From Internment to Service: The Japanese-American Veterans of Rohwer Relocation Center

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This page is dedicated to honoring the Japanese-American men who were interned or had family interned at the Rohwer Relocation Center in Arkansas during World War II, but chose to serve in the United States Armed Forces. Despite the unjust treatment they and their families had faced, these men demonstrated their loyalty and patriotism by enlisting in the military and fighting for their country. The page will feature a comprehensive list of 866 men who served, as a tribute to the bravery and sacrifice of these Japanese-American veterans, and a reminder of the resilience and strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity.

Contents 1 Killed In Action 2 Wounded In Action 3 Missing in Action 4 Prisoner of War 5 Housing Blocks 5.1 Block 1 5.2 Block 2 5.3 Block 3 5.4 Block 4 5.5 Block 5 5.6 Block 6 5.7 Block 7 5.8 Block 8 5.9 Block 9 5.10 Block 10 5.11 Block 11 5.12 Block 12 5.13 Block 13 5.14 Block 14 5.15 Block 15 5.16 Block 16 5.17 Block 17 5.18 Block 19 5.19 Block 20 5.20 Block 23 5.21 Block 24 5.22 Block 25 5.23 Block 26 5.24 Block 27 5.25 Block 28 5.26 Block 29 5.27 Block 32 5.28 Block 33 5.29 Block 34 5.30 Block 38 5.31 Block 39 5.32 Block 40 5.33 Block 41 6 Sources

Killed In Action

• Joe M Nishimoto (1919-1944) born on February 21, 1919 in California. He enlisted in the United States Army on October 1943 and assigned to the 100th Infantry Battalion. Private First Class Joe M. Nishimoto was killed on November 15, 1944 near La Houssiere, France. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II. He was a Nisei, which means that he was a second generation Japanese-American.
• Akira Richard Otsubo was born on July 29, 1919 in California. He enlisted in the United States Army, 442nd Infantry, 3rd Battalion, Company L. He was killed on November 23, 1944 in Germany.

• Takeo Kaneichi was born on March 2, 1919 in Kerman, California. He was drafted into the Army onf November 12, 1941 and in 1942 his family was incarcerated at the Jerome Relocation Center in Arkansas. In the Army he received Medical Training and was assigned to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. While fighting in the Vosges forest in eastern France he was seriosly wounded and later died of his wounds on November 8, 1944.

• Cooper T. Tahara was born on November 8, 1919 in Florin, California. He was drafted in the Army on October 20, 1941. His family was incarcerated at the Rohwer War Relocation Center (WRA) in Arkansas. They were later relocated to the Jerome WRA. Cooper was assigned to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), 3rd Battalion, I Company. On November 5, 1944, he was kille by sniper fire during his attempt to take the ridge held by Germans near Biffontaine, France. He was interred at the American Military Cemetery in Epinal, France. For his military actions he was awarded the Bronze Star.
• George S. Nakamura was born on May 11, 1919 in Sacramento County, California. He was one of the first Nisei young men to enlist in the Army from Lodi High School. Assigned to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT). He was killed in action on October 29, 1944 in the Vosges Mountains of France, while trying to rescue the "Lost Battalion". He is buried at the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, San Mateo County, California.
• Ko Tanaka from Lodi, California, he volunteered and enlist in the Army while assigned at the Rohwer internment camp. He was assigned to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), Company K. He was killed in action on October 29, 1944 in the Vosges Mountains of France, while trying to rescue the "Lost Battalion". He is buried at the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, San Mateo County, California.

• Massaru Tashima was born on October 28, 1914 in Fresno, California. He was drafted into the U.S. Army on January 28, 1942 and his family was sent to the Jerome WRA internment camp in Arkansas. He was assigned to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), 3rd Battalion, I Company. He was killed in action on October 29, 1944 in the Vosges Mountains of France, while trying to rescue the "Lost Battalion".
• George Omokawa was born on January 10, 1916 in San Pedro, California. He enlisted in the 442nd Infantry Regimental Combat Team (RCT), 3rd Battalion. He was killed in action on October 30, 1944 in the Vosges Mountains of France, while trying to rescue the "Lost Battalion".

• Minoru M. Yoshida was born on December 16, 1918 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. He enlisted in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), 2nd Battalion, E Company. He was killed in action on October 31, 1944 in Epinal, France, while attached to the 36th Infantry Division. His patrol was subjected to a suprise enemy attack, Private First Class Yoshida crawled under file to a position from which he could engage the enemy wiht a BAR. Disregarding enemy fire direct upon him, he neutralized par of the enemy fire but simultaneously drew fire from other enemy positions and was fatally wounded. His actions enabled his patrol to secure cover and to a place of cover. He was awared the Silver Start for his actions.
• Kiyoshi "Kay" Masaoka was born in Placer County, California around 1917 and lived in Lodi, California. He was employed as an automobile serviceman before he enlisted in the army on December 1, 1941, six days before the attack on Pearl Harbor. His sister-in-law Chiyoko Masaoka was interned at Rohwer Relocation Center in Arkansas. He was assigned to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT). He was wounded at Bruyeres, France while his unit was rescuing the "Lost Battalion" and died from his wounds on November 6, 1944.

