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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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Crowd watching military parade (ddr-densho-397-6)
img Crowd watching military parade (ddr-densho-397-6)
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Honor Guard (ddr-densho-397-5)
img Honor Guard (ddr-densho-397-5)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-397-5/
Military parade (ddr-densho-397-7)
img Military parade (ddr-densho-397-7)
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World War II photograph album (ddr-densho-397-36)
img World War II photograph album (ddr-densho-397-36)
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Military group photograph (ddr-densho-397-2)
img Military group photograph (ddr-densho-397-2)
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MIS class photograph (ddr-densho-397-4)
img MIS class photograph (ddr-densho-397-4)
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Wartime photograph album (ddr-densho-397-1)
img Wartime photograph album (ddr-densho-397-1)
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Soldiers pose outside barracks (ddr-densho-397-54)
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/
Soldier at his desk (ddr-densho-397-57)
img Soldier at his desk (ddr-densho-397-57)
Written in the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph "Most Sincerely Ted Sasaki".
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Two soldiers pose in road (ddr-densho-397-55)
img Two soldiers pose in road (ddr-densho-397-55)
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Military parade (ddr-densho-397-8)
img Military parade (ddr-densho-397-8)
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Page of Hisa Nimura Horiuchi Scrapbook (ddr-densho-325-17)
doc Page of Hisa Nimura Horiuchi Scrapbook (ddr-densho-325-17)
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Nisei soldiers (ddr-densho-325-88)
img Nisei soldiers (ddr-densho-325-88)
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Nisei soldier with gas mask (ddr-densho-325-131)
img Nisei soldier with gas mask (ddr-densho-325-131)
On the back of the photograph is written "Camp Roberts Sept 1941 Sumito Horiuchi"
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Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-325-116)
img Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-325-116)
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Nisei group photograph (ddr-densho-325-104)
img Nisei group photograph (ddr-densho-325-104)
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Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-325-72)
img Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-325-72)
Sumito Horiuchi
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Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-325-99)
img Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-325-99)
Sumito Horiuchi
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Page of Hisa Nimura Horiuchi Scrapbook (ddr-densho-325-18)
img Page of Hisa Nimura Horiuchi Scrapbook (ddr-densho-325-18)
A drawing of army barracks by Sumito Horiuchi.
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Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-325-78)
img Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-325-78)
Sumito Horiuchi
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Honor Roll sign (ddr-densho-37-755)
img Honor Roll sign (ddr-densho-37-755)
Original WRA caption: This huge "Honor Roll" on the main street in Watsonville contains many Japanese names, some with Gold Stars. The boys were former resident of the community and it is hoped that a lot of them will be able to return.
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Servicemen's monument (ddr-densho-37-750)
img Servicemen's monument (ddr-densho-37-750)
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Funeral for Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-37-733)
img Funeral for Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-37-733)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-733/
Nisei soldiers entertaining the wounded (ddr-densho-37-307)
img Nisei soldiers entertaining the wounded (ddr-densho-37-307)
Original caption: Private First Class George Inouye, an American of Japanese descent who was wounded in Italy, listening to a Japanese American band that entertained wounded U.S. soldiers at Halloran General Hospital in New York City. The entertainers, who had been defense workers and students before volunteering for the U.S. Army in Hawaii a year earlier, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-307/
Ping-pong game at USO (ddr-densho-37-752)
img Ping-pong game at USO (ddr-densho-37-752)
Original WRA caption: Enjoying a game of ping-pong at the Washington USO for Nisei servicemen and their guests is Yvonne Noguchi, Minidoka, one of the USO hostesses who attends the dances every Saturday night. She is surrounded by a group of well-decorated veterans of the European campaigns. From left to right: Pvt. Mike Miyake, Corp. Eddie …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-752/
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