Shoichi Sakata
His birth date is approximate. His family includes Moto Sakata
(wife; nee Moto Yoshida), Masakazu Sakata (son), and Shigeko Sakata
(daughter). He lived in Steveston, and was uprooted to Japan.
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IC9302/3974 - Departed for Japan November 1941.
Metadata
| Surname | Sakata |
| Forename | Shoichi |
| Regularized Name | Shoichi Sakata |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Steveston |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Japan |
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