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Earl M. Finch Flies East For 442nd Deactivation
From The Nisei Weekender July 4, 1946
The man who recently was accorded a bigger reception in Hawaii than the late President Roosevelt, Earl Finch, the 442nd’s best friend and one-man USO from Hattiesburg, Miss., flew into town last Saturday to be in at the final deactivation ceremonies of his beloved 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
Finch, mild mannered but effective, switched plans to tour the West Coast in behalf of the Nisei, and reversed his direction when he was advised of pending arrival of the Wilson Victory. He wired the War Department that he would stand by to do everything he could for the boys. And in Finch's language, that's plenty.
He is staying at the Astor Hotel which is his New York headquarters. Through no desire of his own, Finch’s work among the nisei soldiers has been widely publicized, the biggest story being a full-length feature in the Saturday Evening Post. It is generally recognized that he has done more for the 442nd than any one man in America.
Source Information
July 4, 1946
Page: 8
+ 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: Earl Finch