Isamu Kosaka
Also named Isamu Kosaka. Gave evidence in Bird Commission case file numbers 570 and 571. Son of Kinoe Kosaka and Moichi Kosaka. Bird Commission case file number 572. Custodian file number 3423. (Sources: lac_rg33-69_volume_28_file_0570, lac_rg33-69_volume_28_file_0571, and lac_rg33-69_volume_28_file_0572)
He was born on 17 November 1907. He is also listed as Sam Kosaka. He was an auto mechanic employed by Triangle Equipment Company, Vancouver, BC. His family includes Kinoe Kosaka (mother; nee Kinoe Hatano), Moichi Kosaka (father), Yoshi Kosaka (wife; nee Yoshi Sekine), Dennis Kosaka (son), and Irene Kosaka [also listed as Yuriko Kosaka] (daughter). His home address is listed as 750 Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Picture Butte, AB.
Metadata
| Surname (Romanized Japanese) | Kosaka |
| Forename (Romanized Japanese) | Isamu |
| Regularized Name | Isamu Kosaka |
| Forename | Isamu |
| Surname | Kosaka |
| Regularized Name | Isamu Kosaka |
| Affiliation | of Triangle Equipment and Triangle Truck Wrecking |
| AddrLine | 750 East Cordova Street |
| Custodian Identification Number | 3423 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Picture Butte, AB |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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