Keith Nakamura, honorably discharged Army veteran, and Toru Iura are shown in front of the statue of Abraham Lincoln at ...

1944-09-17

War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement, 1942-1945 circa 1941-1947

WRA no. I-516

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Full title:Keith Nakamura, honorably discharged Army veteran, and Toru Iura are shown in front of the statue of Abraham Lincoln at the entrance to Bascom Hall, the administrative building at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Nakamura was in the Army at the time of evacuation, having been inducted from Blackburn College at Carlinville, Illinois. He was born in Hawaii. His sister, Mrs. Harry Funatsu, is resident in Heart Mountain. He has had various jobs in Chicago and in Madison since his discharge from the Army late in 1942. He enters the University of Wisconsin as a sophomore in commerce. Toru Iura started at the University of Wisconsin in November of 1943. He left Los Angeles during the voluntary evacuation period. He is starting his junior year at the University and is taking mechanical engineering courses. Photographer: Iwasaki, Hikaru Madison, Wisconsin.
Part of: War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement

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