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The War
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The War: Bay Area Stories
Rosa Escobar standing with a serviceman and her younger brother, in front on her house in West Oakland, 1942.
Photo credit:
Rosa Escobar Collection
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The War: Bay Area Stories
George Eddy and his wife Kay at Trader Vic's in San Francisco, their last night together before he went overseas to join the carrier USS Intrepid, 1945.
Photo credit:
George Eddy Collection
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The War: Bay Area Stories
Margaret Shimada and her family in front of their barrack at Topaz internment camp, Utah, 1944.
Photo credit:
Margaret Shimada Collection
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The War: Bay Area Stories
Chinese USO dance held at the YWCA in San Francisco's Chinatown.
Photo credit:
YWCA of San Francisco & Marin
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The War: Bay Area Stories
German internees from Fort Lincoln, at Cougar Creek work camp in Idaho, 1943.
Photo credit:
John Christgau Collection
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The War: Nisei Soldiers
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team waiting for review shortly after the resuce of the Lost Batallion. The 442nd suffered over 800 battle casulties during the rescue of Lost Batallion.
Photo credit:
National Archives
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The War: Nisei Soldiers
George Oiye (being pinned) and other members of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team receiving commendations while in the field. The 442nd RCT received over 18,000 medials, commendations and citations for bravery under fire, including twenty-one Medals of Honor.
Photo credit:
personal collection of Oiye Family
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The War: Nisei Soldiers
George Oiye was a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. He was assigned to the 522nd Artillery, a unit of the 442nd RCT. The 552nd was part of the infrantry that came upon Dachau Concentration Camp during the march in to Germany.
Photo credit:
personal collection of Oiye Family
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The War: Nisei Soldiers
The Miyake Family at Granada Relocation Center (Amache, Colorado)
receive a photo portrait of father, Bill, who is serving in
the US Army as a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
Photo credit:
National Archives
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The War: Nisei Soldiers
Yas Shimoguchi, 1945. Yas was drafted and assigned to the Military Intelligence Service during the last part of World War II. After the war, he used the GI Bill to earn a degree in diesel mechanics. Yas was the first Japanese American employee hired by Hewlett Packard.
Photo credit:
personal collection of Yas Shimoguchi
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The War: Soldados
Cesar Chavez at 18 years old, shortly after he enlisted into the US Navy in 1945. He had received a draft notice for the US Army but chose to serve in the Navy by enlistment.
Photo credit:
personal collection of Rita Chavez Medina
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The War: Soldados
Cesar Chavez (second from left) and other Latino sailors off duty for the moment, at the US Naval base in Guam, 1945.
Photo credit:
personal collection of Rita Chavez Medina
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The War: Soldados
Isidor Sanchez, Army portrait, 30th Division, 117th Regiment, Company F. Mr. Sanchez was born in Sonora, Mexico and grew up in San Jose, CA. He is a veteran of the D-Day invasion and was wounded twice during his tour of service.
Photo credit:
personal collection of Isidor Sanchez
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The War: Soldados
Pete Garcia (right, US Army Infantry, Pacific Theater WWII, and his brother, Val Garcia (left), a Korean War veteran, athe the Gilroy Memorial Day event. Pete Garcia is featured in the KTEH production, The War: Soldados.
Photo credit:
KTEH
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The War: Soldados
Tomas Cortez as a 21 year old solider, during Basic Training at Camp Bowie Texas. Tomas Cortez was born in Ventura County, CA, the oldest son of a farm worker family. The Cortez family moved to the San Jose area in 1938.
Photo credit:
personal collection of Tomas Cortez
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