Clippings

An important source of information regarding the 442nd RCT and its soldiers are “clippings.”  A clipping is an extract from a historical document. Examples of historical documents are: newspaper, magazine, newsletter, U.S. Army unit journal, letter from a soldier, a book, a transcript of an audio/visual interview.  The historical document from which the clipping is extracted is called the source.

It this first version of this new capability on our S&D website has a beginning set of clippings from a small number of sources.  It is possible to use the soldier name filter to find clippings that contain the name of a soldier of interest, but only if we have at least one clipping for the soldier of interest.  If you don’t find any clippings for the 442nd soldier of interest, come back and try again in another month or so.  We will be continuing to add clippings to our website as volunteers are able to research, find, clip and send for adding to our ever growing list of clippings.

If you are interested in volunteering to be a clippings researcher, please contact us at gro.ds244obfsctd-67feba@sgnippilc.  Your help in protecting, preserving, and perpetuating the legacy of our heroes of World War II will be gratefully appreciated.  Mahalo nui loa.

March 16, 1943
1943

Tagawa Marriage

Hattiesburg American

Staff Sergeant and Mrs. Jack Tagawa were married in Hattiesburg Saturday night. The groom is stationed at Camp Shelby, in the Headquarters Co., 2nd Bn., 442nd Infantry. They will make their home in Hattiesburg.

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March 16, 1943
1943

Lt. Ferris Seeks A Rental

Hattiesburg American

$25.00 reward for furnished house, two or more bedrooms. Write Lt. Ferris, 442 Infantry Co. “D,” Camp Shelby.

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April 3, 1943
1943

USO Victory Concert Program For Sunday Is Announced

Hattiesburg American

The Victory concert program to be given at 4:00 p.m. Sunday at the Front Street USO was announced today by Lucille Keen, USO music director. The program will be presented in the social hall by Chaplain T. E. West, tenor, 442nd Infantry Regiment; Sgt. Nick Montalbano, pianist, 202 Engineers; and

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April 5, 1943
1943

Lt. Young Oak Kim Receives A Visitor

Hattiesburg American

Mrs. Heidi Kim of Los Angeles, is visiting her husband Lieut. Young Kim of the 100th Infantry Battalion, 85th Division. Mrs. Kim is a well educated American born Chinese. She is a registered nurse and a very good typist. She is making Hattiesburg her home and would like very much

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April 5, 1943
1943

USO Plans Visit Of 442nd Wives

Hattiesburg American

Mrs. Lillian Minor, director of the USO Cottage went to Jackson to meet with the YWCA secretaries of the leadership workshop of Mississippi. YWCA secretaries at relocation centers in Arkansas were present to discuss plans for the American-Japanese wives of the soldiers who are coming to Camp Shelby very soon

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April 5, 1943
1943

Capt. M. E. Smith Receives A Visitor

Hattiesburg American

Mrs. Fay Smith of Newman, Georgia is in Hattiesburg again visiting her husband, Capt. M. E. Smith, of the 442nd Infantry Regiment, Medical Division. Mrs. Smith is a very enthusiastic Red Cross worker. At the present she is attending the Spanish classes at the USO Cottage.

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April 8, 1943
1943

Close Work In The Ring

Hattiesburg American

Two battlers and one of Camp Shelby's recent championship ring bouts were caught by the camera in this unique pose. The fighter with back to camera is Salvatore Spatare with the 474th Quartermasters who won the 135-pound open title from Sake Higa, 100th Infantry, whose grimace is visible over Spatare’s

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April 9, 1943
1943

Crack Army Battalion From Hawaii

Hattiesburg American

One of the Army's finest battalions—the 100th Infantry from Hawaii—which had been stationed for several months at Camp Shelby, is now engaged in maneuvers. The picture above was taken at Shelby and shows Staff Sgt. Harry Mijamoto lecturing on the use of the hand grenade. Sgt. Mijamoto formerly won many

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April 9, 1943
1943

100th Record Keepers

Hattiesburg American

The 100th Infantryman are competent record-keepers. Here Staff Sgt. Hideo Kajikawa, extreme right, instructs (left to right) Corp. Shigeru Oshita, Corp. Kazuo Senda and Corp. Goro Kawada. Image

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April 9, 1943
1943

Working On A Six-By

Hattiesburg American

Sgt. Toratsugu Ryusaki (right) Corp. Masao Uehara repair an oil filter on a “six-by-six” army truck. Image

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April 10, 1943
1943

Hawaiian Troops Are Coming

Hattiesburg American

San Francisco, April 10. Twenty-five hundred Hawaiian-born Japanese are ready to train with the army’s new Japanese-American combat team. Arrival of the Japanese was announced by the War department last night. They entrained immediately for Camp Shelby, Mississippi where they will be joined by an equal number of Japanese-Americans from

