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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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Man sitting at desk (ddr-ajah-2-689)
img Man sitting at desk (ddr-ajah-2-689)
Caption below photo: S/Sgt William Finkeldey Hasting-on-Hudson, N.Y.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-689/
Man sitting at desk (ddr-ajah-2-691)
img Man sitting at desk (ddr-ajah-2-691)
Caption below photo: S/Sgt Richard T. Watanabe Los Angeles
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-691/
Men playing cards in barracks (ddr-ajah-2-784)
img Men playing cards in barracks (ddr-ajah-2-784)
Caption: Joe Iwataki (taking the photo) and his U.S. Army pals relieve the boredom with a poker game in their barracks near Belden, which was in the Feather River Canyon of Northern California, February 1942. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-376 with additional notes
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-784/
Three men standing in front of building. Joe Iwataki in center (ddr-ajah-2-129)
img Three men standing in front of building. Joe Iwataki in center (ddr-ajah-2-129)
Caption below photo: Hank / Tsunch
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-129/
Man sitting on cot playing guitar (ddr-ajah-2-486)
img Man sitting on cot playing guitar (ddr-ajah-2-486)
Caption below photo: Roy Nakada / Honolulu
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-486/
View of military parade from above (ddr-ajah-2-616)
img View of military parade from above (ddr-ajah-2-616)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-616/
View of inside of train tunnel (ddr-ajah-2-330)
img View of inside of train tunnel (ddr-ajah-2-330)
Caption below photo: This is what the inside of a tunnel looks like
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-330/
Sketch of Fort Snelling (ddr-ajah-2-566)
doc Sketch of Fort Snelling (ddr-ajah-2-566)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-566/
Portrait of group of men in uniform (ddr-ajah-2-800)
img Portrait of group of men in uniform (ddr-ajah-2-800)
Caption: Niseis from the Military Intelligence School at Camp Savage, Minnesota visit friends and family incarcerated at Topaz, Utah - December 4. 1942. Includes names.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-800/
Two men sitting on low bench outside camp building. Joe Iwataki on left (ddr-ajah-2-477)
img Two men sitting on low bench outside camp building. Joe Iwataki on left (ddr-ajah-2-477)
Caption below photo: Ace Fukai
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-477/
View of Fort Ord (ddr-ajah-2-35)
img View of Fort Ord (ddr-ajah-2-35)
Caption below photo: Panorama of Fort Ord
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-35/
Two men outside building. Joe Iwataki on left. (ddr-ajah-2-581)
img Two men outside building. Joe Iwataki on left. (ddr-ajah-2-581)
Caption below photo: Gordon Sengenber (Hi-school classmate) / In front of Rick Bldg
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-581/
Men standing next to row of trucks (ddr-ajah-2-207)
img Men standing next to row of trucks (ddr-ajah-2-207)
Caption below photo: En Route to Washington
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-207/
Groups of men standing on road by camp buildings (ddr-ajah-2-442)
img Groups of men standing on road by camp buildings (ddr-ajah-2-442)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-442/
Portrait of Joe Iwataki (ddr-ajah-2-735)
img Portrait of Joe Iwataki (ddr-ajah-2-735)
Caption below photo: Taken at Park Ord, 1941
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-735/
Group of men sitting alongside road (ddr-ajah-2-444)
img Group of men sitting alongside road (ddr-ajah-2-444)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-444/
Eight men posing for photo, one holding baseball bat (ddr-ajah-2-354)
img Eight men posing for photo, one holding baseball bat (ddr-ajah-2-354)
Caption below photo: At Rick Bar
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-354/
Shirtless man standing next to sign.
img Shirtless man standing next to sign. "Off Limits to Troops" (ddr-ajah-2-569)
Caption below photo: Calvin Morimatsu
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-569/
Man standing outside buildings on hillside (ddr-ajah-2-642)
img Man standing outside buildings on hillside (ddr-ajah-2-642)
Caption below photo: Cowan
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-642/
Two men outside row of barracks (ddr-ajah-2-391)
img Two men outside row of barracks (ddr-ajah-2-391)
Caption below photo: Yuk Kawamoto / Paul Yamashiro / Camp Robinson, Ark.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-391/
Two men in uniform. Joe Iwataki on left (ddr-ajah-2-415)
img Two men in uniform. Joe Iwataki on left (ddr-ajah-2-415)
Caption below photo: Jimmy Kusuda
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-415/
Man kneeling next to mortar (ddr-ajah-2-135)
img Man kneeling next to mortar (ddr-ajah-2-135)
Caption below photo: Dale M. Lee
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-135/
Crowd outside airplane (ddr-ajah-2-712)
img Crowd outside airplane (ddr-ajah-2-712)
Caption below photo: C-54 arrives Nichols Field, Manila
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-712/
Certificate for Joe Hidao Iwataki for service in the Pacific and Southwest Pacific Area, signed by Charles Andrew Willoughby (ddr-ajah-2-834)
doc Certificate for Joe Hidao Iwataki for service in the Pacific and Southwest Pacific Area, signed by Charles Andrew Willoughby (ddr-ajah-2-834)
Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-747
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-834/
Path leading to building (ddr-ajah-2-420)
img Path leading to building (ddr-ajah-2-420)
Caption below photo: Mess Hall
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-420/
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