• Robert "Bob" T. Kameoka was born on June 15, 1909 in Honolulu County, Hawaii. He was interned at the Jerome Rolocation Center in Arkansas when he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He was assigned to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT). He was killed in action on October 20, 1944 at the Battle of Bruyeres, France as his unit was trying to rescue the "Lost Battalion". He is buried in Epinal, France.
• Seichie Nakamoto Sergeant Nakamoto was from Fresno, California. He enlisted in the Army and was assigned to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), 2nd Battalion, G Company. He as killed on October 14, 1944 at the Battle of Bruyeres, France as his unit was trying to rescue the "Lost Battalion".
• Yoshinoria Sakai was born in Sacramento, California around 1914. He enlisted in the Army and was assigned to the 100th Battalion, C Company. The unit was a reserve unit and attached to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT). Coporal Sakai was killed in action on October 15, 1944 in Battle of Bruyeres, France while his unit was attempting to rescue the "Lost Battalion." He is buried at the Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California.

• Ted "Tak" Takayuki Tanouye (1919-1944) was born on November 14, 1919 in Torrance, California. His family was sent to the Jerome War Relocation Center (WRC) and later transferred to the Rohwer internment camp. Tanouye was never sent there having enlisted in the Army on February 20, 1942. He was assigned to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), 3 Battalion, K Company. He had returned to the front lines from a previous injury he had received in battle, when he was wounded on September 1, 1944 by an exploding land mine near San Mauro Cilento, Italy. He died five days later on September 6, 1944. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 7, 1944 where he repeately attacked German forces, advancing ahead of his unit, alone. Despite having been wounded by a grenade blast he continued to fight until his unit over took the German position at the crest of "Hill 140".

• Akira Roy Shimatsu was born on November 1, 1919 in Fresno, California. He enlisted in the Army on October 15, 1941 and his family was interned at the Rohwer Relocation Camp. He was assigned to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), Battalion 3, 3rd Headquarters. He volunteered as a litter bearer to help evacuate the wounded. On July 16, 1944 near Luciana, Italy he was killed in action when an artillery tree burst during heavy artillery barrage.
• Dick Zenichie Masuda was born on April 24, 1918 in Stockton, California. He enlisted in the Army and was assigned to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), 2nd Battalion, F Company. He was killed in action on June 26, 1944 at Rome-Arno, Italy. He was buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, San Mateo county, California.

• Calvin Tomio Saito was born on August 9, 1923 in Los Angeles California. He was sent to the Granada WRA Relocation Center and enlisted in the Army on April 6, 1943. He was assigned to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), 3rd Battalion, K Company. During fighing with Germans near Castellina Marittima, Italy, he was killed in action on July 5, 1944 as he and four of his comrades seized Hill 140, known as "Little Cassino". He is brother to George Saito who also served and died in the war.

• George Seigo Saito was born on July 6, 1918 in Los Angeles, California. He was sent to the Granda Reloaction Center and from there he enlisted in the Army on June 11, 1943. He was assigned to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), 2nd Battalion, H Company. He was killed in action on October 15, 1944 at the Battle of Bruyeres, Italy as he was taking Hill B, from fragements of an artillery shell. He was the older brother of Calvin Tomio Saito who was also killed in Italy af few months before.
• Masuto Sakado served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), 2nd Battalion, G Company. He was killed in action fighting Germans in France on August 19, 1944
• Togo S. Sugiyama was born on July 18, 1919 in Kent, Washington. He enlisted in the Army from the Rohwer Relocation Camp in Arkansas and was assigned to the 442nd, 2nd Battalion, H Company. He was attached to the 34th Infantry Division on July 12, 1944 near Pastina, Italy when he was killed in action. During the battle he killed five Germans and his personal bravery and devotion to duty during battle inspired his men to fight on in the battle. For his heroic actions during battle he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

Wounded In Action

List of Japanese-American Soliders Wounded in Action during World War II

T-5 Shigeru Inouye	Pvt. John Yaguchi	Pfc. Yoshio Hiraoka	Pvt. Frank T. Fujino
Pvt. Kunio J. Shimamoto	S-Sgt. Jin Ishikawa	T-Sgt. Dave K. Kawagoye	Pfc. Robert T. Kishi
Cpl. Misao Sakauye	Pvt. Noboru Tanihara	Pfc. Tadayoshi Hashimoto	T-Sgt. Masakazu Nishi
Pfc. Sakai R. Sugimoto	Pfc. Tadashi Arimura	Pfc. Speed M. Harada	S-Sgt. Minoru Sumida
Pfc. George Yamada	Pfc. George M. Takahashi	Pfc. Koyo Endo	Pfc. Frank I. Mizufuka
T-Sgt. Lou S. Tsunekawa	Cpl. Robert S. Fujita	Cpl. Joe S. Takaoka	S-Sgt. Frank K. Yamasaki
Pfc. Shigeru Muranaka	Pvt. Minoru Sasaki	Cpl. Hideo D. Yoshimura	T-5 Toshio Hozaki
2nd Lt. Masuo Chomori	Pfc. Kenji Akaba	Pvt. John S. Oki	Pvt. Richard Itanaga
Sgt. Davis Hirahara

Missing in Action

Pvt. George Takahaski

Prisoner of War

Pvt. John T. Kajimoto
Pfc. Harry N. Kuroiwa

Housing Blocks

Groups of barracks used for housings were divided into blocks. Each block was about five hundred feet square area consisting of twelve barracks. Barracks were aligned six to a side with the mess hall and bathroom/laundry building in between them.

