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 in old-fashioned uniforms (ddr-ajah-2-134)

Caption below photo: Vernon David / Lyle Maddox / Ray Price / Dressed in their "1918" Best

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-134/

img Joe Iwataki standing in snow (ddr-ajah-2-459)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-459/

img Large building and road (ddr-ajah-2-683)

Caption below photo: Main Entrance to City Hall

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-683/

img Man standing in yard in front of house (ddr-ajah-2-346)

Caption below photo: Erick Jagoda

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-346/

img Two men in uniform (ddr-ajah-2-91)

Caption below photo: Emil Kalinius / Glenn Rice

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-91/

img Man with rifle standing next to sign in snow (ddr-ajah-2-288)

Caption below photo: Guard Duty in Feather River canyon / December 25, 1941 - March 28, 1942. Caption below photo: George on guard duty

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-288/

img Group standing in snow, man in center looking at camera (ddr-ajah-2-453)

Caption below photo: Ben Moriwaki

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-453/

img Man standing by trees (ddr-ajah-2-548)

Caption below photo: Yukio

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-548/

img Man setting up tent (ddr-ajah-2-266)

Caption below photo: Jack King

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img River with dock and railway tracks (ddr-ajah-2-268)

Caption below photo: Columbia River / Longview

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-268/

img Couple standing under tree (ddr-ajah-2-761)

Inscribed on back: Me and Hisako Yokoyama. Cute ain't she? San Quentin quail MAYBE. Sister's swell too. Can't afford to rent that pix. Beautiful Ogden, with women with snow white complexion. Sociable? YES. Caption: Tsutomu "Tsunch" Inouye, of Alameda, CA., and a young woman he apparently fancied in Ogden, Utah. August 1941. Supplemental scan, front and …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-761/

img Group of mortars (ddr-ajah-2-763)

Caption: joe Iwataki and Company A trains of the 61mm mortar at Fort Ord, near Monterey, CA., 1941. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-97 with additional notes

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-763/

img Man standing in snow bank (ddr-ajah-2-83)

Caption below photo: "Chop Chop" Kobayashi / Watsonville

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img Group of men lined up outside building (ddr-ajah-2-109)

Caption below photo: Chow line

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img Line of women in costume (ddr-ajah-2-521)

Caption below photo: Majorettes

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img Large building and temple (ddr-ajah-2-593)

Caption below photo: Anzac Memorial (Central Station in Background)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-593/

img Man sitting at table reading (ddr-ajah-2-799)

Caption: Iwao Shimamoto studies at Camp Savage, Minnesota, as a member of the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). October 1942 - June 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-499 with additional notes

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-799/