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April 13, 1943
1943

Lt. Jorgensen Promoted

Hattiesburg American

Capt. Reid Jorgensen, intelligence officer, 442nd Infantry Combat Team training at Camp Shelby, recently was promoted from first Lieutenant. Capt. and Mrs. Jorgensen and their nine months old son live at 211 Chestnut street, Hattiesburg. Capt. Jorgensen’s hometown is New York City where his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Jorgensen,

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May 1, 1943
1943

442nd Officers Wives Form Bridge Club

Hattiesburg American

Mrs. Charles W. Pence, wife of Col. Pence of the 442nd Inf., gave a dessert bridge at the Front Street USO Thursday noon. About 35 wives attended and organized a bridge club which will meet at 1:30 every Thursday at the Front Street USO.

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May 3, 1943
1943

Hawaiian Troops Start Work After 1st Open-House

Hattiesburg American

Soldiers in the Hawaiian combat team began work today at Camp Shelby after their first week-end open ball and open-house at Service Club 5 where they entertained 100 Japanese-American girls from the relocation center at Rohwer, Arkansas. The visitors arrived Saturday evening and went to the hall at the service

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May 5, 1943
1943

We Have To Make Good, And I Know We Will

Hattiesburg American

Pvt. Larry Ishida of Hqtrs. Co., 2nd Bn., has been playing the piano for only a few months, but like so many of his musically talented fellow soldiers, he is really a “whiz.” He states that music is his hobby and first love, with any kind of sports coming a

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May 5, 1943
1943

442nd Marriage

Hattiesburg American

Lt. Irving Ohrenstein, 442nd Inf. dispensary, and Miss Shirley Mizenberg from Chicago will be married at 8:00 PM Wednesday by Camp Chaplain Abba Feinberg at the chaplain's home in Hattiesburg.

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May 5, 1943
1943

442nd Lt Ohrenstein Needs An Apartment

Hattiesburg American

Lt. And Mrs. Ohrenstein are apartment hunting. Anyone wishing to get in touch with them may call the Forest hotel or South 418 at Camp Shelby.

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May 6, 1943
1943

Visitors to 442nd

Hattiesburg American

Mrs. Cherry Tsubota of Price, Utah, is in Hattiesburg with her husband, S-Sgt. Min Tsubota of the 522nd F. A. Mrs. Chiea Takayanagi has arrived from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to be with her husband, Sgt. George Takayanagi of the 522nd F. A.

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May 7, 1943
1943

Japanese-Americans Expert Nicknamers

Hattiesburg American

Nicknames are often a good index to the Americanization of our citizens of foreign ancestry. Nicknames are universal but only Americans have perfected the art of bestowing them with great irreverence to fit the subject. Nicknames of Japanese-American soldiers in training here for a combat team are particularly revealing. The

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May 8, 1943
1943

Some 442nd News

Hattiesburg American

Sgt. Roy Otani of the 442nd Combat Team is spending the weekend with friends in Columbia. Pvt. Rodney Morinaka of Co. I, 442nd Inf. Is one of the many volunteers who left a defense job for active service. He likes to sing, as do so many of his buddies from

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May 8, 1943
1943

Birthday Party for Pvt. Suneo Yamaguchi

Hattiesburg American

Pvt. Suneo Yamaguchi celebrated his birthday May 7, with a cake sent to him by his parents in Hilo, Hawaii. His family appealed to the USO in Hilo to arrange for a birthday cake to be given him on Friday. The cake, a beautifully decorated one with “Happy Birthday from

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May 10, 1943
1943

Bugs, Snakes, Music, And It’s Too Hot

Hattiesburg American

Pvt. Lloyd Aoki of Co. L., 442nd Inf. attended the University of Hawaii for a year studying entomology and worked as a federal plant inspector before his voluntary enlistment. This being his first trip to the mainland, he was greatly impressed with the orchards that he saw in California. He

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May 10, 1943
1943

Stamps, Back Roads, and Snakes

Hattiesburg American

Pvt. Norima Horimoto, better known as “Shorty,” of Co. L, 442nd Inf., worked as a mechanic's helper in the American Can Co. In Hawaii. His hobby is stamp collecting. He has a large box of unmounted stamps in the Islands. When asked what he liked about the mainland, he promptly

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May 10, 1943
1943

442nd Soldiers Entertain Local Girls And Their Chaperones

Hattiesburg American

Open house at Service Club 5 Sunday was a huge success and immensely enjoyed by all soldiers and their guests who came from Gulfport, Bay St Louis, and Hattiesburg. Dancing, which began at 2:30 and lasted until 5:00, was the main attraction for the afternoon. Pvt. Harry Hamada and his

