Granada Pioneer, Vol III, No. 27

              One recent and seven
previously unreported casualties of nisei servicemen with relatives in Amache have been disclosed
this week*
Pvt. Larry MItsugi Ta-
naka, 20, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Takaichi Tanaka, 7E-
10C, and formerly of Frederick, Calif., was wounded
in action in France-, Dec ember, 1944. He entered the
Army via draft from this
center on May 31, 194 4,
and', trained for overseas
duty at Camp Shelby,Miss.,
prior to going overseas
.with the 442nd Infantry.
Following casualties
were suffered in the Italian campaign, which were
not previously published
due to lack of information:
WOENDED IN ACTION:
In April, 1944.
NAKAGAWA, Pfc.Seichiro,
25, son of Mr. and .Mrs.
T ake j i ro Nakag awa, 9 E-9C,
In June, 1944.
MIZUSAWA,  Sgt. Toshio,
brother of Mrs. Saku Maru-
moto, 7K-12C.
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H0LLYW00D--Veterans of
World War II, 'some 200
strong and rebellious,
stood their ground on the
right of Japanese Americans
to become members of their
organization—Post     591   of
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The excellent quality
of Amache grown onions
brought additional demands
for the local product by
three "WRA centers--Tu 1 e
Lake,Gila River and Poston,
according to John N. Spencer, chief of agriculture.
Three carloads of onions
are scheduled to be shipped
next week, the first carload leaving for Tule Lake
on Wednesday. These shipments will dispose of surplus stored in center warehouses, Spencer revealed.
He also stated that
over half a-'million pounds
of onions, a large _ part
harvested by volunteer
workers last fall, have
been shipped to other centers during the last three
months.
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Amache,Colo.
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Sale or other disposition of project farm machinery and other surplus
equipment cannot be conducted by the local administration nor by the Washington "WRA office, Project
Director James G. Lindley
disclosed recently* This
includes surplus farm land.
The Treasury Procurement
division in Denver will
dispose of all surplus e-
quipment here that is not
transferred to other Interior Department agencies*
the American Legion.
They accused Dick Hor-
ton, Legion district commander, of threatening to
expel Harley M. Oka, a nisei with an honorable medical discharge,and William
G. Schneider,youthful Post
591 commander who supported
him.
Schneider was given a
vote of confidence by the
post and it was said no
action would be taken a-
gainst Oka,who was inducted Into the local post with
33 other "World 'War II veterans on Jan. 19.
Horton criticized the
Post 591 for publicizing
Oka's membership and its
attack on Hood River, Ore.,
post for banning Japanese
Americans.
"I do not regard the A-
merican Legion as the organization for World War
II veterans,"declared Milton Luban, Post publicity
chairman,, "it is going to
be the old time reactionary
Legion. I expect to be
kicked out of the organization for this statement,
but I Em prepared for that
eventuality."
WITH THE SEVENTH ARMY,
FRANCE (Delayed)--Mannin g
a light mortar single-handed in an exposed position,
Pfc, K'iyoshi IE, Muranaga,
former Los Angeles truck
driver, forced the withdrawal of a German ■ self-
propelled artillery piece,
thus saving the lives of
many of his comrades.
For his heroic action
beyond the call of duty in
which he lost his life,
Private Muranaga has been
awarded posthumously, the
Distinguished Service Cross
— second highest US military honor.
He was a member of the
famed 442nd Japanese American Combat Regt.,now fighting in (censored) Northeastern France with the
Seventh Army.
This unique military
OT gun i-z at Id n-, . who s e entire enlisted personnel is
composed of American citizens of Japanese ancestry*
rescued the n o w famous
Lost Battalion of this war
late last October in France.
Muranaga,son of Mr; and
Mrs.Shoemon Muranaga, 10H-
2F, volunteered for the US
Army from this center and
was Inducted at Fort Yfar-
ren/Wyo., on May 29, 1943.
He received his training
at Camp Shelby,Miss., prior to going overseas with
the 442nd Infantry.
CITATION
His citation reads:
"Posthumous. KIYOSHI I".
MURANAGA, Private' First
Class,Company F, 442nd Infantry Regiment. For extraordinary heroism in action on June'26, 1944, 4y
miles northeast of Suvere-
to, Italy. When his entire
company was pinned down by
superior enemy fire, including an 88 self-propelled
gun firing at point blank
range, Private First Class
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