November 7, 2014

Photos of Poston, Arizona camp sons




Poston Block 306
Cpl. William Masatoshi Kuroda
Military Intelligence








Poston Block 317
Pvt. Frank Akira Tsutsumi
Military Intelligence



Poston Block 318 
Pvt. Mitsugi Fukuhara






Family in Poston camp 3
S/Sgt. Hiromi Shimizu
















 From Poston Block 330
 (L-R):
Tec/5. Satoshi Kida, 442nd RCT Headquarters Company
Pvt. Fred Hitoshi Segawa, 442nd RCT Service Company 
Pvt. Hiroshi Kubota, Military Intelligence Language School, Camp Savage, 9th Australian Division, Bronze Star Medal, Letter of Citation
Pfc. Noboru "Nob" Sakaguchi, 442nd RCT/100th Battalion Company A




Family in Poston Block 323
Sgt. Shoji Henry Date




Poston Block 322
Pfc. Fred Minoru Hashiguchi
442nd RCT Company F




Family in Poston Block 330
T/5. Haruki Jack Koba, 442nd RCT Headquarters Company







Poston Block 317
Pvt. Kazuo Furusho



Poston Block 330
Pvt. Frank Tamotsu Torio




Poston Block 330
Pvt. Hidetoshi Akiyama




Family in Poston Block 317
Tec/5. Shigeo Yokota
Military Intelligence/CIC




Family in Poston Block 328
Sgt. Frank Kitahara




Poston Block 330
Pvt. Charles Shikanosuke Torio




Poston Block 322
Pfc. Henry Shigeharu  Hashiguchi










Family in Poston camp 3
Pfc. Masatsuga Uyeda





(L-R): Family in Poston Block 330
T/5. Haruki Jack Koba, 442nd RCT Headquarters Company
Poston Block 329
Tec/5. Kiyoshi Nakamura, 442nd RCT/100th Battalion Company C





Poston Block 328
Pvt. Katsu Tanizaki




Family in Poston Block 316
Pvt. Kazuma "Kaz"  Maruyama
442nd RCT Company G




Poston Block 318
Pvt. Hitoshi Aoki




Poston Block 330
Pvt. Isen Iguchi



Family in Poston Block 329
Pfc. Takenori Ohara
442nd RCT Company G



Poston Block 328
S/Sgt. Arthur "Art" Tsutomu Kitahara
442nd RCT/100th Battalion Company D





Family in Poston camp 3
Pfc. Larry Katayama
162nd Military Police POW Processing Company




Family in Poston Block 306
Cpl. John Toshio Narimatsu
Dinuba-Reedley, CA
442nd RCT Company L
Killed in Action on November 1, 1944 in France
Awarded: Purple Heart
Bronze Star Medal
Interred: Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, CA




Family in Poston Block 318
Pfc. Hachiro Mukai
Milpitas, CA
442nd RCT Company F 
O'Conner Task Force Operation
Killed in Action on October 22, 1944 in France
Awarded: Purple Heart
Interred: Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France





Poston Block 317
Pvt. Saburo Mas Matsui





Poston Block 308
Pvt. Frank Kuwada
442nd RCT Company I



Family in Poston camp 3
Cpl. Douglas Akira Yamada
Military Intelligence Paratrooper




Family in Poston camp 3
Sgt. Fred M. Watanabe
Military Intelligence





Family in Poston camp 3
Pfc. Henry Ota






Family in Poston Block 318
T/Sgt. Masaru "Mas" Abe
442nd RCT/100th Battalion Company A 








Family in Poston camp 3
Pfc. Harry Hareo Kawamoto
442nd RCT Company E




Poston Block 308
Sgt. Tom Tsutomu Tsunoda
Military Intelligence



Poston Block 305
Pvt. Hitoshi Shinoda
Military Intelligence
Occupation Japan



Poston Block 305
Pvt. Shigetsugu "Shig" Hashimoto
Military Intelligence 
Paratrooper



Family in Poston Block 305
Sgt. George Kiyomoto
Military Intelligence/CIC
Japan



Poston Block 305
Pvt. Yas Hashimoto
Military Intelligence Quartermaster Corps





Family in Poston Block 305
Tec/5. Yoneo Leo Mori
442nd RCT Service Company





Military Intelligence Army Japanese Language School at Camp Savage, Minnesota
(L-R):
Pvt. George Nakamura, family in Poston Block 308
Pvt. Sam Rokutani, family in Poston Block 308
Pvt. Howard Shigeyuki Nakamura, family in Poston Block 308
Pvt. Patrick Noriyoshi Nagano, Poston Block 306




