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 Three men standing by wall. Joe Iwataki on right (ddr-ajah-2-710)

Caption below photo: Frank Norimoto / Tak

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-710/

img Men standing in field (ddr-ajah-2-236)

Caption below photo: Bivouac Area

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-236/

img Truck crossing the Golden Gate Bridge (ddr-ajah-2-205)

Caption below photo: Crossing Golden Gate Bridge

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-205/

img Man in fatigues standing in snow (ddr-ajah-2-274)

Caption below photo: Jesus Limas

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-274/

img Three men (ddr-ajah-2-604)

Caption below photo: Benewitz / Strain / Finkeldey

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-604/

img Hillside (ddr-ajah-2-280)

Caption below photo: Desolate Nevada

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-280/

img Two men standing in grass outside building. Joe Iwataki on right (ddr-ajah-2-416)

Caption below photo: George

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-416/

img Football game in stadium with crowd in bleachers (ddr-ajah-2-511)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-511/

img Men walking past barracks (ddr-ajah-2-160)

Caption below photo: Got to short arms

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-160/

img Portrait of Joe Iwataki (ddr-ajah-2-752)

Caption: Joe Iwataki of Alameda, CA. Woltz was a family owned photo p=business that was in business well before WWII. It still exists as of 2021 in Des Moines, Iowa.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-752/

img View of mountains and valley in snow (ddr-ajah-2-304)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-304/

img Group of men outside building (ddr-ajah-2-489)

Caption below photo: In front of Ad Bldg

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-489/

img Man standing outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-436)

Caption below photo: Frank Hachiya / KIA at Leyte, P.I.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-436/

img Man standing by sleeping bags draped over bushes (ddr-ajah-2-240)

Caption below photo: Drying our sleeping bags

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-240/

img Buildings and entrance to Camp Savage (ddr-ajah-2-419)

Caption below photo: Main entrance

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-419/

img Banner over road with row of cars (ddr-ajah-2-278)

Caption below photo: Reno

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-278/

img Sunken ships in bay (ddr-ajah-2-669)

Caption below photo: Japanese Ships sunk in the bay

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-669/

img Man in uniform standing in road with buildings and ground of men in background (ddr-ajah-2-43)

Caption below photo: Lt. Raney

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-43/

img Two men in cook's aprons outside building (ddr-ajah-2-789)

Caption: Cooks Fat Nakamura (left) and Wahoo Yasui pose while serving at Camp Savage, Minnesota, 1945. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-550 with additional notes

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-789/