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May 10, 1943
1943

When Pidgen Becomes Jive

Hattiesburg American

The 166th Inf. band played for the dancing at the open house held at Service Club 5 on Sunday. Although some of the members had seen and spoken to men in the 442nd Combat Team before this event, many of the band members were surprised to hear the Combat Team

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May 11, 1943
1943

Staying Connected With The Folks Back Home

Hattiesburg American

Japanese American troops at Camp Shelby sent 247 telegrams to their mothers in the islands on Mother's Day. The average cost was $2.00 a message of about 25 words. Many of the soldiers had never been away from home before they left for the mainland last month. And for many

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May 11, 1943
1943

442nd Soldiers Are Avid Readers

Hattiesburg American

The reading habits of Japanese American troops in combat-team training at Camp Shelby indicate a fondness for books on American history and biography, technical subjects and social sciences, according to Miss Mattie Swearingen, librarian at the Service Club No. 3, which is well patronized by the Japanese Americans. Many books

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May 11, 1943
1943

442nd Visitor

Hattiesburg American

Miss Tiny Nakai of Manitou Springs, Colorado, is visiting S-Sgt. Kenny Nishihara of Co. L 442nd Inf. She will remain here for several days before returning to her secretarial position in Colorado.

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May 11, 1943
1943

Sgt. Suzumu Kazahaya Blessed With A New Daughter

Hattiesburg American

Sgt. Suzumu Kazahaya in the 522nd F. A. proudly announces the arrival of a 6 pound 1 Oz. baby daughter, Kumi. Mrs. Kazahaya and the baby are in the Rohwer, Ark., Relocation Center where the baby was born on April 28. Both mother and daughter are doing well.

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May 11, 1943
1943

442nd Ping Pong Winners

Hattiesburg American

Another elimination ping pong contest which was sponsored by Service Club 5 Monday evening was hard fought with the game points being close. Semi-finalists were Pvt. Y. Furuno of the Medics, who lost to Pvt. W. Haraki also of the Medics 21-12, and Pvt. H. Hino also a Med. Det.

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May 11, 1943
1943

Pvt. Sam Fujikawa Recalls 7 Dec 1941

Hattiesburg American

Pvt. Sam Fujikawa of Hqtrs, Co., 442nd Inf., was a cab driver in Honolulu before the war broke out. On Dec. 7, 1941 he was awakened by “a lot of noise.” Upon investigation he noticed that the sky was full of black smoke and knowing that guns fired during maneuvers

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May 13, 1943
1943

442nd Champion Swimmer

Hattiesburg American

Pvt. Takashi Hirose, Co. M, 442nd Inf., is one of the champion swimmers in the Combat Team. He has made four trips to the mainland to compete in various swimming meets. His swimming career began at the age of four; he entered competitive swimming at nine, and won his first

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May 13, 1943
1943

442nd Champion Diver

Hattiesburg American

Pvt. James Kakuda of Co. L, 442nd Inf. was the Hawaiian Interscholastic diving champ in 1939-40. He attended McKinley high school and was a carpenter before he entered the army. When asked how he liked the mainland, he enthusiastically answered, “Give me Hawaii any time! There's nothing like it!”

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May 13, 1943
1943

Birthday Party for 442nd Soldiers

Hattiesburg American

Pvt. Gordon Ichiji Oshikota of Co. K, 442nd Inf. celebrated his birthday on May 11 with a big cake sent to him by his family in Honolulu. The Oshikota family cabled both money and a message for his birthday. Chaplain Eugene West presented Pvt. Oshikota with the cake in the

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May 14, 1943
1943

442nd Baseball Team Defeats 148th Engineers

Hattiesburg American

The 442nd Infantry again showed its power by completely smothering the 148th Engineers 23-0 in their game Thursday afternoon at Camp Shelby. Kiguchi, starting pitcher for the 442nd, fanned 7 out of 9 batters and allowed no hits in the first 3 innings. After that he was relieved by Anzai.

