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Local 442nd Regimental Combat Team veterans' stories
An
Armed Forces Day Tribute, May 20
The
band wasn't playing "Stars and Stripes Forever," the
crowds weren't cheering, and the flags weren't waving.
He had to sneak out from an "internment camp" in Arizona. He feared that if the pro-Japan elements in Poston Camp II discovered his plan he would be beaten up. Henry Sadao Izumizaki of Watsonville volunteered to serve his country as a soldier in the United States Army from behind barbed wire and under the cover of darkness.
A few months earlier, the camp's pro-Japan "bullies" and other "non-cooperatives" physically assaulted Saburo Kido, a leader of the Japanese American Citizens League. Kido had relayed the message from the National JACL leadership, headed by Mike Masaoka, that our Nisei (second generation) men of military age should prove their loyalty and patriotism to their country by volunteering for the newly organized all-Nisei unit, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT).
Henry responded to that call even though his country didn't fully trust him. The draft board in Santa Cruz, at the direction of the US Government, reclassified him from 1-A (physically fit to serve) to 4-C (enemy alien). He was not the enemy, and he was certainly not an alien.
In fact, Henry and his brothers were among of the earliest Sansei-han (half, third generation). Their mother, Fumiyo Izumizaki, was born in the Territory of Hawaii in 1896 and was, therefore, an American citizen. However, she lost her American citizenship for marrying Kanetsuchi Izumizaki, a Japanese national who, by an Act of Congress, was ineligible for citizenship. They were to present three sons--James, Henry, and Arthur-- for the war effort.
Henry attended the local public schools and graduated as a member of Watsonville Union High School's Class of 1939. Friends recall a quiet, shy person. He and his brother, James, loved to tear down engines and rebuild them. Grateful friends remember the crystal sets he made so that they can listen to the radio.
Older brother James, Watsonville Union High School's 1936 valedictorian, had been drafted in March of 1941, nine months before the attack on Pearl Harbor. After completing a second basic training schedule he was sent as a replacement for the 100th Battalion, basically an all Hawaiian Nisei unit.
At first, no one commanding a division or army corps wanted the Nisei soldiers. General Mark Clark finally accepted them. When the 100th Battalion fought in North Africa and in Italy, their causalities were so high they earned the reputation as the "Purple Heart Battalion." They always completed their missions successfully.
When the 442nd RCT was organized, the 100th Battalion was included as the first of three battalions. It was allowed to keep its designation because of its outstanding war record. Today, the unit is proudly addressed as the 100th/442nd RCT.
After basic training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Henry was shipped overseas along with Fox Company. Henry and James, of Baker Company, met only once and that was in Naples, Italy. Henry was sporting a thin but proud mustache. Henry was told he was now an uncle. Sandra, the first child of James and Kitako Izumizaki, had been born in the "internment camp."
When Arthur joined the 100th/442nd, a banner with 3 stars (one star for each of the lads) was proudly displayed in the barrack window of the Izumizaki room in Poston Camp II.
Action was soon to follow the boys. They fought up the boot of Italy, in what Winston Churchill mistakenly called, "the soft underbelly of the Axis." The Italians had surrendered, but the Germans doggedly continued the fight. The 100th/442nd helped liberate Rome.
The unit was sent to liberate the town of Bruyeres, France, near the German border. During the ensuing battle James was listed as missing in action, and Henry was worried that James might have been killed or captured. James had been in the hospital. He had been wounded during a mortar attack. Army snafu (situation normal, all "fouled" up) was working overtime. Henry was elated to receive a letter from James indicating that he was all right.
During the "Battle of the Lost Texas Battalion" in early November of 1944, Henry was the Fox Company's runner. The Texas battalion was completely cutoff in the Vosges Forest and was destined to be annihilated by the Germans. Several battalions fell short of the rescue operations. A very tired but game 100th/442nd was ordered to rescue of what remained of the Texans. The fighting lasted four more days. Tree bursts from German mortars and artillery filled the sky, and shrapnel rained on the men of the 100th/442nd below. The Germans, who had commanded the high ground, lobbed hand grenades down the hill. No one remembers who called it first but with "Go For Broke!" the men of the 100th/442nd charged. When the hand-to-hand combat ended, the Germans surrendered and 211 Texans were rescued.
Henry sprained his ankle during the steep hillside battle, but he refused to seek medical aid or rest because so many of his comrades were being killed, and there were no replacements! Henry was one of the 184 killed during that battle. A sliver of shrapnel entered his side and had pierced his heart. Another 600 of the 100th/442nd were badly wounded. Several rifle companies were reduced to less than 10 men.
