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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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Man in uniform standing on road (ddr-ajah-2-72)
img Man in uniform standing on road (ddr-ajah-2-72)
Caption below photo: George Green / Burnt Ranch
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-72/
Group of men around small campfire (ddr-ajah-2-256)
img Group of men around small campfire (ddr-ajah-2-256)
Caption below photo: It always rains in Washington
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-256/
View of Fort Ord (ddr-ajah-2-38)
img View of Fort Ord (ddr-ajah-2-38)
Caption below photo: Looking toward warehouse area and 32nd Inf. Area
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-38/
Row of bunk beds in barracks (ddr-ajah-2-383)
img Row of bunk beds in barracks (ddr-ajah-2-383)
Caption below photo: Fort Snelling March 30 - April 7, 1942
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-383/
Man sitting at table reading (ddr-ajah-2-502)
img Man sitting at table reading (ddr-ajah-2-502)
Caption below photo: George I. Hatakeda
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-502/
Two men in suits (ddr-ajah-2-496)
img Two men in suits (ddr-ajah-2-496)
Caption below photo: Joseph C. Grew / Col. Rasmussen
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-496/
Two men standing in snow (ddr-ajah-2-89)
img Two men standing in snow (ddr-ajah-2-89)
Caption below photo: George Green / Gus Curti
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-89/
Band and majorettes in yard outside camp buildings (ddr-ajah-2-519)
img Band and majorettes in yard outside camp buildings (ddr-ajah-2-519)
Caption below photo: Band Concert
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-519/
Line of men standing outside camp buildings (ddr-ajah-2-449)
img Line of men standing outside camp buildings (ddr-ajah-2-449)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-449/
Program for MIS graduation ceremony (ddr-ajah-2-830)
doc Program for MIS graduation ceremony (ddr-ajah-2-830)
Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-20
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-830/
Ruins of building with trees in foreground (ddr-ajah-2-677)
img Ruins of building with trees in foreground (ddr-ajah-2-677)
Caption below photo: Administrative Bldg in ruins
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-677/
Men in barracks (ddr-ajah-2-430)
img Men in barracks (ddr-ajah-2-430)
Caption below photo: Barrack #10 - Senseis' Stronghold
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-430/
Two men in uniform outside camp building (ddr-ajah-2-518)
img Two men in uniform outside camp building (ddr-ajah-2-518)
Caption below photo: Yuk / Taro
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-518/
Man standing in doorway (ddr-ajah-2-408)
img Man standing in doorway (ddr-ajah-2-408)
Caption below photo: Kazuo Masuda / KIA in Italy
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-408/
Man standing in snow outside building with icicles. Inscribed on front: to Joe / Your bunk mate, Yuki (ddr-ajah-2-456)
img Man standing in snow outside building with icicles. Inscribed on front: to Joe / Your bunk mate, Yuki (ddr-ajah-2-456)
Caption below photo: Yuk
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-456/
Man sitting outside tent with tents in the background (ddr-ajah-2-263)
img Man sitting outside tent with tents in the background (ddr-ajah-2-263)
Caption below photo George. Caption below set of camp photos: Camp at Longview, Washington, after maneuvers
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-263/
Bridge and building in snow (ddr-ajah-2-302)
img Bridge and building in snow (ddr-ajah-2-302)
Caption below photo: Virgilia
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-302/
Row of tents (ddr-ajah-2-223)
img Row of tents (ddr-ajah-2-223)
Caption below photo: Klamath, our second stop
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-223/
Two men in suits (ddr-ajah-2-501)
img Two men in suits (ddr-ajah-2-501)
Caption below photo: Grew / Rasmussen
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-501/
Joe Iwataki (ddr-ajah-2-574)
img Joe Iwataki (ddr-ajah-2-574)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-574/
Man in overcoat in uniform standing in snow (ddr-ajah-2-440)
img Man in overcoat in uniform standing in snow (ddr-ajah-2-440)
Caption below photo: Tak Hirabayashi
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-440/
Man sitting on steps (ddr-ajah-2-414)
img Man sitting on steps (ddr-ajah-2-414)
Caption below photo: Min Sumida
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-414/
They Work for Victory: The Story of Japanese Americans and the War Effort (ddr-densho-483-137)
doc They Work for Victory: The Story of Japanese Americans and the War Effort (ddr-densho-483-137)
Pamphlet on Nisei in the United States during World War II. Includes photograph.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-137/
Portrait of a man in uniform (ddr-densho-483-1150)
img Portrait of a man in uniform (ddr-densho-483-1150)
Black and white portrait of a man in a military uniform
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-1150/
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