Henry Kondo Collection Finding Aid 2015.020

Nicole McKeon
Go For Broke National Education Center
2018-10-12
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: Henry Kondo Collection
creator: Kondo, Henry, 1921-1944
Identifier/Call Number: 2015.020
Physical Description: 545.3 Megabytes
Date (bulk): 1930-1980
Abstract: This collection includes letters written by Henry Kondo to his sister Misa (Kondo) Hoshino in 1944 while he was overseas in the European Theater, as well as various photographs from the pre-war period of Kondo and his family, and of Kondo during his military service.

Content Description

This collection includes letters written by Henry Kondo to his sister Misa (Kondo) Hoshino in 1944 while he was overseas in the European Theater, as well as various photographs from the pre-war period of Kondo and his family, and of Kondo during his military service. Kondo served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and was killed in action on October 19, 1944 during the Battle of Bruyeres.

Additional collection guides

Preferred Citation

[Item], [Collection], Go For Broke National Education Center, Los Angeles, California.

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital surrogates can be found at: https://ndajams.omeka.net/collections/show/1169

Biographical / Historical

Henry Kondo, a native of Pasadena, Califonia, was born in 1921 to Yasaku and Kiyome Kondo. He completed two years at the University of Southern California studying pharmacy when World War II broke out. He and his family were forcibly removed into Tulare Temporary Detention Facility. Kondo volunteered for the army in 1943, where he served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. He was killed in action on October 19, 1944 during the Battle of Bruyeres

Subjects and Indexing Terms

California
France.
Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans -- History -- 20th century
United States.
United States. Army. Infantry
United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Tulare Temporary Detention Facility