Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Civil War vets encampment gathering at Plaza Park in Ventura, Calif. The large group stands in front of tents under trees. According to museum records there "appears to be a rubber tree surrounded by Cypress, 200…
Interview with Jose Flores about his life and time living in Saticoy and about his military service. Flores was born in Mexico but came to Ventura County as a toddler where he continued to live for 82 years. The Saticoy Community Center was named for…
Private Frank Alves, Co. "B" 4 M.G. Btn. Am. E.F. Killed in
action Bois de Billeau Woods WWI. Two photographs include Alves in uniform and his grave marker.
Group portrait of Leonard, John, and George Takasugi (442nd Infantry Regimental Combat Team) seated in an army camp in Antibes, France, before the Italian invasion. Leonard was killed in Italy on April 5, 1945.
Group portrait of Leonard, John, and George Takasugi (442nd Infantry Regimental Combat Team) posing with an unnamed female Red Cross worker in an army camp in Antibes, France, before the Italian invasion. Leonard was killed in Italy on April 5, 1945.
This image shows John Takasugi posing for the photo on the day that he left the Gila River Relocation Center in Arizona. As a young draftee, he was sent to Cleveland for training.
This image shows Japanese draftees on the day they left the Gila River Relocation Center in Arizona. John Takasugi is standing in the back row to the right of the man wearing the plaid shirt. Full view, group photo.
Bust portrait of Pete Romero in Army uniform. He is looking to the right of camera and smiling. Handwritten inscription on photo reads: "To My Sister from your Brother Pete Romero." Pete fought in WWII and was wounded twice. He received a Purple…
Bust portrait of Hemeterio Romero (Hemie) of Fillmore. He is wearing a uniform with hat, turned and looking to the left of camera. He served in World War II and Korea. Lived in Oxnard later.
Portrait bust of Ralph Romero of Fillmore in his military uniform, possibly army. He is smiling into the camera. He was born in Mexico. He was naturalized while in the armed forces.
Group photo of male U.S. army soldiers in Korea posing with artillery and a missile. Hemeterio "Hemie" Romero is in the center wearing lighter colored jacket. Romero served as a chief of firing battery. There are mountains in the background.
Hemeterio "Hemie" Romero, right, with two other male soldiers in Korea. They are in U.S. army uniforms and are laying on the ground practicing shooting with what appear to be rifles. Romero served as a chief of firing battery.
Pete Romero, serving in the U.S. Army in the Philippines during World War II. Image shows Pete crouching on the ground in an area full of trees and plants.
This image shows Nagao Fujita standing outside posing for his photograph as he wears his military uniform. This photo is taken at the Gila River Relocation Center in Arizona.
This image shows the residents of the Gila River Relocation Center who signed up for the United States military service. Nagao Fujita is standing second from the right, wearing dark glasses. This is an exterior group portrait.
Soldiers stand at attention in uniform in rows on a field. Horse and carriages are in the background. Viewer's perspective is from above. Library records state: "Co. H, Nat. Guard in Camp Santa Monica, A. W. Browne, Capt." Unclear if the photo is in…
Portrait of Arnulfo Sanchez, seated, in front of a painting or drawing of a beach and ocean. He is wearing his Army uniform and looking at the viewer. He is in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Full portrait of Arnulfo Sanchez in his Army uniform, standing in front of a car in a driveway. A house is in the background. Arnulfo looks at the viewer.
Full portrait of Woody Ybarra, son of Soledad Sanchez Ybarra, standing on the lawn in front of Fillmore High School. Woody is in Army uniform and standing with arms behind his back, smiling at the viewer. High school building visible in the…
4 images showing the US Cavalry (several uniformed men on horseback) performing maneuvers on a dirt road. According to library records they camped at Seaside Park in Ventura, Calif.