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Nisei of 442nd Invited to Bogalusa, LA
From Hattiesburg American June 3, 1943
Twenty-five enlisted men of the Japanese American combat team at Camp Shelby will go to Bogalusa, LA., this week-end as guests in the homes of the townspeople.
This trip is being arranged by the Young Professional Women's Club of Bogalusa under the direction of their local YWCA, special services offices of Camp Shelby and the Japanese American combat team.
Travelling by bus, the boys will be met at the YWCA at 4:00 PM Saturday by their hostesses who will take them to their respective homes to spend Saturday night and Sunday.
A special Saturday night program will include music numbers by the Hawaiian Combateers and the Shelby Serenaders whose members will be among the invited guests. Sunday morning the boys will attend church and the afternoon will be devoted to swimming, tennis and other sports.
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June 3, 1943
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+ 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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