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Ikemoto (Henry) Collection
SPC.2014.006
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Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: Ikemoto, (Henry) Collection
Creator:
Ikemoto, Henry, 1923-2009
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2014.006
Physical Description:
4 boxes
1.5 linear ft.
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1942-2013
Abstract: The Henry Ikemoto collection includes materials on the Japanese American soldiers of the 100th Battalion/442nd Regimental
Combat Team, as well as Japanese-American evacuation and incarceration in camps during WWII. The materials are in the forms
of correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, booklets, programs, newspaper and magazine clippings, photobooks,
books, essays, and newsletters. Of special note are letters from American Red Cross volunteer Shirley Cobb to soldier Kune
Hisatoni and snapshots of Japanese American soldiers in Italy. Some of this collection has been digitized and is available
online.
Language of Material:
English
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There are no access restrictions on this collection.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
For information about citing archival material, see the
Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.
Materials in this collection were donated by Mildred Ikemoto, widow of Henry Ikemoto.
Processed in 2014.
Henry Ikemoto (1923-2009) served as a soldier in the 100th Infantry Battalion during WWII. He was a Lieutenant Colonel and
also served in the Military Intelligence Service. He later served as a Probation Officer for Los Angeles County.
The Henry Ikemoto Collection includes materials documenting the participation of Japanese American soldiers in WWII as part
of the 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Infantry Regimental Combat Team. It also includes materials on anniversaries and reunions
for various brigades including Camp Shelby, Rohwer, Military Intelligence Language School, Lost Battalion, Antitank Chapter
100th Battalion, and 442nd RCT. Documents include correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, booklets, programs,
newspaper and magazine clippings, photobooks, books, essays, and newsletters. The collection also includes photographs documenting
the daily lives of Japanese American soldiers in Italy, 1944. Of special note is correspondence from American Red Cross volunteer
(and daughter of baseball player Ty Cobb) Shirley Cobb to soldier Kune Hisatomi. Subtopics include the forced removal and
incarceration of Japanese Americans, the Battle of Bruyeres, the Korean War, war memorials, and museum exhibits. The collection
also includes 50 "separated books".
This collection is part of the California State University Japanese American Digitization Project. For related materials please
consult:
CSU Japanese American Digitization Project.
Books in this collection have been cataloged and shelved separately.
Availability of Digitized Materials
Some of the collection has been digitized and is available at the CSU Japanese American Project site:
Henry Y. Ikemoto Collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Japanese American families
Japanese American newspapers
Japanese American soldiers -- History -- 20th century
Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
Japanese Americans -- History -- 20th century
United States. Army. Field Artillery, 131st. Battalion, 2nd
United States -- Armed Forces -- Japanese Americans
United States. Army. Infantry Battalion, 100th
United States. -- Army -- Regimental Combat Team, 442nd
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories
Camp Shelby (Miss.)
Rohwer Relocation Center (Ark.)
Ikemoto, Henry, 1923-2009
Military Intelligence Service Language School (U.S.)