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May 18, 1943
1943

442nd Soldiers Present “You Can't Take It With You”

Hattiesburg American

Rehearsals for the Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman play, “You Can't Take It With You,” are now underway, following the listing of an all soldier-WAAC cast. Directing the production, which we presented at the post within the next three weeks, are Pfc. Sol Stember, Sgt. Joseph Wright, Sgt. Harold

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May 18, 1943
1943

442nd Soldiers Celebrate “I Am an American Day”

Hattiesburg American

Japanese-American troops of the 442nd Combat Team celebrated “I Am an American Day” Sunday in their own regimental area with a special program extolling the advantages of citizenship and acknowledging its responsibilities. By voluntarily enlisting for service in the combat team, these soldiers already have taken the first step to

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May 18, 1943
1943

Henrietta of Honolulu

Hattiesburg American

The cat that traveled to London to see the queen was a piker compared to Henrietta, who has come all the way from Hawaii to reside in Hattiesburg. Henrietta is a red 9-tenths Persian belonging to captain and Mrs. R. B. Ensminger, 119 Mabel Street. She is a year old

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May 19, 1943
1943

Meet Cpl. Harry Komatsu

Hattiesburg American

Cpl. Harry Komatsu of Service Company, 442nd Inf., misses one thing in Mississippi. Snow. He is an avid skier — owning not one but two complete skiing outfits. His hometown, Sacramento, is not far from the Sierra Nevada's — his favorite stomping grounds. When not running his business, wholesale produce

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May 19, 1943
1943

442nd Soldiers Present Hawaiian Musical Skit

Hattiesburg American

Co. L, 3rd Bn., 442nd Inf. announces a Hawaiian musical skit at 7:00 tonight at the 3rd Bn. amphitheater. Men in this Bn. and their guests are invited. The amphitheatre, directly behind Co. L area, is picturesquely situated among Mississippi's famous pine trees. This skit, “You Can't Take It With

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May 19, 1943
1943

Jap Fought For U.S., Now In Detention Camp

Hattiesburg American

(By Associated Press) Manzanar, Calif. — One of the American-born Japanese detained for the duration of this war fought for Uncle Sam in another — the Spanish-American. Harry Noboteru Sumida was a gunner's mate on the battleship Indiana. He was wounded by a shell, and now his left leg is

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May 19, 1943
1943

Boxers From Hawaii Aim For Shelby Titles

Hattiesburg American

Enthusiastic ring followers in the Japanese-American Combat Team don't believe in pulling their punches. They are confidently predicting that their newly-formed boxing team will win the championship of Camp Shelby. The team, which was organized under the direction of Lt. Roger (Slugger) Smith, a former tackle at the University of

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May 20, 1943
1943

Lt. Hirano Is Apartment Hunting

Hattiesburg American

Lt. and Mrs. Roy M. Hirano have arrived from Camp Savage, Minn. Lt. Hirano is with the Reg. Hqs. Co., 442nd Inf. The Hiranos are here apartment hunting. Any help along this line will be greatly appreciated. They may be reached at phone number 2687. Hattiesburg American 1943 May 21

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May 21, 1943
1943

Company L Entertains the Combat Team

Hattiesburg American

Company L, 442nd Infantry, gave a variety show entertainment Wednesday evening at the third battalion amphitheater of the Japanese American combat team. The title was “You Can Take It With You. (We don't want it!)” comedy skits, group and chorus singing, Hawaiian melodies, and a magician were among the numbers.

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May 21, 1943
1943

Pvt. Morimoto Offers Philosophy of Islanders

Hattiesburg American

The sun beat down piteously. The red clay drill field at Camp Shelby caught the glare and the heat and hurled them back cruelly in the faces of the marching men. Perspiration streamed and darkened their dusty uniforms. Then came a rest. The man fell out. A few lighted cigarettes.

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May 22, 1943
1943

442nd Judo Exhibit

Hattiesburg American

Pvt. James Kamo, Service Co., 442nd Inf. Is working up a judo exhibit, which will be given at the Fieldhouse. The date will be announced. Pvt. Kamo defines judo as a “streamlined version of Ju-jitsu.” He has been doing judo for about 8 years and is an expert. Before war

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May 22, 1943
1943

442nd Baseball Team Is Undefeated

Hattiesburg American

The 442nd Inf. Baseball team is justified in proudly and loyally announcing it is as yet still undefeated. The team has played five games and has amassed a total of 74 runs as compared to the four allowed opponents. Hattiesburg American 1943 May 24 Page 3 442nd Marriages Announced Content:

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May 25, 1943
1943

Frederick O. Jimbo Receives Warrant Officer Commission

Hattiesburg American

Corp. Frederick O. Jimbo has been commissioned a Warrant Officer in the field artillery battalion of the Japanese American Combat Team. Formerly a resident of Sacramento, Cal. Mr. Jimbo is a graduate of the School of Business Administration of the University of California at Los Angeles. As a student and

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May 26, 1943
1943

Company K Entertains the 442nd

Hattiesburg American

Co. K, 3rd Bn., 442nd Inf., is presenting a musical skit tonight in Dixon Stadium, the amphitheater just behind Service Company, 442nd Inf. Sgt. Charles Tanaka, leader of the Hawaiian Combateers, is in charge of the program and promises one full of variety, talent, and laughs. Opening the program, the

