Mrs. Tsune Tahara receiving pin at Gold Star Ceremony.
Title
Mrs . Tsune Tahara receiving pin at Gold Star Ceremony .
JC #
JC17D:56
Creator
Unknown.
Date
1951-06-06 .
Format
7 x 5 in.
Description
This Gold Star Ceremony was held to honor the mothers of Japanese American soldiers from the Sacramento area and Florin who died during WWII . Those honored included Mrs . Yoneo Hayashi , Mrs . Tsuru Nakagaki (mother of Masaru Nakagaki) , Mrs . Asa Abe , Mrs . Tsune Tahara , Mrs . Tane Akiyama , Mrs . Tsuneo Sakai , and James Takeuchi accepted for the Takeuchi family . The Japanese American soliders died while serving with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Italy and France . The event began with dinner at the Wakanoura Restaurant . Then the attendees were escorted over to the Fox Senator Theater where the mothers were awarded the Gold Star pin . The ceremony was followed by the opening of the movie "Go For Broke. " Speakers included Lt . Gov . Goodwin Knight , State Senator Desmond , Major General Curtis D . O'Sullivan of the California National Guard , Mayor Geisreiter , and Darold DeCoe , Sr (past VFW national commander) .
Type
Photographic print.
Medium
photograph
Subject
Mothers and sons [lcsh] Japanese American soldiers [lcsh] Tahara, Tsune [aacr2] United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd [lcna] World War, 1939-1945 -- Medals [lcsh] Hayashi, Yoneo [aacr2] Nakagaki, Tsuru [aacr2] Abe, Asa [aacr2] Tahara, Tsune [aacr2] Akiyama, Tane [aacr2] Sakai, Tsuneo [aacr2] Takeuchi, James [aacr2] Japanese Americans -- California -- Sacramento [lcsh] World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American [lcsh]
Time Frame
Post Internment
Source Type
Photographic print .
Source Characteristics
b&w
Source Dimensions
7.10 x 4.93 in.
Date Scanned
2003-12-17
Language
eng
Collection
From the Japanese American Archival Collection . MSS-94/01 . California State University , Sacramento . Library . Dept . of Special Collections and University Archives .
Repository
California State University , Sacramento . Library . Dept . of Special Collections and University Archives .
Restrictions on Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts or photographs must be submitted in writing to California State University, Sacramento. Library. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of California State University, Sacramento. Library. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Image Format
Tiff
CONTENTdm file name
629.jpg
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