RFI number

Status

DATE

Description

Requestor

POC

Comments

02-60

12/8/02

help identifying before/after pix

davide del giudice

02-59

12/5/02

info about C-B-I

Tom Haga

02-58

12/5/02

MIS person who was in Fukuoka in 1947

P Curtis

02-57

Closed

11/23/02

company Jackson Akimoto of Seattle served in, his rank, and any other pertinent information

Nancy Shrader

Buto

Sent Ktonk.com link with rank and pic

02-56

Closed

11/11/02

looking for info on JA conscripted into Japanese army

Scott Hille

C Shimo

gave leads to talk to

02-55

10/12/02

Japanese veterans

Ann Lynch

http://www.safvl.org.sg/japanveterans.htm

02-54

12-Oct

Looking to correspond with veterans

Pete Minix

02-53

10/12/02

Looking for info on uncle who died at Saipan

Charles Higdon

02-52

Closed

10/12/02

contact warren

Joselito Costas

dave buto

contacted Warren

02-51

Closed

9/27/02

link to JA Korean war veterans

Yoichi Kurihara

dave buto

sent url

02-50

Closed

9/10/02

Hirohito's speech

Diane Chownyk

Yukio Kawamoto, Fumiko Kuwayama and Yoshie Tanabe

Ask NHK, also a source with audio

02-49

Closed

9/9/02

Wants info on 100th Bn and 442nd.

Yoichi Kurihara

Jan Hirata and Kelly Kuwayama

Fwd'd email to COL Kim email

02-48

Closed

9/4/02

rubbing of Herbert K. Nishihara

Ruth S. Walker

Dave Buto

Sent rubbings

02-47

8/31/02

Looking for anyone knowing Tanamachi

MIKETADANO@aol.com

02-46

8/31/02

MIS veterans on Iwo Jima

Arnold Howard

02-45

Closed

8/27/02

Looking for membership roster for 2004 celebration

Governor Masuo

Grant Ichikawa

Sent roster

02-44

Closed

8/27/02

Looking for David Buto

Arnold Howard

David Buto

Sent response

02-43

Closed

8/27/02

Looking for LT Gambric

Jun Joni

Grant Ichikawa

Sent addresses for people to contact (Totten and Hazard)

02-42

Closed

8/12/02

Info on Herbert Nishihara

Ruth Walker

Warren Tsuneishi

Served with Herbert Nishihara and will correspond via snail mail

02-41

7/21/02

Mutsuo Kawamura, who was born in San Benito, Texas, joined The 82nd Air Borne Division (or 101st) during WW2.

Yoichi Kurihara

02-40

7/16/02

Looking for info for Arkansas project

Jami Craver

02-39

Closed

7/16/02

Looking for donor names for NJAMF

Justin Aefsky

John Tagami

Referred to NJAMF

02-38

6/18/02

Looking for info about grandfather - translator or MacArthur

Tim Hayes

02-37

Closed

6/15/02

Japanese-American MIS veterans who served on Iwo Jima

Arnold Howard

Grant Ichikawa

"Secret Valor" was published by Military Intelligence Service Veterans Club of Hawaii in July 1993

02-36

Closed

6/14/02

invitation to all Nisei soldiers to come join our Celebration of Freedom

church service on June 30, 2002

John J Gillespie

No action

02-35

Closed

6/4/02

Looking for info on 442

Ryan Imamura

Dave Buto

Passed along sources on our website and the Sakakida story

02-34

Closed

5/8/02

Looking for Lt who worked with father

Dan Cassedy

Ted Tsukiyama

Provided address of Yempuku.

