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    • Tupelo Lass crew in Benghazi before Ploesti, Romania

    • Tupelo Lass crew in Benghazi before Ploesti, Romania

    • Ben Kuroki, born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical Sergeant 93rd Bombardment Group

    • The Tupelo Lass crew prior to the Ploesti raid of August 1, 1943. Second from left, bottom, is pilot Jake Epting. Epting was originally not going to fly having finished his 25 missions and Col. Jacob Smart, the architect of the Ploesti attack, was...
    • Kuroki poses with shattered turret

    • Kuroki poses with shattered turret

    • Ben Kuroki, born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical Sergeant 93rd Bombardment Group

    • After completing 25 missions, Ben Kuroki volunteered for five more. On his 30th mission over Munster Germany, flack hit his top turret. He lost his oxygen mask and was delirious. The pilot realized something was wrong when Kuroki’s guns kept...
    • Ben Kuroki meets Veteran of Foreign Wars at Omaha

    • Ben Kuroki meets Veteran of Foreign Wars at Omaha

    • Ben Kuroki, born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical Sergeant 93rd Bombardment Group

    • Ben Kuroki is welcomed into the Veteran of Foreign Wars at Omaha, Nebraska. Others are unidentified in this photo by the War Relocation Authority. Ben Kuroki, born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical Sergeant 93rd Bombardment Group.
    • Kuroki give autographs at Heart Mountain

    • Kuroki give autographs at Heart Mountain

    • Ben Kuroki, born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical Sergeant 93rd Bombardment Group

    • Among the younger Nisei internees, Ben Kuroki was a celebrity, at least for the time he stayed at the camps – Heart Mountain in Wyoming, Minidoka in Idaho and Topaz, Utah. Many Nisei were captivated air corps flyers as was the rest of America....
    • Kuroki Heart Mountain Speech

    • Kuroki Heart Mountain Speech

    • Ben Kuroki, born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical Sergeant 93rd Bombardment Group

    • Ben Kuroki speaks at a event at the relocation center in Heart Mountain Wyoming. Kuroki said he was not cut out for public speaking coming from Nebraska as a poor dirt farmer. Reports of his speaking skills proved otherwise. Ben Kuroki, born...
    • B-29 plane Sad Saki turret open

    • B-29 plane Sad Saki turret open

    • Ben Kuroki, born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical Sergeant 93rd Bombardment Group

    • The Honorable Sad Saki, piloted by Jim Jenkins, was a B-29 with the 505th Bomb Group, 484th Bomb Squadron, 20th Air Force, based on Tinian Island. While Kuroki was called Most Honorable Son while flying on B-24s, his nickname in the Pacific was Sad...
    • Ben Kuroki and Coke

    • Ben Kuroki and Coke

    • Ben Kuroki, born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical Sergeant 93rd Bombardment Group

    • Kuroki, in Army hat, Army T-shirt, and jacket, holds a coke bottle. Ben Kuroki, born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical Sergeant 93rd Bombardment Group
    • Ben Kuroki and B-29 crew.

    • Ben Kuroki and B-29 crew.

    • Ben Kuroki, born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical Sergeant 93rd Bombardment Group

    • Photo of 484th Squadron combat crew. Ben Kuroki, born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical Sergeant 93rd Bombardment Group.
    • Weir Army Air Force Liberator

    • Weir Army Air Force Liberator

    • Ben Kuroki, born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical Sergeant 93rd Bombardment Group

    • B-24 Liberator strikes a town. Ben Kuroki, born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical Sergeant 93rd Bombardment Group.
    • Notice for the termination of the Army Specialized Training Program

    • Notice for the termination of the Army Specialized Training Program

    • William E. Green, Born in Lincoln, NE Corporal 76th Division, 304th Infantry Army Service Forces Sixth Service Command Joseph P. Thompson, Major, CAC, Executive Officer

    • Due to the imperative military necessity, ASTP students, including William E. Green, are ordered to be released from the program and assigned to the Army Ground Forces. William E. Green, born Lincoln, NE Corporal 76th Division, 304th Infantry
    • Sorry' Letter from Warren L. Williams to Ben Kuroki

    • Sorry' Letter from Warren L. Williams to Ben Kuroki

    • Ben Kuroki born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical Sergeant 93rd Bombardment Group Japanese American, Warren L. Williams, Colonel, G.S.C., Deputy Chief of Staff, B-29 Squadron

    • Warren L. Williams, Colonel, G.S.C., Deputy Chief of Staff, informs Kuroki that War Department refused to assign Kuroki to the Pacific theater. Ben Kuroki, born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical Sergeant 93rd Bombardment
    • Letter announcing the reassignment of Ben Kuroki

    • Letter announcing the reassignment of Ben Kuroki

    • Ben Kuroki born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical Sergeant 93rd Bombardment Group Japanese American, Ruth W. Kingman, Committee American Principles Fair Play

    • Ruth W. Kingman, executive secretary of the Committee on American Principles and Fair Play, informs Kuroki that he has been reassigned to the Squadron. Ben Kuroki, born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical Sergeant 93rd Bombardment
    • Letter from  Monroe E. Deutsch  to Ben Kuroki Page 1

    • Letter from Monroe E. Deutsch to Ben Kuroki Page 1

    • Ben Kuroki born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical Sergeant 93rd Bombardment Group Japanese American, Monroe B. Deutsch, vice president provost University California, Bill Davis, associate secretary Y.M.C.A, turning point

    • Deutsch quotes Bill Davis, the associate secretary of the Y.M.C.A, 'I think that Ben Kuroki's address before the Commonwealth Club marked a real turning point in attitude toward the Nisei.' Ben Kuroki, born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical...
    • Letter from  Monroe E. Deutsch  to Ben Kuroki Page 2

    • Letter from Monroe E. Deutsch to Ben Kuroki Page 2

    • Ben Kuroki born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical Sergeant 93rd Bombardment Group Japanese American, Monroe B. Deutsch, vice president provost University California, Bill Davis, associate secretary Y.M.C.A, turning point

    • Deutsch quotes Bill Davis, the associate secretary of the Y.M.C.A, 'I think that Ben Kuroki's address before the Commonwealth Club marked a real turning point in attitude toward the Nisei.' Ben Kuroki, born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical...
    • Telegram announcing Ben Kuroki's reassignment

    • Telegram announcing Ben Kuroki's reassignment

    • Ben Kuroki born Hershey, NE Army Air Forces Technical Sergeant 93rd Bombardment Group Japanese American, Miles Reber, GRIP Gen1 Deputy Chief Legislative Liaison Division. Carl T. Curtis

    • From Miles Reber, GRIP Gen1 Deputy Chief Legislative and Liaison Division, to congressman Carl T. Curtis, 'In further regard to your telegram of October five, pleased to advise that requested assignment of Technical Sergeant Ben Kuroki has been...

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