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David T. Yahanda, George Murakami, Gila News-Courier, Hilo Kanemoto, Hiroshi Oto, John Morita, Joseph Narasaki, Kenichi K. Matsunaga, Kingo Ogumi, Makiji M. Kurata, Roy Kay Sumida, Tommy Yamamoto, Yoshito Toyohara

13 Call to Army Duty on January 6

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, Joseph borough she moves alone, David T. Yeah Honda, and Tommy Yamamoto.
Relocated:
John Morita and Kingo Ogumi.
Butte:
Hilo Kanemoto, Kenichi K. Matsunaga, Roy Kay Sumida, and Yoshito Toyohara.
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Clifford Nakagawa, Frank Sasaki, Gila News-Courier, Katsumi L. Takasugi, Leroy H. Bennett, Michimasa Asami, Shinpei Tanaka, Steward of Mesa, Y. Oshita, Yasaburo Suda

Butte Honors Sgt. Takasugi

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 echo in the background. The scripture was read by the Rev. Clifford Nakagawa and the Rev. Y. Oshita. Block and group representatives paid floral tributes to the fallen soldier. Words of sympathy were extended to the family by Leroy H. Bennett, project director, Frank Sasaki on behalf of the Canal Parents-Relatives Asn., and Shinpei Tanaka for the Butte Parents Relatives Assn. Michimasa Asami represented the Buddhist Church, while the Rev. Steward of Mesa represented the...

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Elaine Ikoma, Gila News-Courier, Koo Ito

Disabled Hero Convalescing

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 near Los Angeles, and played baseball on the school team, was married just before his induction in 1943 to Elaine Ikoma, a Long Beach Sansei who studied nursing at the University of California. The marriage was solemnized at the Jerome Relocation Center.
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Benjamin Shiozaki, Charles Y. Nishi, Fujio Joe Kobara, George F. Horii, Gila News-Courier, Jinobu Nishimori, John Y. Matsuda, Marcel R. Takata, Mario L. Marubayashi, Minoru Monji, Tom Yamashita, Tommy Otani, Yoshinori Takemoto

Eleven Gilans Called for Active Duty

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 been called for induction at Phoenix on April 27.
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Gila News-Courier, Harold L. Ikes

Freedom Well Earned

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 is a well-earned recognition of the loyalty which the great majority of evacuate people of Japanese descent have displayed in the severest test that any group of Americans have ever had to face. It is a victory of faith in the principles of real Americanism, and of unflinching patriotism so well exemplified by valiant American soldiers, from the mainland and Hawaii, whose parents come from Japan. You have made a magnificent record of service of...

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Chuck H. Mayeda, Frederick Imai, Gila News-Courier, Minaru Mayeda, Tots

Gila Doughboys Photographed

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 a basketball star. He is a veteran with seven months’ overseas service and is entitled to wear three battle stars. His brother Tots, is a staff sergeant, also in the service. Pvt. Frederick Imai, medical aid man in the same combat team, is shown relaxing by reading “Life” magazine during a bit of time off. He is the son of Frederick Imai 74-6-C. He too is entitled to wear three battle stars, being a veteran...

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Akira Roy Endo, David T. Yahanda, Ed Nakamura, George Murakami, Gila News-Courier, Haruo Kanemoto, Hiroshi Oto, John Masuda, Joseph Narasaki, Jozoburo Shinozono, Kengo Osumi, Konichi K. Matsunaga, Makiji M. Kurata, Roy K. Sumida, Tommy Yamamoto, Yoshito Toyohara

Gila Sends Off B Men Tonight

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 called, Kengo Osumi and John Masuda left yesterday. The 13 who leave tonight are as follows:
BUTTE: Haruo Kanemoto, Konichi K. Matsunaga, Roy K. Sumida, Yoshito Toyohara, Akira Roy Endo.
CANAL: Makiji M. Kurata, Joseph Narasaki, George Murakami, Hiroshi Oto, Jozoburo Shinozono, David T. Yahanda, Tommy Yamamoto, Ed Nakamura.
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Gila News-Courier, James J. Kanada, Katsumi L. Takasugi

