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 Crowd watching military parade (ddr-densho-397-6)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-6/

img Honor Guard (ddr-densho-397-5)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-5/

img Military parade (ddr-densho-397-7)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-7/

img World War II photograph album (ddr-densho-397-36)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-36/

img Military group photograph (ddr-densho-397-2)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-2/

img MIS class photograph (ddr-densho-397-4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-4/

img Wartime photograph album (ddr-densho-397-1)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-1/

img Soldiers pose outside barracks (ddr-densho-397-54)

Three soldiers pose in the "Hear no, see no, speak no evil" pose outside of barracks.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-54/

img Soldier at his desk (ddr-densho-397-57)

Written in the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph "Most Sincerely Ted Sasaki".

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-57/

img Two soldiers pose in road (ddr-densho-397-55)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-55/

img Military parade (ddr-densho-397-8)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-8/

doc Page of Hisa Nimura Horiuchi Scrapbook (ddr-densho-325-17)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-17/

img Nisei soldiers (ddr-densho-325-88)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-88/

img Nisei soldier with gas mask (ddr-densho-325-131)

On the back of the photograph is written "Camp Roberts Sept 1941 Sumito Horiuchi"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-131/

img Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-325-116)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-116/

img Nisei group photograph (ddr-densho-325-104)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-104/

img Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-325-72)

Sumito Horiuchi

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-72/

img Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-325-99)

Sumito Horiuchi

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-99/

img Page of Hisa Nimura Horiuchi Scrapbook (ddr-densho-325-18)

A drawing of army barracks by Sumito Horiuchi.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-18/

img Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-325-78)

Sumito Horiuchi

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-78/

img Makeshift shower (ddr-densho-373-9)

Photograph of a makeshift shower. Written along the bottom of the photograph is "Shower made from gas tank Burma" in blue ink.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-373-9/

img Hank (ddr-densho-373-18)

Photograph of a man identified as Hank dressed in a military uniform standing beside a road sign. Written on the photograph is "To Bill, Aloha 'Hank'" in black ink.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-373-18/

doc Soldiers Dependency Allowances (ddr-densho-402-2)

Document that contains information about Japanese American soldier's dependency allowances. Contents include Welfare Section's Responsibility; History of Class B Army Allowances to Center Residents; Problems Reflecting Unique Character of the Community; Relationship to Center Red Cross Unit; Other Services to Soldiers' Dependents; Extent of Army Dependency at the Center; and Conclusions.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-402-2/

img Man leans against a car (ddr-densho-404-408)

A man in military uniform leans against the door of a car.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-404-408/

img Man kneels on hearth (ddr-densho-404-379)

A man in military uniform kneels on a hearth next to a blazing fire.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-404-379/