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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Road and sign for Fort Ord (ddr-ajah-2-32)
img Road and sign for Fort Ord (ddr-ajah-2-32)
Caption below photo: Approaching Fort Ord from Monterey
Lines of men in uniform standing in formation (ddr-ajah-2-760)
img Lines of men in uniform standing in formation (ddr-ajah-2-760)
Caption: Joe Iwataki at Fort Ord, near Monterey, CA. July 1941. Joe is in the second row, second from the far right. He was a member of the 7th Division, 53rd Infantry Regiment, Company A., this phot is of Company A. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-50 with additional notes
Three men (ddr-ajah-2-604)
img Three men (ddr-ajah-2-604)
Caption below photo: Benewitz / Strain / Finkeldey
Hillside (ddr-ajah-2-280)
img Hillside (ddr-ajah-2-280)
Caption below photo: Desolate Nevada
Portrait of Joe Iwataki (ddr-ajah-2-752)
img Portrait of Joe Iwataki (ddr-ajah-2-752)
Caption: Joe Iwataki of Alameda, CA. Woltz was a family owned photo p=business that was in business well before WWII. It still exists as of 2021 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Man standing outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-436)
img Man standing outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-436)
Caption below photo: Frank Hachiya / KIA at Leyte, P.I.
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