Walter Tadao Oka Collection, bulk 1946-1948
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Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Walter Tadao Oka Collection
- Dates:
- bulk 1946-1948
- Creators:
- Oka, Walter Tadao
- Abstract:
- 3 photographic albums and 52 loose photographs (total of 199 images) from Walter Tadao Oka's time serving as an interpreter in Occupied Japan 1946-1948.
- Extent:
- 60 Gigabytes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Item], [Collection], Go For Broke National Education Center, Los Angeles, California
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains digital surrogates of 3 photographic albums and 52 loose photographs (total of 199 images) from Walter Tadao Oka's time serving as an interpreter in Occupied Japan 1946-1948. Most of the photos are scenery in Japan.
- Biographical / historical:
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Walter Tadao Oka was born in 1928. He joined the army in 1946 and served from 1946-1949 as an interpreter in Occupied Japan.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- California
Japan
Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans -- History -- 20th century
Intelligence service
Military intelligence
Pacific Area.
United States. Army. Infantry
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 354th
United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- Pacific Area
World War, 1939-1945
Cold War
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2018-10-19 13:40:04 -0700 .
Access and use
- Preferred citation:
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[Item], [Collection], Go For Broke National Education Center, Los Angeles, California
- Location of this collection:
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355 East 1st Street, Suite 200Los Angeles, CA 90012, US
- Contact:
- (310) 328-0907