02-33

Closed

5/7/02

looking to interview 442 vet

TSgt Terrence Krips, USAF/ANG

Sus Toyoda

Offered to be interviewed

02-32

Closed

4/29/02

Hiroshi, Masada dogtag in Italy

davide del giudice

Yukio Kawamoto, dave buto, Jimy Yamashita

provided info on what the elements of the dog tag were about, e.g., blood type; might have been late replacement -- he is buried at Cemetery of The Pacific, Punchbowl, Honolulu

02-31

Closed

4/29/02

Looking for MISSergeant that was a M.I.S. with the 103rd Regiment 43d Infantry Div. Luzon P.I. WW II

Tony Logiudice

Seiki Oshiro

Provided names of vets in the 43rd Div

02-30

Closed

4/23/02

Need speaker for Army Judge Advocate General's School in Charlottesville

LTC Pam Stahl

Bert Mizusawa

Bert volunteers to speak if dates are feasible

02-29

OBE

4/23/02

Need ride and place to stay for dinner

Alexander Liosnoff

02-28

Closed

4/23/02

directions etc to senators' dinner

calvin oba

dave buto

gave directions and answers

02-27

4/20/02

looking for Kenneth Yoshida born 27.08.1943

Andreas Stöcklein

02-26

Closed

4/12/02

Is Frank Ono same one who was teacher King Estates Jr. High School in Oakland, California

Kjerstie Nelson

jim Yamashita

Send copy of citation and photo…contacted nephew to provide additional info.

02-25

Closed

4/11/02

seeking comments from former Japanese American soldiers re Operation Dragoon, invasion of Southern France on 15 Aug 42

 

Dr.Steve Sussna

Jack Herzig; Sus Toyoda

provided leads to get info from Victor Abe and Harry Akune.

02-24

4/18/02

Day of Honor in Wilmington, Delaware

Lynn Paul

02-23

Closed

4/11/02

Looking for Nisei veterans in the Midwest/Omaha area

Shawn W. Wilbur, Commander

AMVETS Post 727

grant Ichikawa

Found a speaker but Grant sends info

02-22

Closed

4/2/02

Visit Japanese American Museum in D.C.

Jenifer Murata

Dave Buto and Jack Herzig

Describe the permanent exhibit at the Smithsonian

02-21

Closed

4/1/02

Masuichi Yogi and Fred S Yasuda, 442 KIAs?

onoa003@hawaii.rr.com

Seiki Oshiro

• Yogi, Matsuichi ASN 30104464, Pfc, Co K, 442nd RCT, KIA Oct '44 Vosges Mountain battle, France; place of induction HI.

• Yasuda, Fred S. ASN 38506085, Pfc, Co K, 442nd RCT, KIA date unk & battle unk, place of induction southern USA (AR or LA or TX)

• No other data - tough to search for family ties based on the given known data.

02-20

4/1/02

Survey re why Nisei served

Grace Arai-Lacey

02-19

Closed

4/1/02

need of interviews for a group project that

>> will be competing at the state level of National History Fair

Reina Twins

Grant Ichikawa and Phil Ishio

volunteered to help

02-18

Closed

3/28/02

Kazuo Hashimoto whereabouts

Kathryn Maciel

Buto & Seiki Oshiro & Jim J. Yamashita

Dave sent web site for searching -- got 22 hits; passed RFI to members; Seiki gave address for F Co address for his current address. Jimy sent additional info from his AJAWARVETS database.

