito, James Shigeta, Tetsuo Shimamoto, Norio
Kenshi 442 K Pfc. Yunoki, Shiyoji 442 L S/Sgt. Fujinaka, Noboru 443 L Cpl. Kenmotsu, Yasuo 232 Engr Pfc. Kotsubo, Seichi 442 Hq T/Sgt. Sanmonji, Uetaro William 442 Med Pvt. Hamamoto, Katsyoshi 29 Oct 1944 – Battle Day Fifteen: The Nisei Are Invincible On the left flank the 2nd battalion was
the time, Takashi was living with his family at 824 7th Avenue. The couple married on October 24 at the Honpa Hongwanji Mission. The best man was William Thompson and the ushers were Ace Higuchi and Larry Ishida – all three men were his 2nd Headquarters comrades. (In 1951, Takashi was best man at
Oshita, Hq. Co., 100th/442nd (passed away after application was filed) Kenny M. Shimabukuro, K Co., 442nd Takashi “Bolo” Shirakata, 206th AGFB/442nd Minoru Tamashiro, Hq. 3rd Bn, 442nd William Yoshio Thompson, Hq. 3rd Bn, 442nd Harold Watase, I Co., 442nd Jeff is currently working on applications or awaiting information from family members of several veterans
KAWAMOTO (HQ) Shinkyo KUNIYOSHI (MIS) Hajime MIYAMOTO (G Company, Med.Det/442) Harold NAKASONE (Cannon Co.) George NISHIMURA (MIS) Tadayoshi SATO (A Co, 100th) Kenny SHIMABUKURO (K Co 442) William Yoshio THOMPSON (HQ 442) Ralph Yasunobu TOMEI (M Co 442) Ted TSUKIYAMA (522/MIS/442) Harold T. UEOKA (522) May they all rest in peace. If anyone was
HQ Jiei Nakama 2/9/2010 E Co Jimmy Aiji Nakamura 2/12/2010 100th/ B Co Michael Yoshio Hirata 2/14/2010 100th/ A Co Richard Chiyoto Nagao 2/15/2010 100th/ A Co William (Bill) Masao “Kaji” Kajikawa 2/15/2010 522FA-Hq Takeo Azama 2/18/2010 100th/ B Co Aichi Yamashiroya 2/21/2010 HQ Edwin H. Kokubun 2/23/2010 Anti-Tank Makio Mickey Akiyama 2/24/2010 I
