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 [Two photographs of Japanese American soldier] (ddr-csujad-29-230)

The photograph on the left is presumably of a young Japanese American soldier sitting on a military vehicle. The photograph on the right presumably depicts the same soldier greeting or leaving a woman. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P173

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-230/

img 3rd Platoon Co. B (ddr-csujad-29-264)

Photograph of the 3rd Platoon,Company B- 34 Bn I.R.T.C. with 2nd Lt. Mortimer Rosenberg as the platoon leader and Sgt. Peter S. Aloisio as the platoon sergeant. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P207

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-264/

doc Memorial service message (ddr-sbbt-2-28)

A memorial service message with accompanying photograph photocopies, memorializing the loss of Japanese-American soldiers.

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

av An Oral History with Seiko Ishida (ddr-csujad-29-11)

Retired Kibei teacher recounts samurai parents' background and their immigration to Seattle, Washington; socioeconomic composition of Seattle's Japanese community; earlier teacher training; prewar stays in Japan as a child and as a tutor in a missionary family; experiences as a teacher in the wartime resettlement in New York; and postwar return to Los Angeles. This oral …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-11/

img [Two American soldiers with elderly man] (ddr-csujad-29-229)

Photograph of two Japanese American soldiers with older Japanese man, presumably a relative. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P172

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-229/

vh An Oral History with Sumiye Takeno, Part I (ddr-csujad-29-59)

An oral history with Sumiye Takeno, a current resident of Denver, Colorado. This interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. The purpose of this interview was to gather information regarding Takeno's incarceration and resettlement experience during World War II. Specifically, the interview covers her childhood in Florin, California, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-59/

img [Boys and a soldier] (ddr-csujad-29-225)

Photograph of a Japanese American soldier with eight boys on a ship, presumably. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P168

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-225/

img Tom Kubota in the military during WWII (ddr-densho-354-394)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-354-394/

img [Mini-reunion, room] (ddr-csujad-1-167)

A photograph includes four attendees in a hotel room. Recorded number on the back side of the photograph: "101295-139." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_02_08_093

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-1-167/

img [Mini-reunion, room] (ddr-csujad-1-178)

A photograph of attendees in a hotel room. Recorded number on the back side of the photograph: "101295-146." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_02_08_104

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-1-178/

img [Mini-reunion, Colonel Fincil] (ddr-csujad-1-154)

A photograph of Colonel Fincil and his wife, 34th Division. Recorded number on the back side of the photograph: "101195-95." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_02_08_080

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-1-154/

img [Mini-reunion, Jerry Ayabe and Mrs. Ayabe, Yayo Inaba] (ddr-csujad-1-91)

A photograph includes Jerry Ayabe and Mrs. Ayabe, and Yayo Inaba. Recorded number on the back side of the photograph: "101095-28." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_02_08_017

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-1-91/

img [Mini-reunion, buffet] (ddr-csujad-1-140)

A photograph of attendees at a buffet. Recorded number on the back side of the photograph: "101195-85." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_02_08_066

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-1-140/

img [Mini-reunion, group photograph] (ddr-csujad-1-122)

A group photograph includes: Hiroshi Kaku, Toro Hirose, Goro Inaba, Shiro Yamamoto, George Tamura, Hiroshi Kami, Jack Kaguni, Ernie Maruyama, Frank Seto, Tom Nakata, Henry Ikemoto, Seiya Tanaka, Eddie Murakami, Wally Kagawa, Masato Doi, Jerry Ayabe, Hiyumi Saimo, Tak Hattori, Roy Nishio, Dave Kawagoye, Kuni Hisatomi, Chappie Kishaba. Recorded number on the back side of the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-1-122/

img [Mini-reunion, group photograph] (ddr-csujad-1-166)

A photograph includes attendees with beer bottles on the table. Recorded number on the back side of the photograph: "101195-107." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_02_08_092

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-1-166/

img [Mini-reunion, Wally Kagawa] (ddr-csujad-1-145)

A photograph of Wally Kagawa. Recorded number on the back side of the photograph: "101195-89." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_02_08_071

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-1-145/

img [Mini-reunion, room] (ddr-csujad-1-170)

A photograph of attendees in a hotel room. Recorded number on the back side of the photograph: "101295-138." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_02_08_096

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-1-170/

doc [Roster of Anti-Tank Company, 442nd Infantry Regimental Combat Team] (ddr-csujad-1-53)

A roster of officers and enlisted men, Anti-Tank Company 442nd Infantry Regimental Combat Team, who were awarded the glider badge. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_02_02_002

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-1-53/

img [Mini-reunion] (ddr-csujad-1-151)

A photograph of the reunion. Recorded number on the back side of the photograph: "101195-96." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_02_08_077

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-1-151/

img [Mini-reunion, group photograph] (ddr-csujad-1-120)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-1-120/

img [442nd Regimental Combat Team reunions and Ikemoto family] (ddr-csujad-1-179)

Six images of 442nd Regimental Combat Team reunions held in different locations along with, potentially, Henry Y. Ikemoto and his family members. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_02_08_105

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-1-179/

img [Men in military uniform with military vehicle] (ddr-csujad-1-14)

Two Japanese American men in military uniform pose together. One sits on a military vehicle and the other stands next to it. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_01_02_008

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-1-14/

img [Mini-reunion, Colonel Pi__] (ddr-csujad-1-152)

A photograph of Colonel Pi__ and his wife Peggy, "C" Company. Recorded number on the back side of the photograph: "101195-94." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_02_08_078

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-1-152/

img [Men in military uniform splitting firewood] (ddr-csujad-1-43)

A group of Japanese American men in military uniform is pictured. One of them splits firewood. The inscription on back of photograph reads, "your Christmas ____ ____." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_01_02_037

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-1-43/

img [Mini-reunion, Wally Kagawa, Ernie Maruyama, Shiro Yamamoto, Roy Nishio, Chappie Kishaba] (ddr-csujad-1-101)

A photograph of Wally Kagawa, Ernie Maruyama, Shiro Yamamoto, Roy Nishio, and Chappie Kishaba. Recorded number on the back side of the photograph: "101095-37." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_02_08_027

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-1-101/