Vol. 23, No. 8, August 24, 1946. 8 pages. View this issue
The final ceremony for the 442nd Combat Team led this eight-page issue. The unit was deactivated at Kapiolani Park in Honolulu on Aug. 15 before a crowd of 80,000, and its regimental colors went to Governor Stainback of Hawaii as a memorial. A second story reported that Secretary of War Robert Patterson approved the governor’s request that Hawaii keep them. Veterans’ news filled page 3, including a request from the Honolulu chapter of the American Veterans Committee that President Truman allow stranded Nisei and resident alien families to return to the United States from Japan.
Also on page 3 are a report on five Nisei stranded in Japan who made it back, and word that soprano Hisa Koyke received an ovation at the Cincinnati Opera. Page 6 carries “Masao in Chicago,” a story by Jono Nakamura about a man on an elevated train weighing his past and his future. Page 7 has the Vital Statistics column of births and marriages from several cities.
What’s in this issue
Military & Veterans
- Colors of 442nd Combat Team Turned Over to Hawaiian Governor at Final Ceremony, by P.C. Staff, page 1. The 442nd Combat Team was officially deactivated in ceremonies at Kapiolani Park in Honolulu on Aug. 15 before a crowd of 80,000. Its regimental colors were presented to Governor Stainback of Hawaii to be kept as a memorial to the unit’s service.
- Secretary Patterson Accedes to Official Request for Regimental Colors of Famed Nisei Unit, by P.C. Staff, page 1. Secretary of War Robert Patterson approved Governor Stainback’s request that Hawaii retain the colors of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. The colors will be given to the territory by the War Department.
- Angeles AVC May Name Nisei Hero, by P.C. Staff, page 3. The Los Angeles chapter of the American Veterans Committee was considering naming a Nisei war hero as a member. Officers and cabinet members were listed alongside the discussion.
- Continue to Aid Nisei Veterans, by P.C. Staff, page 3. Mr. Finch of Monterey, California, pledged to continue his services aiding Nisei veterans after the war. His plans were revealed during a visit to the Presidio where he met with Military Intelligence Service language officials.
- Membership Held for Nisei GI Killed in Japan, by P.C. Staff, page 3. Memorial services were held in Honolulu for Pfc. George Tsujiuchi Ikeda, 21, who died in Omori, Japan, on July 22 from injuries sustained in a truck wreck. He was a member of the Church of Latter-day Saints.
- President Truman Asked by Honolulu AVC to Permit Return of Stranded Nisei, by P.C. Staff, page 3. The Honolulu chapter of the American Veterans Committee asked President Truman to take steps to allow stranded American citizen Nisei and resident alien families to return to the United States. An estimated several thousand such persons were stranded in Japan after the outbreak of war.
- Five Nisei Stranded by War in Japan Return to U.S., by P.C. Staff, page 3. Five Nisei who had been stranded in Japan by the war returned to the United States. They were among the few permitted to return at that time.
Arts & Entertainment
- Hizi Koyke Cheered Back to Japan in Appearance at Cincinnati Opera, by P.C. Staff, page 3. Nisei soprano Hisa Koyke received an enthusiastic ovation in her Cincinnati Opera appearance in Cho-Cho-San. Her return was among the first from Japan by Allied Headquarters-approved travelers.
- Masao in Chicago, by Jono Nakamura, page 6. Masao sits on a Chicago elevated train reflecting on his past and the uncertain life he faces after the war. He thinks of the letter from Kenji, who has returned to the West Coast, and his responsibilities to his aging parents.
Community
- Vital Statistics, by P.C. Staff, page 7. Births, marriages, and deaths among Japanese Americans were reported in this column of community announcements. Entries cover families in Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, and other cities.
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