Posts tagged Japanese
“He told all our friends I was dead!”
“He told all our friends I was dead!”

While twentieth-century conflicts like World War II and the Vietnam War remain embedded in the American cultural consciousness, the Korean War has often been described as “forgotten” for its relative lack of representation and acknowledgment despite costing the lives of 36,914 American servicemen and an estimated 2,661,509 Korean civilians.

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Lifetime of Service, Youth and War, Long Road HomeEsteban GomezKorean War, Battle of Chosin Reservoir, Operation Killer, 3rd Infantry Division, Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura, POWs, Melvin Shadduck, Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH), Army Language School, Japanese, 500th Military Intelligence Group, Vietnam War, Silver Star, Purple Heart, GI Bill, Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC)
A Dream for Himself and Others
A Dream for Himself and Others

When war broke out between the U.S and the Axis powers Bob felt like he had to prove he was an American. Bob, just like any other young person heard the patriotic call of the nation, to lend his ability to the war effort.

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Campus Connections, Know Your Enemy, Obstacles & OpportunitiesEsteban GomezJapanese, immigrants, Japanese Americans, Alien Land Laws, World War II, Camp Shelby, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, G Company, segregation, 100th Battalion, Italy, Bronze Star, Denver Public Schools
From POW to Senior Master Sergeant
From POW to Senior Master Sergeant

Ernest served the United States from around the world. Whether it was in a Japanese Prisoners of War Camp during World War II, serving at the northernmost operational Air Force Base in Greenland, or the huge refueling base in Libya, Ernest served in the U.S. Air Force with pride.

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Lifetime of ServiceEsteban GomezU.S. Army, Army Air Corps, Japanese, Wake Island, Zentsuji Prison Camp, U.S. Air Force, Prisoner of War, POW, Japan, World War II, Great Depression, Korean War, Vietnam War