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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img Men marching in formation (ddr-ajah-2-49)

Caption below photo: 3rd Platoon

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-49/

img Row of army tents (ddr-ajah-2-155)

Caption below photo: Presidio, Monterey - my first army home / February 1-3, 1941

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-155/

img Man in uniform by stone lantern (ddr-ajah-2-146)

Caption below photo: Jimmy Kusuda

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-146/

doc Certificate for Joe Hidao Iwataki for service in the Pacific and Southwest Pacific Area, signed by Charles Andrew Willoughby (ddr-ajah-2-747)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-747/

img Man taking photo of another man outside camp building (ddr-ajah-2-468)

Caption below photo: Yuk snapping Darryl Taniguchi

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-468/

img Men standing next to car (ddr-ajah-2-715)

Caption below photo: Gen. Kawabe / Gen. Willoughby G-2, GHQ / Col. Mashbir ATIS

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-715/

img Men playing basketball (ddr-ajah-2-358)

Caption below photo: Basketball game

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-358/

img Two men standing by trees. Joe Iwataki on left (ddr-ajah-2-662)

Caption below photo: Bill Cox

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-662/

img Large damaged building (ddr-ajah-2-694)

Caption below photo: Legislative building

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-694/

img View across river with rubble in foreground (ddr-ajah-2-711)

Caption below photo: Looking across Pasig river

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-711/

img View of military parade from above (ddr-ajah-2-609)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-609/

img Men sitting a tables eating (ddr-ajah-2-257)

Caption below photo: Officers' Mess

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-257/

img Man sitting on railing (ddr-ajah-2-409)

Caption below photo: Tani

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-409/

img Two men in uniform outside stadium (ddr-ajah-2-513)

Caption below photo: Taira / Yuk

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-513/

img Men posing for group photo outside camp building (ddr-ajah-2-504)

Caption below photo: Class picture

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-504/

img Inside barracks with cots (ddr-ajah-2-157)

Caption below photo: Inside the barracks

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-157/

img Barracks at Camp Crowder (ddr-ajah-2-380)

Caption below photo: Our barracks

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-380/

img Men in uniform standing alongside train tracks with station in background (ddr-ajah-2-271)

Caption below photo: Stopover at Klamath Falls

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-271/

img Four men sitting at desks studying (ddr-ajah-2-426)

Caption below photo: Moff / Tak / Hooch / Yuk

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-426/

img Men sitting by trees (ddr-ajah-2-248)

Caption below photo: Taking it easy

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-248/

img Men marching on parade (ddr-ajah-2-169)

Caption to left of photo: Visitors' Day at Fort Ord

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-169/

img Joe Iwataki with two women and man at night club (ddr-ajah-2-825)

Caption: Joe Iwataki and friends visit a night club while on furlough from Manila, Philippines during WWII. Iwataki and Tomita had known each other since their days of basic training at Fort Ord, near Monterey, CA., in 1941. The pair continued their friendship at Camp Savage in Minnesota, training with Military Intelligence Service. This May-June 1945 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-825/