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Letter from Gerhardt to Yamada
Letter from Executive to Assistant Secretary of War Harrison A. Gerhardt to Chaplain Masao Yamada discussing the screening of limited service personnel. Gerhardt also mentions a Sergeant Lloyd Nakayama of the 232nd Engineers whose family has requested repatriation to Japan
Letter from Gerhardt to Ohtaki
Letter from Lt Colonel Harrison A. Gerhardt, Executive to Assistant Secretary of War, to Peter Ohtaki in response to a letter from Ohtaki, which is not included. Gerhardt explains that while Ohtaki cannot be assigned to the Army Air Forces, he should consider joining another branch of the service
Letter from Gerhardt to Terry
Letter from Executive to Assistant Secretary of War Harrison Gerhardt to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin's John B. Terry regarding a request to have newsreels filmed of the 442nd in training. Gerhardt declines, stating that films have already been shot showing AJA's in combat
Letter from Gerhardt to Masaoka with attachments
Letter from Executive to Assistant Secretary of War Harrison A. Gerhardt to Sergeant Mike Masaoka of the 442nd. Included are numerous letters between Masaoka and Gerhardt and Assistant Secretary of War John J. McCloy, and newspaper clippings that describe the progress of the 442nd and the Rescue of the Lost Battalion
Letter from Gerhardt to Masaoka
Memo from Executive to Assistant Secretary of War Harrison Gerhardt to Corporal Mike Masaoka re: publicity for the successes of the 442n
Letter from Gerhardt to Farrington with attachments
Letter from Executive to Assistant Secretary of War Harrison Gerhardt to Delegate Joseph R. Farrington to re: furloughs for soldiers who served in the European theater. An enclosed letter from Earl Finch indicates that the Hawaii soldiers may be granted furloughs as long as they promise not to return to Hawaii due to shipping difficulties. Gerhardt indicates that this is not War Department policy
Letter from Gerhardt
Letter from Executive to Assistant Secretary of War Harrison Gerhardt to redacted addressee justifying discrimination against Japanese American soldiers by explaining the risks to their own safety if allowed to serve in the Pacific
Memo from Gerhardt to McCloy
Memo from Gerhardt to McCloy giving recommendations on how to provide reinforcements to the 100th Battalion and other future Japanese-American units
Memo for Record from Gerhardt
Memo for the Record from Executive to Assistant Secretary of War Harrison Gerhardt listing 3 points that have been referred to the War Department by Hawaii Delegate Joseph R. Farrington, all related to furloughs for soldiers from Hawai
An Interview with Juliette Gerhardt
This interview features archaeologist Juliette Gerhardt who supervised an archaeological dig at the Mill at Anselma in 2003. Ms. Gerhardt goes into detail about what her team found during the dig, the archaeological process, and how their findings have impacted the history of the Mill at Anselma. She also takes time to discuss a personal tour she had with the son of the last miller, Oliver Collins, and how the Mill has changed since then. The interview ends with her discussing her future hopes for the Mill at Anselma and the importance of archaeology and history in today’s world. To see photos of the maps and pictures Ms. Gerhardt is discussing in the interview, please download the transcript. Since the transcript includes several images, it may take a few minutes to download.https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/anselma_mill_oral_histories/1007/thumbnail.jp
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