Title:
Tech. Sgt. Minoru Masukane, believed first Nisei discharged from the Army on points, done his pre-war civilian clothes and visits ...Date:
1945-05-24Subject:
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945--PhotographsNote:
Full title:Tech. Sgt. Minoru Masukane, believed first Nisei discharged from the Army on points, done his pre-war civilian
clothes and visits Los Angeles enrouts to Poston, where he will visit his parents. Sgt. Masukane, born in Brawley, Calif.,
joined the Army on Nov. 4, 1941. He was in action in New Guinea (three bronze stars) and under enemy fire in the Philippine
Invasion (one bronze star). His 42 months in the Army, 25 of which were overseas in the Pacific, together with the four bronze
stars, gave him 87 points, entitling him to an immediate honorable discharge. His parents are at Poston: Setsuichi Masukane
and Kumi.<lb/> Photographer: Mace, Charles E.<lb/> Los Angeles, California.
Local Call Number:
WRA no. H-667
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Voices in Confinement: A Digital Archive of Japanese-American Internees