1559: Akira Okimura

Akira Okimura

Okimura was born on 6 December 1905. He was a self-employed cleaner. His family includes Shizuno Okimura (mother; nee Shizuno Tanaka), Mataichi Okimura (father), Emiko Okimura (wife; nee Emiko Hashimoto), and Nancy Okimura [also listed as Harumi Okimura] (daughter; born 3 January 1937). His home address is listed as 2365 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Popoff Farms, Slocan, BC. His listed seized property includes household belongings.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	06 December 1905
Nationality	Naturalized Canadian
Locations after uprooting	Slocan, BC
Locations before uprooting	Vancouver

Reel	C-9321 (1098-1106)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	1559
Name	Akira Okimura
Dates	Not Before: 05 April 1942 Not After: 12 December 1945

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1559: Akira Okimura

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Metadata Author: Lindy Marks

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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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