Henry was buried in Epinal, France, but in 1948 his body was returned to Watsonville according to his mother's wishes. Mrs. Izumizaki, until her death in May of 1981, was Watsonville's Gold Mother, and on each Memorial Day she placed a wreath at the foot of the flag pole on Memorial Island. The services were conducted by the American Legion.
James named his son, Henry, who, today, lives in Albany, California with sons of his own.
The band wasn't playing, the crowd wasn't cheering, but an American flag was waving when Henry Sadao Izumizaki was laid to rest in his beloved Pajaro Valley.
Mas Hashimoto
578 Vivienne Drive Watsonville, CA. 95076 722-6859
e-mail: hashi79@earthlink.net
An Army Day Tribute to a American Hero
On June 14 in 1775, the Continental Army was founded. A small group of dedicated American citizen-soldiers faced the world's most powerful nation which had the best equipped, best disciplined and best trained army, and which was supported by the largest and most powerful navy the world had ever seen.
But, the traditions of the American fighting spirit was borne not of superior forces but of the love for liberty and freedom. It is this love for which Private First Class Harry Fumio Madokoro and his fellow Americans were fighting and sacrificed their lives during World War II. The traditions of the American fighting spirit continue to this day because the cause of liberty and freedom remains the same.
"... not knowing how to pray I have to depend on the family to do a lot of praying that all this strife ends soon so that we may all go home & enjoy the simple things of life. Hard headed tho I may have been I am now a humble man having learned to appreciate all the simple things of life. Believe me, War is hell. It's not a very pretty picture to see young kids who have not seen or begun to live life all shot up or torn up by shrapnel laying there never to speak or laugh again. I only wish I could get those bigots, those hate mongers, those super patriots here to see them. Here in the front we're respected as fellow Americans fighting for the same cause. We're proud as hell to be in there pitching, doing our share of the work.
"Will close for now till the next time. Love to the family and regards to all my friends. So long,
Love,
Harry"
Those were the last words Pfc Harry F. Madokoro, 39916617, was to write to his sweetheart. He was killed in action a month later on August 25, 1944 when he volunteered for an unusually dangerous night patrol. He volunteered because many in his squad were young replacements. He was a member of the famed 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team, K Company, 2nd platoon, 1st squad.
Harry graduated from Watsonville Joint Union High School in 1930. His mother ran a tiny store in the front room of their house at 120 Union Street where she sold candy and Japanese pastries (omanju). The two story house was old and lopsided, and the floor was warped. It creaked every time anyone took a step. Still, it was a favorite hangout for children.
As a child Kitako Izumizaki often spent part of the osaisen money (offertory for the Buddhist Temple Sunday School) in the store before attending. The temple stood on the corner of Union and Bridge (now Riverside Drive) Streets. "I caught holy heck when I got home," she recalled. The Izumzakis were to lose Henry, a brother, in this war.
Harry's only sibling, Yayeko, a sister, died in 1937 at the age of 23. Complications from tuberculosis, the doctors said.
Traveling to San Francisco in the late 1930's with Harry, George Ura recalls how thrilled Harry was when purchased his beloved Harley-Davidson motorcycle. When the evacuation orders came in the spring of 1942, the "Harley" was sold for a fraction of its value. In the same July 25, 1944 letter he had written: "talking about motorcycles. I sure miss riding one. They have quite a few putt putts around here in Italy. I'm sure gonna try to rent one if I get to go to Rome. Surely they must have some for rent. It looks & sounds like the English Triumph. There was one Triumph in our home town. The motor may not look as good or as comfortable & as heavy as a Harley but it seems to get (you) there. I'm sure looking forward to the time when I can own one again."
Harry and his mother were evacuated first to the Salinas Assembly Center (California Rodeo Grounds) and then to Poston, Arizona, Camp II, Block 213. Since there were only two of them, they were given a much smaller room.
Block 213 was famous for the Madokoro Park, which Harry designed and built. It was a Japanese styled garden with small bushes, a pond, and miniature tea house. The park also helped to keep the dust down. During that first summer the internees experienced dust storms nearly every day in 120 degree heat.
Harry was hired as Chief of Police for Camp II, and his secretary, Mollie Sumida (now of Monterey), recalled how tall (about 5 feet 10 inches), level headed, and kind he was.
