James Inafuku

B Company

James Juichi Inafuku was born in 1921 in Haiku, Maui to immigrants from Awase, Okinawa. When he was a young boy, the family moved to Honolulu and he graduated from McKinley High School. In August 1944 he volunteered for the army and was a replacement for the 100th in B Company.

After the war he worked in the army supply office at Fort Shafter and Kapalama. He was an active club member and participated in the golf and bowling teams.

Studio portrait of Jimmy Inafuku taken while on furlough in Chicago, Illinois [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

Jimmy Inafuku in Italy [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku] Inscription: To Carol, Jimmy

Jimmy Inafuku and friends in front of the Piazza del Duomo in Milan, Italy [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

[Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

Soldiers take a rest while marching through a bombed out Italian city [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

100th Battalion soldiers in Italy [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

Soldiers go fishing in Monaco during some down time [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

100th Battalion soldiers in Italy [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

Jimmy Inafuku (far left) and friends in Milan, Italy, June 1945 [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku] Inscription: Milan June 1945

Jimmy Inafuku and other veterans visit Kobler Field Base Operations in Saipan [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

Soldiers in Italy [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

Headquarters company [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

Jimmy Inafuku (bottom right) with fellow veterans after a bowling tournament, Honolulu, HI [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

Conrad Kurahara (left) and a friend pose in front of a Go For Broke truck in Italy [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

US Army LT-532, Go for Broke Ship with soldiers on deck [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

[Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

Soldiers at work at their base in Ghedi, Italy, June 1945 [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku] Inscription: Reverse: Thedi (Ghedi) June 1945

Soldiers gather around for a picture in Ghedi, Italy, June 1945 [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

James Inafuku standing next to his tent with his neighbor, Ghedi, Italy, June 1945 [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku] Inscription:Reverse: thedi (Ghedi) June 1945

Soldiers pose with a Red Cross volunteer in Ghedi, Italy, June 1945 [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku] Inscription: Reverse: Thedi (Ghedi)June 1945

Two soldiers spar with boxing gloves in Lecco, Italy, July 1945 [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku] Inscription: Reverse: Lecco July 1945

Jimmy Inafuku squatting in front of tent, Lecco, Italy, 1945 [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

Two soldiers sit on rations and drink beer in Lecco, July, 1945 [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku] Inscription: Lecco July 1945

Harada in Leghorn, Italy, 1945 [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku] Inscription: Harada Leghorn, Italy 1945

Jimmy Inafuku (far right) and friends during furlough in Italy [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

Jimmy Inafuku walks one of the 100th Battalion's dogs through Italian streets [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

Soldiers visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

Members of the 100th/442nd football team in Italy [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

[Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

[Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

Jimmy Inafuku. [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

[Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

[Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

Noburo. [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

[Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

[Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

[Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

Shigeru Fujimoto. [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

[Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

[Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

[Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

[Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

[Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

[Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

[Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

Calvin Hasse. [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

[Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

Nikichi Iwai. [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

Ghedi June 1945. [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

Jimmy Inafuku. [Courtesy of Carol Inafuku]

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