Content Description
Existence and Location of Copies
Additional collection guides
Preferred Citation
Biographical / Historical
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Go For Broke National Education Center
Title: Walter Tadao Oka Collection
creator:
Oka, Walter Tadao
Identifier/Call Number: 2015.022
Physical Description:
60 Gigabytes
Date (bulk): 1946-1948
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.
Content Description
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital surrogates can be found at: https://ndajams.omeka.net/collections/show/1320. The three albums are listed as child
collections.
Additional collection guides
Preferred Citation
[Item], [Collection], Go For Broke National Education Center, Los Angeles, California
Biographical / Historical
Walter Tadao Oka was born in 1928. He joined the army in 1946 and served from 1946-1949 as an interpreter in Occupied Japan.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
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