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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Masao James Furukawa
~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Masao James Furukawa
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LAST NAME: Furukawa
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FIRST NAME: Masao
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MIDDLE NAME: James
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BORN: 2 Sep 1920
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DIED: 21 Sep 1988
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BURIED: 1988
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ETHNICITY: Japanese
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OCCUPATION: WWII - Army
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BIRTH PLACE: Winlock, Lewis Co., Washington
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DEATH PLACE: Washington Co., Oregon
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NOTES: WWII - US Army Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946: Masao J. Furukawa, b. 1919 in Washington, resided in Washington Co., Oregon, enlisted Jan. 12, 1942, served as a private; had completed grammar school and was a farm hand; 65" tall, 145 lbs.
Masao is listed as the son of Toyotaro Furukawa in the 1928 census of the Japanese in Oregon. He was cremated and known to have died at the TB Hospital in Salem, Oregon.
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DEATH CERTIFICATE: OSBH DC (Washington Co. 1988) #88-17924 - born 2 Sept 1919 - died 21 Sep 1888 at the age of 69 years
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INSCRIPTION: Masao James Furukawa
US Army
World War II
Sep 1919 - Sep 21 1988
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SOURCES: ODI
Saucy Survey & Photographs
Japanese Population in Oregon, Bureau of Labor, Oct. 1, 1928, pg 13.
WW II - US Army Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
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LOT: 284
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SPACE: 4 SW
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LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.230'
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LATITUDE: W 123° 02.716'
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