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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 kneeling in grass with dog (ddr-ajah-2-573)
img Man kneeling in grass with dog (ddr-ajah-2-573)
Caption below photo: Joe Ikuta
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-573/
Group of men standing on side of road (ddr-ajah-2-480)
img Group of men standing on side of road (ddr-ajah-2-480)
Caption below photo: Barrack 15 at ease
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-480/
Men sitting on hillside (ddr-ajah-2-189)
img Men sitting on hillside (ddr-ajah-2-189)
Caption below photo: Break period
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-189/
Joe Iwataki standing with rifle (ddr-ajah-2-756)
img Joe Iwataki standing with rifle (ddr-ajah-2-756)
Caption: Posing with what looks like a M1 rifle is Joe Iwataki or Alameda, CA., at Fort Ord, near Monterey, CA. He was a member of the 7th Division, 53rd Infantry Regiment, Company A. March 1941. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-68 with additional notes
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-756/
Men sitting and standing around truck, eating (ddr-ajah-2-188)
img Men sitting and standing around truck, eating (ddr-ajah-2-188)
Caption below photo: Field Kitchen
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-188/
View of military parade from above (ddr-ajah-2-615)
img View of military parade from above (ddr-ajah-2-615)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-615/
Man standing at entrance to tunnel by icicles (ddr-ajah-2-323)
img Man standing at entrance to tunnel by icicles (ddr-ajah-2-323)
Caption below photo: Franco
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-323/
Four men looking at map (ddr-ajah-2-731)
img Four men looking at map (ddr-ajah-2-731)
Caption below photo: Robert Honda / Russell Kono / Yoshiki Miyazaki / Col. Rasmussen / Just returned from Burma Theatre
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-731/
Man standing with trees in background. Signed on front: A friend / Richard Omori (ddr-ajah-2-547)
img Man standing with trees in background. Signed on front: A friend / Richard Omori (ddr-ajah-2-547)
Caption below photo: Richard Omori
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-547/
Buildings and road (ddr-ajah-2-39)
img Buildings and road (ddr-ajah-2-39)
Caption below photo: Company area
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-39/
Sandy beach with rows of palm trees (ddr-ajah-2-658)
img Sandy beach with rows of palm trees (ddr-ajah-2-658)
Caption below photo: Leyte Beach
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-658/
Buildings on hillside (ddr-ajah-2-625)
img Buildings on hillside (ddr-ajah-2-625)
Caption below photo: enlisted men's area
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-625/
Men playing basketball (ddr-ajah-2-359)
img Men playing basketball (ddr-ajah-2-359)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-359/
Three men standing outside building (ddr-ajah-2-768)
img Three men standing outside building (ddr-ajah-2-768)
Caption: L to R: Hank Yonehiro of Loomis, CA., Joe Iwataki, Tsutomu "Tsunch" Inouye. Iwataki and Inouye are from Alameda, CA., the trio are in Alameda on a break from their basic training at Fort Ord, 1941. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-128 with additional notes
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-768/
Lines of men marching in snow (ddr-ajah-2-455)
img Lines of men marching in snow (ddr-ajah-2-455)
Caption below photo: Hup - 2 - 3 - 4
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-455/
Men in uniform alongside boats (ddr-ajah-2-165)
img Men in uniform alongside boats (ddr-ajah-2-165)
Caption below photo: Boat landing practice at Monterey Bay, 1941
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-165/
Man standing by trees (ddr-ajah-2-661)
img Man standing by trees (ddr-ajah-2-661)
Caption below photo: Elmer Grieder
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-661/
Group of men in uniform outside camp building (ddr-ajah-2-494)
img Group of men in uniform outside camp building (ddr-ajah-2-494)
Caption below photo: G.I.'s visiting Topaz. Furlo to Topaz, Utah, July 1943
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-494/
View of military parade from above (ddr-ajah-2-611)
img View of military parade from above (ddr-ajah-2-611)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-611/
Buildings on hill (ddr-ajah-2-37)
img Buildings on hill (ddr-ajah-2-37)
Caption below photo: Division Headquarters
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-37/
Joe Iwataki standing outside building (ddr-ajah-2-808)
img Joe Iwataki standing outside building (ddr-ajah-2-808)
Written on photo front: Camp Crowder, MO. Joe 1942. Caption: Joe Iwataki of Alameda CA at Camp Crowder, Missouri, 1942. Duplicate of ddr-ajah-2-411
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-808/
Men working in a field (ddr-ajah-2-181)
img Men working in a field (ddr-ajah-2-181)
Caption below photo: Santa Cruz Outing July 1941
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-181/
Man standing outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-370)
img Man standing outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-370)
Caption below photo: McNally
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-370/
Group of men in field (ddr-ajah-2-232)
img Group of men in field (ddr-ajah-2-232)
Caption below photo: Bivouac Area
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-232/
Group of men and women around table and chairs (ddr-ajah-2-269)
img Group of men and women around table and chairs (ddr-ajah-2-269)
Caption below photo: Longview U.S.O.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-269/
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