A huge, gaily decorated cake with a simple inscription, “From Mother” was presented to Pvt. Richard Ajihu of the Japanese American Combat Team on his twenty-first birthday, June 30, by Regimental Chaplain (Capt.) John T. Barrett.
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June 30, 1943
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+Hattiesburg American
Media Type: Newspaper
Place: Hattiesburg
State: Mississippi
Country: United States
TheHattiesburg Americanwas founded in 1897 as a weekly newspaper, theHattiesburg Progress.[2]In 1907, theHattiesburg Progresswas acquired byThe Hattiesburg Daily News. When the U.S. enteredWorld War Iin 1917, the newspaper was renamed theHattiesburg American.
TheHattiesburg Americanwas purchased by the Harmon family in the 1920s and was sold to the Hederman family in 1960.[2]Gannett acquired the newspaper in 1982.