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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298th/299th Infantry, Charles H. Bonesteel, Buddhahead, Fighting for Tomorrow: Japanese Americans in America's Wars (exhibition), Frank "Foo" Fujita, GI Bill, Hawaii Territorial Guard, Hood River incident, Japanese American World War II military service memorials, Japanese Americans in military during World War II, Samuel Wilder King, Kotonk, Ben Kuroki, Spark Matsunaga, None, Rescue of the Lost Battalion, Revolution of 1954, Shigeo Yoshida

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Joe Iwataki standing next to sign reading:  Off Limits to Troops (ddr-ajah-2-818)
img Joe Iwataki standing next to sign reading: Off Limits to Troops (ddr-ajah-2-818)
Caption: Joe Iwataki of Alameda, CA;, at Camp Chelmer, Indooroopilly, Australia February 1944. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-568 with additional notes
Man and two children in canoe (ddr-ajah-2-820)
img Man and two children in canoe (ddr-ajah-2-820)
Caption: Remo Peduzzi rides Lake Sentani with local children from Hollandia, New Guinea, in a canoe made from a single tree. September - December 1944. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-628 with additional notes
Road and sign at entrance to Fort Ord (ddr-ajah-2-762)
img Road and sign at entrance to Fort Ord (ddr-ajah-2-762)
Caption: The entrance to Fort Ord, from Monterey, CA., August 1941. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajaj-2-32 with additional notes
Man in uniform standing in road (ddr-ajah-2-42)
img Man in uniform standing in road (ddr-ajah-2-42)
Caption below photo: Lt. Joseph D. Raney Company Commander
Row of wooden buildings (ddr-ajah-2-156)
img Row of wooden buildings (ddr-ajah-2-156)
Caption below photo: Row of 53rd Inf. Mess halls
Group of soldiers in snow outside tunnel entrance (ddr-ajah-2-780)
img Group of soldiers in snow outside tunnel entrance (ddr-ajah-2-780)
Caption: U.S. Army soldiers, including Joe Iwataki (he is taking the photo)guard train tracks, tunnels and bridges in January 1942, near Belden, CA. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-314 with additional notes
Mule (ddr-ajah-2-161)
img Mule (ddr-ajah-2-161)
Caption to right of photo: Pvt and Mrs. N. Buhler and their mule "Mabel"
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