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The supernatural events that took place in Akita, deep in the Japanese countryside, between June 1973 and May 1, 1982, had the rare honor of being the...
SPRING VALLEY — For most of his 99 years, World War II veteran Frank Wada Sr. didn’t talk about his service in the U.S. Army’s 442nd Regimental Combat Team. But late in life, he could be talked into the rare media interview or photograph, so that his regiment’s history wouldn’t die after he and his fellow soldiers were gone. Wada passed away peacefully at his Spring Valley home on June 14. Family members say they believe Wada was the regiment’s last local survivor. Wada served in E Company of the 442nd, an all-volunteer regiment made up entirely of
VAntage Point Frank Wada: Which Side? People doubted Frank Wada’s loyalties because he was Japanese-American. However, Wada readily volunteered to fight for his country when given the chance. Born in Redlands, California, in 1921, Frank Wada faced racial discrimination throughout his childhood. He was only allowed to swim in the public pool on Mondays, which was the day that non-white children were granted entry. At the movie theater, he was expected to sit in the upper balcony. And, he was only one of the few Japanese American families in town, so he had difficulty finding a community he c...