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Go For Broke: World War II Forever Stamp Honors Japanese American Veterans

WASHINGTON DC — The U.S. Postal Service issued the Go For Broke: Japanese American Soldiers of WWII stamp today. This commemorative Forever stamp honors the second-generation Japanese Americans, also known as nisei, that formed one of the most distinguished American fighting units of World War II: the all-Japanese American 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, whose motto was “Go for Broke.”

Background

For a time after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, second-generation Japanese Americans were subjected to increased scrutiny and prejudice because of their heritage.

Known as nisei, these second-generation Japanese Americans eventually formed what became one of the most distinguished American fighting units of World War II: the all-Japanese American 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, whose motto was “Go for Broke.” The Army also turned to nisei to serve as translators, interpreters and interrogators in the Pacific theater for the Military Intelligence Service. Nearly a thousand nisei served in the 1399th Engineering Construction Battalion and more than 100 nisei women joined the Women’s Army Corp. Altogether, some 33,000 Japanese Americans served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

A pictorial postmark of the designated first-day-of-issue city, Los Angeles, is available at usps.com/shopstamps.

“As a military veteran, I have the greatest appreciation for the more than 33,000 nisei, or second-generation Japanese Americans, that served our nation during World War II,” said Donald L. Moak, a member of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, who served as the dedicating official for the ceremony. “Today, with this stamp, the Postal Service recognizes the contributions that Japanese American soldiers made while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II.”

 

Joining Moak to dedicate the stamp were retired Army Gen. David A. Bramlett; World War II veterans Shinye Gima, Don S. Miyada and Yoshio Nakamura; and attorney Staci Toji.

 

The stamp was designed by Antonio Alcalá and is based on a photograph of a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. The photograph was taken in 1944 at a railroad station in France. The stamp was printed in the intaglio print method. The color scheme of the stamp is patriotic, and the type runs up the side in manner suggestive of the vertical style in which Japanese text was traditionally written.

 A video of the virtual ceremony will be available on facebook.com/usps. Information for ordering first-day-of-issue postmarks and covers is at usps.com/shop.

 

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The United States Postal Service released its upcoming forever stamps for 2021. Some of the stamps are fun, while others are for special occasions. However, only one is meant to honor the 33,000 Japanese American soldiers who served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

USPS is calling it the ‘Go For Broke’ stamp. It features a photo of Hawaii Nisei soldier, Shiroku ‘Whitey’ Yamamoto. 

“He is representing the 442nd in this Go For Broke stamp, but I’m hoping that people really understand that there is a story behind the face,” said Shari Tamashiro, a cybrarian for Kapiolani Community College.

Tamashiro got to meet Whitey, and said she is excited about the new forever stamp because someone who isn’t famous, who never got the credit he deserved, finally is.

“He is like a really humble and sweet guy, but he’s not someone you would automatically think would be the face of the Go For Broke stamp,” she explained.

Whitey Yamamoto was born in 1923 on the Big Island. Tamashiro said Whitey embodies the message, “Go For Broke."

In his own words, Whitey told the Hawaii Nisei Story in part, “When you start something, accomplish it, no matter how difficult it is.”Among his many achievements, Whitey helped build saddle road on Hawaii Island. He also volunteered for the 442nd regimental combat team. Whitey was a Jeep driver.

“He wasn’t on the frontline. He wasn’t at the front like the other guys. He was more behind,” Tamashiro explained. “And he would talk a lot about the guilt he felt because he survived.”

Antonio Alcala was in charge of designing the Go For Broke stamp. “A lot goes into them. It usually takes two to three years to get a stamp done,” Alcala said about the process of creating a forever stamp.

After a lot of research, a particular photo of Whitey from the Hawaii Nisei Story caught Alcala’s eye, and thus the photo was chosen to be the face of the new forever stamp. Alcala has designed a number of forever stamps. He said the Go For Broke stamp is more than just a stamp.

 

 

 

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