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May 26, 1943
1943

Measuring The Mess Sergeant

Hattiesburg American

“Dynamite comes in little packages.” Proof of this old saying is seen in 442nd Inf. Service Co.'s mess Sgt. Hitoshi Kanemitsu. Measuring a scant 5' 2 “and weighing a mere 117 lbs, Sgt. Kanemitsu keeps the company's mess hall going smoothly and efficiently with growls and barks equal to any

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May 27, 1943
1943

442nd Wives Host Wedding Shower

Hattiesburg American

Several wives of enlisted men in the 442nd Combat Team presented Sgt. and Mrs. Merrill Greene with a wedding gift of table linen at a tea held at the USO Cottage Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Greene, the former Mary Paul Jefferson, is the program director for the cottage. Among those present

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May 27, 1943
1943

Meet A 442nd Volunteer

Hattiesburg American

Pvt. Paul Bannai, member of the 442nd Combat Team, was once a cashier at the California Bank and also worked for the Bank of America in Los Angeles. He is a graduate of the Roosevelt high school in Los Angeles and attended the University of Nebraska, taking pre-law. He chose

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May 27, 1943
1943

442nd Baseball Team Yields to 474th Quartermasters

Hattiesburg American

The 442nd Inf. lost its first game in six starts Tuesday afternoon, yielding 2-1 to the 474th Qm. Prior to this game the two teams were tied for the first place in the Eastern League standing. Stoner pitcher for the Qms. won his fourth straight game with no losses. The

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May 28, 1943
1943

General Emmons Leaves Hawaii June 1

Hattiesburg American

(By Associated Press) Honolulu, May 28. — Lieut. General Delos C. Emmons, commander of the Hawaiian department of U. S. Army during the grim days following the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor will relinquish that command June 1 and be succeeded by Major Gen. Robert C. Richardson. General Emmons,

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May 28, 1943
1943

442nd Boxing Card Tonight

Hattiesburg American

Forty-two rounds of fast boxing are scheduled for the first 442nd Combat Team boxing exhibition at 8'clock tonight in the third battalion area. Two “main events” are scheduled and two semi-wind ups. All bouts will be for two rounds two minutes a round. Intermission music will be furnished by Hamada’s

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May 29, 1943
1943

Captain Claude P. White Promoted To Major

Hattiesburg American

Captain Claude P. White received promotion Thursday to the rank of major in the 442nd Infantry, where he is regimental supply officer. Major White entered the army in 1940, has been stationed successfully at Ft. Benning, Ga., Camp Blanding, Fla., Camp Bowie, Tex., and since February of this year, Camp

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May 29, 1943
1943

442nd Soldiers Invited to Bogalusa, LA

Hattiesburg American

Twenty-five enlisted men of the 442nd Combat Team will spend the week-end of June 5-6 at Bogalusa, La., as guests in the homes of the townspeople. The trip is being arranged by the Young Women's Professional Club of Bogalusa, under the direction of the YWCA, and special service officers of

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July 15, 1944
1944

Mark Tanouye Suffers Wound In Italy Drive

Heart Mountain Sentinel

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

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September 9, 1944
1944

Nisei Participation in Battle of Belvedere told in ‘Yank’

Heart Mountain Sentinel

Featured in a recent issue of the Yank magazine, a weekly army publication having a world-wide coverage, was an article accompanied by several photographs, titled “The Battle of Belvedere,” which gave a detailed account of the participation of Japanese American soldiers in the battle for the town of Belvedere in

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November 18, 1944
1944

Nisei First to Reach ‘Lost Battalion’

Heart Mountain Sentinel

With The U. S. 7th Army in France — On the 7th day while Nazi guns kept hammering away, picking off one after another of the American lost battalion which had been cut off on a Vosges hill, 2nd Lt. Edwin Blonder, Cleveland, Ohio, an artillery observer, remarked, “I’ll bet

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November 18, 1944
1944

Fred Yamamoto Fought to ‘Prepare for Peace’

Heart Mountain Sentinel

Pfc. Fred Yamamoto, the first H3art Mountaineer to express his intentions of volunteering during the registration of 1943 and former member of the Sentinel staff who was killed in action in southern France Oct. 28, fought to ‘prepare for peace.’ Always a leader among young nisei, Private Yamamoto continually urged

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December 2, 1944
1944

Young Japanese Alien Volunteers for Army

Gila News-Courier

Tokyo-born Henry Ebihara, 24, became the first to jump at the new War Department ruling permitting alien Japanese to enlist in the U. S. Army, this week's Time magazine reports. Ebihara, whose younger brothers and sisters are all citizens, was brought to the U. S. at the age of two.