When the call came for volunteers to form an all Japanese American combat team (at the insistence of the National Japanese American Citizens League), Harry was among the very first to volunteer (March, 1943). He didn't like Americans of Japanese ancestry being cooped up like chickens in the "relocation" camps, but he realized that for things to be better after the war, the young men would have to prove their loyalty and patriotism to this, our country. Harry was older, over 32, wiser, and more mature. As the sole surviving son, he didn't have to go to war! There would be no "Saving Pvt Ryan" campaigns for Harry. He didn't have to argue against the "anti-and-do-nothing guys," and he didn't have to encourage others to volunteer and not wait for the draft, but he did.
Rudy Tokiwa, of Salinas and also of Block 213, listened, and at age 16 volunteered with his mother's consent and Harry's reassurances. Harry promised to look after Rudy. Rudy was in the same K Company, and, sure enough, Rudy did return safely.
A citation, presented posthumously, reads as follows : "For extraordinary heroism in action on 7 July 1944 near Molino A Ventoabbto, and on the 16th and 17th of July 1944 in Luciana, Italy. During the final assault on an enemy held hill, Private First Class MADOKORO advanced ahead of his squad to a strategic position from which he could deliver effective automatic rifle fire. Partly exposed to enemy fire, he scanned his sector of the slope for targets. He leveled his automatic rifle on a nest of snipers, forcing them to disperse. Throughout the bitter fight he held his position, neutralizing another enemy nest and paining down the enemy to enable his platoon to take the hill. Again at Luciana, Italy, Private First Class MADOKORO occupied an advanced position and proceeded to fire on the enemy entrenched on the outskirts of the town. With heavy fire directed at him, he stubbornly held his position and provided covering fire when his squad was forced to withdraw because of a concentrated artillery and mortar barrage. The following day, when his squad became separated from the remainder of the company within the town, Private First Class MADOKORO provided flank protection against determined enemy attacks. A group of enemy soldiers entered a nearby draw and threw hand grenades into the enemy position. On another occasion he left his position and silenced a machine pistol position with a grenade. Still later in the course of the battle, he approached an enemy machine gun nest and silenced it by firing from a kneeling position. By his stubborn determination, conspicuous devotion to duty and courage, Private First Class MADOKORO inspired his squad in preventing the enemy's escape while his company closed in to occupy the town. His valorous performance is exemplary of the finest traditions of the Armed Forces of the United States. Next of kin: Matsu H. Madokoro (Mother) 213-13-G, Poston, Arizona.
MARK W. CLARK Lieutenant General, U. S. Army, Commanding"
General Clark was the only one who would take the Nisei soldiers. All the other generals didn't trust them or value these combat soldiers, who were later to be known as the "Purple Heart Battalion."
Harry T. Nakabe, a rifleman in Madokoro's squad and an eye witness, wrote that Harry on 7 July 1944 was "the first to fire his BAR from a slightly concealed position. All the while the Jerries had fired back with their machine gun and machine pistols, and were throwing grenades, some of which were American grenades which they had stolen off our wounded men the night before. I saw a grenade blow up not more than 15 feet away from Harry. Somehow he wasn't hurt and he didn't budge an inch. He was really cool under fire.
"It was at Luciana on the 16th when our squad ran into trouble, that Pfc. Madokoro again distinguished himself as a fighting soldier. We were cut off. I could see Harry with his BAR way up front with the first scout. Then the Germans opened up, shooting directly into us with machine pistols and German 88mm guns and mortars bursting all around us. They had spotted us.
"Harry stayed behind, covering our withdrawal.
"The next morning our company attacked Luciana again. Again our platoon with our squad, now reduced to 9 men, lead the attack. As we advanced we found ourselves surrounded on three sides by Germans but had some concealment to help us. Harry had a concrete gutter that protected him to the belt-line. I shall never forget how he looked as we went into action. Cool and alert and seemingly oblivious of enemy fire that was hitting all about us. We were stuck there all day long, and during that time Harry held his position. He left his BAR momentarily as he crawled 20 yards to knock out a machine-pistol nest with a hand grenade. At about 1600 hours we were told to withdraw, and Harry again covered our retreat by opening fire and attracting enemy fire on himself. Then when we were all gone he followed us. We returned at 1700 after eating and reloading. We then turned toward the Germans toward the center of the town. The Jerries were caught in a trap. We killed 79, and wounding or capturing 27.
"On August 25 when he volunteered to go on a night patrol to cross the Arno River. He was the first to volunteer from our squad as he always was. The patrol completed its mission and were on the way back he was killed when a land mine was set off.