Block 1

Block 1 Housing

Sgt. Echio John Andow	Pvt. Bunji Hamasaka	Sgt. Yoshito Haratani	Pvt. Nobuo Haratani
Sgt. Suyeto George Hirakawa	Pvt. Shoichi Kajimoto	Pvt. Kazuo Kubota	Pfc. Takao Kubota
Pvt. Seichi Nakatsuka	Pvt. Takao Ninomiya	Cpl. James Noguchi Pvt.	Bob Shimatsu
Sgt. Yukio Tamura	Pvt. Asaka Tamura	Pvt. Joseph Nakashima	Pvt. Yoshito Chono
Pvt. Osamu Chono	Pvt. Victor M. Matsui	Pvt. Kiyoshi Okita

Block 2

Block 2 Housing

Pvt. Fumio Masaoka	Pvt. Yoshio Masaoka	Pvt. Susumu J. Masaoka	Pvt. Gion Yoshii
Pvt. Noboru Okimura	Cpl. Shigenobu Okimura	Pvt. Hiroshi Shigenaka	Sgt. Thomas Yasuhiro
T-Sgt. Joe Ikeguchi	Pvt. Katsumi Kumamoto	Pvt. Hiroki Yamada	Pvt. Masao Amano
Pvt. Shizuo Hojo	Pvt. Masuo Kumamoto	Pvt. Hiroki Yamada	Pvt. Masao Amano
Pvt. Shizuo Hojo	Pvt. Masuo Kumamoto	Pvt. Masakazu Tom Mayekawa	Pvt. George Okusu
Pfc. Edward Mayeshiba	Pvt. Kay Muramoto	Pvt. Isao F. Sakamoto	Pvt. Kazuyuki Watanabe
Pvt. Ichiya Yoshida	Pvt. Asakichi James Fujito	Pvt. Mizuho Yoshida

Block 3

Block 3 Housing

Pvt. Isamu Yomogida	Pfc. Clarence Okazaki	Pvt. Mitsuru Shimotsukasa	Pfc. Henry Hata
Sgt. Hideo Nishimoto	Pvt. George Nomi	Pvt. Hiroshi Watanabe	Pvt. Kaoru Watanabe
Pvt. Kouji Arihara	Pvt. Hachiro Kanow	Pvt. Noble Kanow	T-4 Frank Kanow
T-3 Hichiro Kanow	Pvt. Seiji Yamauchi	Sgt. Willie Hayashi	Pvt. Henry Iwai
Pfc. Minoru Hanaya	Pfc. Sumio Nakamura	Pvt. Joe Koga	Pvt. Shigeru Takahashi
Pvt. Kenichi Hirata	Pvt. Shinichi Hirata	Pvt. Haruo Ohara	Cpl. Rio S. Masukawa
Pvt. Harris Yokoi	Pvt. Joe Hashimoto	Pvt. Jack Aoki	Pvt. Zenichiro Arihara
Pvt. Yoshiro P. Ihara	Pvt. Sam Wozumi	Pvt. Akira Hirahara

Block 4

Block 4 Housing

Pvt. Robert Tsutsui	Pfc. Hiroshi Isogawa	Cpl. Minoru Kaminishi	Pvt. George Kaminishi
Pvt. George Kawano	Pvt. Tsugio Takeuchi	Pvt. Kazuo Teraoka	Pvt. Frank R. Furushima
Pvt. Sam Takeshi Teraoka	Pvt. Yukio Goto	Pvt. Joe Chino	Pvt. Teige Chino
Sgt. Roy Kubota	Cpl. Yoshio Oshiki	Cpl. Kazuo Oshiki	Pfc. Junji Shirayama
Pvt. Fumio Shiroyama	Pvt. Mitsuo Shiroyama	Pvt. Sonny Sei Yonesawa	Pvt. Katsumi Yoshioka
Sgt. Joe M. Takahashi	Sgt. John Takahashi	Pvt. Tater Takahashi	Pvt. Frank Takahashi
Pvt. Jack Tanaka	Pvt. Bill M. Sasaki	Pvt. Ryoki Tamura	Pvt. Kunima Tamura
Pvt. Tommy Hiraoka	Pvt. Yoshito Nakamoto	Pvt. Tamio Kabashima	Pvt. Toshio Hirata
Pvt. T. Hosokawa	Cpl. George Zaima	Pvt. Frank Kawagoye

Block 5

Block 5 Housing

Pvt. Ben Kitagawa	Pfc. Samuel Kitagawa	Sgt. George Kitagawa	Pvt. Tom Kitagawa
Pvt. Harold Arase	Pvt. Tom Satow	Pvt. Kunio Satow	Pfc. Frank Kay Omatsu
T-5 Oliver George Omatsu	Sgt. George K. Arase	Pvt. Joe Hosoda	Pfc. Susumu Kishaba
Pfc. Minoru Kishaba	Sgt. Seichi Kojima	Sgt. Shigeru A. Sasaki	T-4 Minoru Watanabe
Sgt. Fukashi Fred Tanaka	Pvt. Ben Yamashita	Pvt. Bill Mayeda	S-Sgt. Takashi Senzaki
Pvt. Yutaka J. Hara	Pvt. Arvin Kataoka	Pvt. Sam Kataoka	T-5 George Hosoda
Pvt. George Nishimoto	Pvt. Harry Tokumura

