Leo Kikuchi, Analy High School graduate of 1937 - Sonoma County Library Digital Collections -- Colecciones Digitales de la Biblioteca del Condado de Sonoma

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Title

Leo Kikuchi, Analy High School graduate of 1937

Creation Date (Original)

about 1942

Description

Photo, black and white: Leo Kikuchi, Analy High School graduate of 1937. An American of Japanese ancestry, Private Kikuchi was killed in action in Italy during World War II after joining the famed 442nd "Go For Broke" Regimental Combat Team in 1942 made up of Japanese-American volunteers. The extraordinary courage of the men of the 442nd made it the most decorated unit in U.S. Military history.

Item Format or Genre

["portraits","black-and-white photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Portraits"]

Subject (Person)

["Kikuchi, Leo"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

casebwsc_pho_002123

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

Leo Kikuchi, Analy High School graduate of 1937

Description

Creation Date (Original)

about 1942

Category

["8: Communication Artifact"]

Subcategory

["Documentary Artifact"]

Material Type (WSCHS)

["Print, Photographic"]

Item Type

["Still image"]

Item Format or Genre

["portraits","black-and-white photographs"]

Number of Parts or Pages

Other Physical Details

black-and-white

Item Physical Dimensions

6 1/2" x 4 1/2"

Local History and Culture Theme

["Portraits"]

Subject (Person)

["Kikuchi, Leo"]

Subject (Time Period)

1940-1949

WSCHS Subject (People)

["Kikuchi, George","Kikuchi, Leo"]

WSCHS Subject (Topical)

["442nd Regimental Combat Team","World War II","Japanese Americans","Analy High S","Amache Relocation Center","Colorado","Italy","U. S. Army"]

Geocoding Status

["No geocoding"]

Source of Title and Description Note

Title supplied by cataloger

Original Collection Name

["Western Sonoma County Historical Society Photographic Collection"]

Credit line

Courtesy, Western Sonoma County Historical Society

Local System Identifier

2123

Digital Collections Identifier

casebwsc_pho_002123

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture"]

Accession #

03-068

Original/Copy Note

Photocopy

Shelving Location of Physical Item(s)

WSCHS Archives: Rack A: Shelf 5: Box 8

Copyright Statement

Neither the Western Sonoma County Historical Society nor the Sonoma County Library make any assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to digitized images and can claim only physical ownership of the image(s) described in this records. However, these images are intended for Personal or Research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Library. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use. Preferred credit line is: Courtesy, the Western Sonoma County Historical Society. Please contact the Society regarding additional reproduction and reuse information at: https://wschs.org/contact-us

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