7256: Yoshitaro Okada

Yoshitaro Okada

He was born on 12 January 1909. He was a bookkeeper employed by British Columbia Fish Salteries Limited. His family includes Sode Okada (mother), Kumataro Okada (father), Sada Nakabara (step-mother), Chiyeko Okada (wife), Dennis Okada [also listed as Shoji Okada] (son), and Ronald Okada [also listed as Koji Okada] (son). His home address is listed as 130 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver, BC. 3573 Tanner Street, Vancouver, BC is listed as a former address. He was forcibly uprooted to Christina Lake, BC and Greenwood, BC.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	12 January 1909
Nationality	Canadian born
Locations after uprooting	Christina Lake, BC Greenwood, BC
Locations before uprooting	Vancouver

Reels	C-9372 (2070-2085) doc:C-9373 (1-67)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	7256
Name	Yoshitaro Okada

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7256: Yoshitaro Okada

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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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