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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 marching (ddr-ajah-2-366)
img Men marching (ddr-ajah-2-366)
Caption below photo: Non-coms drilling
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-366/
Group of men watching man with transit (ddr-ajah-2-102)
img Group of men watching man with transit (ddr-ajah-2-102)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-102/
Man standing outside camp building (ddr-ajah-2-539)
img Man standing outside camp building (ddr-ajah-2-539)
Caption below photo: Tekawa Sensei
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-539/
Man in uniform (ddr-ajah-2-402)
img Man in uniform (ddr-ajah-2-402)
Caption below photo: Noble Taziri
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-402/
Man standing at entrance of train tunnel, taken from inside tunnel (ddr-ajah-2-315)
img Man standing at entrance of train tunnel, taken from inside tunnel (ddr-ajah-2-315)
Caption below photo: Howie taken from tunnel
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-315/
Horse drawn carts with artillery (ddr-ajah-2-164)
img Horse drawn carts with artillery (ddr-ajah-2-164)
Caption below photo: Field Artillery
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-164/
Hillside (ddr-ajah-2-281)
img Hillside (ddr-ajah-2-281)
Caption below photo: Desolate Nevada
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-281/
Men walking down stairs from plane (ddr-ajah-2-713)
img Men walking down stairs from plane (ddr-ajah-2-713)
Caption below photo: General Torashiro Kawabe, Imperial Japanese Army envoy
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-713/
Groups of men with trucks (ddr-ajah-2-171)
img Groups of men with trucks (ddr-ajah-2-171)
Caption to right of photo: Getting ready to go to S.F.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-171/
Man working at a drafting table (ddr-ajah-2-795)
img Man working at a drafting table (ddr-ajah-2-795)
Caption: Private Don Hikido, Camp Savage, Minnesota Military Intelligence School (MIS), October 1942-June 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-483 with additional notes
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-795/
Large building (ddr-ajah-2-697)
img Large building (ddr-ajah-2-697)
Caption below photo: City Hall
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-697/
Four men and three women posing outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-557)
img Four men and three women posing outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-557)
Caption below photo: Furlo (sic) to Topaz
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-557/
Man in uniform outside building (ddr-ajah-2-406)
img Man in uniform outside building (ddr-ajah-2-406)
Caption below photo: Joe Yamamoto. Inscribed on front: To Joe / From Joe
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-406/
Men standing next to tents (ddr-ajah-2-179)
img Men standing next to tents (ddr-ajah-2-179)
Caption below photo: Army Day at San Francisco, Camped at Polo Grounds, Golden Gate, October 1941
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-179/
Man in uniform standing in yard (ddr-ajah-2-118)
img Man in uniform standing in yard (ddr-ajah-2-118)
Caption above photo: Marion Rice
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-118/
Man in uniform standing by car (ddr-ajah-2-63)
img Man in uniform standing by car (ddr-ajah-2-63)
Caption below photo: Hank Yonehiro / Loomis
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-63/
Man on skis (ddr-ajah-2-465)
img Man on skis (ddr-ajah-2-465)
Caption below photo: Yuk
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-465/
Joe Iwataki standing with rifle outside building (ddr-ajah-2-68)
img Joe Iwataki standing with rifle outside building (ddr-ajah-2-68)
Caption below photo: G.I. Joe
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-68/
Four men in fatigues standing by trees (ddr-ajah-2-267)
img Four men in fatigues standing by trees (ddr-ajah-2-267)
Caption below photo: Andy / Art / McNally / Gus
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-267/
Group standing around tank (ddr-ajah-2-767)
img Group standing around tank (ddr-ajah-2-767)
Caption: The public climbs aboard an old tank on Visitors Day at Fort Ord, near Monterey, CA., 1941. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-176 with additional notes
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-767/
Street and buildings (ddr-ajah-2-696)
img Street and buildings (ddr-ajah-2-696)
Caption below photo: Taft Avenue and the City Hall
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-696/
Men with pile of gear by train tracks (ddr-ajah-2-284)
img Men with pile of gear by train tracks (ddr-ajah-2-284)
Caption below photo: Reno Junction - en route to California
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-284/
Large building (ddr-ajah-2-675)
img Large building (ddr-ajah-2-675)
Caption below photo: City Hall / General Headquarters - Our office
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-675/
Man standing by shed (ddr-ajah-2-318)
img Man standing by shed (ddr-ajah-2-318)
Caption below photo: Paul Sharpe Guard Shack
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-318/
Four men looking at map (ddr-ajah-2-822)
img Four men looking at map (ddr-ajah-2-822)
Caption: Military intelligence Service (MIS) veterans are seen after returning from the China-Burma-India (CBI) theatre, with Col. Kai Rasmussen, the man who was the commandant of the MIS at Camp Savage, Minnesota. The boys are on their way to Fort Benning, Georgie. photo Fort Snelling, January 1945. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-731 with additional notes
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-822/
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