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 Tom Inouye and Bill Teragawa pose with a Nazi flag (ddr-densho-451-17)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-17/

img Six soldiers on a hillside (ddr-densho-451-18)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-18/

img Two soldiers in uniform (ddr-densho-451-44)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-44/

img Freddie Matsumura kneeling (ddr-densho-451-36)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-36/

img T. Nishikawa in military uniform (ddr-densho-451-26)

Written on front: To Sgt. Mimaki, From T. Nishikawa.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-26/

img Two soldiers make silly faces (ddr-densho-451-40)

Written on verso: Taken on excursion around the ile [sic] of Capri, USO Entertainers, April 9, 1946, Clawns [sic] aren't they, Al and Lila.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-40/

img Soldier sits besides a tent (ddr-densho-451-11)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-11/

img Soldiers stand outside a plane (ddr-densho-451-37)

Written on verso: Hank Iwakini, Katsumi Ohka, Danny, Douglas, Keichi Hirata, Kishimoto.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-37/

img Shig Murao stands with hands on hips (ddr-densho-451-2)

Shig Murao stands with his hands on his hips and a serious expression while soldiers handle a Nazi Germany war flag in the background.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-2/

img Soldier driving a military vehicle (ddr-densho-451-56)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-56/

img Soldiers on a path (ddr-densho-451-48)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-48/

img Three soldiers lean against a rail (ddr-densho-451-22)

Written on verso: Tayla, Art, and Shun.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-22/

img Margie and Lila (ddr-densho-451-25)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-25/

img Kamibayashi sits in a doorway (ddr-densho-451-45)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-45/

img Two smiling soldiers (ddr-densho-451-1)

Two smiling soldiers stand in front of a camp with several tents. Other soldiers play catch in the background. Written on verso: ghedin or ghedir.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-1/

img Portrait of Tsutoma Okamura (ddr-densho-451-49)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-49/

img Ozumi stands beside a parapet (ddr-densho-451-30)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-30/

img Hideo Takehashi at headquarters (ddr-densho-451-55)

Written on verso: Hideo Takehashi, Radio man, HQ.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-55/

img Platoon leader Lt. Kubota (ddr-densho-451-6)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-6/

img Three soldiers in a doorway (ddr-densho-451-16)

Written on verso: Lloyd Fujitani, Shig Takeuchi, Izumi Wm. Nakagowa.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-16/

img Uchimaki standing (ddr-densho-451-29)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-29/

img Makoto Mimaki driving a military vehicle (ddr-densho-451-57)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-57/

img Soldiers eat slices of melon (ddr-densho-451-54)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-54/

img Obelisk at a U.S. Army rest center (ddr-densho-451-46)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-46/

img Ollie Huringtton stands in a crowd (ddr-densho-451-9)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-451-9/