Location: Oahu, Hawaii Original caption: Oahu, T.H. These members of the 100th Infantry Bn., composed entirely of Hawaiian AJA's, are entertained by Pfc. Marty Rakitt, 534 S. 16th St., Newark, N.J., on the steps of the 147th General Hospital, Honolulu, T.H. The men in the front row are, l. to r., Pvt. Gerico Hashimoto, Lihue, Kauai; Pfc. Mamoru Takabayashi, Kahului, Maui; Pvt. Hideo Toyama, Lahaina, Maui. The men in the back row are, l. to r., Pvt. Jahuro Akiyama, Honapepe, Kauai; Pfc. Tsuneo Onaka, Holualoa, Hawaii; and Pfc. Nakagawa, Hakalau, Hawaii, T.H. 28 March 1945. Courtesy of the Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee and the U.S. Army

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