02-17

Closed

3/28/02

Rubbing for Mitsuo Tanji

Martin Arinaga

Dave Buto

Sent rubbings

02-16

Closed

3/22/02

Wants pix for EEO effort honoring Asian Pacific month

Juana Morehead

Grant Ichikawa

Agrees to provide 2 photos and a paper he wrote

02-15

Closed

3/21/02

interview someone who served in the Armed Forces in WWII

AAron Miyamoto

Sus Toyoda

Willing to be interviewed - lives in vic of Aliso Viejo

02-14

Closed

3/13/02

location of NJAM

Yui Daizbura

Buto

provided location

02-13

Closed

3/7/02

Looking to interview internee

Beth Iovino

Norm et al

agreed to interview

02-12

Closed

3/7/02

Looking for Uyehata

Henry D. Fisher

Grant et al

Roy Passed away last year

02-11

Closed

3/7/02

confirmation of Purple Heart

May Akamine

Buto

provided address ofThe National Personnel REcords Center

9700 Page Boulevard

St Louis, MO 63132

02-10

Closed

2/17/02

Interview veteran

Abbie Salyers

salyeral@jmu.edu

Norm Ikari

Names of JAVA members for interview given

02-09

Closed

2/14/02

use Sen Inouye photo

Nicole Bell

Dave Buto

Permission granted

02-08

2/14/02

Can you help me find

people who went to school with Edward Velazquez during the 1930's

Don Velazquez

02-07

Closed

2/14/02

Japanese Fighter Pilot's

Association in Japan

Don Velazquez

Yoshie Tanabe and Warren Tsuneishi

former pilots belonged to an association named "UNABARA KAI" roughly

translated as "Ocean/Sea Society" and Edwin Kawahara, ace historian of Japanese military.

02-06

2/7/02

Looking for someone who might know about Japanese Officer was named Capt. Kaida

Romulo Maderazo Verana

02-05

Closed

2/4/02

research on Japanese Internment - volunteers and resistors. This project will culminate in a video documentary.

Miriam Scatterday

Joe Ichiuji

volunteered to help

02-04

Closed

1/20/02

Looking for info on 442 in Italy campaign

Davide Del giudice

et al

many respondents

02-03

Closed

1/8/02

Looking for Dye Ogata

John Gray

Buto

fwd'd email to Dye Ogata

02-02

1/3/02

Know of anyone buried at Ft Snelling cemetery

"Chicoine, Steve" <sdc@Interlinkcom.com>

Buto

02-01

Closed

1/3/02

Wants web sites with 442 info

Wesley_Miyamura@dca.ca.gov

Buto

referred to katonk.com et al

01-68

12/18/01

looking for Kibei to interview for Master's project, Emerson College

Ayumi Sato

01-67

Closed

11/14/01

looking for 442 members who were in Atlanta

Richard Bowers

Sam Mitsui,

print your request in our next

Newsletter issue in January

01-66

Closed

11/12/01

Unit Citation for 442 members?

Wendy Boyd (Nagata)

Jim Yamashita

total of eight unit citations awarded three to 100th two to 3rd

Battalion, and one each to 2nd Battalion and the 232nd Combat Engineers. The eigth one might of been for Major Emmet O'Conner's task

force. Supposedly the one awarded by Prsident Truman was the 7th. If you don't have already, you should

link to Douglas Sterner's site

01-65

11/6/01

Looking for someone w/caveflushing experience

Sally Ito

01-64

Closed

11/6/01

Looking for site with info on 442nd reunions

Jessica Fulbright

Dave Buto

www.katonk.com

01-63

Closed

10/25/01

Looking to speak to veteran

Joti Vadner

Paul Tani

Provided "Stories" info

01-62

Closed

10/17/01

Looking for JICPOA vets

Jeff Moore

Grant Ichikawa

Provided JICPOA Annex story and POC Nobuo Furuiye

01-61

Closed

10/17/01

Request for interviews for article

Catherine Dolinski

Grant Ichikawa

Offered to be interviewed

01-60

10/12/01

Contact 442 people who saved father's life (Lost Bn)

Anne Rocheleau

01-59

10/4/01

Info on correspondence from MIS during war

Sally Ito

01-58

Closed

9/28/01

research paper on reconciliation

Madoka Morimoto

01-57

Closed

9/25/01

Looking for Allen Meyers

Terry B

Dave Buto

Forwarded email to Mr Meyers

01-56

Closed

9/9/01

Looking for Dye Ogata and Frank Sanwo

Nick McCall

Dave Buto

Put him in contact with Dye Ogata

01-55

Closed

9/4/01

WETA looking for correspondence between AJA vets fm WWII, Korean War, Viet Nam

Joe Branczak

Aki Konoshima

published in JAVA Newsletter

01-54

Closed

9/4/01

Help finding MIS in Honolulu

Dave Nagata

Grant Ichikawa

James Tanabe is actively involved with MIS Veterans Club of Hawaiiv

01-53

9/3/01

Help with translation of Chinese and Japanese inscriptions

Malcolm Foster

01-52

Closed

9/2/01

I am interviewing WWII veterans currently living in New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York

Mr. Brandon C. Traister, 10 Denver Road, Marlton, NJ 08053 856-906-1406

Grant Ichikawa & Jim Yamashita

Provided many addresses

01-51

Closed

9/2/01

Search for SGT Sasaki, POW

Rick Straus

Grant Ichikawa

Sam and Ed Sasaki? More info needed

01-50

Closed

9/1/01

How many in the intern camps, went into military, etc.

