Obituary: Howard Allred was a Dec. 7 POW of Japanese
By Robert D. Dávila - Published: Sunday, July 5 2009 - 12:00 am
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Howard Allred, a Merchant Marine veteran who became one of the first U.S. prisoners of war in World War II when the Japanese seized his ship on Dec. 7, 1941, has died at age 92.

Obituary: Walter L. Barkdull was corrections official under five California governors
By Robert D. Dávila - Published: Friday, July 3 2009 - 12:00 am
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Walter L. Barkdull, a former news reporter who mingled with celebrities before serving as a top state corrections official under five California governors, has died at age 87.
Obituary: Herbert J. Gavin, 87, led McClellan Air Force Base
By Robert D. Dávila - Published: Thursday, July 2 2009 - 12:00 am
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Herbert J. Gavin, a retired Air Force major general and veteran fighter pilot of two wars who served as head of McClellan Air Force Base, died Saturday at age 87.
Obituary: Toshio Sakai, 95, battled racial ban on land ownership
By Robert D. Dávila - Published: Wednesday, July 1 2009 - 12:00 am
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Toshio Sakai, a longtime Walnut Grove resident who helped lead a battle by Japanese Americans to overcome the vestiges of a historical racial ban on land ownership, died Thursday at age 95.

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