Gila To Honor Dead Soldiers

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 J. Kanada, killed on the same day, will be held in Canal. The date is yet undecided.
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A. L. Esplin, Gila News-Courier, Mae Enseki, Tubby Kunimatsu, Yuriko Amemiya

Girls Entertain 200 Soldiers

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, and dancing by Misses Yuriko Amemiya and Mae Enseki, both of whom came to New York City from Gila River. Miss Enseki presented some Hawaiian dances and Miss Amemiya, who is a member of the famous Martha Graham dance company, performed several modern dance. The Nisei girls made the trip from New York to Nyack and returned in buses provided by the USO. They were rounded up on only several days’ notice by the New...

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Catherine Coyne, Gila News-Courier

Nisei Battalion Highly Lauded

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, and that never has one of its soldiers gone absent without leave.
This is how Catherine Coyne, feature writer for the Boston Herald, described the Nisei battalion in an article of March 26, 1945.
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Gila News-Courier, Joe Tsujimoto, John W. Nichol

Resident found dead last night

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.
Tsujimoto was discharged from the Army on Dec. 28, 1943, and has lived with his parents here ever since. He was found dead by his father, who with other members of the facility had attended the Japanese movie at the Amphitheatre.
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George H. Nakai, Gila News-Courier, Harry Oyama, Hiroji H. Nishimura, Hitoshi Ouchida, Iwao G. Nakayama, James T. Imahara, Jin Asakura, Katsuyoshi Nakamura, Kiyoshi B. Fujita, Masahiro Okada, Max W. Yano, Nob Yoshida, Robert Yoshimura, Shimpei Tanaka, Stephen Ichiki, Taichi H. Yanehiro, Takashi Abo, Tom Tamaki, W. C. “Tom” Sawyer, Yoshiji Sugahara

Seventeen Men Leave Rivers for Active Duty

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 WRA, and Tanaka spoke in behalf of the Servicemen's Parents and Relatives Association.
The 17 who left Monday are as follows:
Nob Yoshida
Harry Oyama
Takashi Abo
George H. Nakai
Katsuyoshi Nakamura,
Iwao G. Nakayama
Hitoshi Ouchida
Stephen Ichiki,
James T. Imahara
Kiyoshi B. Fujita
Jin Asakura
Taichi H. Yanehiro
Tom Tamaki
Max W. Yano
Robert Yoshimura
Masahiro Okada
Yoshiji Sugahara
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George Nakada, Gila News-Courier, Hideo Mayeda, Tom Kataoka

Three Gilans Hurt In Battle

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, formerly of Los Angeles, injured in Italy, April 8.
Seriously injured Pfc. George Nakada is one of six brothers in the U. S. Army, the seventh brother awaiting his call. There have been two injuries among the Nakadas so far, Henry being injured in September 1944.
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Akira Shigenaka, George Takasugi, Gila News-Courier, Harry Sakamoto, Hitoshi Suminaga, James J. Kanada, Katsumi L. Takasugi, Tadakazu M. Kato, Takami Misaki, Takashi Yamamoto

Two Killed, Seven Hurt On Italy Battlefront

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 formerly of Concord, Calif., killed in Italy, April 5. Sgt. Katsumi L. Takasugi, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Takasugi, formerly of Ventura, Calif., killed in Italy, April 5. Seriously Wounded: Pfc. Takashi Yamamoto son of Mr. and Mrs. George Yamamoto, formerly of Selma, Calif., wounded in Italy, April 5. Pfc. Yamamoto is one of four brothers in the Army. Slightly Wounded: Pfc. Tadakazu M. Kato, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sakujuri Kato, formerly...

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Franklin Roosevelt, Gila News-Courier, Henry Ebihara, Stimson

Young Japanese Alien Volunteers for Army

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. A Cleveland war plant worker, he had asked both Franklin Roosevelt and War Secretary Stimson for a chance to fight.
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