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Ceremonies At Kilmer to Fete Team
From The Nisei Weekender July 4, 1946
Three generals, a brass band, civilian dignitaries, a top nite club show, and 35,000 troops will fete the returning 442nd Regimental Combat Team in an elaborate program scheduled for July 3 at 2:00 p.m., in the Camp Kilmer bowl, New Jersey.
Following the salute to the colors, introductory remarks will be made by Captain E. H. McDowell, Special Services Officer of Camp Kilmer.
Johnny Pineapple’s entertainment, straight from the Hotel Lexington Hawaiian room, will then take the stage.
The official military services which will follow will feature an address by General Alfred M. Gruenther, representing the Assistant Secretary of War, who will be introduced by Col. Herald L. Duffie, camp Commandant. Generals Wiley and Ewart Plank will also speak. In addition, the War Department's Deputy Chief of Public Relations, Col. Kendall Fielder will be present.
Among the civilian speakers will be Earl Finch of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and I. Sekine, honorary chairman of the Greater NY Committee for Japanese Americans. Delegate Joseph R. Farrington of Hawaii will also be present.
Source Information
July 4, 1946
Page: 1
+ The Nisei Weekender
Media Type: Newspaper
Place: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
"The Nisei Weekender" was an English-language journal founded in late 1945 for second-generation Japanese Americans (Nisei) in New York. It served as a platform for news, commentary, and cultural content for this community. The publication was short-lived, but it reflected the ongoing efforts of Nisei individuals to connect and build community in the aftermath of World War II and the internment of Japanese Americans on the West Coast.
People mentioned in this clipping: Alfred M. Gruenther E. H. McDowell Earl Finch Ewart Plank Herald L. Duffie I. Sekine Joseph R. Farrington Kendall Fielder Wiley