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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 standing next to truck in snow (ddr-ajah-2-372)
img Man standing next to truck in snow (ddr-ajah-2-372)
Caption below photo: Mess Sgt Stephens
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-372/
Two men leaning on railing (ddr-ajah-2-720)
img Two men leaning on railing (ddr-ajah-2-720)
Caption below photo: bill / Tak
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-720/
Man looking at camp on hillside from above (ddr-ajah-2-623)
img Man looking at camp on hillside from above (ddr-ajah-2-623)
Caption below photo: Sea Bee Camp
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-623/
Man kneeling outside building (ddr-ajah-2-546)
img Man kneeling outside building (ddr-ajah-2-546)
Caption below photo: Eddy Mitsukado / our 1st Sgt at Snellling
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-546/
Row of cots (ddr-ajah-2-775)
img Row of cots (ddr-ajah-2-775)
Caption: Saturday Inspection of Joe Iwataki's barracks at Camp Crowder in Missouri. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA., April 8 to October 1942. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-382 with additional notes
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-775/
Four men in uniform standing on hill (ddr-ajah-2-143)
img Four men in uniform standing on hill (ddr-ajah-2-143)
Caption below photo: Tsunch / Paul Yamada / Toby Nishimoto / Hank
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-143/
Train on tracks through canyon (ddr-ajah-2-326)
img Train on tracks through canyon (ddr-ajah-2-326)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-326/
Man in uniform standing outside building (ddr-ajah-2-44)
img Man in uniform standing outside building (ddr-ajah-2-44)
Caption below photo: Lt. Col Henning Linden "Poggie Joe" 1st Bn. Comdr.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-44/
View of Mt. Shasta from the train (ddr-ajah-2-272)
img View of Mt. Shasta from the train (ddr-ajah-2-272)
Caption below photo: Mt. Shasta
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-272/
Man sitting at desk (ddr-ajah-2-45)
img Man sitting at desk (ddr-ajah-2-45)
Caption below photo: Lt. Robert Peck
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-45/
Road with line of trucks (ddr-ajah-2-209)
img Road with line of trucks (ddr-ajah-2-209)
Caption below photo: Oregon
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-209/
Train on tracks through canyon (ddr-ajah-2-781)
img Train on tracks through canyon (ddr-ajah-2-781)
Caption: U.S. Army soldiers, including Joe Iwataki (he is taking the photo) guard train tracks, tunnels and bridges in January 1942, near Belden, CA.. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-326 with additional notes
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-781/
Two men standing on hillside (ddr-ajah-2-192)
img Two men standing on hillside (ddr-ajah-2-192)
Caption below photo: Clancy and Diesel Bill
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-192/
Man standing at attention with rifle (ddr-ajah-2-67)
img Man standing at attention with rifle (ddr-ajah-2-67)
Caption below photo: Eugene Harrison / Illinois
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-67/
Group portrait of men in uniform (ddr-ajah-2-811)
img Group portrait of men in uniform (ddr-ajah-2-811)
Caption: Nisei soldiers from Barracks 15, Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS) Camp Savage, Minnesota, April 24, 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-743 with additional notes
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-811/
Man standing by barracks (ddr-ajah-2-342)
img Man standing by barracks (ddr-ajah-2-342)
Caption below photo: Mike Masukoff
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-342/
Man speaking at podium (ddr-ajah-2-567)
img Man speaking at podium (ddr-ajah-2-567)
Caption below photo: Representative of Hennepin County Bar Ass'n
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-567/
Log building (ddr-ajah-2-423)
img Log building (ddr-ajah-2-423)
Caption below photo: Day room
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-423/
Large building with columns (ddr-ajah-2-728)
img Large building with columns (ddr-ajah-2-728)
Caption below photo: Japanese Diet Building
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-728/
Building with flags (ddr-ajah-2-619)
img Building with flags (ddr-ajah-2-619)
Caption below photo: A.M.P. Building
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-619/
Group of men posing in forest (ddr-ajah-2-233)
img Group of men posing in forest (ddr-ajah-2-233)
Caption below photo: 1st Sqd
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-233/
Man standing by entrance to tunnel (ddr-ajah-2-321)
img Man standing by entrance to tunnel (ddr-ajah-2-321)
Caption below photo: Erich
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-321/
Train coming out of tunnel (ddr-ajah-2-328)
img Train coming out of tunnel (ddr-ajah-2-328)
Caption below photo: Streamliner
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-328/
Four men outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-353)
img Four men outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-353)
Caption below photo: Madrid / Franco / Freitas / Legler
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-353/
Man in uniform standing next to car (ddr-ajah-2-75)
img Man in uniform standing next to car (ddr-ajah-2-75)
Caption below photo: Tsunchy Inouye / Alameda
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-75/
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