"Madokoro was the coolest man I've seen under fire. He was always looking out for the rest of us because we were so much younger. He was always the first to volunteer and always first into a fight and the last one out."
Madokoro's mother was presented with the Distinguished Service Cross, the second highest award for valor, in Poston, Camp II at the Cottonwood Bowl on February 21, 1945 by Brig. Gen. J. N. Wilson, Chief of Staff, Ninth Service Command.
Mrs. Madokoro, with no immediate family members left, returned to Japan after the war where her family owned some property. She had given her only son to a country that barred her from citizenship. That federal law was finally repealed in 1952, seven years after World War II had ended.
"Pfc. Madokoro's gallant deeds, performed with determination, outstanding bravery, and with utter disregard for personal safety, reflect on the Armed Forces of the United States," so wrote 1st Lt. Samuel R. Gay, Platoon Leader.
Madokoro's gallant deeds, those of a citizen-soldier, reflect on the traditions of the love of liberty and freedom which we cherish, and which come at a great cost.
And, Madokoro was a Watsonville boy.
I am deeply indebted to Bessie Matsuda Shiyomura, Harry's penpal; Mary Matsushita, a cousin who lives in Watsonville; and Dr. James C. Naughton of the Defense Language Institute at the Presidio of Monterey, for their valuable research, time, patience, and encouragement.
Mas Hashimoto 578 Vivienne Drive Watsonville, CA. 95076 (831) 722-6859
Local Military Intelligence Service veterans' stories
Colonel
Thomas Sakamoto
For Thomas Sakamoto: Mike Honda
Five weeks before the attack on Pearl Harbor, on November 1,
1941, Thomas Sakamoto sat in a cold, drafty hangar at Crissy
Field, located at the Presidio of San Francisco. As a member
of an elite class--the Japanese Language School of the Military
Intelligence Service--Sakamoto was studying the Japanese language
in preparation for the war against Japan. (Slide: hanger and
then Golden Gate Bridge).
He had been recruited by Captain Kai Rasmussen. Sakamoto was
well qualified, for he had studied in Japan for four years. In
what would have been his junior year at Santa Clara High School
in 1934 he was sent by his father to Japan. (slide of Sakamoto
and Japanese classmates) It was a common practice for the eldest
son to be sent to Japan for his education.
In Japanese high schools, military reserve officer training courses
were offered, at which Sakamoto excelled. (slide of Sakamoto
as a Japanese military student) He was recommended for officer
candidate school by a major of the Japanese Army. Japan was expanding
its war against China. Sakamoto refused. He was told that he
was not loyal to the land of his ancestors. He took other abuses
silently, for he knew his loyalty was with the United States.
Sakamoto returned home to San Jose in 1938 to work on the family's
farm.
Sakamoto received his US Army induction notice in February of
1941. (slide of Sakamoto as a private) While at a military reservation
near King City, Sakamoto was asked to translate a Japanese manual
on military tactics. Translating the book was easy. Captain Rasmussen
was impressed and promised Sakamoto a promotion to a commissioned
officer should he successfully complete a one year course. Sakamoto
was ordered to attend the secret Army language school at the
Presidio. (slide of the Presidio of SF) After the Pearl Harbor
attack, the course was shortened to six months.
The instructors included Tom Tanimoto of Watsonville and Shig
Kihara of Monterey. Of the 45 graduates in the first class, (slide
of class) 32 were shipped directly overseas to various combat
units in the Pacific-from Alaska to Guadalcanal. Upon graduation
they were not given their commissions as promised. Instead, they
became sergeants. The Caucasian American students, many of whom
were not as well qualified, were given officer commissions. Sakamoto
was disappointed at the army's discriminatory practices. Because
of Sakamoto's advanced knowledge of Japanese, he was made an
instructor, and the school was transferred to Fort Snelling,
Minnesota.
Sakamoto, however, was anxious to get into the fight. In August
of 1943, he volunteered for combat duty and was assigned to General
Douglas MacArthur's Headquarters in Brisbane, Australia. As General
MacArthur began his island hopping campaign along the coast of
New Guinea and other key islands, more linguists were needed
in the field. (slide of linguists working at headquarters)
Sakamoto was sent to join the 1st Cavalry Reconnaissance Task
Force, assigned to take Los Negroes island in the Admiralty Island
group. When they went "over the side" of the landing
craft, they were greeted by machine gun fire. (slide of going
over) Commanding General William C. Chase became so worried about
Sakamoto-that he might be killed by our own men-he was assigned
a 24-hour bodyguard.