Rachel Newlander

Seiki Oshiro and Jim Yamashita

Provided extensive answers

01-49

9/1/01

100/442 in the Kansas City area

Scott A. Leonard SLeonard@kshs.org

01-48

Closed

8/10/01

Wants veteran's cap

Tanabe

Grant Ichikawa & Yukio Kawamoto

Contact W Tanaka in San Jose

01-47

8/1/01

Wants MIS CBI vets to contact him

Tom Haga

01-46

Closed

7/25/01

Interviewees for San Jose Mercury News

Eugene Louie

Paul Tani

Katsumi Hikido, Lawson Sakai

01-45

Closed

7/23/01

copy of MIS Prez unit citation

Wes Sakaguchi (wksakaguchi@msn.com)

grant ichikawa

Electronic copy & mailing instructions

01-44

Closed

7/13/01

Trying to track down Kats Tabata

Tom Haga

Seiki Oshiro and Jim Yamashita

Mr. Dan Takehara, Pres.MIS Veterans Club of HI P.O. Box 3021Honolulu, HI

01-43

Closed

6/29/01

Need to contact MIS vets

Tom Haga

Dave Buto

Provided MIS contact list for JAVA members

01-42

Closed

6/27/01

Need more info fm Harvey Watanabe for Aussie writer

Don Darbyshire

Tad Ohta and Yukio Kawamoto

Provided address/phone via internet search

01-41

6/27/01

Looking for Sam Ueda and other translators from Guam war trials

Marvin Wiles

01-40

Closed

6/20/01

Contact Joe Ichiuji -- was he in the 26th Arty

Robert Harms

Dave Buto

Joe will call

01-39

Closed

6/18/01

Masters' thesis on Nisei --personal letters, etc.

dyer97@hotmail.com>

Dave Buto

Aki will broadcast request in newsletter

01-38

Closed

6/17/01

Faubion Bowers?

Mamoru

Dave Buto

Fwd'd earlier email indicating Faubion Bowers passed away

01-37

Closed

6/17/01

POC of anyone who worked at GHQ

Nagisa Ikebe Mainichi Shinbun

Grant Ichikawa and Sus Toyoda

Gave Kan Tagami's address and Sus Toyoda as translators

01-36

Closed

6/10/01

Underlining words in letters

Harold Pittman

Jim Yamashita

Avoid perception of coding in letters

01-35

Closed

6/10/01

Attend Int'l Forgiveness Week

Sue Mayberry-Orme

No response

01-34

Closed

5/31/01

Info on the 6th Infantry

Harold Pittman

Harry Akune

Nob Yamashita

01-33

Closed

5/31/01

Is Territorial Guard same as National Guard

Brian Y. Takafuji

Jack Herzig

Contact Ted Tsukiyama at fyttt@gte.com.

01-32

OBE

5/24/01

Newspaper interview ref Pearl Harbor reaction

Gisele Durham gdurham@ap.org

01-31

Closed

5/22/01

Location of Faubion Bowers

Alan Schoen

Fumiko Kuwayama

Faubion Bowers passed away

01-30

closed

5/22/01

Info on 442nd for research

Mia Bradshaw

Dave Buto

Lyn Crost's book Honor by Fire

01-29

5/22/01

Mamoru Yokoyama, who was in Australia, probably with ATIS

Quentin Belles

01-28

Closed

5/22/01

Find Joe Harrington and info on 442nd

Ruth Walker

Harry Akune

Joe passed away

01-27

Closed

5/2/01

Get in touch with Totten

J. Mark Lavelle dolphinproject@japan.co.jp

Allen Meyers

Provided address in Chicago

01-26

Closed

5/2/01

Meaning of the cranes

akimi Morimoto

Dave Buto

refer to NJAMF site

01-25

Closed

4/21/01

Info on Thomas Ono

JR Hill

Dave Buto

Provided ref to pgg 143-144 in Lyn Crost/s book

01-24

Closed

4/19/01

Info on Victor Akimoto 190 78 557 who is buried in St Avold cemetery in France. He was KIA on 14 December 1944

