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Military service

The story of Japanese Americans in the military during World War II is complex and in many ways ironic. It is a story of mistrust by the very country for which these soldiers placed themselves in harms' way. Many were drafted directly out of the camps and fought for democracy abroad while their parents and families were incarcerated by their own government.

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Four men sitting in river (ddr-ajah-2-636)
img Four men sitting in river (ddr-ajah-2-636)
Caption below photo: The old swimming hole
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-636/
Man standing by trees (ddr-ajah-2-664)
img Man standing by trees (ddr-ajah-2-664)
Caption below photo: Hank Schmidt
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-664/
Man in uniform outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-81)
img Man in uniform outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-81)
Caption below photo: "Stinky" Steging / Fresno
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-81/
Man kneeling on rooftop (ddr-ajah-2-719)
img Man kneeling on rooftop (ddr-ajah-2-719)
Caption below photo: Tak in Tokyo
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-719/
Image of 7th Div. Insignia (ddr-ajah-2-53)
doc Image of 7th Div. Insignia (ddr-ajah-2-53)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-53/
Two men standing on bridge in snow (ddr-ajah-2-361)
img Two men standing on bridge in snow (ddr-ajah-2-361)
Caption below photo: Sammy Leu / John Franco
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-361/
Three men wearing seaweed skirts (ddr-ajah-2-180)
img Three men wearing seaweed skirts (ddr-ajah-2-180)
Caption below photo: Santa Cruz Outing July 1941. Caption below photo: Ken Seigman / David Peterson / Lyle Maddox
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-180/
Men with gear by train tracks (ddr-ajah-2-282)
img Men with gear by train tracks (ddr-ajah-2-282)
Caption below photo: Reno Junction - en route to California
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-282/
View of village on island (ddr-ajah-2-630)
img View of village on island (ddr-ajah-2-630)
Caption below photo: Native Village on Lake Sentani
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-630/
Portrait of group of men in uniform outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-743)
img Portrait of group of men in uniform outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-743)
Caption below photo: Yas Koike / Johnny Kitagawa / Yoshimura Noburu / Darryl Taniguchi / Karl Branstad / Bill Fuji / Harvey Watanabe / Grant Hirabayashi / Iwao Shimamoto / Bill Nuno / Harry Sekiya / Tak Hirabayashi / George Hatakeda / Lincoln Taira / Yukio Kawamoto / Frank Hachiya / Moffitt Ishikawa / Members of …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-743/
Two men in uniform jokingly pointing guns at third man in civilian clothes (ddr-ajah-2-127)
img Two men in uniform jokingly pointing guns at third man in civilian clothes (ddr-ajah-2-127)
Caption below photo: McNally / Jim Argyes / Art
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-127/
Joe Iwataki standing in snow (ddr-ajah-2-797)
img Joe Iwataki standing in snow (ddr-ajah-2-797)
Caption: Joe Iwataki, of Alameda, CA., enjoys the winter conditions at Camp Savage, Minnesota. He was there as a member of the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). October 1942-June 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-459 with additional notes
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-797/
Men standing in formation (ddr-ajah-2-47)
img Men standing in formation (ddr-ajah-2-47)
Caption below photo: "A" Company
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-47/
Waterfall (ddr-ajah-2-369)
img Waterfall (ddr-ajah-2-369)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-369/
Man holding gas mask (ddr-ajah-2-70)
img Man holding gas mask (ddr-ajah-2-70)
Signed on photo front: Erich Jagoda. Caption below photo: Erich Jagoda / Oakland
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-70/
Man standing in snow by pile of snow (ddr-ajah-2-461)
img Man standing in snow by pile of snow (ddr-ajah-2-461)
Caption below photo: Tarno Fudenna
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-461/
Three men with towels walking through field (ddr-ajah-2-202)
img Three men with towels walking through field (ddr-ajah-2-202)
Caption below photo: Green / Pete / Maddox / Heading for the creek
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-202/
Man standing outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-437)
img Man standing outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-437)
Caption below photo: Taro Yoshihashi
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-437/
Man sitting at desk (ddr-ajah-2-688)
img Man sitting at desk (ddr-ajah-2-688)
Caption below photo: Sgt. William M. Cox Newton, New Jersey
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-688/
Group portrait, with signatures on front (ddr-ajah-2-433)
img Group portrait, with signatures on front (ddr-ajah-2-433)
Caption below photo: Section 10
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-433/
Group of men standing in snow (ddr-ajah-2-450)
img Group of men standing in snow (ddr-ajah-2-450)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-450/
Man standing next to bench (ddr-ajah-2-543)
img Man standing next to bench (ddr-ajah-2-543)
Caption below photo: Churo Sakata / sensei
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-543/
Danger sign (ddr-ajah-2-117)
img Danger sign (ddr-ajah-2-117)
"Danger! Persons who fail to halt when challenged by Military - guard during darkness are liable to be fired upon"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-117/
Group of men and women lined up at buffet table (ddr-ajah-2-528)
img Group of men and women lined up at buffet table (ddr-ajah-2-528)
Caption below photo: Chow Line
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-528/
Man in uniform standing in snow (ddr-ajah-2-439)
img Man in uniform standing in snow (ddr-ajah-2-439)
Caption below photo: Moff Ishikawa
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-439/
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