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 Group of men in uniform outside building with names on front (ddr-ajah-2-803)

Caption: Barracks 15, at Camp Savage, Minnesota. Military Intelligence Service Language School. Not pictured is this barracks' leader, Sgt. Lincoln Taira. October 1942-October 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-432 with additional notes

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-803/

img Line of men walking in snow (ddr-ajah-2-448)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-448/

img Truck on road through tall trees (ddr-ajah-2-216)

Caption below photo: The famous Redwood Highway

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-216/

img Man lying in forest near tents (ddr-ajah-2-253)

Caption below photo: Gus Curti

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-253/

img Group of men waiting in line (ddr-ajah-2-185)

Caption below photo: Chow Line

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-185/

img Two men standing on path outside building (ddr-ajah-2-769)

Inscribed on front: Joe - Tsutomu 1941. Caption: Joe Iwataki (left) and Tsutomu Inouye, both fro Alameda CA., are young soldiers taking basic training at For Ord, near Monterey, CA., The photo was probably shot back home in Alameda. Supplemental scan of duplicate of ddr-ajah-2-130 with additional notes

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-769/

doc Small sketch of building (ddr-ajah-2-28)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-28/

img Three men standing by tents (ddr-ajah-2-264)

Caption below photo: Davis / Erich / Oliver. Caption below set of camp photos: Camp at Longview, Washington, after maneuvers

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-264/

img Man in uniform standing by trees (ddr-ajah-2-228)

Caption below photo: Shig Teraji

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-228/

img Man with pipe standing in snow (ddr-ajah-2-470)

Caption below photo: Fred Dobana

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-470/

img Man kneeling next to mortar with barracks in background (ddr-ajah-2-136)

Caption below photo: Gus Curti

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-136/

img Six men standing outside train tunnel in snow (ddr-ajah-2-314)

Caption below photo: . . .or in foul

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-314/

img Man in uniform standing outside building (ddr-ajah-2-76)

Caption below photo: Vernon Eurs / San Diego

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-76/

img Man standing by guard shack next to train tracks (ddr-ajah-2-332)

Caption below photo: The Guard shack

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-332/

img Field with rows of tents (ddr-ajah-2-174)

Caption below photo: Pup tents

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-174/

img Men resting in clearing (ddr-ajah-2-254)

Caption below photo: Take 10

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-254/

img Man standing by snow bank (ddr-ajah-2-319)

Caption below photo: Georgie

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-319/

img Six men outside tents on dirt road (ddr-ajah-2-823)

Caption: Joe Iwataki poses with members of the Order of Battle Section (OBS) in Leyte, Philippines in 1945. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-657 with additional notes

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-823/

img Road through canyon (ddr-ajah-2-308)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-308/

img Joe Iwataki in yard outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-798)

Caption: Joe Iwataki, of Alameda, CA., He was there as a member of the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). October 1942-June 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-438 with additional notes

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-798/