George Fujimori Collection Finding Aid 2015.018

Nicole McKeon
Go For Broke National Education Center
2018-11-01
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: George Fujimori Collection
creator: Fujimori, George, 1920-2012
Identifier/Call Number: 2015.018
Physical Description: 206.9 Megabytes
Date (bulk): 1943-1945
Abstract: This collection contains 99 photographs, some from a scrapbook of George Fujimori's time serving in the Military Intelligence Service in World War II.

Content Description

This collection contains 99 photographs, some from a scrapbook of George Fujimori's time serving in the Military Intelligence Service in World War II. The photographs show him in the Military Intelligence Language School in Fort Snelling and in Japan and the Philippines.

Processing Information

Processed by Erin Sato 2015-04-15.

Biographical / Historical

George Fujimori was born in 1920 in California, the son of Japanese immigrants. In 1942, George and his family were forcibly removed from their homes and sent to Manzanar. George joined the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). After receiving his basic training, George was sent to the Philippines, where he interrogated Japanese POWs. He passed away in 2012.

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital surrogates can be found online at: https://ndajams.omeka.net/collections/show/1322.

Additional collection guides

Preferred Citation

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

Subjects and Indexing Terms

California
Fort Snelling (Minn.)
Infantry Replacement Training Center (Fort McClellan, Ala.)
Intelligence service
Japan
Japanese Americans
Military intelligence
Military Intelligence Service Language School (U.S.)
Minnesota
Japanese Americans -- History -- 20th century
Pacific Area.
Philippines
United States.
United States. Army. Infantry
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- Pacific Area
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 Military intelligence
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
World War, 1939-1945