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Birthday Party for 442nd Soldiers
From Hattiesburg American May 13, 1943
Pvt. Gordon Ichiji Oshikota of Co. K, 442nd Inf. celebrated his birthday on May 11 with a big cake sent to him by his family in Honolulu. The Oshikota family cabled both money and a message for his birthday. Chaplain Eugene West presented Pvt. Oshikota with the cake in the mess hall and everyone joined heartily in singing “Happy Birthday to You.”
Pvt. Walter S. Higa in the 232nd Eng. was the recipient of a birthday cable and cake from his family in Honolulu. The cake, inscribed “Happy Birthday and Love from Family,” was presented to Pvt. Higa by Chaplain Eugene West on behalf of the Higa family.
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May 13, 1943
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+ Hattiesburg American
Media Type: Newspaper
Place: Hattiesburg
State: Mississippi
Country: United States
The Hattiesburg American was founded in 1897 as a weekly newspaper, the Hattiesburg Progress.[2] In 1907, the Hattiesburg Progress was acquired by The Hattiesburg Daily News. When the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, the newspaper was renamed the Hattiesburg American.
The Hattiesburg American was purchased by the Harmon family in the 1920s and was sold to the Hederman family in 1960.[2] Gannett acquired the newspaper in 1982.
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