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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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View of building (ddr-ajah-2-597)
img View of building (ddr-ajah-2-597)
Caption below photo: Commercial Bank Bldg A.M.P. G.H.Q. Offices / Downtown Brisbane / Our office - top floor C.B.B.
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Two men sitting on park bench (ddr-ajah-2-601)
img Two men sitting on park bench (ddr-ajah-2-601)
Caption below photo: Remo / Taro
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Train going into tunnel (ddr-ajah-2-327)
img Train going into tunnel (ddr-ajah-2-327)
Caption below photo: Caboose
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Man sitting at desk (ddr-ajah-2-702)
img Man sitting at desk (ddr-ajah-2-702)
Caption below photo: Sgt Henry R. Schmidt Wichita, Kansas
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Man standing next to structure (ddr-ajah-2-571)
img Man standing next to structure (ddr-ajah-2-571)
Caption below photo: Bud Uyeda
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Inside of barracks with cots (ddr-ajah-2-765)
img Inside of barracks with cots (ddr-ajah-2-765)
Caption: Barracks interior, Fort Ord, near Monterey, CA, 1941. Probably the barracks of Joe Iwataki of Alameda, CA. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-157 with additional notes
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-765/
Man standing by car (ddr-ajah-2-400)
img Man standing by car (ddr-ajah-2-400)
Caption below photo: Noble Taziri
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-400/
Man standing with buildings in background (ddr-ajah-2-85)
img Man standing with buildings in background (ddr-ajah-2-85)
Caption below photo: Joe LaPorta
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Eight men in uniform standing alongside road (ddr-ajah-2-317)
img Eight men in uniform standing alongside road (ddr-ajah-2-317)
Caption below photo: Belden R.R. Guard
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Barracks with hill in background (ddr-ajah-2-347)
img Barracks with hill in background (ddr-ajah-2-347)
Caption below photo: The Barracks
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Four men outside tents. Joe Iwataki second from right (ddr-ajah-2-633)
img Four men outside tents. Joe Iwataki second from right (ddr-ajah-2-633)
Caption below photo: Bill / Bene / Bernie / Our Tent
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View of island (ddr-ajah-2-671)
img View of island (ddr-ajah-2-671)
Caption below photo: Corregidor
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Joe Iwataki standing by palm trees (ddr-ajah-2-660)
img Joe Iwataki standing by palm trees (ddr-ajah-2-660)
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Man standing at entrance to railway tunnel (ddr-ajah-2-779)
img Man standing at entrance to railway tunnel (ddr-ajah-2-779)
Caption: During WWII, U.S. Army soldier Howie Hurst guards a train track and tunnel in January 1942, somewhere in the Feather River Canyon of Northern California. The canyon is located along Highway 70 between Oroville and Quincy. Howie's fellow soldier, Joe Iwataki, is taking the photo. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-315 with …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-779/
View of islands from ship (ddr-ajah-2-645)
img View of islands from ship (ddr-ajah-2-645)
Caption below photo: Leyte as seen from our ship "Panama Express"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-645/
Group of men in civilian clothes standing on rocks by shore (ddr-ajah-2-126)
img Group of men in civilian clothes standing on rocks by shore (ddr-ajah-2-126)
Caption below photo: Carmel
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-126/
Portrait of Richard S. Oguro, autographed on front (ddr-ajah-2-736)
img Portrait of Richard S. Oguro, autographed on front (ddr-ajah-2-736)
Caption below photo: Sgt. Richard S. Oguro Honolulu
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-736/
Four men standing by sign, Queen Lily Campground (ddr-ajah-2-360)
img Four men standing by sign, Queen Lily Campground (ddr-ajah-2-360)
Caption below photo: Chapin / Choate / Palenz
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-360/
Group of men and women posing in line (ddr-ajah-2-495)
img Group of men and women posing in line (ddr-ajah-2-495)
Caption below photo: Aiso / Grew / Stuart
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-495/
Three men standing by river with men bathing in background. Joe Iwataki in center (ddr-ajah-2-234)
img Three men standing by river with men bathing in background. Joe Iwataki in center (ddr-ajah-2-234)
Caption below photo: Art / Gus / After a swim
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-234/
Man sitting at desk (ddr-ajah-2-687)
img Man sitting at desk (ddr-ajah-2-687)
Caption below photo: Major Robert P. McCampbell Omaha, Nebraska
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Jeep (ddr-ajah-2-100)
img Jeep (ddr-ajah-2-100)
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Group of men sitting on lawn (ddr-ajah-2-507)
img Group of men sitting on lawn (ddr-ajah-2-507)
Caption below photo: Bull session
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-507/
Guns stacked in a tripod (ddr-ajah-2-105)
img Guns stacked in a tripod (ddr-ajah-2-105)
Caption below photo: "Stack Arms"
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Man sitting in jeep (ddr-ajah-2-175)
img Man sitting in jeep (ddr-ajah-2-175)
Caption on right of photo: Dick Leighton
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