1024: Mitsuo Tanaka

Mitsuo Tanaka

He was born on 30 June 1911. He was a millhand employed by B.C. Pulp & Paper Milling Company, Woodfibre, BC. His family includes Ryoko Tanaka (mother; nee Ryoko Yoshimochi), Rokuya Tanaka (father), Yoshie Tanaka (wife; nee Yoshie Matsuyama), Yoshikazu Tanaka (son), and Michiko Tanaka [also listed as Margaret Tanaka] (daughter). His home address is listed as 1424 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC. Woodfibre, BC and 1531 Charles Street, Vancouver, BC are listed as former addresses. He was forcibly uprooted to Tashme, BC and Moose Jaw Hostel, Moose Jaw, SK.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	30 June 1911
Nationality	Canadian born
Locations after uprooting	Tashme, BC Moose Jaw, SK
Locations before uprooting	Vancouver

Reel	C-9314 (1290-1304)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	1024
Name	Mitsuo Tanaka
Dates	Not Before: 29 May 1942 Not After: 05 September 1946

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1024: Mitsuo Tanaka

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Source: Library and Archives Canada, Office of the Custodian of Enemy Property Fonds, C-3 Business Records

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