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Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Gohata, Tomio
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 3 Boxes (12 Items)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Tomio Gohata Collection. Go For Broke National Education Center
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Tomio Gohata Collection consists of five photo albums and some textual material that describe Gohata’s military service as a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, specifically in the I Company. The photo albums are the main bulk of the collection and show Tomio Gohata’s time in Italy with his fellow I Company soldiers. It also shows Tomio returning to Washington, D.C. in July, 1946 after being honorably discharged.
- Biographical / historical:
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Tomio “Tom” Gohata was born on November 4, 1911 in Los Angeles, California. As a Japanese American living on the Western Coast of the United States, Gohata and his family were forcibly removed from their home as a consequence of Executive Order 9066 and sent to Manzanar Concentration Camp. Gohata eventually went on to serve in the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team in I Company as a rifleman during World War II. He was discharged from the military in July 1946. After his discharge, Gohata settled in Gardena and opened up a nursery. Gohata also became very involved in his local American Legion Post 187, serving as a commander at one point in addition to being its chaplain. Tomio Gohata later passed away in June of 1981 at the age of 67.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Brian H. Gohata
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is available for research upon request.
- Preferred citation:
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Tomio Gohata Collection. Go For Broke National Education Center
- Location of this collection:
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355 East 1st Street, Suite 200Los Angeles, CA 90012, US
- Contact:
- (310) 328-0907