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War Department, A. G. 0 11 September 1943.

To: Commanding General, Army Air Forces, Washington, D. c.

1. Pursuant to a directive of the War Department General Staff, G-l, it is desired that the enlisted men referred to in basic communication be transferred in grade to the Japanese Combat Team, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, with the following exceptions:

Corporal Robert S. Fujith Private Joe D. Yazzie Private Sam Jobnnw Private Hosteen Yazzie Private Joe Peshlakai Private Felix Wellknown

ASN 19063651 ASN 39854698 ASN 39854677 ASN 39.854687 ASN 39854770 ASN 39615638

2. Authority is granted to carry excess in grade until absorbed.

3. The transfer of Private Tucker G. Bedinger, 34665468, will be held pending investigation by Air Forces that this man is Japanese. ~

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By order of the Secretary of War:

Adjutant General.

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.£PLY TO

tHE ARMY AIR FORCES

t DEPART MENT

..SHINGTON, D. C.

WAR DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY AIR FORCES

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4 September 1~&---------------~

SUBJECT: Transfer of Japanese personnel from the Army Air Forces.

TO: The Adjutant General. (aTTN: Colonel Allen, Classification & Replacement Branch, Room lC-919, The Pentagon)

1. Reference telephone conversation of 3 September 1943, it is requested that station assignment for Japanese personnel shown on the attached list be furnished. This office wil l direct the Comrrands concerned to transfer the perso1mel fro :n the Army Air Forces to the .!.\.rm;>r Service Forces and to the stations to be indicated by you.

2. It is noted that the MOS and organization is not shown for some of the personnel listed. This MOS number can be obtained if it is absolutely necessary. However, this office ha s instructions from the Commanding General, Army Air Forces , to make arrangements to transfer this personnel with the least practicable delay, and is naturally anxious to comply with this directive with the least practicable delay.

For the Vommanding General, Army Air Forces:

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Incl: List of Japanese pers in AAF

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T. M. B.iLSHE Lt Colonel, air Corps Chief, Enlisted Branch Office, Asst Chief of Air Staff,

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2nd .t-.ir Force w -t-o' 16148242 ~Fujita , James J . ~ C~ P"' (( tl'-3466 5468 )edi nger, rucker G. v 1· .- -7

39225052 1-~ 'rkiinura, I aul T/4-----1906 3b 51 'u8'it , rtobert F------- Cpl 19005404 not-;urup::JJa, Kazuo R.~ Sgt 501 Ad.I1l .&Tecr1 ClK

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4th .;~.ir Force

37704004 Inouje , Henry H.

raininc;. co~rand

39083053 39064746 19053006

19063651 38008233 39854b98 39854677 j<jb')40o?

39854770 39615638

tO' H. G. Uyeda, h . Y. T. Sueukaw, Henry H.

}'ujith, Hobert S . Shibata, .:orman '1' . Yazzie, Joe D. Johnny, 5a ·azzie, tios<.een

Peshlakai , Joe Jellimown, Felix

'J_l Other Comrr,ands

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060 Cook 502 ,;.dm. NCll 685 .• p1 :clec Spec

501 ~~dm .&Tech Clk 2b8 Hccountant 521 Basic 521 Basic ?21 basic 521 Basic 521 Basic

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South Plains, Tex. Brooks ·~ld, Tex. E:nid "'B, O:,i~a .

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Army Air forces

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HEADQUARTERS ARMY AIR FORCES

ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET

ECT" · Japanese in the Army Air Forces

TO: AC/AS, Personnel

TALLY NO.

FILE NO.

DATE 25 Aug 43

FROM: Chief of the Air Staff COMMENT NO._l __

MAL/ee/5265

TO:

1. General Arnold desires to be informed of the number of military personnel in the Army Air Forces who are either Japanese or have Japanese ancestry.

2. He desires to know specifically where these people are located and if possible what type jobs they are on. He further desires to be informed as to whether or not we can get rid of this type personnel.

Statistical Control Division

/i!J(l". M. A. LIBBY Colonel, G. s. C. Secretary, Air Staff

DATE 26 Aug 1943

hWM: Asst Chief of Air Staff, Personnel, r ili tary Personnel Division

CO iDNT NO. 2

Request that t e infor~~tlon

office as soon as ~racticable.

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Colonel, • C. C ief, il tary Personnel Division

HEADQUARTERS ARMY A I R FORCES ~~@{ffi\El

ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET

TALLY NO.

FILE NO •

.c CT: Japanese in tne •. rll} Hir Forces

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_,cj,_ , Personnel, .1.litary PersoruJel Dinsion DATE 2 Jep 1943

Statisti<-:al Contl'ol Division COMMENT NO.__Jl_ B: Cl1Illn; 7 4 938

'l'he informc.,tiot reoues·c_ct in Coi:Iuent .. o. 1 is subnitted on the attached roster.

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Chief, Statistical Control

Chief of Air Staff (Attn: Col Libby)

Division

FROM: AC/AS, Personnel,(Military Personnel Division)

DATE 3 Sept 1943

COMMENT NO _b_ THB:fdk 72397 PMP-2

1. Attention is invited to the attached list of Japanese personnel furnished by Statistical Control Unit.

2. The Adjutant General's Office has been and has agreed to transfer this personnel to

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AC/AS, :?~"rsonnel, (H.ilitc ry Personnel Divis:..on)

tacted (Colonel Allen) my Service Forces.

DATE 6 Sep h3

FROM: Chief of the Air Sta+'f CO: ~HENT NO • 5 LVB/ee/7158Q

It i~ rP~iuested wh~n the transfer of' the Japanese perso~~el presently nssifned to the 1 r.rny : .. ir J;:o::.·ces is cor.1plet~d, that a report be rendered showing

their disposition. ~~ ~

lOB!HT 1:. HJ~j Lt . Colonel, .ir Corp Asst Secretary, !~ir 3taff

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DATE 7 "ep 1943'

CO MMENT NO ._1_ .... .3: d.I Jl.: 7 4 ':138

1. .. eference is made to the l & • aated 25 ug l )'43 ... ro the Chief of 1.ir taf through your office, ::;ame subJect as aoove . ..t tacned to Co · .ent 1>0. 3 was a roster of A •• F Fersom el of Ja.t>anese ncestry.

· 2 . Fiual vei·if~cat.J.on froH. the field organization :.tndicates .that ceJ.·tain 1 en were .included in the report froit, t:.he Traimng Comr nd in error. The follow­ing men are Indian, aud should be deleted fro.rr.. tne re ort:

Cpl. Fujith, Robert 19003651 Fvt. Johnny, Sam 39854677 vt . Yazzie, Joe D. 39854698 vt • Yazzie, Hosteen 39854687

Pvt . ... eshlakai, Joe 39854770 l vt. ~.e11kno,,n , Felix 39615638

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