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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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View of Fort Ord (ddr-ajah-2-35)
img View of Fort Ord (ddr-ajah-2-35)
Caption below photo: Panorama of Fort Ord
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-35/
Two men outside building. Joe Iwataki on left. (ddr-ajah-2-581)
img Two men outside building. Joe Iwataki on left. (ddr-ajah-2-581)
Caption below photo: Gordon Sengenber (Hi-school classmate) / In front of Rick Bldg
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-581/
Men standing next to row of trucks (ddr-ajah-2-207)
img Men standing next to row of trucks (ddr-ajah-2-207)
Caption below photo: En Route to Washington
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-207/
Groups of men standing on road by camp buildings (ddr-ajah-2-442)
img Groups of men standing on road by camp buildings (ddr-ajah-2-442)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-442/
Portrait of Joe Iwataki (ddr-ajah-2-735)
img Portrait of Joe Iwataki (ddr-ajah-2-735)
Caption below photo: Taken at Park Ord, 1941
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-735/
Group of men sitting alongside road (ddr-ajah-2-444)
img Group of men sitting alongside road (ddr-ajah-2-444)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-444/
Eight men posing for photo, one holding baseball bat (ddr-ajah-2-354)
img Eight men posing for photo, one holding baseball bat (ddr-ajah-2-354)
Caption below photo: At Rick Bar
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-354/
Shirtless man standing next to sign.
img Shirtless man standing next to sign. "Off Limits to Troops" (ddr-ajah-2-569)
Caption below photo: Calvin Morimatsu
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-569/
Man standing outside buildings on hillside (ddr-ajah-2-642)
img Man standing outside buildings on hillside (ddr-ajah-2-642)
Caption below photo: Cowan
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-642/
Two men outside row of barracks (ddr-ajah-2-391)
img Two men outside row of barracks (ddr-ajah-2-391)
Caption below photo: Yuk Kawamoto / Paul Yamashiro / Camp Robinson, Ark.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-391/
Two men in uniform. Joe Iwataki on left (ddr-ajah-2-415)
img Two men in uniform. Joe Iwataki on left (ddr-ajah-2-415)
Caption below photo: Jimmy Kusuda
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-415/
Man kneeling next to mortar (ddr-ajah-2-135)
img Man kneeling next to mortar (ddr-ajah-2-135)
Caption below photo: Dale M. Lee
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-135/
Crowd outside airplane (ddr-ajah-2-712)
img Crowd outside airplane (ddr-ajah-2-712)
Caption below photo: C-54 arrives Nichols Field, Manila
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-712/
Barracks building (ddr-ajah-2-776)
img Barracks building (ddr-ajah-2-776)
Caption: Joe Iwataki's barracks at Camp Crowder, Missouri, April 8 to October 1942. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-380 with additional notes
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-776/
Group of men around small campfire (ddr-ajah-2-252)
img Group of men around small campfire (ddr-ajah-2-252)
Caption below photo: Drying out after the rain
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-252/
Two men standing outside post office (ddr-ajah-2-350)
img Two men standing outside post office (ddr-ajah-2-350)
Caption below photo: Paul Sharpe / Dale Lee / Belden, Post office
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-350/
Group sitting in stands at rodeo (ddr-ajah-2-125)
img Group sitting in stands at rodeo (ddr-ajah-2-125)
Caption below photo: Gus / at the Salinas Rodeo / 1941
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-125/
Man standing by tree (ddr-ajah-2-255)
img Man standing by tree (ddr-ajah-2-255)
Caption below photo: Sgt. Lige Boling
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-255/
Man standing outside tents (ddr-ajah-2-578)
img Man standing outside tents (ddr-ajah-2-578)
Caption below photo: Joe
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-578/
Sunken ships in bay (ddr-ajah-2-670)
img Sunken ships in bay (ddr-ajah-2-670)
Caption below photo: Japanese Ships sunk in the bay
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-670/
Two men in uniform standing on walkway (ddr-ajah-2-130)
img Two men in uniform standing on walkway (ddr-ajah-2-130)
Caption below photo: Tsunch
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-130/
View of Fort Ord (ddr-ajah-2-34)
img View of Fort Ord (ddr-ajah-2-34)
Caption below photo: Panorama of Fort Ord
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-34/
Two men standing in snow, signature of front (ddr-ajah-2-159)
img Two men standing in snow, signature of front (ddr-ajah-2-159)
Caption below photo: Erich - in Alaska
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-159/
View of moat from above (ddr-ajah-2-726)
img View of moat from above (ddr-ajah-2-726)
Caption below photo: Imperial moat
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-726/
Man standing by lumber pile (ddr-ajah-2-343)
img Man standing by lumber pile (ddr-ajah-2-343)
Caption below photo: Joe Kaganovsky
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-343/
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