442nd Battalion

File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

1: Certificate of honorable discharge from the Army of the United States given to Shigeru Matsukawa on July 15, 1946.
2: Shigeru Matsukawa in his field uniform.
3: Shigeru Matsukawa "holding up" the tower of Pisa.
4: Shigeru Matsukawa standing in front of an unidentified statue.
5: Shigeru Matsukawa crossing Victory Bridge.
6: Shigeru Matsukawa and others playing football.
7: Soldiers reading newspapers.
8: Soldiers standing outside their barracks.
9: Military vehicle.
10: Soldiers lined up in a mess line.
11: Gina Falkenburg signing autographs for the 442nd in Lecce, Italy.
12: Gina Faulkenburg with Ed Sardover during a skit in Lecce, Italy.
13: Train station in Italy.
14-15: Unidentified street scenes in Lecce, Italy.
16: Unidentified Japanese congregation gathered in front of a church.
17-20: U.S. Military celebration parade in Italy, September 1945.
21: U.S. Military celebration parade in Italy. The 442nd passing in review, September 1945.
22: U.S. Military celebration parade in Italy, September 1945.
23: U.S. Military celebration parade in Italy. The 44nd passing in review, September 1945.
24-26: U.S. Military celebration parade in Italy, September 1945.
27: U.S. Military celebration parade in Italy, September 1945. British troops passing in review.
28-30: U.S. Military celebration parade in Italy, September 1945.
31: U.S. Military celebration parade in Italy, September 1945. "The W.A.C. looking mighty sharp."
32: U.S. Military celebration parade in Italy, September 1945. Italian Navy passing in review.
33-34: Shigeru Matsukawa standing next to General Mark Clark and other unidentified soldiers in uniform.
35-36: Tanks.
37-38: Soldiers boarding a ship.
39: 3rd Battalion Sunday services held in Lecce, Italy, Chaplain Yamada.
40-42: "Moving North from Ghedi to Lecce. German owned Italian first trucks. Stopping for a quick bite. First mortart squad Sekuna, Pete, Tachibara, Roy, [Shigeru Matsukawa], and Paul." June 1945.
43: Shigeru Matsukawa holding a puppy and standing on the steps of his barracks.
44: Shigeru Matsukawa standing in front of his barrack.
45: "Two fine, well-dressed men of the U.S. Army." Hude and Shigeru Matsukawa in Livorno, Italy, September 1945.
46: Shigeru Matsukawa standing in front of his barrack.
47: Soldiers loading into a truck.
48: Soldiers in camp.
49: Two soldiers standing next to a machine gun.
50: Yeiki Matsui, Paul Kuida, Shigeru Matsukawa, and George Meiyama in Ghedi, Italy, June 1945.
51: Unidentified man swimming in Lake Garda, June 1945.
52: Two soldiers at the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Dates

1945

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