Block 6

Block 6 Housing

S-Sgt. Frank M. Imon	2nd Lt. Kimio Hatashita	Pvt. Edward Mark Nakazawa	Pfc. Keici Nishikawa
Pvt. Howard T. Sekikawa	Pvt. Y.E. Otsuka	Cpl. Fumio Ikeda	T-3 Harry K. Honda
Pvt. Kiyoshi Sanuki	Pvt. John T. Kawahata	Pvt. George Nakamura	Pvt. Ben T. Nakashita
Pvt. Hifumi Ikeda	Pvt. Tadatoshi Endo	Pvt. Yasuo Fujino

Block 7

Block 7 Housing

Pvt. Yoshi Inouye	T-5 Kenji Oyama	Pvt. Takeo G. Sato	Sgt. Lloyd Hideo Toda
Pfc. Kanoye K. Nishimoto	Pvt. Mike Masaharu Tomiyama	Sgt. Kajiro Harry Gotanda	Sgt. James Gotando
T-Sgt. Chorze Kaku	Cpl. Tom Kawano	Sgt. James K. Izumi	Cpl. Kiro Okuma
Sgt. Hitoshi Okimura	Pvt. Tets Kojima	Pvt. Larry Sutow	Pvt. Tetsuro Sumida
Pvt. Yukio Niioka	Pvt. Kenjiro Hayakawa	Cpl. Frank Matsuzaki	Sgt. Jim Hiratsuka
Pvt. George S. Kimura	Pvt. Jack Yoshio Koono	Pvt. Jack Konman	Pvt. Fumio Masaki
Pvt. Mamoru Masaki	Pvt. Marshal Sumida	Pvt. Jack S. Toda	Pvt. Ulysses S. Aoki
Pvt. Hiroshi Asakawa	Pfc. Suzuto Tsukiji

Block 8

Block 8 Housing

Sgt. Fred Dobana	Sgt. Masaru Dobana	Pvt. George Kiyoto Yamashina	Pvt. Seiji Nakayama
Sgt. Tom Shimamoto	Pvt. Henry Tanabe	Pvt. Shigeji Tanabe	S-Sgt. William Nishikawa
Pvt. Frank M. Nishikawa	Pfc. Kaino B. Masamitsu	Sgt. Thomas T. Masamitsu	Lt. Kenneth T. Masamitsu
Pvt. Dean Ono	Pvt. Sam Kanai	Pvt. Robert Kanai	Pvt. Haruo Yakushiji
Pvt. Kenji Howard Renge	Pvt. Nobuo Renge	Pvt. Jitsuo James Renge	Pvt. Barry Saiki
Pvt. Jackson Hiroshi Oshita	Pvt. Katsu Oshima	Pvt. Masami Yuki

Block 9

Block 9 Housing

Pfc. William Y. Hata	Sgt. Samuel I. Okamoto	Pvt. Joe Kadokawa	Pvt. George Oto
Pvt. K. Takei	Pvt. Henry Iwane	Pvt. Toshio Otsubo	Lt. Susumu Ito
Sgt. Frank M. Otsuka	Sgt. Jiro Shimakawa	Pvt. George Akaba	Sgt. Jimmy Akaba
Pfc. Henry Uyemura	Pvt. Tatsumi Tanaka	Pfc. Kenshi Tomomitsu	Pvt. Mitsuru Haraguchi
Pvt. Henry Jiro Tomoda	Pvt. Sanji Sam Teranishi	Pvt. Yoshio Kamita	Pvt. Saburo Oshita

Block 10

Block 10 Housing

T-3 Stanley T. Ichiki	Pvt. Susumu Horimoto	Pvt. Keizo K. Okasaki	Pvt. Akio Okasaki
Pvt. Yoshiro Okasaki	Pvt. George Oye	Pvt. Wesley Mitsutomo Ouye	Pvt. George Ouye
Pvt. Masato Deguchi	Pvt. Masao Fujimoto	Pvt. Tsugio Fumimoto	Pvt. Henry Masaoka
T-Sgt. Sam Isamu Masuhara	Pvt. Yonebo Kawabara	Pvt. Frank Fujita	Pvt.Hiroki Mizushima
Cpl. George T. Kagawa	Pvt. Yoshio Fujimoto	Pvt. Seijiro Nishii

Block 11

Block 11 Housing

Pvt. Joe K. Ishii	S-Sgt. Minoru Harada	Pfc. Seiji Isomoto	Pvt. Makoto Mimaki
Pvt. Norman S. Ikari	Cpl. Ted T. Ikari	Pvt. Seiichi Inouye	Pfc. Yoshimi Kunitsugu
Pvt. Frank N. Tomita	Pfc. Teruo Hozaki	T-3 Joe Inafuku	Pfc. Ben K. Hanaki
Pvt. Minoru Endow	T-4 William T. Oshita	Pfc. Ben C. Oshita	Pvt. Albert Y. Oshita
Pfc. Mike M. Mitani	Pfc. William N. Ishii	Pvt. Shunichi Ego	Pvt. Shigemi Shiroishi
Pvt. Isamu Otsuki	Pvt. Mitsuo John Taniguchi	Pvt. Hiroshi Kumamoto	Pvt. Kango Kunitsugu
Pvt. Akio Kumamoto	Pvt. Bob S. Ikari	Pvt. Masato Tomita	Pvt. Tadao Isomoto

