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Cakes For 442nd C. T. Members
From Hattiesburg American July 10, 1943
Nine birthday cakes have been presented this week to soldiers in the Japanese-American Combat Team in celebration of their birthdays coming within this period. Capt. John T. Barrett, senior regimental chaplain, presented the cakes to the men. For Pvt. Koichi Okamoto it wasn't a cake for his birthday, but a ten-dollar money order from his father in Honolulu. The men receiving cakes were: Pvts. Charles Uchima, Henry Nakasone, Norman Matsura, Yukio Nakamoto, Masao Tamura, Matsuto Mikake, Mitsuo Furmoto, Toshio Makamura and M. Kutaka.
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July 10, 1943
Page: 5
+ 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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People mentioned in this clipping: Toshio Makamura M. Kutaka Masao Tamura John T Barrett Koichi Okamoto Charles Uchima Henry Nakasone Norman Matsura Yukio Nakamoto Matsuto Mikake Mitsuo Furmoto