Tom Hirata <tomh@cup.hp.com>

Jim J. Yamashita

Sent info ref story of Victor Akimoto's mother who visited the gravesites of her two sons who were killed

01-23

Closed

4/7/01

Roster of 100th Bn including Caucasians, especially 1LT Keaton killed in Italy I 1944

K James Eaton

Norm Ikari

Provided leads to orgs in Las Vegas

01-22

Closed

4/2/01

How to get copy of military records

Jeff Morita

Dave Buto

Unable to help -- contact US Senator or representative

01-21

Closed

4/1/01

Want to contact Harry Fukuhara

MSG (RET) Jimmie Quintero

Grant Ichikawa

Gave him address

01-20

Closed

3/27/01

Looking for Nisei baseball players

SLSweetman@HillsandCo.com

Grant Ichikawa

Mailed them copy of book Diamond in the Rough-Japanese American in Baseball

01-19

Closed

3/24/01

TV station looking for Kazuo Kamoto

Miho Takeuchi

Koji Kawaguchi

Gave address and phone; Mr Kamoto passed away a few years ago

01-18

Closed

3/23/01

Request for use of MIS in War Against Japan

Seiko Oshiro

Grant ichikawa

Permission granted; two copies of book sent to Oshiro and Meyersratken

01-17

Closed

15-Mar

JA vets near Omaha?

Capt Chang, changer4@yahoo.com

Harry Akune

Sgt Sam Terasaki of Denver to contact Capt Chang

01-16

Closed

3/8/01

Navy language training school

Jeff Yamada JYamada@BradfordMarzec.com

Sus Toyoda and Glenn Nelson

provided name and phone number of contact of former instructor, Mrs.Toshiko Iino , who isquite elderly, gave me the phone number of her good friend, Fumi, who used to teach at Boulder and now lives in Seattle; also, gave address for Univ of CO, point of contact at Boulder

01-15

3/3/01

proof of existence of two Nisei interpreter units: 1st Provisional Mil. Govt. Det. and 6205 Interpreters Special Det.navy 3256 ( Okinawa)

"Martin Kogan" <martyk8@flex.com>

01-14

Closed

3/3/01

Toshio "Bill" Yanagida is my Father-In-Law and I'm wondering if he is listed anywhere as a member of the 442nd.

Fred and Marcia Jones (Marcia Jones nee Yanagida) FJones1577@aol.com

jimy@cosmoslink.net

contact the National Personnel Record Center 9700 Page Ave. St. Louis, MO 63132 (800) 318-5298

01-13

Closed

3/3/01

How many JA were in Occupied Japan

Jolene Nakao

Grant Ichikawa and Stan Falk

Dr Jim McNaughton, Command Historian, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center

01-12

Closed

3/3/01

email address for Col. Joseph Y. Kurata

Eric Ransdell 415/541-0963

Grant Ichikawa

Provided address in San Francisco

01-11

Closed

3/3/01

Q&A with a veteran of the 100th Battalion (ideally, B Company) who took part in the crossing of the Rapido River in Italy on January 24-25, 1944

Yoji Yamaguchi yystranger@aol.com

Grant Ichikawa

Japanese Eyes, American Heart

01-10

Closed

3/3/01

Source of Quote from MacArthur (fm JAVA book, Prelude

Jolene Nakao

Grant Ichikawa and Stan Falk

Dr Ed Drea has already communicated with you regarding MacArthur quotes

01-09

Closed

2/28/01

information about the Military Intelligence translators stationed in Aleutian Islands (I.e., Kiska)

J Holmgren" <jholmgren@mosquitonet.com

Grant Ichikawa

Chikara Don Oka, Fred (Satsuki) Tanakatsubo, Masami Mayeda, Pete Nakao

01-08

Closed

2/1/01

Looking for a 442nd patch

Mark Tasaka

Mike Furukawa

Someone sent him a patch (believe 442nd assoc)

01-07

Closed

2/8/01

Looking for Matthew Adams, Harry Furushima, Joe Harada, Randolph Ideue, Mickey Kuroiwa, Clifford Sugimoto, Masao Tsukada, Joe tysson and Ben Yamamoto.

