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This
letter was received from Sandro Guizzardi, who lives in Italy.
He is the son Corrado Guizzardi who was detained at Fort Missoula.
A relative of mine had been a guard at Fort Missoula and I had
always been told that the detainees were well treated. So I
asked Sandro what his take was on this issue. Sandro wrote:
"I
can start by telling you that dad did every possible thing to
remain in the US after war was over; this can give you an idea
of how he was treated in the camp.
Of course, they were not free, they were forced to stay "in
bounds", far from their country and families... ...BUT,
I don't remember dad saying any bad thing, or having bad memories
about "Fort Missoula". I always remember the stories
he used to tell, when the guards went hunting deers with the
"prisioners"; when they got sick and they were taken
to the hospital at once and treated as you in the US treat decent
people: AS HUMAN BEINGS, and in all cases, as if they were US
citizens.
When I tell my friends the story of the "Olive Oil Revolution"
they can't believe that the italians were complaining about
the QUALITY of the olive oil they were having!!! I mean, they
were prisioners, not guests in some fancy restaurant; well,
I really don't know how, but they got a better olive oil! To
me that's unbelievable.
Another thing, the Japanese [detainees] received fresh fish
EVERY DAY for their sushi!!!! Yes, even after Pearl Harbor!
Even if they were "labeled" as "enemy aliens"
and they were not in a summer camp, they were treated as any
other person. Hard to understand and to believe, but, why would
my dad lie about it?"
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Last
Name
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First
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Page
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Comments
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Antola
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Pietro
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Banzi
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Raul
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Barresi
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Salvatore
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Bayles
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Thomas
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71
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Patrol
inspector
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Benedetti
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Umberto
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13
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Detainee
at Fort Missoula, photos throughout book
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Bergamini
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Mario
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Bezzi
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Mr.
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Biddle
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Attorney
General Francis
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72
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Bliss
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Walter
S
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67
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Immigration
inspector – suspended for abusing detainees at Ft Missoula
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Bovio
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Guiseppe
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16
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Cultural
attaché from Seattle consulate
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Boyack
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Jim
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63
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Brown
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Frank
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23,
32
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Chief
Medical Officer
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Brown
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Harold
W.
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65
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Senior
Patrol office – said to have abused detainees – suspended from
service in 1942
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Bruno
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Reverend
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18
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Ft.
Missoula chaplain
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Buchel
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Susan
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21
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Univ
of MT student
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Campbell
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Sen.
John
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72
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Montana
State Senator
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Cananero
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Mario
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84
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Photo,
Italian detainee
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Carlson
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Clarence
V
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70
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Patrol
Inspector
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Cicognano
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Archbishop
Amleto
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18
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Cipolato
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Alfred
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24
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Italian
detainee who married Ann D’Orazi in 1943
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Cipolato
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Alfredo
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Cleland
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Frank
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80
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Mgr
of Missoula sugar processing plant
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Colaer
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N.D.
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18
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Chief
Immigration Inspector
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Collaer
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Nick
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21
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Ft
Missoula camp supervisor
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D’Orazi
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Ann
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24
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Married
Italian detainee Alfredo Cipolato
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D’Orazi’s
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24
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Missoula
grocery store
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Dall’Aglio
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Dante
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26
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Italian
detainee and musical director and pianist at Ft Missoula
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Dellepiane
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Giuseppe
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Deschamps
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Arthur
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75
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Ran
American Crystal Sugar Co in Missoula
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Elliott
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Mr.
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78
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Had
farm near Clinton, MT
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Fabris
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Giuseppe
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Ford
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Gov.
Sam C
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62,
64
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Montana
Governor, photo
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Gambetti
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Gaetano
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26
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Italian
detainee who played cello
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Gayn
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Mark
J.
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64
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Far
East Correspondent
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Graziani
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Cesare
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Guidi
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Cesare
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Guizzardi
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Corrado
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26
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Italian
detainee who played violin. His son, Sandro
Guizzardi wrote me and corrected the spelling of Corrado's
last name.