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December 23, 1944
1944

13 Call to Army Duty on January 6

Gila News-Courier

13 young men of Rivers have been called to report for active duty in the United States Army on Saturday, Jan. 6, 1945. Again, Canal privates predominate with 9 calls from Canal and four from Butte. They are as follows: Canal: Makiji M. Kurata, Joseph Narasaki, George Murakami, Hiroshi Oto,

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January 6, 1945
1945

Resident found dead last night

Gila News-Courier

Joe Tsujimoto, 20-year-old discharged veteran of World War II, was found dead at his home, 65-6-A, about 9:50 o'clock last night, with a knife wound through his heart, probably self-inflicted. John W. Nichol, police chief, stated that a coroner's jury is coming today. Their verdict will be known this afternoon.

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January 6, 1945
1945

Gila Sends Off B Men Tonight

Gila News-Courier

Send offs for the thirteen young men who leave for active duty tonight will be held from 6:30 at the Butte auditorium and 7:15 at the Canal community stage. Short addresses will be given by representatives of the community councils and the administrative Staffs at both camps. Of the 15

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January 6, 1945
1945

Freedom Well Earned

Gila News-Courier

This message to all American soldiers of Japanese ancestry was given last week by Harold L. Ikes “I have gained deep satisfaction, which must have come to you as well, from the announcement by the Western Defense Command that the West Coast mass exclusion orders have been lifted. This action

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January 6, 1945
1945

Gila Doughboys Photographed

Gila News-Courier

Photographs of two former Gilans now with the 7th Army in France have arrived at the reports office. Pfc. Chuck H. Mayeda, cannoneer in the famous 442nd combat team, is shown digging his foxhole. He is the son of Minaru Mayeda of 52-8-B here and is remembered in Rivers as

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March 5, 1945
1945

442nd Veteran Here Tells Story Of Frontline Fighting By Nisei Troops

Heart Mountain Sentinel

By Jack Furumura Pvt. Sanai Kageta, wounded 442nd veteran on convalescent leave, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaburo Kageta and sister, Mitsuko, at 7-14-D. Kageta, who went overseas in August 1944 as a replacement for the nisei combat team was struck in the right leg by mortar fire

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March 5, 1945
1945

232nd Combat Engineer Company In Action

Heart Mountain Sentinel

Sixth Army Group, France — Working and fighting in the rugged Alpine mountains along the Franco-Italian frontier, an engineer combat company of the Japanese American 442nd Infantry Regiment is systematically laying a vast network of defense against possible enemy attack. Included in the engineers are: Purple Heart winner, Pvt. Toshiro

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March 31, 1945
1945

Fourteen Men Leave Monday for Army Duty

Gila News-Courier

Fourteen Gilans will leave for Fort Douglas, Utah, to report for active duty on Monday evening at 8 from the community stage in Canal and the amphitheater in Butte. George Kihara of 52-9-D is leaving from Salt Lake City, Utah.

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March 31, 1945
1945

Girls Entertain 200 Soldiers

Gila News-Courier

Some 200 Nisei soldiers stationed at a camp near New York City were recently entertained by 125 Nisei girls from New York and vicinity at a party in honor of the soldiers at the Nyack, N. Y. USO. The program included singing by Miss Tubby Kunimatsu, formerly of Heart Mountain,

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April 4, 1945
1945

Seventeen Men Leave Rivers for Active Duty

Gila News-Courier

Seventeen men in all, 13 from Butte and four from Canal, left for active duty in the U. S. Army Monday night, after a send off ceremony at the Butte Amphitheatre. Hiroji H. Nishimura, chairman for the program, introduced speakers W. C. “Tom” Sawyer and Shimpei Tanaka. Sawyer represented the

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April 4, 1945
1945

Nisei Unit Gets High Citation Extract from this article

Gila News-Courier

Three soldiers from the Gila River camp shared in the Distinguished Unit Citation for O’Connors Task Force action in the Vosges. They are: Richard Y. Hiramatsu Cpl. Yasuo Mori Pfc. Frank K. Fujihara

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April 4, 1945
1945

866 Nisei Among GI’s Honored

Gila News-Courier

The McGehee Time of Desha County, AR published a 44 page special edition on 15 Mar 1945 honoring the dead and wounded of the county. This included 21 dead and 21 wounded from Rohwer WRA camp. This included T/Sgt. Ted Tanouye.

