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Japanese American soldiers -- Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

Seiko and Sumi Oki Arakaki photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1170
Abstract The first half of the Seiko and Sumi Oki Arakaki photograph collection consists of photos of Seiko Arakaki as a member of the 442nd and the 100th Battalion during World War II. The focus of the collection then shifts to Bushnell hospital in Brigham City, Utah and the OK Cafe in Salt Lake City's Japan Town which was owned by Sumi Oki Arakaki's family. The last two images in the collection do not follow chronological...
Dates: 1935-1944

Wallace and Mary Doi digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0884
Abstract The Wallace and Mary Doi digital photograph collection reflects Wallace Doi's participation in the 100th and 442nd Divisions, and the time he spent recovering from his war injuries at the Bushnell Hospital in Brigham City, Utah. The six scrapbooks that make up this collection also contain many images from Wallace and Mary Doi's courtship, friends and family of the Doi's, and images of the Aloha Fountain Cafe. The...
Dates: early 1900s-1970s

Theodore Fujiki photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1429
Abstract

Theodore “Ted” Fujiki (1922-2007) was a veteran of the United States Army who served during World War II. This collection contains one image of Fujiki during his military service.

Dates: 1943-1946

Masaru “Mas” and Kiyoko “Kay” Murakami Hamada photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1528
Abstract Masaru "Mas" Hamada (1917-2003) and Kiyoko "Kay" Murakami Hamada (1918-2005) were second generation, or Nissei, Japanese Americans born and raised in Ogden, Utah who married in 1944. Mas Hamada was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II; afterwards, he worked as a civil engineer for the Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, where he worked as company representative in Japan. This collection contains digital only photographs and black...
Dates: 1918-1955

George Hata digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1444
Abstract

The George Hata digital photograph collection consists of one digital-only photograph of Donald Higa, Ken Nishima, Herbert Elliott and George Hata in Naples, Italy during their service in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in World War II.

Dates: circa 1943-1945

Kayo Hayakawa photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1440
Abstract

Kayo Hayakawa (1922-) is a veteran of the United States Army who served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II. This collection contains 4 black-and-white copy prints of Hayakawa's military service dating from 1943 to 1946.

Dates: 1943-1946

Sho and Toshi Yamada Higashi digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1532
Abstract

The This collection Sho and Toshi Yamada Higashi digital photograph collection consists of 3 digital-only images of Ken Higashi, Ted Higashi, Sho Higashi, Akira Higashi, Japanese Americans who served in the United States military during World War II, circa 1940s.

Dates: Majority of material found within circa 1943-1949

George Kimura digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1716
Abstract George Kimura (1920-2000) was a Utah photographer and educator who served in the Military Intelligence Service during World war II. This collection contains 10 digitaly-only images of Kimura during his military service in the 1940s. These images were sent to the library digitally (emailed, on CD, flash drive, hard drive). These images are available online. The image files can be requested, but the...
Dates: circa 1940-1949

Casey H. Kunimura photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1421
Abstract

Casey H. Kunimura was a Japanese American veteran who served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. This collection contains three color laser printed images of Casey Kunimura, taken in September 2010.

Dates: 2010

Mike M. Masaoka photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0544
Abstract

The Mike M. Masaoka photograph collection contains images collected by Mr. Masaoka resulting from his personal and professional life, his involvement with the Japanese American community and Japanese American issues, and his association with politicians and diplomats.

Dates: circa 1945-1986

Shigeru Matsukawa digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1019
Abstract

The Shigeru Matsukawa digital photograph collection reflects Matsukawa's military service in southern Italy after the ending of the war. Photos include images of camp life, tourism and a celebration parade during the summer of 1945. The Shigeru Matsukawa collection contains digital scans only, originals were retained by the owner.

Dates: 1945

Tom Matsushita digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1503
Abstract

Tom Matsushita served in the United States Army, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Company D during World War II. This collection contains digital images and copy prints of Matsushita's military service and a photograph of a 442nd Regimental Combat Team reunion in 2005.

Dates: 1942-2005

Yuki "Uke" Minaga photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1433
Abstract

Yuki "Uke" Minaga was a Japanese American veteran who served in World War II. This collection contains a photograph of Minagi and a fellow soldier, Nelson Akagi, taken in December 1944.

Dates: 1944

Ray Ogura digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1718
Abstract Ray Ogura (1922-2016) was a Japanese American military veteran who served in the 442nd Regiment, Company G, and the Military Intelligence Service Unit during World War II. He settled in Utah after his military service, where he opened several businesses and worked for the Utah Transit Authority. This collection consists of 8 digital-only images depicting Ray Ogura during his military service in the 1940s and...
Dates: circa 1943-2000

Noel Okamoto digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1664
Abstract

Noel Okamoto (1922-2017) was a Japanese American educator who served in the United States Army During World War II as a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. This collection contains 30 digital images related to Okamoto's military service. It also includes several images of Okamoto, his friends, and his family.

Dates: 1940-2009

Joe Y. Ota digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1418
Abstract

Joe Y. Ota (1930-2015) served in the United States Army during the Korean War. This collection contains a digitzed photograph of Ota with an unidified soldier during his military service.

Dates: circa 1951-1956

Ted Sato photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1435
Abstract

Ted Satomi Sato (1922-2009) was a United States Army veteran who served in World War II. This collection contains 2 photographs of Ted Sato in uniform while serving in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team dating from approximately 1943 to 1945.

Dates: 1943-1945

Frank Shikashio digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1456
Abstract

Fukutaro “Frank” Shikashio (1883-1970) was born on July 19, 1884 in Fukuoke, Japan and immigrated to the United States, where he and his wife, Miyoshi Kusaba (1896-1993) raised their children in Idaho. Frank's son James Shikashio (1920-2010) served in the United States military during World War II. The Frank Shikashio digital photograph collection contains portraits of Frank, Miyoshi, and James Shikashio dating from approximately 1940 to 1970.

Dates: 1940-1970

Saburo "Sam" Shimomura digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1427
Abstract

Saburo "Sam" Shimomura (1927-2009) was a veteran of the United States Army who was a Prisoner of War during the Korean War in the early 1950s. This collection contains 103 digital only images of Shimomura's military service dating from the 1950s and of a 2003 Veteran's Day event honoring Utah's Korean War veterans.

Dates: 1950-2003

Tomiji "Tom" Takehara digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1725
Abstract

Tomiji “Tom” Takehara (1924-2004) was a Japanese American who served in Company B of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II. This collection contains one digital-only portrait of Takehara taken during his military service.

Dates: circa 1943-1946