Block 12

Block 12 Housing

Pvt. Henry Yoshitake	Pvt. Kiyoshi Sasaki	Pvt. Moriyoshi Shibata	Pfc. Masato Tanaka
T-4 Walter W. Inouye	Pvt. Henry Fujimura	Pvt. Richard Tsujimoto	Sgt. Robert Tominaga
T-5 Kenneth Oda	Pvt. Isamu Uyehara	Pfc. George Kondo	Cpl. Joe Yano
Pvt. Paul I. Yano	Pvt. James M. Yano	Pvt. Samuel I. Yano	Pfc. Kiyoshi Kagawa
Pfc. Steve Takeshi Kagawa	Pvt. Masao Kamo	Pfc. Harold Sumida	Pvt. Fred Kobayashi
Pvt. David Komatsu	Pvt. George Koyama	Pvt. Raymond I. Kondo	Pvt. Isami Okamoto
Pvt. Kiyoshi G. Okamoto	Pvt. Hiroshi Sakata

Block 13

Block 13 Housing

Cpl. Tadao Iwata	Pvt. Toshio Iwata	S-Sgt. Susumu Fujimura	Capt. Arthur T. Takii
Sgt. James Yoshinobu	S-Sgt. Takashi Kiyomura	Pvt. Akiyoshi Kawahara	Pvt. Jiro Murata
Sgt. Tom Kira	Pvt. Dale Masao Ebisu	Pvt. Kiyoshi Fujimoto	Pfc. Windy M. Aoka
Pvt. Yasuo Kawakami	T-Sgt. Noboru Jimmie Yamaguchi	Pvt. Tsutomu Mori	Pvt. Takashi Hare Kishiyama
Pvt. Jim I. Kishiyama	Pvt. Yahiko Shiozaki	Pvt. Hiroshi Furutani	Pvt. George Naritoku
Pvt. Tom Ono	Pvt. Jack Ono	Pvt. Roy Ono	Pvt. Joe Susuki
Pvt. Bob Susuki	Pfc. Yoshimasa Suzuki	Pvt. Toshio Watanabe	Pvt. Taira T. Nakao
Pvt. George Asawa	Pvt. Charles K. Asawa	Pvt. Dave Matayoshi	Pvt. Noboru Nitta
Pvt. Masato Nitta

Block 14

Block 14 Housing

T-5 Tom Okura	Pvt. Frank Okura	Pvt. Fred C. Mitsueda	Pvt. T. Mitsueda
Pvt. Hisanori R. Hara	Pvt. Hisanori R. Hora	Pvt. Ritsuo Sugimoto	Pvt. Roy Sugimoto
T-Sgt. Toshio Sugimoto	Pvt. Ray Shimazu	Pvt. Tom Shimazu	Pvt. Uji Nakamura
T-Sgt. Susumu Kazahaya	Pvt. Takeshi Kazahaya	Pvt. Kazuo Takemura	Pvt. Casey M. Kasuyama
Pfc. Roy M. Kasuyama	Pfc. Tom Aochi	Pvt. Masao K. Yoshimura	Pvt. Wat Nakamura
Pvt. Saburo Nakamura	T-Sgt. Isamu Adachi	Pvt. John Adachi	Sgt. Joe Uematsu
Pvt. J. Yoshimura	Pvt. Arthur T. Morita	Pvt. Shozo Saito	Pvt. Tom Tashiro
Pvt. Seiichi Harada	Pvt. Toshio Taniguchi	Pvt. Eugene Kobata	Pvt. Jimmie Okura
Pvt. Kaname Hatashita

Block 15

Block 15 Housing

Pvt. Kenneth Hirami	1st Lt. Shigeo Yasutake	Pfc. Hiroki Yasutake	Pfc. George Yasutake
Pfc. Yasushi Yasutake	Pvt. H. T. Ota	Pvt. Toshimi Dote	Pvt. Ben Tagami
Pvt. Mitsuo Nagaoka	Pvt. Yachi Miyake	Pfc. Kuni Miyake	Pfc. Ocean Y. Miyake
Pvt. George Miyake	Pvt. Kiichi Nakayama	Pvt. Paul Yoshida	Pvt. Seichi Sugino
Pvt. Shiro Nagaoka	T-5 Yoshito Nii	Pvt. Jack Miyake	Pvt. Fujio Nii
Sgt. Masao Nii	Pfc. Bill Taguwa	Pvt. Katsutoshi Sano	Pvt. Yoshio Yamashita
Pvt. Shozo Urushima	Pvt. Shig Ando	Pvt. Hideo Yoshiharu

Block 16

Block 16 Housing

Cpl. Gary S. Taniguchi	Lt. N. K. Taniguchi	Pvt. George Toyama	Pfc. Harold M. Noguchi
S-Sgt. Mac Shintaku	Pfc. Namio Kitaoka	S-Sgt. George M. Kakehashi	Pvt. Takayuki Horikiri
Pvt. George Kiyoto	Sgt. Robert T. Shiraga	Pvt. Toshiyuki Shiraga	Pvt. George Horie
Pvt. Ken Shingu	Pvt. Chuck Fujikawa	Pfc. Hiroshi Fujikawa	S-Sgt. Frank Tanamachi
Pvt. Jack M. Sakai	Sgt. Iwao A. Takahashi	Pvt. Minoru Baba	Pvt. George Nakayama
Pvt. Tadao Harada	Pvt. Tsugio J. Matsui	Cpl. H. Hashiba	Pvt. Kenneth Nakaoka
Pvt. Yoshio Baba	Pvt. Hank Ige

