father = George Nobuichi Yorichi, born in Japan
mother = K. Kurahara Yorichi, born in Japan
1942: Alex and his widowed father were "relocated" to Tanforan Japanese-American WWII Internment Camp in Utah on 20 Sep 1942. This camp was later consolidated into the larger Topaz Japanese-American WWII Internment Camp near Delta, Utah. As a condition of release from the camp, Alex enlisted in the US Army and was released on 7 Dec 1942. His father (George) remained in the camp, dying (of natural causes) in Jan 1945.
MILITARY: MAJ US ARMY WWII, KOREA, VIETNAM
1st station was 1942 at Camp Savage, MN (military intelligence and language school). Many subsequent assignments, especially Asia-Pacific.
MARRIAGE: 19 Aug 1947 to Michiko Nagata, a native of Japan. Married at the American Consulate Building, Yokohama, Japan
CHILDREN: 1) Julianne Yorichi, b 1948, 2) Darius S. Yorichi, b 1949, 3) Johanna Yorichi, b 1955
DEATH: died 31 Jan 1987 at an APO address in Asia, meaning he died overseas (Asia) at a US Government Installation of some kind, interred at Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA.
father = George Nobuichi Yorichi, born in Japan
mother = K. Kurahara Yorichi, born in Japan
1942: Alex and his widowed father were "relocated" to Tanforan Japanese-American WWII Internment Camp in Utah on 20 Sep 1942. This camp was later consolidated into the larger Topaz Japanese-American WWII Internment Camp near Delta, Utah. As a condition of release from the camp, Alex enlisted in the US Army and was released on 7 Dec 1942. His father (George) remained in the camp, dying (of natural causes) in Jan 1945.
MILITARY: MAJ US ARMY WWII, KOREA, VIETNAM
1st station was 1942 at Camp Savage, MN (military intelligence and language school). Many subsequent assignments, especially Asia-Pacific.
MARRIAGE: 19 Aug 1947 to Michiko Nagata, a native of Japan. Married at the American Consulate Building, Yokohama, Japan
CHILDREN: 1) Julianne Yorichi, b 1948, 2) Darius S. Yorichi, b 1949, 3) Johanna Yorichi, b 1955
DEATH: died 31 Jan 1987 at an APO address in Asia, meaning he died overseas (Asia) at a US Government Installation of some kind, interred at Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA.
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