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 Couple standing in park (ddr-ajah-2-493)

Caption below photo: Yuk / Mary

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-493/

img Joe Iwataki on hill with lake in background (ddr-ajah-2-644)

Caption below photo: Lake Sentani background

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-644/

img Three men on ship. Joe Iwataki in center (ddr-ajah-2-646)

Caption below photo: Don Parsons / Remo / Taken aboard "Panama Express" en route to P.I.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-646/

img Row of tents (ddr-ajah-2-178)

Caption below photo: Army Day at San Francisco, Camped at Polo Grounds, Golden Gate, October 1941

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-178/

img Man sitting at desk (ddr-ajah-2-605)

Caption below photo: Jim Neu

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-605/

img Audience and stage (ddr-ajah-2-122)

Caption below photo: Fort Ord's Hollywood Bowl

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-122/

img Three men standing in front of building. Joe Iwataki in center (ddr-ajah-2-128)

Caption below photo: At Alameda / Hank / Tsutomu (sic)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-128/

img Two men standing on rooftop. Joe Iwataki on left (ddr-ajah-2-603)

Caption below photo: Remo

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-603/

img Men with machine guns (ddr-ajah-2-773)

Caption: Machine gun training with the 7th Division, 53rd Infantry Regiment, Company A, Fort Ord, near Monterey, CA 1941. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-99 with additional notes

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-773/

img Man studying at desk (ddr-ajah-2-790)

Caption: Ben Moriwaki studies at Camp Savage, Minnesota, as a member of the Military Intelligence Service (MIS), October 1942-June 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-508 with additional notes

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-790/

img Three men standing outside building (ddr-ajah-2-754)

Caption: Joe Iwataki (left) xx Kusuda and Tsutomu "Tsunch" Inouye, all from Alameda, take their basic training at Fort Ord, near Monterey, CA. 1941. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-142 with additional notes

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-754/

img Cropped photo of man in uniform (ddr-ajah-2-149)

Caption below photo: Frank Tomita

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-149/

img Man sitting in jeep in camp (ddr-ajah-2-101)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-101/

img View of military parade from above (ddr-ajah-2-614)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-614/

img Group of buildings (ddr-ajah-2-421)

Caption below photo: The Quad

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-421/

img Man standing in snow outside camp building (ddr-ajah-2-485)

Caption below photo: Joe Ikuta

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-485/

img Man standing outside building (ddr-ajah-2-66)

Caption below photo: Ralph James Oakland

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-66/

img Man standing outside building (ddr-ajah-2-422)

Caption below photo: Colonel Kai Rasmussen / Commandant, MISLS

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-422/

img Man and two children in canoe (ddr-ajah-2-628)

Caption below photo: Remo

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-628/

img Man standing in yard (ddr-ajah-2-585)

Caption below photo: George Terazawa

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-585/

img Frozen waterfall (ddr-ajah-2-309)

Caption below photo: Icicles

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-309/

img Man speaking in front of camp building (ddr-ajah-2-498)

Caption below photo: Ambassador Grew Speaks

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-498/

img Men standing by truck with kitchen boxes, eating (ddr-ajah-2-187)

Caption below photo: Field Kitchen

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-187/

img Military parade seen from above (ddr-ajah-2-620)

Caption below photo: Aussie Seventh Division

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-620/

img Portrait of group of men outside barracks, with individual autographs on front. (ddr-ajah-2-806)

Inscription on back: Section 10 Class - Camp Savage, Minnesota Dec. '42 - June '43. With names and hometowns identified. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-433 with additional notes

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-806/