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![[ Letter to Masaji Iwate from Tatsumi Iwate, August 27, 1942 ]](/internal/media/dispatcher/19368/thumbnail)
photograph
Date1945-1955
Object Namephotograph
DimensionsH: 11 1/2 in, W: 10 in, D: 1 in
ClassificationsPhotographic Archives
Credit LineGift of Toyoji Sugita and Koichi Sugita
Object number89.63.9
Description15 b&w photographs collected by Wasaji Tanaka, primarily related to his service during World War I in the US army. It includes photos of a dazzle camouflaged ship, various photos of Wasaji in military uniform and posing with an army friend, photos of an artists' group, and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) photographs. Wasaji gained citizenship by serving in the army during World War I.
1945-1955
1945
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![[East Los Angeles Nisei Veterans of Foreign Wars installation and awards dinner at Briar's, City of Commerce, California, June 1, 1968]](/internal/media/dispatcher/8821/thumbnail)
![[Southwest Chapter Japanese American Citizens' League and Veterans of Foreign Wars presentation of certificates to new citizens, California, November 21, 1955]](/internal/media/dispatcher/8016/thumbnail)
![[Fourth District Nisei Memorial Post 1961, Veterans of Foreign Wars, presenting banner to Maryknoll All Girls drum and bugle corps, Los Angeles, California, August 30, 1959]](/internal/media/dispatcher/8436/thumbnail)