Poston Block 308
Pvt. Joseph "Joe" Ichiuji
442nd RCT/522nd Field Artillery Battalion A Battery



Poston Block 308
Tec/3. Masayuki Masa Nakamura
Military Intelligence




Family in Poston Block 317
Pvt. Frank Hirakawa



Family in Poston Block 317
Pvt. Shigeo Yokota
Military Intelligence/CIC






Poston Block 6 
Poston High School Chemistry Instructor
Pvt. Joe Ryo Shiomichi
Brawley, CA
442nd RCT Company I
Killed in Action on July 19, 1944 in France 
Posthumously awarded:
Purple Heart
Bronze Star Medal
Interred: Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA






Family in Poston Block 208
Pfc. Torao Hayashi
Sacramento, CA
442nd RCT/100th Battalion Company B 
Killed in Action on October 28, 1944 in France
Awarded: Purple Heart
Interred: East Lawn Cemetery, Sacramento, CA





Poston Block 322
S/Sgt. Henry Shigeharu Hashiguchi
442nd RCT Company I


Family in Poston Block 220
Pfc. James Yasuyuki Izumizaki
442nd RCT/100th Battalion Company C



Family in Poston Block 307
Pvt. Walter Tanaka
Military Intelligence
Australia, New Guinea, Philippines
Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines.
Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines.




Poston Block 307
Pvt. Samuel Coolige Yamaguchi
442nd RCT Company F




Poston Block 214
T/Sgt. Kiyoshi James Shiramizu
Salinas, CA
442nd RCT/100th Battalion Medical Detachment
Killed in Action on January 14, 1944 in Italy
Awarded: Purple Heart
Interred: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA




Family in Poston Block 219
Pvt. Kiyoshi Robert Shintaku




Poston Block 215
Cpl. Harry Haruo Yuki



Poston Block 208
Pvt. Dan Takaji Inouye
Military Intelligence



Poston Block 229
George Shiro Kawakami



Poston Block 211
Pvt. Otis Isao Kadani
Military Intelligence



Poston Block 229
Pvt. George Shoichi Oki



Poston Block 211
Pvt. Tony Tsutomu Nakazaki
Military Intelligence



Family in Poston Block 207
T/Sgt. Paul Toshi Takehara



Family in Poston Block 222
Pfc. Yukiyasu Tom Uyeoka
442nd RCT/522nd Field Artillary Battalion
B Battery



Family in Poston Block 229
Pvt. Steve Seiji Sato



Poston Block 208
Pvt. Susumu "Spud" Satow
442nd RCT Company H
Bronze Star Medal



Poston Block 213
Sgt. Tommy Tameki Kokka
442nd RCT Company G




Poston Block 220
S/Sgt. Ichiro Sam Sugidono
442nd RCT/100th Battalion Company C
Awarded: Bronze Star Medal



Poston Block 226
T/4. Sam Shigeru Imoto
Quartermaster Corps





Poston Block 211
Pfc. Thomas "Bud" Shioji Tsuyuki



Poston Block 222
Pfc. Benjamin "Ben" Saburo Ohama
Military Intelligence
Japan




Poston Block 326
Tec/5. George Kenji Kimura
442nd RCT Headquarters Company



Poston Block 309
Sgt. George Shiba
442nd RCT/100th Battalion Company B



Poston Block 305
Pvt. Hajime Jim Ishida
Military Intelligence/CIC in Japan




Family in Poston Block 309
Sgt. Noboru Togioka
442nd RCT Headquarters Company



Poston Block 227
Pfc. Peter Kaoru Hasegawa
442nd RCT Headquarters Company
Radio Operator in Italy-Switzerland



Family in Poston Block 325
Pfc. Saburo Jack Ikuta
442nd RCT Company G



Poston Block 327
Pfc. Sadao Jack Oda
442nd RCT/100th Battalion Company D
Telephone lineman




Family in Poston Block 308
Sgt. Howard Shigeyuki Nakamura
Military Intelligence in Alaska, India



Family in Poston Block 305
Cpl. Shoji "Sho" Katayama
442nd RCT Company E




Poston Block 221
Pvt. Nick Juichi Nishi
Military Intelligence/CIC



Poston Block 318
T/3. Kan Ibara
Military Intelligence in Japan


Family in Poston camp 3
Pfc. Wesley Masaichi Nakagiri
442nd RCT Company G
449th Bombardment Squadron in France, London 
Awarded: Bronze Star Medal