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Hagen
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Clarence
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81
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Patrol
for labor camp
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Hall
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Raymond
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22
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Harrington
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John
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71
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Postal
inspector
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Harrison
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Earl
G
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72,
83
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Immigration
Service Commissioner
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Herstrom
Jr.
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Martin
H
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65
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Immigrant
Inspector – said to have abused detainees
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Hover
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Ernest
J.
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66
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Supr
of Special Investigations for Immigration Service
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Jackson
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US
Attorney General Robert H
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5
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Kamimura
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K
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87
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Photo
of gravestone, d 2/16/09
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Kawaguchi
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Harry
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79
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Worked
on Harold Marks farm – from Los Angeles
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Kawaguchi
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Jeanette
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79
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Worked
on Harold Marks farm – tried to join Women’s Army Air Corps
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Kelly
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W
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68
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Chief
Supr of Immigration and Naturalization Service Border Patrol
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Kim
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Chai/Tai
Hoon
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65-66,
71
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Korean
interpreter at Ft Missoula who was abusive to detainees
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Kuka
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Leonard
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71
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Ft
Missoula guard
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Lais
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Admiral
Alberto
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8
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Italian
Naval Attache
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Luca
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Alssandro
de
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14
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Purser
on Conte Biancamano ship
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Lupi
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Alfio
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Mangini
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Carlo
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Mangione
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Jerre
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75
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Marchese
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Giuseppe
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Marchis
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Lionello
de
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Mariana
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Nick
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17
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Reporter
for Missoulian
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Mariotto
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Ezio
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Marks
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Harold
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79
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Had
a farm that Japanese worked on
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Marshall
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Dr.
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23
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Ft
Missoula eye doctor
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Masullo
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Gustavo
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Masullo
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Gustavo
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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McLaughlin
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Preston
R
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18
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Chief
Inspector for the Border Patrol
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Melby
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Ernest
O.
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62,
63, 86
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Univ
of WA President, photo
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Millo
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Antonio
Toscani
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16
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Italian
consulate in Seattle
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Murray
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James
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77
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Montana
Senator
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Nardini
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Massimo
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Neri
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Emilio
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Neu
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Clyde
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70
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Supply
officer at Ft Missoula
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Notti
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Pietro
Maria Amabile
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18
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Head
of Italian consulate in Butte, MT
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Pai
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Edward
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66
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Interpreter
at Ft Missoula who was abusive to detainees
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Prando
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Mr.
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Prina
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Umberto
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Randles
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Archie
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63
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Reamer
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Robert
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14
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Architect
who designed Ft Missoula Recreation Center
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Rebora
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Gerolamo
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Rocco
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Mr.
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Roosevelt
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President
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5
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Rosa
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Francesco
La
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14
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2nd
officer on Conte Biancamano ship
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Rossi
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Giovanni
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Santori
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Tommaso
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29
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Italian
Detainee
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Santucci
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Romeo
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Schwandt
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Herman
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65
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Inspector
at Ft Missoula
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Silva
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Ercole
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Slade
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Lyle
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24
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Border
Patrolman
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Smiley
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Dr.
Orvall
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21
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Ft
Missoula doctor
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Sudome
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T
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87
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Photo
of gravestone, d 10/13/07
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Tolan
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John
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76
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State
Representative
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Toole
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Howard
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62
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Missoula
Lawyer
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Tosi
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Armando
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22
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New
York restaurant mgr
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Verardo
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Natale
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Visciano
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Raimondo
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29
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Italian
detainee who performed in the play “Sly”
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Walter
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Dave
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76
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Montana
historian
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Watari
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T
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87
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Photo
of gravestone, d 8/26/1907
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Watson
|
Arbury
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81
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Patrol
for labor camp
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Wheeler
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Sen.
Burton K.
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72
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US
Senator, photo
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Zimmerman
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Karl
I
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65
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Chief
Supr of immigration
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