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| Kinhachi George Shibuya Co-op Packing Shed Manager |
The total rose to eight this week as four more photographs stashed away in an abandoned file at the Lompoc Police Department since 1942 were identified.
This week's new names include Kinhachi George Shibuya, manager of the Lompoc Co-op Packing Shed, and farmers Jintaro Fukawa, Akita Hasegawa,and Yasohachi Nakashima.
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| Farmer Jintaro Fukwa |
Identified earlier were storekeeper Nobujiro Inouye, farm leader Masokichi Iwamoto, restaurant owner Genzo Murakami, and independent farmer Gitaro Kitaguchi.
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| Storekeeper Nobujiro Inouye Identified earlier |
Shibuya's identification is particularly significant because it confirms that these photos do not date from the FBI arrests in February 1942. Shibuya was not picked up at that time. Nor was Gitaro Kitaguchi who was identified earlier. Neither had reason to be at the police station until, perhaps, when their familes were incarcerated in April 1942. The photos most likely date from mid-December 1941 when all Lompoc Issei were asked to report to the Lompoc PD and turn in cameras, radios, and firearms.
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| Farmer Yasohachi Nakashima |
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| Farmer Akita Hasegawa |
The photos, unlabelled, turned up in an unused file drawer several weeks ago. Some thirty other photos remain unidentified. They will all be posted here in coming weeks.
I live in Mohave, Arizona and i have worked with and am friends with Yasohachi Nakashima's son Mas Nakashima. He was born in 1921 and is still working today. He helped his father during the 2nd World War an in Lompoc, California drive tractor and work the land. They kept busy during the war in Utah around Salt Lake City tending crops to keep the country fed.
ReplyDeleteI have been working up his family tree on Ancestry.com and decided to search the web. I am amazed to see his father for the first time. I think he will be thrilled. Thank you for your efforts!