Satoshi Sakurai Collection Finding Aid 2017.003
Nicole McKeon
Go For Broke National Education Center
2018-12-05
355 E. 1st Street, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90012
archives@goforbroke.org
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Go For Broke National Education Center
Title: Satoshi Sakurai Collection
creator:
Sakurai, Satoshi
creator:
Liberto, Shelley
Identifier/Call Number: 2017.003
Physical Description:
0.21 Linear Feet
Date (bulk): 1942-1945
Abstract: This collection contains personal materials from Satoshi Sakurai's time in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War
II, including his Army uniform jacket.
Container: 2017.003
This collection contains personal materials from Satoshi Sakurai's time in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War
II, including his Army uniform jacket.
The collection consists of Satoshi Sakurai's US Army uniform jacket from the 442nd Regiment 100th Battalion Anti-Tank Group,
a panormaic of Satoshi's Anti-Tank Company at Camp Shelby in October 1943, a publication from 1942-1945 "Entering 9ed Infantry
Division (Buffalo), the 442nd Combat publication with a fold out man, and 36 pages of Gila River Detention Center records.
Satoshi Sakurai was born in Los Angeles in 1918. He was sent to Gila River Detention Center in Arizona where he enlisted in
the Army. He joined the 442nd Regiment Anti-Tank Company and saw combat in Italy and France. He returned to Los Angeles after
the war and later married artist, Nancy Liberto Sakurai.
Existence and Location of Originals
Satoshi Sakurai's Army uniform jacket is currently on display at Go For Broke National Education Center.
[Item], [Collection], Go For Broke National Education Center, Los Angeles, California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California
Camp Shelby (Miss.)
Gila River Detention Camp
Japan
Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans -- History -- 20th century
Italy
France.
Los Angeles (Calif.)
United States.
United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd
United States. Army. Infantry
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
United States. Army. Infantry Battalion, 100th