Block 17

Block 17 Housing

Pvt. Kaoru Fujimoto	Pvt. James Harada	Pfc. Teruzo Ted Hata	Sgt. Masaharu Hata
T-4 Hideo Kikuta	S-Sgt. Yoichi Kamikawa	Pvt. Juichi Kamikawa	Sgt. Sadao Kobayashi
Sgt. John K. Shintaku	Cpl. James Masuda	Pfc. Aido Nakamichi	Sgt. Toshito Nakatsuru
Pvt. Hiroshi L. Okada	Pvt. Hiroyasu Okada	T-Sgt. Lloyd S. Sato	Pfc. Yoshi Tachino
Pvt. Jerry M. Yasuda	Sgt. Bill T. Nakada	Pvt. Mamoru Tani	S-Sgt. James Sugiyama
Pvt. Robert I Shoda	Pvt. Harry Hiraki	Pvt. Shizuo H. Hata	Pvt. Jacob Y. Miyazaki
Pvt. Hiroaki J. Kikuta	Pvt. Minoru Yamamoto	Pvt. Minoru Sato	Pvt. Noboru Sato
Pvt. Yoji Matsuoka	Pvt. Tokuo Kataoka	Pvt. Fumio Nogi	Pvt. Hitoshi Ozawa
Pvt. George Harada	Pvt. Fumiki Yasuda	Pvt. Minoru Fujita	Pvt. Shigeru Okada

Block 19

Block 19 Housing

Pvt. Eddie N. Hirasuna	Pvt. Yosh Kenmotsu	Pvt. M.J. Kenmotsu	Pvt. Jun Imada
Pvt. Tomikazu Ishii	Pvt. Akira J. Tanaka	Pvt. Yoshio T. Tanaka	Pvt. Frank Watanabe
Pvt. Joe Mikami	Pvt. Joe Y. Nishikawa	Pvt. Shigeru Shimada	Pvt. Harushi Shimada
Pvt. Yasuto Hirasuna	Pvt. Shigeo Ito	Pvt. Fumio E. Yoshikawa	Pvt. Yento Tsuji
Pvt. Robert Sasaki	Pvt. George Katsuki

Block 20

Block 20 Housing

Pvt. Makoto Okine	Pvt. Masao Okine	Pvt. George Asawa	Sgt. John Ogata
Pvt. Masao Takata	Pvt. Tatsuo Yoshizaki	Pvt. Satoshi Kusakai	Pvt. Hiroshi Kusakai
Pvt. Jumpei Mine	S-Sgt. Jackson Nakao	Pvt. Tak Morita	Pvt. Nagao Hamada
Pvt. Takeo Peter Ogawa	Pvt. Masao Ige	Sgt. Gary Yonemoto	Pvt. Yoneo P. Iguchi
T-Sgt. Mizuho D. Yoshida	Pvt. Bill Tsukamoto	Cpl. S. Hashimoto	S-Sgt. Susumu Fujimura
Pvt. Masao Kurushima	Pvt. Yoshimi Kawaguchi	Sgt. Mitsugi Kawaguchi	Pvt. Yoshio Tsukamoto
Pvt. Kiyoshi Takemoto

Block 23

Block 23 Housing

Pvt. Norman Funamura	Pvt. Harry Nakamura	Pvt. Warren Nitta	Pfc. Willie Tsusaki
Pvt. Harry Wakai	Pvt. Arthur Toimoto	Pvt. Joe Morimura	Pfc. Masao Yoshimura
Pvt. Sueo Takahashi	Cpl. Akira Yatabe	Pvt. Masato Yamashita	Pvt. Michio Matsunaga
Pvt. George Mochizuki

Block 24

Block 24 Housing

Pvt. B.Y. Tomura	Pvt. Noboru Sakakura	Pvt. Hiroshi Morita	Pfc. William K. Ishii
Pvt. Henry Y. Ikemoto	Pvt. Charles Kazuo Hatakeda	Pvt. Howard Shizuma Hatakeda	Sgt. George Itsuyoshi Hatakeda
Pfc. Jisaburo Kasa	Pvt. Frank N. Morita	Pvt. Roy S. Yasumura	Pvt. Bob Shigeo Takatsuka
Pvt. Jim Koichi Masuda	Pvt. John Oki

Block 25

Block 25 Housing

Pvt. Paul T. Yamashiro	Pvt. F. Y. Matsuura	Lt. R. K. Hayashi	Pvt. Shigeo Morisato
Pfc. George Morisato	Pfc. Tosh Kawaji	Sgt. Minoru Okimoto	T-5 Sam Nakagama
Sgt. Tetsuo Nakagama	Pvt. Masami S. Ichiba	Pfc. George Kato	Pvt. Frank K. Inami
Pfc. Toshio Hamataka	Pvt. Henry Hamataka	Pvt. Akira Kume	Pvt. John Tsurumoto
Pvt. Frank Okura	T-5 Tom Okura	Pvt. Nobuyuki Tanimoto	Pvt. Joe M. Inami
Pvt. Katsumi Kato

