Shigeru Matsunaga
Bird Commission case file number 362. Custodian file number 1668. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_17_file_0362)
Matsunaga was born on 30 June 1915. He was a fisherman. His family includes Toku Matsunaga (mother; nee Toku Yukawa; Japan) and Toichi Matsunaga (father; Japan), Genichi Osawa (brother-in-law; in Japan), Misao Osawa (sister; nee Misao Matsunaga). His home address is listed as Quathiaski Cove, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Popoff Farms, Slocan, BC. His listed seized property includes a lot at Fourth Avenue in Steveston, BC; a lot on Valdez Islands including a four room house; household belongings including dolls; 1 motorboat named Camrose #2, sold to National Fisheries Limited.
Metadata
| Surname | Matsunaga |
| Forename | Shigeru |
| Regularized Name | Shigeru Matsunaga |
| Occupation | Fisherman |
| Settlement | Quathiaski Cove |
| District | BC |
| Custodian Identification Number | 1668 |
| Nationality | Canadian born |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Quathiaski Cove |
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