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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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Men walking in line (ddr-densho-1007-292)
img Men walking in line (ddr-densho-1007-292)
May be a prison yard.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-292/
Three soldiers in a medic tent (ddr-densho-1007-298)
img Three soldiers in a medic tent (ddr-densho-1007-298)
Caption on back mentions Ken Tasami.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-298/
Large group of soldiers (ddr-densho-1007-353)
img Large group of soldiers (ddr-densho-1007-353)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-353/
One soldier, marchers in background (ddr-densho-1007-417)
img One soldier, marchers in background (ddr-densho-1007-417)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-417/
Soldier outside tent (ddr-densho-1007-849)
img Soldier outside tent (ddr-densho-1007-849)
Slide.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-849/
Group of soldiers (ddr-densho-1007-862)
img Group of soldiers (ddr-densho-1007-862)
Slide.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-862/
Man in white tee shirt (ddr-densho-1007-846)
img Man in white tee shirt (ddr-densho-1007-846)
Slide.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-846/
Officer sitting on lawn (ddr-densho-1007-607)
img Officer sitting on lawn (ddr-densho-1007-607)
Slide.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-607/
Four servicepeople with plane at Myitkyina Airfield (ddr-densho-1007-130)
img Four servicepeople with plane at Myitkyina Airfield (ddr-densho-1007-130)
Caption on back.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-130/
Smiling soldier with shovel (ddr-densho-1007-475)
img Smiling soldier with shovel (ddr-densho-1007-475)
Negative. From a Harry Fukuhara sheet.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-475/
Jungle interrogation at table (ddr-densho-1007-502)
img Jungle interrogation at table (ddr-densho-1007-502)
Negative. Labeled "pacific team interrogation - table & pow." Duplicate of ddr-densho-1007-439.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-502/
Officers with microphones (ddr-densho-1007-306)
img Officers with microphones (ddr-densho-1007-306)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-306/
Serviceperson standing in snow (ddr-densho-1007-207)
img Serviceperson standing in snow (ddr-densho-1007-207)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-207/
Stills of Frank Hachiya and two other soldiers (ddr-densho-1007-1666)
av Stills of Frank Hachiya and two other soldiers (ddr-densho-1007-1666)
The two other men are not named. Original title: 150, II MON #18, 9-9-85, Stills of 3 men, Hachiya
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1666/
Man walking with stick (ddr-densho-1007-368)
img Man walking with stick (ddr-densho-1007-368)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-368/
Portrait of serviceperson from below (ddr-densho-1007-256)
img Portrait of serviceperson from below (ddr-densho-1007-256)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-256/
Mark Clark, Tech. Sgt. Tom Nosei, and mother (ddr-densho-1007-68)
img Mark Clark, Tech. Sgt. Tom Nosei, and mother (ddr-densho-1007-68)
Caption on back
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-68/
Serviceperson shouldering bag on train (ddr-densho-1007-209)
img Serviceperson shouldering bag on train (ddr-densho-1007-209)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-209/
Man reading in sandbags (ddr-densho-1007-352)
img Man reading in sandbags (ddr-densho-1007-352)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-352/
Members of the 413th Regiment in a field (ddr-densho-1007-316)
img Members of the 413th Regiment in a field (ddr-densho-1007-316)
Caption on back.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-316/
Selective Service desk (ddr-densho-1007-305)
img Selective Service desk (ddr-densho-1007-305)
Four men looking at another. Caption on back suggests this may have been taken during recruitment.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-305/
Two men in front of tents (ddr-densho-1007-602)
img Two men in front of tents (ddr-densho-1007-602)
Slide.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-602/
Interview with Masaru Ogawa, part 3 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1712)
av Interview with Masaru Ogawa, part 3 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1712)
Ogawa discusses being the last person to surrender from his interpreter school, working with American soldiers in Japan after the war, trusting an American soldier to take his personal belongings back to Tokyo, and his thoughts on post-war Japan. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II JA #51, Masaru Ogawa, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1712/
They Work for Victory: The Story of the Japanese Americans and the War Effort (ddr-densho-1007-1845)
doc They Work for Victory: The Story of the Japanese Americans and the War Effort (ddr-densho-1007-1845)
Booklet on the war effort of the Nisei in the United States during World War II.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1845/
Soldier and puppy (ddr-densho-1007-870)
img Soldier and puppy (ddr-densho-1007-870)
Slide.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-870/
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