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Mark Tanouye Suffers Wound In Italy Drive
From Heart Mountain Sentinel July 15, 1944
Cpl. Mark H. Tanouye, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Iwajiro Tanouye, 23-10-E, was reported to have been wounded in action recently in Italy, according to word received here.
Attached to Battery A, 522 Field Artillery Battalion, 442nd combat team, Corporal Tanouye wrote from “somewhere in Italy” to a family member stating that “I'm in the hospital and will be fully recovered in a few days.” He did not actually report that he was wounded in combat but it was apparent from other statements.
Going from one of the largest families in the center, numbering 14 and all, he has one brother, Pfc Harry Tanouye, also in the 442nd combat team, and two others, George and James, awaiting calls for Army Service. Their pre- evacuation home was in San Jose, Calif.
Corporal Tanouye entered the army in February 1941, and was sent overseas this spring.
Describing his present surroundings, he wrote that “the weather here is similar to that of California, sunny and mild, with occasional rain. Since coming here, I set out immediately to get acquainted with the customs and the language of these Italian people. So far I have picked up enough words to talk to a storekeeper when shopping.
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July 15, 1944
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+ Heart Mountain Sentinel
Media Type: Camp Newspaper
Place: Cody
State: Wyoming
Country: United States
The Heart Mountain Sentinel (October 24, 1942 to July 28, 1945) was an eight-page, weekly tabloid publication that was conceived for the purposes of "keeping the residents advised of WRA policies and of maintaining morale in the center." Initially, information about camp life and policies were distributed in a series of general, typewritten bulletins numbered 1–28 that were disseminated from August 25, 1942 to October 20, 1942, before the familiar newspaper format was adopted. According to former editor Bill Hosokawa , the paper was named "The Sentinel" since the staff felt that the nearby geological landmark, Heart Mountain, stood like a sentinel over the camp dwellers and they wanted a guardian role for the newspaper. The Sentinel's masthead was hand illustrated and designed by Neil Fujita, who later became a prominent graphic designer.
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People mentioned in this clipping: George Mark H. Tanouye Harry Tanouye George Tanouye James Tanouye Iwajiro Tanouye James