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April 21, 1945
1945

Eleven Gilans Called for Active Duty

Gila News-Courier

Eleven more young Gilans have been called for active duty on Tuesday, May 1. The eleven are as follows: George F. Horii Mario L. Marubayashi John Y. Matsuda Minoru Monji Charles Y. Nishi Jinobu Nishimori Tommy Otani Benjamin Shiozaki Marcel R. Takata Yoshinori Takemoto Tom Yamashita Fujio Joe Kobara has

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April 21, 1945
1945

Two Killed, Seven Hurt On Italy Battlefront

Gila News-Courier

More casualty notices hit Rivers in a bunch this week with the War Department telegrams announcing the death of two Gila boys and the wounding of seven others on the Italian front on April 5 and 6. Dead: Pvt. James J. Kanada, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Seijuro Kanada

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April 21, 1945
1945

Gila To Honor Dead Soldiers

Gila News-Courier

A public memorial service for Sgt. Katsumi L. Takasugi, killed in action in Italy on April 5 will be held in the Butte High School auditorium next Tuesday morning, April 24, from 9:00. Each block is requested to send a delegate to the service. A similar service for Pvt. James

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April 21, 1945
1945

Disabled Hero Convalescing

Gila News-Courier

Private Koo Ito, Nisei hero who last 4th of July lost his right leg when hit by a burst of German shrapnel in Italy, has returned to an Army hospital in Battle Creek, Mich., after a month’s convalescent leave in Long Beach. This disabled veteran, who attended Compton Junior College

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April 25, 1945
1945

Service Planned For Pvt. Kanada

Gila News-Courier

A public service for Pvt. James J. Kanada, who was killed in action in Italy on April 5, will be held in the Canal High School auditorium this Saturday morning from 9:00.

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April 25, 1945
1945

Butte Honors Sgt. Takasugi

Gila News-Courier

About one thousand persons from all walks of life paid final respects to Sgt. Katsumi L. Takasugi in the flower-bedecked Butte High School auditorium yesterday. Sgt. Takasugi had fallen in battle in Italy on April 5. The color guard posted the colors as the buglers played the taps with an

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April 25, 1945
1945

Three Gilans Hurt In Battle

Gila News-Courier

Injuries to three more former Gila boys were announced in War Department telegrams sent to their families. Seriously Wounded: Pfc. George Nakada, whose family, now relocated in Azusa, Calif., was wounded in Italy, April 7. Pfc. Tom Kataoka, formerly of Fresno, Calif, wounded in Italy, April 8. Pfc. Hideo Mayeda,

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April 25, 1945
1945

Nisei Battalion Highly Lauded

Gila News-Courier

The 100th or “One Puka Puka Battalion,” rated by “Axis Sally” as the 7th U.S. Army’s “secret weapon,” boasts officers with the highest I.Q. In the Army, that it has lost only three of its soldiers as prisoners of war, that it has approximately 1600 wearers of the Purple Heart,

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April 28, 1945
1945

Two Gila Boys Slightly Hurt In Italy Front

Gila News-Courier

War Department telegrams this week announced two more casualties among Gila boys. The two boys slightly wounded are: Pfc. George Harada, son of Mrs. Kinu Nakaoka, formerly of Los Angeles, slightly wounded in Italy, April 10. Pfc. Toichi Doi, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tonokichi Doi, formerly of Parlier, Calif.,

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May 2, 1945
1945

5 Hunt Soldiers Killed In Italy

The Times News

Hunt , May 2 — 5 Japanese-American soldiers were killed and 22 were wounded in the Fifth Army’s push to drive the Germans out of northern Italy, according to War Department telegrams received this week by the soldiers’ families here. All were members of the famed 442nd Regiment. Those killed

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May 5, 1945
1945

Nisei Deal Final Blow To Krauts 442nd’s Sensational Gains Lead To Crack-up Of Nazis And Northern Italy Theater

Heart Mountain Sentinel

Washington, D. C. — American doughboys of Japanese ancestry carried the brunt of the attack which finally smashed the German hordes in northern Italy and led to their unconditional surrender to the allied armies on Wednesday, press dispatches revealed this week. Sensational gains before the final crack-up of the German

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May 5, 1945
1945

442nd Return To Italy Was A Deep ‘Secret’

Heart Mountain Sentinel

Return of the Japanese American 442nd Infantry Regiment, to the Italian front was a “well-kept secret,” Sgt. Stan Swinton, staff correspondent of Stars and Stripes, army newspaper for the European theater of operations, reported in a recent dispatch. According to Swinton, the 442nd left France on March 15 and were

