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doc Questions and answers (ddr-csujad-55-745)

Question and answer document regarding military service for Japanese Americans. Questions cover topics including enlistment, training, induction segregation, discrimination, family members, and restrictions. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0747

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-745/

doc Second Year at Gila (ddr-densho-469-9)

A summary of the second year spent by camp inmates at the Gila River Relocation Center. Topics on the second year of the camp include the camp's administration, involvement in the war, predominant religions, schools, agriculture, recreation, and population, ending with a timeline of events.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-469-9/

doc From Internment to Going Off to War, 1942-1943 (ddr-densho-496-5)

Written account from Kazuyoshi Kawata about his experience in Minidoka and enlisting in the War

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-496-5/

doc Address by Lt. Ray McDaniels at Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-122-433)

Calling for volunteers to serve in combat and for other war work and the formation of an all Japanese-American combat team

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-433/

img Heart Mountain Camp director Guy Robertson announcing draftees leaving for the army, 1944 (ddr-densho-122-719)

l to r: draftees Herbert Kawahara, Wahoo Washio, Moto Nakasako

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-719/

img Nisei man signing enlistment papers (ddr-densho-122-759)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-759/

img Two young Nisei men signing enlistment papers (ddr-densho-122-756)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-756/

img Nisei man signing enlistment papers (ddr-densho-122-757)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-757/

img Two young Nisei men signing enlistment papers (ddr-densho-122-760)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-760/

img Nisei man signing enlistment papers (ddr-densho-122-758)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-758/

img Young Japanese American signing voluntary enlistment papers (ddr-densho-122-752)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-752/

doc Questions and Answers in response to McDaniels address at Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-122-434)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-434/

img Ben Kuroko shaking hands with Joe Masaoka outside JACL offices (ddr-densho-122-702)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-702/

img Young Nisei man completing questionnaire before enlisting (ddr-densho-122-755)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-755/

img Selective Service desk (ddr-densho-1007-305)

Four men looking at another. Caption on back suggests this may have been taken during recruitment.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-305/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-230)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he discusses his report on his recruitment trip to WRA camps, his recent trip to Minneapolis, his thoughts on Christmas in the army vs. in camp, and censorship of the mail. While in Minneapolis visited a florist that use to do business with the Domoto Bros …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-230/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-226)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he tells about the USO building he is writing this letter from, his urgent need to return to Camp Savage to write up his report on his recent recruitment tour of WRA camps, and of a good Japanese restaurant he visited while on furlough.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-226/

img Army recruits from Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-1007-436)

Negative.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-436/

img Man at podium addressing crowd (ddr-densho-1007-462)

Negative. In folder "recruiting/training."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-462/

img Large group in combat training (ddr-densho-1007-461)

Negative. In folder "recruiting/training."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-461/

doc Yoshito Shibata Autobiography (ddr-densho-356-267)

Autobiography of Yoshito Shibata, details his time in the U.S. Army between 1941 and 1946. In 1941 he was part of the Finance office, in 1942 he attended the Language School at Camp Savage, in 1943 he was deployed to the Pacific Theatre and was stationed there until 1946.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-267/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-223)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he recalls a month long recruitment trip to some of the WRA camps for qualified Niseis to join MIS. His writing includes a mention for being present to an incident at Poston (possibly the Poston Strike or the incidences that lead to the strike). He talks …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-223/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-236)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he talks about the press a Marine office gave about Nisei soldiers learning Japanese in Minnesota and using it in the Pacific theater, the announcement of the formation of 442nd/100th Battalion, a recent proposal to relocate Japanese Americans into Midwestern states in defense and agricultural jobs, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-236/