Rick Straus

Harry Akune

Provided name and phone of Joe Harada

01-06

Closed

1/18/01

Looking for Russel Kono

Holland

Grant Ichikawa

Gave address of a Kono in NC

01-05

Closed

1/11/01

Info on the SACO unit in Kuming, China WWII

Frank Smith, light0@earthlink.net

Grant Ichikawa/Harry Akune

Provided names of vets who served in Kuming, China

01-04

Closed

1/7/01

Looking for a J-A operated in Aleutians

J Cravens <jayne@coyotecom.com>

Grant Ichikawa/Harry Akune

No known person, not likely MIS COL

01-03

Closed

1/5/01

Gail Yamada may be seeking help id'ing ATIS people in film

01-02

Closed

1/5/01

Author seeks fathers-sons who fought in WWII - VietNam

Michael Takiff, mtakiff@earthlink.net

Grant Ichikawa

Provided name of two father-son pair. Mayeda/Takahashi

01-01

1/1/01

YoshioYamamoto, of Matsudo Japan. He is trying to locate a friend of his, Sargent Ogata of the US Army.

george_maddock@yahoo.com yoshio@abox6.so-net.ne.jp

00-36

Closed

12/27/00

Info on George Totten and id of Japanese general surrendering

Leo Cundiff, reachus@mindspring.com

Grant Ichikawa

00-35

Closed

11/29/00

Info on number of J-A vets in Gardena, Calif

Angela Citizen , citizenpayne@juno.com

Henryyi@aol.com

00-34

?

11/29/00

Info on number of J-A vets alive

"Miyazaki, Kevin" <Kevin.Miyazaki@qg.com>

00-33

Closed

10/23/00

Info on Katsuichi Takayama for his son

Jane K. Takayama, jkimiet@aloha.net

Grant Ichikawa

rubbing of your father's name. Suggest you contact Christine Sato at this email address: goforbroke@worldnet.att.net.

00-32

Closed

10/8/00

Info for college paper

elee@graceland.edu

Dave Buto

Provided info

00-31

Closed

28-Sep

Copies of the MIS certificate?

Mark CRKMSCAT@aol.com

Dave Buto

Provided copy on website

00-30

Closed

9/28/00

Any Japanese vets contacts in Japan for interview

Claudia Levin

Dave Buto

Provided address for Mihiro Wakamatsu

00-29

Closed

9/20/00

Any Japanese American Veterans in Japan for interview

Mihiro Wakamatsu

Grant Ichikawa

Sent request to Hamasaki

00-28

Closed

9/20/00

Any reunions/trips planned for Europe in 2000 or 2001

Yuko Tachibana

Fumiko Kuwayama

Provided May 2001 trip to France

00-27

Closed

8/29/00

How Many JA orgs are there?

Masahiro Yasuoka

Grant Ichikawa

Provided web sites of orgs

00-26

Closed

8/3/00

Request for adding name to Korean War list

Jenichi Shimamura

Dave Buto

Referred to DoD and Congress

00-25

Closed

8/3/00

Info ref adding name to 442d memorial

al Okamoto

Dave Buto

Referred to 442 org

00-24

Closed

8/3/00

Request about reunions

Justin-Rei Kurosawa Susan Kurosawa

Norm Ikari

Referred to various groups

00-23

Closed

7/22/00

Information on my father, Walter Ogura, who passed away June 7, 1999. He had a Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Hearts and a bunch of other medals. I hear they just dedicated some medals to some 442nd soldiers. My father was in 442nd/100th battalion, Charlie Company.