Block 26

Block 26 Housing

Sgt. Larry Ashida	Pvt. Toshiaki Jerry Hagio	Pvt. Toshiharu Roland Hagio	Pvt. James Haruishi Hamasaki
Pvt. Roy Nobuyoshi Hattori	Pvt. Larry Masao Hikiji	Sgt. Freddie Fujio Hiroto	Pvt. Frank Toshiaki Kamibayashi
Pvt. Ted Kazuo Kamibayashi	Pvt. Kazuo Kamita	Pvt. Masato Ton Miyake	T-5 Ted Miyake
Pvt. Shigeto Rene Miyake	Tsumoru Fred Miyake	Pvt. Tadao J. Miyake	Pfc. Satoru Nagai
Pvt. George Y. Nagatani	T-Sgt. Ben Nakamura	Pvt. Akira Sasaki	Pvt. Yukio Shimuzu
Pvt. Bob Toshio Sumida	Pfc. George Kazuo Takeuchi	Pvt. Mikio Mickey Takeuchi	Pvt. George K. Baba
Pvt. Toshio Uyeda	Pvt. Yoshio Uyeda	Pvt. James Koichi Masuda	Pvt. Akitomi Hamasaki

Block 27

Block 27 Housing

Pvt. Mitsuru Baba	S-Sgt. Chris K. Ishii	T-5 Togo Jack Ishii	S-Sgt. Yukio Kishi
Pvt. Joe Matsuo	S-Sgt. Fred Monji	Pvt. Toshio Nishimura	Pvt. Kuniichi R. Mori
Cpl. Tadashi Mori	Pvt. Tom H. Mukai	Pvt. Jim Hiroshi Nunokawa	Pvt. Saburo Okimoto
Pvt. Yoshihiko Shigemura	Pvt. Sam Shimasaki	Pvt. Fred F. Shimasaki	Pvt. George T. Yuki
Pvt. Kunio Osako

Block 28

Block 28 Housing

Pfc. Henry M. Niizawa	Capt. George Aki	Pvt. Frank K. Kebo	Pfc. Henry Yamashita
Pvt. George Yamashita	Cpl. Monte Masuda	Pvt. Toby Nishimoto	T-5 Kazuyoshi Inouye
Pvt. Lloyd Fujitani	T-Sgt. Thomas F. Sakamoto	Pvt. Frank N. Sakamoto	Pvt. Jimmy T. Sakamoto
Pfc. Shigeo Hayashi	Pfc. Tom Sano	Pvt. Fumio Sano	Cpl. Mas Funamura
Pvt. Isamu Funamura	Pvt. Minoru Funamura	Pvt. Suyeo Funamura	Pvt. Ben Mikawa
Pfc. Eddie Watanuki	Pvt. George Shigehira	T-4 Tad Kaba	Pvt. George M. Sakamoto
2nd Lt. James H. Kurata	Pvt. Fred Kurata	Pvt. Joe Kurata	Pvt. Tetsuo Matsumoto
Pvt. Satoru Yamasaki	Pfc. Takumi Yamamoto	Pfc. Harry Oshima	Pfc. S. Iwamura
Pvt. Noboru Kitagawa	Pvt. Susumu Kitagawa	Pfc. Hideo Hayashi	Pvt. Morito Nakamoto
Pfc. Tsuyoshi Shimada	Pfc. Isamu Shimada	Pvt. George Shimada	Pfc. Masao J. Sakoda
Pvt. Floyd Ouye	Pfc. Frank Nishimoto	Pvt. James Doi	Pvt. Eddie Wakimoto
Pvt. Tak Wakimoto	Pvt. Yoshi Sugi	Sgt. Misuo J. Fujikawa	T-5 Katsuto Nakano
Pvt. Katsuto Nakano	T-Sgt. Ben Nakamura	Pvt. George Watanuki	Pvt. Masao Nakanura

Block 29

Block 29 Housing

Pfc. Tetsuo Shimamoto	Pfc. Kazuo Furuya	T-4 George Morikawa	Sgt. Masashi Morikawa
Pfc. Aki Iwanaga	Pfc. George Iwanaga	Pvt. Nobuo Tomita	Sgt. James Nawa
Cpl. Ruiji Kishii	Pvt. Mas Seo	Pvt. Henry Nakashima	Lt. George Tanaka
Lt. Tom Tanaka	Sgt. Roy Shintaku	Pvt. Lawrence N. Shintaku	Pvt. Tom Asaki
Pfc. Goro Asaki	Pvt. Kiyoshi Matsui	T-Sgt. Sam Sechi	Pvt. Hideo Sechi
Pfc. Ted Hoshi	Cpl. Haruo Fujimoto	S-Sgt. Roy Nishio	T-5 John Yoshinaga
Pfc. Takeo Fujii	Pvt. Kanji Omokawa	Pvt. Koichi Tsuji	Pvt. Nobuo J. Koda
Pvt. George Omoto	Pvt. Tom Urabe	Pvt. Frank Urabe	Pvt. Joe Tsunoda
Pvt. Seichi Jinde	Pvt. Minoru Hisashima	Pvt. Nobuo Fujishima

Block 32

Block 32 Housing

Pvt. Tsuyoshi Fujii	Pvt. Yoshio Hayashi	Sgt. Kazuo Inouye	Pvt. Yutaka Kobori
Pvt. M.H. Muranaka	T-5 Ray Nagatani	S-Sgt. Susumu Yenari	Cpl. Touru Yenari
Pfc. George Yamasaki	Pvt. Kiyoshi Arata	Pvt. Koro Yatsu	Pvt. Minoru Ohashi
Pvt. Tokiji Umeda	Pvt. Nobuo Watanabe

