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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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Group standing around tank (ddr-ajah-2-767)
img Group standing around tank (ddr-ajah-2-767)
Caption: The public climbs aboard an old tank on Visitors Day at Fort Ord, near Monterey, CA., 1941. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-176 with additional notes
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-767/
Street and buildings (ddr-ajah-2-696)
img Street and buildings (ddr-ajah-2-696)
Caption below photo: Taft Avenue and the City Hall
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-696/
Men with pile of gear by train tracks (ddr-ajah-2-284)
img Men with pile of gear by train tracks (ddr-ajah-2-284)
Caption below photo: Reno Junction - en route to California
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-284/
Large building (ddr-ajah-2-675)
img Large building (ddr-ajah-2-675)
Caption below photo: City Hall / General Headquarters - Our office
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-675/
Man standing by shed (ddr-ajah-2-318)
img Man standing by shed (ddr-ajah-2-318)
Caption below photo: Paul Sharpe Guard Shack
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-318/
Four men looking at map (ddr-ajah-2-822)
img Four men looking at map (ddr-ajah-2-822)
Caption: Military intelligence Service (MIS) veterans are seen after returning from the China-Burma-India (CBI) theatre, with Col. Kai Rasmussen, the man who was the commandant of the MIS at Camp Savage, Minnesota. The boys are on their way to Fort Benning, Georgie. photo Fort Snelling, January 1945. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-731 with additional notes
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-822/
Three men in old-fashioned uniforms (ddr-ajah-2-134)
img Three men in old-fashioned uniforms (ddr-ajah-2-134)
Caption below photo: Vernon David / Lyle Maddox / Ray Price / Dressed in their "1918" Best
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-134/
Joe Iwataki standing in snow (ddr-ajah-2-459)
img Joe Iwataki standing in snow (ddr-ajah-2-459)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-459/
Large building and road (ddr-ajah-2-683)
img Large building and road (ddr-ajah-2-683)
Caption below photo: Main Entrance to City Hall
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-683/
Man standing in yard in front of house (ddr-ajah-2-346)
img Man standing in yard in front of house (ddr-ajah-2-346)
Caption below photo: Erick Jagoda
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-346/
Two men in uniform (ddr-ajah-2-91)
img Two men in uniform (ddr-ajah-2-91)
Caption below photo: Emil Kalinius / Glenn Rice
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-91/
Man with rifle standing next to sign in snow (ddr-ajah-2-288)
img Man with rifle standing next to sign in snow (ddr-ajah-2-288)
Caption below photo: Guard Duty in Feather River canyon / December 25, 1941 - March 28, 1942. Caption below photo: George on guard duty
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-288/
Group standing in snow, man in center looking at camera (ddr-ajah-2-453)
img Group standing in snow, man in center looking at camera (ddr-ajah-2-453)
Caption below photo: Ben Moriwaki
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-453/
Man standing by trees (ddr-ajah-2-548)
img Man standing by trees (ddr-ajah-2-548)
Caption below photo: Yukio
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-548/
Man setting up tent (ddr-ajah-2-266)
img Man setting up tent (ddr-ajah-2-266)
Caption below photo: Jack King
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-266/
River with dock and railway tracks (ddr-ajah-2-268)
img River with dock and railway tracks (ddr-ajah-2-268)
Caption below photo: Columbia River / Longview
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-268/
Couple standing under tree (ddr-ajah-2-761)
img Couple standing under tree (ddr-ajah-2-761)
Inscribed on back: Me and Hisako Yokoyama. Cute ain't she? San Quentin quail MAYBE. Sister's swell too. Can't afford to rent that pix. Beautiful Ogden, with women with snow white complexion. Sociable? YES. Caption: Tsutomu "Tsunch" Inouye, of Alameda, CA., and a young woman he apparently fancied in Ogden, Utah. August 1941. Supplemental scan, front and …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-761/
Group of mortars (ddr-ajah-2-763)
img Group of mortars (ddr-ajah-2-763)
Caption: joe Iwataki and Company A trains of the 61mm mortar at Fort Ord, near Monterey, CA., 1941. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-97 with additional notes
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-763/
Man standing in snow bank (ddr-ajah-2-83)
img Man standing in snow bank (ddr-ajah-2-83)
Caption below photo: "Chop Chop" Kobayashi / Watsonville
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-83/
Group of men lined up outside building (ddr-ajah-2-109)
img Group of men lined up outside building (ddr-ajah-2-109)
Caption below photo: Chow line
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-109/
Line of women in costume (ddr-ajah-2-521)
img Line of women in costume (ddr-ajah-2-521)
Caption below photo: Majorettes
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-521/
Large building and temple (ddr-ajah-2-593)
img Large building and temple (ddr-ajah-2-593)
Caption below photo: Anzac Memorial (Central Station in Background)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-593/
Man sitting at table reading (ddr-ajah-2-799)
img Man sitting at table reading (ddr-ajah-2-799)
Caption: Iwao Shimamoto studies at Camp Savage, Minnesota, as a member of the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). October 1942 - June 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-499 with additional notes
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-799/
Two men standing outside camp buildings (ddr-ajah-2-484)
img Two men standing outside camp buildings (ddr-ajah-2-484)
Caption below photo: Frank Sanwo
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-484/
Crowd outside building with clock tower (ddr-ajah-2-618)
img Crowd outside building with clock tower (ddr-ajah-2-618)
Caption below photo: City Hall
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-618/
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