…ded near Pozzilli, Italy on November 5, he wrote a detailed account of his combat experience and of being stranded for over 24 hours on a mountain before he could be evacuated. From a hospital in Italy, Muroshige was flown to Bizerte, Tunisia and transported on a train to Casablanca and then to a hospital in Oran, Algeria. In March 1944, he left Oran on a ship which landed in Charlestown, South Carolina. About 9 days later, he was assigned to a ho…

…king this opportunity to thank you all for everything. It was a delightful experience to milk a cow. The apples we ate from the tree were so good that we ate couple of dozen. The game Croquet as well as the other games were very interesting and we had a lot of fun. Mrs. Hendersin, the pie that we ate at your house was the best home made pie we had for a long time. At Camp they bake pies but they are not as good as home made pies. On the whole we h…

…your kind hospitality. Our mind and heart are full of the most delightful experience we had at the farm. You are such perfect hosts and those hours with you are treasured one [sic]. I hope we could do the same for you some day when you come out to Hawaii after the everlasting peace is restored. Friendliest greeting to you and your family. Mahalo (Thank you) Aloha Sincerely yours, Thomas Higa Fred Kagawa Roy S. Ishimine Bert Yamamoto Back to Hende…

…July 20, 1942 Dear Friends, We had a wonderful time at your place and I’d like to thank you for it. I didn’t write sooner because I wanted to send you some of the pictures I took there. It was a unique experience to visit a farm and practically live with you for a day. You have all been very hospitable and I’d like to do the same for you some day and as they say in Hawaii, “Until we meet again.” Aloha, Allan Ohata Back to Hendersin Letters…

…o were chosen for the task on an as-needed basis. Once overseas and in the combat zone, Kawasaki and Kainuma sustained serious injuries in Italy.  Although Kometani’s credentials were in dentistry, he was often on the front lines with Chaplain Israel Yost, helping the litter bearers or assisting Kawasaki and Kainuma in the aid stations.  Thomas Murphy In “Ambassadors In Arms” also mentions Captain John J. Dahl as another battalion surgeon in the c…

…Yale and Columbia. The story of the Varsity Victory Volunteers is rich and complex. Many of the men used the experience and went on to careers in politics, law, business, social justice and labor movements, education and research and public service. Their histories, individual and collective, help tell the many stories spanning the second half of the 20th century and the legacies they have bequeathed. — by Franklin Odo Franklin Odo, Ph.D., is an i…

…r.” Pursuant to a request by McCloy to submit a study on “the formation of combat units composed of Americans of Japanese ancestry,” on November 17, 1942, Colonel Moses Pettigrew submitted an extensive rationale which concluded with the recommendation: “That there be activated on April 15, 1943, for use in the European Theater, an infantry division with enlisted personnel composed of American citizens of Japanese ancestry.” On the same date, Colon…

…and acts of friendship should not be forgotten. The Yoshinao “Turtle” Omiya story is about a veteran who lived with the results of his combat experience for the rest of his life….

…t subs and torpedoes, “Found out later that this Co. G, was an illustrious company to which I had been assigned.” This company was credited with having captured a Jap two-man sub that had been grounded off-shore off Bellows Field. One of two such subs captured on December 7. One man survived in the submarine was captured and turned into higher echelon! The torpedoes were still intact! In early May, 1942 the 298th and the 299th Infantries were reli…

…ng at least once. “Gotta try once you know, or no can write home about our experience”. Some of our Able Company guys were transferred to Camp Savage to the Military Intelligence Service Language School (MIS) at Camp Savage, Minneapolis. Many of us went to Camp Savage on pass to visit them over the weekend. We had a firsthand view of what Camp Savage was like. It appeared that the barracks were placed in an old open coal mine. We could hear the b…