Sonya Ogura Perry; rivergirl62@yahoo.com

Norm Ikari

Provided info and POCs

00-22

Closed

7/14/00

Know of Pvt Harold Tarumoto location

Gene Yancy/thegenie@visto.com

Dave Buto

Forwarded katonk.com and address of 100/442nd Assoc

00-21

Closed

6/30/00

Photo of company A in which Akira R. Toki served

brett.behling@tdstelecom.com

Grant Ichikawa

Info provided regarding possible contacts including Tam Pham a Vietnamese immigrant who attended the Toki HS when it was named after Akira Toki

00-20

6/6/00

information about Earl Finch, a Caucasian merchant from Hattiesburg, Mississippi

martys@pcpartner.net

00-19

5/7/00

Any Japanese American Veterans or chapters in Orlando

Tienna Luong

Grant Ichikawa

00-18

Closed

5/2/00

engagement for a panel of Japanese American WWII veterans to talk about their experiences. This would be part of a speakers series at Northern Illinois University.

Bruce Oates

Norm Ikari

Provided names of vets in IL

00-17

Closed

4/27/00

Trying to track down confiscated papers of Peter Nakahara

Lola McKinlay

Yukio

Sent name Yuri Kochiyama, an excellent source of all sorts of info re Nikkei, and probably the FBI as well

00-16

Closed

4/27/00

Looking for names of all the internees who were drafted orvolunteered for service from the Topaz Internment camp

Jane Beckwith

Grant Ichikawa

Provided info and POCs

00-15

Closed

4/26/00

When was Gen Dahlquist put in command of 442nd

Rooth Tang

Norm Ikari

Provided info

00-14

Closed

4/20/00

Request for info for research

Traci Kuckenmeister

Dave Buto

Provided info

00-13

Closed

4/11/00

Request for an interview re research from Rowan Univ

Ken Blum

Grant Ichikawa

Provided info; awaiting response

00-12

Closed

4/7/00

any info re Nisei linguists with the Marine Corps landings

Vic Abe in LA

Jack Herzig

Provided info

00-11

Closed

3/29/00

Specific name for I company in the 3rd battalion of the 442nd?

Rooth Tang

Norman Ikari

ITEM is walkie talkie code for I company.

00-10

Closed

29-Mar

Seeks info on Sgt Ray J Edwards who was with the 442nd, but I don’t know his Co.

Raynell Edwards

Norm Ikari

00-09

Closed

3/15/00

Seeks info and posters

Mare Tahquette

Grant Ichikawa

Provided names, numbers, etc.

00-08

Closed

3/14/00

Seeks info from Nisei for a Diversity class project

Cheryl Kelstrom

Jack Herzig

account is contained in "The Derelicts of Company K"

00-07

Closed

3/7/00

Speaker for Philly Social Studies class

Richard Donahoe

Norman Ikari

Was unable to find a speaker; sent brochures and name/number of JACL in Philly

00-06

Closed

3/2/00

RFI for verbal history on AJA medics

Ron Still

Kelly Kuwayama

Grant gave answer provided by Kelly

00-05

Closed

2/13/00

Posting stuff on web site

Ron Ferrell

Dave Buto

Closed…will do as appropriate.

00-04

Closed

2/9/00

RFI on Medic Obuko

Ronald Still

Grant Ichikawa

Sent copy of article to Still

00-03

Closed

2/2/00

Speaker in Colorado for April

Dina Watanabe

Joe Ichiugi

Contact is Tom Masamori, 303 237-3041. Sent an email notifying Dina on 12 March.

00-02

Closed

1/21/00

Question ref Can you give me some detail on where exactly it is that those whom enlisted in the camps joined the Japanese who are already fighting?

Rooth Tang

Jack Herzig

00-01

Closed

1/30/00

How many JAs served in these two wars, and of this number, how many were killed? Also, I have a source that says that 246 JAs were killed in the Korean War, but would like to confirm this number.

Lika C. Miyake, Research AssistantHirasaki National Resource CenterJapanese American National Museum

Grant Ichikawa

Sent references and info.