When Japanese prisoners of war were brought to him for interrogation,
they called Sakamoto a traitor. (slide of POWs)
One of the POWs had a document which Sakamoto quickly translated.
It read, "Tonight, the battalion under Captain Baba will
attack the enemy who have landed. Be resolute to sacrifice your
life for the Emperor and commit suicide in case of capture."
That night US naval guns pounded the area of battle.
Later, when the guns were silent, a scout spotted an enemy movement
only 30 yards ahead. Sakamoto tried to talk them into surrendering,
but it was to no avail. After the ensuing battle, the dead were
counted. Fifteen of the enemy lay dead, including Captain Baba.
In the anxiety of the battle Sakamoto had forgotten it was his
birthday. He was recommended for the Bronze Star by General Chase.
The Pacific war ended in August of 1945. (slide of MacArthur)
Sakamoto and other Nisei linguists were finally given their promised
commissions. With his gold bars pinned to his collar, 2nd Lt.
Sakamoto stood proudly on the deck of the USS Missouri.
(slide of USS Missouri) From 30 feet away he witnessed the official
surrender ceremony of the Japanese. (slide of special card and
surrender)
Sakamoto assisted in the Occupation and transformation of a democratic
Japan, (slide with Ike) fought in the Korean War, and did two
tours in the Vietnam War. Sakamoto was to receive the Legion
of Merit for overseeing the counterintelligence work during the
Tet Offensive. (slide of receiving the medal) Before Sakamoto
was to retire, he was assigned to the position of Chief of Security
for the 6th Army at the Presidio of San Francisco. If he held
that position in 1942 he would have been responsible for the
evacuation of his own family.
Colonel Sakamoto was to retire after 30 years of dedicated service.
The 6,000 Nisei linguists and the 27,000 "Go For Broke"
Nisei combat veterans had to fight two wars-one against the Axis
enemy and the other against discrimination in the US armed forces.
Their bravery, heroics, and unqualified loyalty, along with those
120,000 internees, opened the doors of opportunity for Asian
Americans and other minorities in America today.
Sakamoto never, not even for a moment, ever doubted his loyalty
to this nation.
Will Colonel Thomas Sakamoto and Mrs. Sadie Sakamoto, please stand? We salute you, sir. Will all the members in the audience today who served with the MIS during World War II please stand and be recognized? A grateful nation thanks you!
NISEI VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II
WATSONVILLE-SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
100th/442nd REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM
KIA KILLED IN ACTION
*** DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS
* DESIGNED THE 442nd PATCH
AKIMOTO, HARUJI
ARAO, HENRY ***
DOI, TOM
ETO, MATE
ETO, WALT
FUJIKI, CHARLES
FUJIKI, TOM
FUJITA, NAGATOSHI R.
FUJITA, YOSHIO
GOTO, SAM
GOTO, TOM
HADA, KATSU KIA
HAMA, EIJI
HASHIMOTO, MARK
HAYASHIDA, LOUIE
HIRANO, SHIG
HIROKAWA, KENJI
HIURA, BOB
HORIUCHI, PAUL KIA
ICHIKAWA, BUSTER
INMARU, FRANK
INOUYE, YUTAKA
IYAMA, HARVIE
IZUMIZAKI, ARTHUR
IZUMIZAKI, HENRY KIA
IZUMIZAKI, JAMES
KAWAGUCHI, MITSUGI
KAWAGUCHI, YOSHIMI
KITAHARA, ART
KIZUKA, SHIG
KOBAYASHI, ROBERT S.
KOKKA, TOMMY
MADOKORO, HARRY *** KIA
MAMETSUKA, LARRY
MANABE, BOB
MATSUDA, IRVIN
MATSUMOTO, NOBU GEORGE
MATSUSHITA, PAT
MATSUSHITA, RAY
MIYAMOTO, MITCH *
MORIMUNE, SHIG
MORITA, GEORGE
MURAKAMI, SUNAO
NAKAMICHI, AIDO
NAKAMURA, PAUL
NAKAMOTO, MAS
NAKAO, HARRY
NITTA, MAS
NODA, MAS
OGAWA, YOSHIO
OKAMOTO, MAS
OKAMURA, MAS
OKINO, WATARU
ONO, WILLIAM
OTSUKI, GEORGE
OTSUKI, ISSIE
SAKAMOTO, SAM
SERA, GEORGE
SHIKUMA, HIROSHI
SUGIDONO, ICHIRO SAM
SUGIDONO, JIRO
SUKEKANE, KAZUO C.
