Takeon Kitamura
He was born on 13 September 1916. He was a logger employed by O’Brien Logging Company, O’Brien Bay, BC. His family includes Sute Kitamura (mother) and Chotaro Kitamura (father). His home address is listed as 333 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC. 442 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC is listed as a former address. He was forcibly uprooted to Hastings Park, Vancouver, BC; Slocan Extension, BC; and Lemon Creek, Slocan, BC. He was exiled to Japan on 17 June 1946.
Metadata
| Forename | Takeon |
| Surname | Kitamura |
| Regularized Name | Takeon Kitamura |
| Custodian Identification Number | 12447 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan Extension, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Lemon Creek, BC |
| Label | Exiled to Japan |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
Collections
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Terminology
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