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Toshio Kobata

Case from Lordsburg, NM dated Jul 27, 1942

Victim Details

Toshio Kobata

Male

Asian

Lordsburg

NM

1942-07-27

58

Toshio

Kobata

07/08/2026

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On July 27, 1942, a tragic incident occurred at the Lordsburg Internment Camp in New Mexico, resulting in the deaths of two elderly Japanese American men, Toshio Kobata and Hirota Isomura. The events unfolded during the early morning hours when a group of 147 Japanese men were being transported from the Bismarck Internment Camp in North Dakota to the Lordsburg Internment Camp.

Toshio Kobata, a 58-year-old man, and Hirota Isomura, a 59-year-old man, were among the internees who arrived at ...
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  • Grunge.com: The Untold Truth Of America's WWII Internment Camps - Grunge
  • Homicide in camp | Densho Encyclopedia
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