TAKEMOTO, SHIGE
TASHIRO, KEN M.
TORIGOE, KENJI
TSUDA, MAS
TSUKIJI, JOHN
UCHIYAMA, ARCHIE
URA, GEORGE
UTSUNOMIYA, TOM
UYEMATSU, ROY
WADA, YOSHI
YAMASHITA, SABURO
YOSHIDA, JIM
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (MIS)
DOI, BILL
FUJITA, DAVE S.
HASHIMOTO, HIDEO
HASHIMOTO, TADASHI
HASHIMOTO, TSUYOSHI
ICHIKAWA, JAMES
INOUYE, MASAKI
ISOBE, TAKEO
IWAMI, MINORU
IWANAGA, NOBUYUKI
IWANAGA, SUAMA
IWANAGA, TSUGIO
JOFUKU, KAZ
KADO, JOHN
KADO, MIKE
KAJIOKA, MASATO
KAMITANI, JOE
KAWANO, HIDEYUKI TOM
KIMOTO, TOSHI
KITAHARA, BURT
KIYOTOKI, PAUL
KOBARA, SHO
MANABE, SUYEO
MATSUOKA, JACK
MAYEDA, KATSUTO
MINE, BILL
MITA, ENGE
MORI, PERRY
MORI, ROY
MORIMUNE, HARRY
MURAKAMI, TOM
NAGASE, SATOSHI
NAKAGAWA, FRED
NAKAMORI, NICK
NAKAMURA, GEORGE I.
NISHIMURA, WILLIAM
OITA, KATASHI
OITA, JACK ITSUMI
ONO, SAM
SAKAI, ISAO
SHIMAMOTO, FRANK
TAKATA, MIN
TAKEHANA, JAMES
TAKEMOTO, SATORU
TANI, GEORGE
TANOUYE, HIROSHI
TAO, BILL
TODA, JAMES
TOMINAGA, TATS
UMEDA, BEN
WADA, GEORGE
WAKI, BILL
WATANABE, MARK
YAMAMOTO, GEORGE
YAMAMOTO, ROBERT
YAMAUCHI, JOHN
YOSHII, HENRY
YOSHINO, JACK
YOSHIZUMI, HARUKI
VETERANS WHO SERVED IN OTHER AREAS OF THE WAR
AIHARA, GEORGE
AKIYAMA, HIDEO
AKIYOSHI, SHIG
ARAO, AKI
ARAO, TETSUO
ASADA, TOM
BAISHIKI, SADAO
ETOW, JIM
FUJIMOTO, JOE
FUJITA, FRANK
GOYA, PETER
HADA, SUSUMU
HAMAI, YON
HASHIMOTO, AKI
HASHIMOTO, ANDY
HASHIMOTO, TOM
HASHIMOTO, WALT
HAYASHIDA, HENRY
HIGUCHI, TAK
HORIUCHI, PAUL
IKEDA, HENRY
IWANAGA, TAMAKI
JOTSUYA, ASAJI
KAITA, TOM
KAMITA, JIM
KAMITANI, YAS
KATO, JERRY S.
KIMOTO, YUTAKA
KITAHARA, FRANKLIN
KIYOTOKI, SAM
MAMETSUKA, JACK
MASAMORI, TOM
MATSUI, SULLY
MATSUMOTO, FRANK
MISUMI, SHINICHI
MORIMUNE, JOE
NAKAHARA, CHICK
NOMI, MIKE
NISHIHARA, YAMATO
NISHIMURA, WILLIAM
NITTA, KONGO
NITTA, NOBORU
ODA, JOHN
OGAMI, TERRY
OTA, ZEN
OTSUKI, THOMAS
SAKATA, TOMMY
SATO, SHIRO
SERA, KAZ
SHIKUMA, CHARLES
SHIKUMA, ENJI
TACHIBANA, MAS
TAKATA, KAY
TAKEMOTO, KATSUMI DR.
TANIMURA, CHARLES
TANIMURA, JOHN
TAO, HOWARD
TSUCHIYAMA, MAKOTO
TSUDA, TOMIO
UYEMATSU, JIM
YAGI, TAMI
YAMAMOTO, BOB M.
YAMAMOTO, JAMES
YAMAMOTO, KANGO
YOSHIMARU, JAMES
WOMEN'S NURSE CORPS
UYEDA, FLORENCE
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS
ETOW, TOSHIKO
WATANABE, IRIS A.