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May 5, 1945
1945

Lt. Yonemura, Pvts. Nagata, Hayashi Killed In Action On Italian Front

Heart Mountain Sentinel

Heart Mountain was grieved this week with the death of three more of its soldiers — 2nd Lt. Hitoshi “Moe” Yonemura, Pvt. Jim Nagata and S/Sgt. Joe Hayashi — who were killed as the world famous 442nd combat team closed in on the Nazi enemy for the knockout blow in

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July 21, 1945
1945

Two Heart Mountain GI's Show Outstanding Valor in Battle

Heart Mountain Sentinel

With the 5th Army – Italy Pfc. Tadao Harito of Heart Mountain, Wyoming, medical aid man with the 442nd Combat Team, administered aid to 12 wounded men in a mine-infested field under the impact of hand grenades, mortar and small arms fire. In the vicinity of Severezza, Italy, Company A,

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October 18, 1945
1945

First Nisei From 442nd Unit Reenlists Into Regular Army

Pacific Citizen

Tombolo, Italy — when Pfc. Jack T. Yasuda of L company was sworn in on Sept. 30, he became the first Japanese American soldier of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team to reenlist in the Regular Army. A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Pfc. Yasuda was drafted into the pre-war army in

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October 18, 1945
1945

Pfc. Atagi Recovers From Wounds at McCaw Hospital

Pacific Citizen

Walla Walla, Wash. — Awarded the Bronze Star and Presidential Unit Citation for heroic achievement and outstanding service in combat, and the Purple Heart with one cluster for wounds received in action, Pfc. Archie Atagi is a patient at McCaw General Hospital, Walla Walla, Wash. Atagi enlisted in the Army

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October 20, 1945
1945

Army Transport Brings Nisei Soldiers Home

Pacific Citizen

Boston, Mass — The transport Sedalia Victory carrying 102 American Soldiers of Japanese descent among 1,955 veterans of the European war theater docked in Boston on Oct. 9.

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October 20, 1945
1945

California Sergeant Wins Commendation for Valorous Action

Pacific Citizen

With the 5th Army in Italy — Sergeant Yoshio Nakagawa of Mount Eden, California who led a hazardous reconnaissance patrol into enemy territory recently was awarded a 5th Army commendation for valorous conduct in action. He serves in the 442nd Japanese American Combat Team. He was cited for his performance

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October 20, 1945
1945

26 States, Hawaii Represented in 522nd Field Artillery Unit

Pacific Citizen

Donauworth, Germany — Twenty-six states, the Territory of Hawaii and the District of Columbia are represented in the home addresses of officers and men of the 522nd (Japanese American) Field Artillery Battalion now stationed here. Hawaiian leads with 331 men out of the battalion and 120 of these men called

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October 27, 1945
1945

Pfc. Noboru Morio Awarded Bronze Star Medal

Pacific Citizen

Coalville, Utah — In an Army Service photo recently sent to the Summit County Bee, Coalville newspaper, and forwarded to his father, Pfc. Noboru Morio of this city is shown being congratulated by Brigadier General Francis H. Oxx, commanding general of the Peninsular Base Section upon being awarded the Bronze

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May 2, 1946
1946

Issei Fathers of GIs Seek U. S. Citizenship

The Nisei Weekender

Three issei fathers of GI’s, Gensuke Masuda, Shosuke Nitta, and Choyei Kondo last week filed suit in the Federal Court in Los Angeles for U.S. citizenship. The suit is being sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union and the JACL.

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July 4, 1946
1946

Army Set To Honor 442nd Plan Impressive Welcome For Famed Combat Team Expected to Arrive Today

The Nisei Weekender

All New York is prepared to do honor to the returning 500 Japanese American soldiers who comprise the remnants of the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Escorted by Army fighter planes and a Navy blimp from Lakehurst, N. J. The Wilson Victory will steam into New York harbor this afternoon,

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July 4, 1946
1946

Ceremonies At Kilmer to Fete Team

The Nisei Weekender

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

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July 4, 1946
1946

500 Leis from Hawaii Hail Returning 442nd Heros

The Nisei Weekender

Five hundred fresh flower leis, including 100 orchid leis, will be presented to the men of the 442nd as gifts from the school children of Hawaii. This was revealed by Mrs. Ellen O'Brien editor of “Paradise of the Pacific,” a Hawaiian publication, and wife of James A. O'Brien, public relations

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July 4, 1946
1946

What Made Them Great?

The Nisei Weekender

A Former 441st man tells what kept them going… Why did the 442nd Japanese American Combat Team make such an exceptional record? How did greatness come to the rest of the blue-and-gold colors of the regiment? The nisei major was hesitant about answering, because it was difficult to talk of

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July 4, 1946
1946

Earl M. Finch Flies East For 442nd Deactivation

The Nisei Weekender

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

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