Family in Poston Block 308
LTC. George Nakamura
Military Intelligence
New Zealand, Australia, New Guinea
Office of War Information
Occupation Japan




Family in Poston Block 222
T/Sgt. Abraham "Abe" Jiro Ohama
Sanger, CA
442nd RCT Company F
Killed in Action on October 20, 1944 in France
Awarded: Silver Star Medal
Purple Heart 
Interred: Centerville Cemetery, Sanger, CA







Poston Block 209
T/Sgt. William Shigeo Iwami
442nd RCT Company I





Family in Poston Block 318
Cpl. George Nishida 
Military Intelligence



Poston Block 318
Pvt. Kenneth Nishida
Military Intelligence








Poston Block 325
Pfc. Willie Atsushi Ogino
Headquarter Company
Military Intelligence Language School



Poston Block 318
Pvt. Tatsushi "Tots" Ishida 
27th Field Artillery Battalion B Battery



Poston Block 305
Pvt. Minoru "Mino"Fujisaki
442nd RCT Headquarters Company




Poston Block 326
Pvt. Lloyd Iwao Kurihara
442nd RCT Company I





Poston Block 316
Pvt. Hiroyuki "Hiro" Kajiya



Poston Block 330
Pvt. Fred Hitoshi Segawa
442nd RCT Anti-Tank Company




Poston Block 308
Sgt. Hideo Joe Tsuchiyama
Military Intellegence





Poston Block 326
Sgt. Frank Shigeaki Kimura
442nd RCT Company M




Poston Block 37
Pvt. Harley Mutsuo Oka 














Poston Block 38
Pvt. Wilson S. Ogawa
442nd RCT Company G




Family in Poston Block 6
Pfc. Shaw (Sho) Kojaku
Gardena, CA
442nd RCT Company F
Killed in Action on July 17, 1944 in Italy
Posthumously awarded: Purple Heart
Interred: Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA








 


Family in Poston Block 215
S/Sgt. Abe M. Fuji  
Salinas, CA
442nd RCT /232nd Combat Engineer Company
Killed in Action October 15, 1944 in France
Posthumously awarded: Purple Heart
Bronze Star Medal
Silver Star Medal
Interred at: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA







Family incarcerated at Poston
S/Sgt. Timothy Itsuo "Itchy" Mizokami
Salinas, CA
442nd RCT Company M
Killed in Action on November 13, 1944 in France
Awarded: Purple Heart
Interred: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA







Family in Poston Block 27
Sgt. John Norio Ogawa
Garden Grove, CA
442nd RCT Company I
Killed in Action on April 21, 1945 in Italy
Awarded: Purple Heart
Bronze Star Medal
Interred: Magnolia Cemetery, Garden Grove, CA



Poston Block 213
Pfc. Tadao Hayashi
Salinas, CA
442nd RCT Company I
Killed in Action on April 23, 1945 during a reconnaissance mission in Italy 
Awarded: Purple Heart
Interred: Florence American Cemetery in Italy











Poston Block 60
Pfc. Fumitake Nagato
Brawley, CA
442nd RCT Company G
Killed in Action on October 20, 1944 in France
Awarded: Purple Heart
Bronze Star Medal
Interred: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA




Poston Block 213
Pfc. Lloyd Mitsuru Onoye
Salinas, CA
442nd RCT Company I
Killed in Action on April 21, 1945 in Italy
Posthumously awarded: Purple Heart
Oak Leaf Cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Interred: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA



 



 
Poston Block 22
Pfc. John Tsuyoshi Yamamoto
Carlsbad, CA
442nd RCT Company H
Killed in Action on July 15, 1944 in Italy
Awarded: Purple Heart
Bronze Star Medal
Interred: Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy

 


Poston Block 2
Pfc. Paul Fumio Horiuchi
Salinas, CA
442nd RCT Company E
Killed in Action on October 19, 1944 in France
Posthumously awarded: Purple Heart
Bronze Star Medal
Interred: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA




Poston Block 53
Pvt. Tom Tomiya Nishimoto
El Centro, CA
442nd RCT Company I
Killed in Action on April 5, 1945 in Italy
Awarded: Purple Heart
Bronze Star Medal
Interred: Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA






Family in Poston Block 14
Pfc. Victor Katsu Hada
Watsonville, CA
442nd RCT Company K
Mortally wounded on April 5, 1945 in Italy
Posthumously awarded: Silver Star Medal for heroic achievement in action
Purple Heart
Interred: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

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