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At the Presbyterian Hostel in Sacramento, T. Sgt. Kaz Yoshihata, just returned from two years in the Pacific, entertains his friends with yarns of war. Sgt. Yoshihata, assigned to division intelligence of the famed 37th, or Americal Division, served at Guadalcanal, Sebu, Leyte, the Philippines and China. He was aboard the Missouri at the signing of the surrender and continued to work in Tokyo until his release for home. He wears the Combat Infantry badge and ribbons for the Bronze Star, the Asiatic Pacific, the American Theatre, the Philippine liberation, the C.B.I. and the Victory. After his discharge the sergeant met his family at the hostel where they were staying temporarily while repairing the family farm near Sacramento. -- Photographer: Parker, Tom -- Sacramento, California. 11/?/45

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The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley.