Masayoshi Miyagi

E Company

Misayoshi Miyagi was an original member of the 100th Infantry Battalion who was an outstanding baseball player. He participated in the Hawaii amateur leagues and later on the Aloha Team which was formed while the 100th was at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin during basic training. He was killed in action in Italy on November 5, 1943.

A biography of him can be found at http://www.baseballsgreatestsacrifice.com/biographies/miyagi_mushie.html.

Hideo with some of the officers Front Row L to R. Capt. Kawasaki, Corp. Hideo Yamashita, 1st Lt. K. Kuramoto. Back Row L to R - 1st Lt. R. Kainuma, 1st Lt. M. Koga. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

The four of us in front of Lincoln's statue at Grant's park. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

L to R Taniyama, Hamamura-Koya, Wada-Wahiawa, Ohta- Moiliili. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Aug 1 - Sunday - Gabby Hodai. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Taken while coming back to camp after our 3 day furlough to Minneapolis. Stopped over at Winona. Left to right - Corp. Samuel Tomai, Corp. Mushy Miyagi, Sgt. Tokuda Kozumi, P.F.C. Joseph Takata, Corp. Hideo Yamashita, Sgt. Goro Moriguchi. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Taken Aug 11 Richaland Center Yozo Yamamoto, Hide Yamashita. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Goro Monguchi. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

August 11. Joku Yamanae, M. Okazaki. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Taken at camp one of those cold mornings I wrote to you about the gout. On my side is Corp. Harold Higashi of Honolulu, my assistant. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

You just can imagine how far the train can travel by the size of it. Ha! Ha! [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Our baseball team taken Sat, Sept 19, 1942. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Aug 11 Joe and Masayoshi Miyagi. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Joe Takata at the Drivers Seat of the famous Greyhound bus. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Taken while on the firing range day - very cold time. Central location -somewhere in Wisconsin. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Sun. Aug. 1 - group picture taken by Hodai. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Tomai. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

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Taken Dec 1. My Squad. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Aug 1. Joe, Masayoshi Miyagiand saw strolling at Richland Center. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Sat July 24. Goro is warming up on the left. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Sat. July 31. Roy Hideo. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Strolling about St. Paul looking around for a place to sleep. Note the stride - Ha! Ha! [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Our noncommissioned officers. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Harold Higashi and myself. He is my assistant. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Sgt. John Yamada of Ewa married and has a daughter. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

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Along Park Avenue. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Our Colonel and great morale booster. Farrant Turner. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Sitting on the steps of the Acquarium. The foreground is the Museum of Natural History. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Yours truly. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

On the trip to Milwaukee - The Hiawatha - Sept 1, 1942. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Taken at Grant's Tomb. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

To Kimiko Love, Frank. Fann Snelling, Minn. April, 1946. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

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The portal of Columbia. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Taken at Whitehall. The Colonel F. L. Turner. Hisson and Lt. Sakamoto. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Took a picture just outside our hotel. Don't I look good though. Ha! Ha! [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Walking downtown to catch subway. Buildings right and left are the Columbia University. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Masayoshi Miyagi. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Taken Sept 2, 1942 at Green Bay, Wisc. In front of Beaumont Hotel. The place we stayed. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Grant's Park Chicago Masayoshi Miyagi, Kaneshiro, Goro & Joe. The background is lovely flowers. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

While training out in the fields. Taken while training out in the field. Having our lunch. July 8, 1942. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

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Taken on the steps of the Chicago Acquariusan. We areust leaving the place. Sgt. Kaneshima of Maui, Joe Takata and Masayoshi Miyagi. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

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Taken while watching the firing. Sgt. Yamamoto & Masayoshi Miyagi. [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Say What’s this? K.P.? [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

Taken at Wisconsin Rapids. Standling Left to Right. Sgt. Yamada (married), M. Okazaki, Akimoto, Corp. Tomai; Sitting Left to Right: Sgt. Yamada's Nephew & Niece. Yours Truly, Joe Takata (Married) Hide Yamashita (married) Yozo Yamanioto (married). [Courtesy of Leslie Taniyama]

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