Block 33

Block 33 Housing

S-Sgt. Kiyoshi Hirano	Pvt. George Kawaguchi	Pvt. Jim Tanaka	Pvt. Takashi Bob Tanaka
Sgt. Roy S. Nakashima	Cpl. Ken John Morino	Pvt. Sinzo Bob Morino	Pvt. Jimmy Tsutsui
Pvt. Yoshihiro Ogo	Pvt. John Nishimoto	Pvt. George Sakata	Pvt. Ben Ujihara
S-Sgt. Kiyoshi Yoshimura	Pvt. Fred S. Sanbongi	T-Sgt. Minoru Nakanishi	T-4 Tom Nobushi Ishida
Pvt. George Enosaki	Sgt. Kenichi Nishimoto	Pvt. Minoru Sato

Block 34

Block 34 Housing

T-4 Nobuo Aoki	Pfc. James D. Masamitsu	Pfc. Sada Yonaki	Pvt. Tommy Yonaki
Pvt. Joe Yonaki	Pvt. Mike Hirahara	Pvt. Kai Oshita	Pfc. Hosen Oshita
Cpl. Shigeo Tanaka	Pvt. Byron Fujisawa	Pvt. Keiji Onizuka	Pvt. George Sasaki
Pvt. Jimmy Sasaki	Pvt. Sei Hattori	Cpl. Takeo Sekiya	T-3 Joe Iwataki
Pvt. Tiyo T. Yoshimura	Pvt. Joe Yoshimura	Pfc. Seiki Yoshimura	Pvt. Sakae Komatsu
Pvt. Alfred Yamamura	Pvt. Hideo Shinoda	Pvt. Tom Y. Yamaguchi	Pvt. Tom Torigoye

Block 38

Block 38 Housing

Capt. Norman Kobayashi	Pvt. Masao Wakai	Pvt.Fred Koyama	Pvt. Makoto Mukai
Pvt. Tomio Tom Gohata	Pvt. Thomas Ishikawa	Pvt. Richard Kimura	Pvt. Kenji Toda
Pvt. Hiroshi Yakura	Pfc. Yoshigo Kawaguchi	Cpl. Mitoki Kawaguchi	Sgt. William Imamoto
Cpl. Jim Yamaguchi	T-3 Sgt. Seishin Kondo	O-C Gerald Kobayashi	Lt. Kiyoshi Kitagawa
T-5 Sadao Kobayashi	T-Sgt. Arthur Kaneko	Pvt. Alice Kaneko	Pvt. Theodore H. Keneko
Sgt. Peter Nakahara

Block 39

Block 39 Housing

Sgt. Sam Masuhara	Pvt. George Oye	Pvt. Joe Kadokawa	Pfc. Shichiro Matsui
Pvt. Sus Hasegawa	Pfc. Yoneo Mori	S-Sgt. Mitsuru N. Hattori	Sgt. Yoshiharu Takimura
Pvt. Haruo Umeda	Pvt. Hayami Arakawa	Pvt. Dick Fujii

Block 40

Block 40 Housing

Pvt. Masami Matsuo	Pvt. Toshio D. Matsuo	Pvt. Tadao Mikasa	Sgt. George Fujita
Pvt. Kazuo Frank Fujii	Pvt. Masaru Ryuto	T-4 Shigeru Inamasa	Sgt. Robert Tatsuo Wakasa
Pvt. Ben Shigeru Wakasa	S-Sgt. Sam Satoru Sasaki	Cpl. Minoru Kumagai	T-4 Tom Higashiyama
Pfc. William Tagami	Pvt. Toyoshi Ogata	Sgt. Fred K. Dobana	Pvt. Mamoru Usui
Pvt. Ko Hirata	Pvt. Mas Hirata	Cpl. Bob Hirata	Pvt. Teruo Hiroso
Pvt. Joey Noma

Block 41

Block 41 Housing

Pvt. Tom Mitsuyoshi Shiroishi	Pvt. William Shiroishi	Pvt. Richard Y. Nakagami	Pvt. Yoji Ozaki
Pvt. Sam Saburo Osaki	S-Sgt. James Masaji Nomura	S-Sgt. Kaz Yoshihata	S-Sgt. Thomas Yoshiaki Sato
Pvt. Edward Yoshiro Sato	Pvt. Frank M. Sato	Pvt. Tsuneo John Muraoka	Cpl. Roy Kenji Uyeno
Pvt. Frank Masao Okura	Pvt. Tad Tadaso Kamidol	Pvt. Al Umino	Pvt. Isamu Sagara
Pvt. Ginzo Babe Morino	Cpl. Ken Morino	Pvt. Frank Arata	Pvt. Noboru J. Arata
Pfc. Benjamin Ben Tanouye	Sgt. Toshiaki Jim Tanouye	Pvt. Kiyoshi Tanouye	Pvt. Joe Kamatani

Sources

• Newspaper article, "Rohwer Relocation Center Contributes 866 Men to Service in the U.S. Armed Forces", Newspaper microfilm collection: McGehee Times, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas. Accessed 16 Feb 2023.
• Compiled by Americans of Japanese Ancestry World War II Memorial Alliance in partnership with Japanese American Living Legacy. Battle Campains, Excerpts from the 442nd Journals. "Battle Campaigns- Excerpts from the 442nd Journals." Accessed 16 Feb 2023.
• 100th Infantry Battalion, Education Center, Echoes of Silence Profiles. "Echoes of Silence Profiles." Accessed 16 Feb 2023.