Go For Broke National Education Center

Henry Kondo Collection, bulk 1930-1980

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Creators:: Kondo, Henry, 1921-1944
Abstract:: This collection includes letters written by Henry Kondo to his sister Misa (Kondo) Hoshino in 1944 while he was overseas in the European Theater, as well as various photographs from the pre-war period of Kondo and his family, and of Kondo during his military service.
Extent:: 545.3 Megabytes
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Item], [Collection], Go For Broke National Education Center, Los Angeles, California.

Scope and content:: This collection includes letters written by Henry Kondo to his sister Misa (Kondo) Hoshino in 1944 while he was overseas in the European Theater, as well as various photographs from the pre-war period of Kondo and his family, and of Kondo during his military service. Kondo served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and was killed in action on October 19, 1944 during the Battle of Bruyeres.
Biographical / historical:: Henry Kondo, a native of Pasadena, Califonia, was born in 1921 to Yasaku and Kiyome Kondo. He completed two years at the University of Southern California studying pharmacy when World War II broke out. He and his family were forcibly removed into Tulare Temporary Detention Facility. Kondo volunteered for the army in 1943, where he served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. He was killed in action on October 19, 1944 during the Battle of Bruyeres
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: California
France.
Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans -- History -- 20th century
United States.
United States. Army. Infantry
United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans
Tulare Temporary Detention Facility

Preferred citation:: [Item], [Collection], Go For Broke National Education Center, Los Angeles, California.

Location of this collection:: Go For Broke National Education Center

355 East 1st Street, Suite 200

Los Angeles, CA 90012, US