Granada Pioneer, Vol III, No. 28

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Vol."ill No.28      Wednesdav,  Feb.7,1945 Amaobe,CoTo.
■OJ NISEI SOI JIERS
RECEIVE PROMOTIONS
SIXTE ARMY GROUP,FRANCS
--One hundred and three
American soldiers of Japanese ancestry with the442nd
Japanese American Combat
Team have received battlefield promotions recently
for demonstrated leadership
in combat against the Germans in France.
Thirty-four are from the
continental United States
and 69 are from the Territory of Hawaii. The promotions range from ratings
of corporal to first sergeant.
All those receiving
promotions wear the Combat
Infantryman's Badge for
exemplary conduct under
en emy f i r a -. and -; we a r at
least two battle stars for
participation 'In" the- Fifth
Army's northward drive from
Rome to and across the Arno
river in Italy and in the
Seventh Army's push through
the Vosges mountains i n
eastern France. Many of
them earned their promotions
during the historic rescue
of the now famous "Lost
Battalion", near Bruyeres,
France, last October. Most
of the men wear Purple
Hearts, some with oah leaf
clusters.
CMllMP'OMmiA
ffS WArCHKiO
"The nation's, eyes are
on California to see whether It will treat returning
nisei with justice and generosity," stated James ,7a-
terman Wise, director of
the Council Against Intolerance in America,in a recent into rvi ew in Lo s Ang e -
les.
yji.se said he was "delighted" at the acceptance
of two nisei girl students
by Pasadena junior college
over the protests of anti-
Japanese Interests. He declared that a hopeful sign
for tolerance lies in Congressional interest in a
bill to establish a permanent fair employment practices commission,
A native of Portland,
Ore,, Wise, son of Rabbi
Stephen. S. Wise, Zionist
leader, is studying racial
and religious tensions in
the "/Rest.
TO REVIEW STORAGE,
SIIIPHEBT
Evacuees who have req
of property . now located
out new request, forms if
taken,announced Herbert J.
Vatcher, evacuee property
officer, last week.
All requests for storage
(form 'HERA 155) and shipment (form WRA 156) that
are now outstanding are
Itt.OOO 1MOII
PARIS—More than 18,000
American soldiers are absent without leave in the
■European theater,according
to figures released by the
US Army -Provost Marshal's
office in the Army newspaper Stars and Stripes.
nested storage or shipment
on  the West Coast must fill
action has not yet been
being returned to. their
respective center evacuee
property office to bo reviewed. Individuals involved will bo mailed notices from the local -office
for appointments to check
the old request forms.' •
"It is imperative that
these residents come to the
evacuee property office at
the "Wroth building at the
time and date appearing on
the appointment notice,"
Vatcher said, "Otherwise
tho requests will have to
be cancelled."
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AUBURE—Iwo bro thers,
both JC70L from the US Army,
and two other brothers are
held in custody of local
civil authorities and have
been charged with felony *
counts of arson and attempting to dynamite a building
at the Doi ranch.
Those in custody are
Pvt. Slmer R. Johnson, 20,
picked up by military police,and his brother Alvin
E. Johnson, 18, both of
Redding, Calif., James Edward "Tatson, 38, a bartender at the Cozy Spot, between Auburn, and Newcastle,
and his brother, Press,
35. They are held in lieu
of J5000 bail or bond of
110,000.
Alvin Johnson was supposed to be at Fort Riley,
Fan., on army duty, but
officers found him in civilian c 1 othe s and AEr 0 L
since Jan.. 5, Elmer Johnson has been A'.TOL for about
four weeks from Camp Iniight,
Calif*, where he worked in
the post office.
Ray McCarthy and J. A.
Hulvey, both of the State
Justice Department, implicated Elmer Johnson in
both night raids and stated his confession indicated he was responsible
for his acts, -It was
learned that Fred Adge,
local city policeman was a
leader in solving the case.
Four- young women, with
whom the men are. said to
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Pfc .Forace t.ango Sagara,
21, previously, reported as
missing in action on Oct.
23, 1944, in France, was
officially listed as prisoner of war in Gorman
hands, according to ;word-
received here by his brother, Wallace, who resides
at 9L-2E.
Pfc. Sagara, formerly
of Los Angeles,volunteered
for the Army from, this
center in May, -1943, and
trained at Camp Shelby,
Miss., before going overseas with the 442nd Infantry.