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 Man sitting on steps (ddr-ajah-2-602)

Caption below photo: Remo

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-602/

doc Letter of recommendation for Joe Iwataki (ddr-ajah-2-748)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-748/

img Group of men by Red Cross canteen truck (ddr-ajah-2-474)

Caption below photo: St. Paul Red Cross Canteen feeds up after Wednesday hikes

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-474/

img Classroom with desks and wood burning stove in center (ddr-ajah-2-429)

Caption below photo: Itami Sensei / Classroom Scene

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-429/

img Group of men on shore with boat (ddr-ajah-2-166)

Caption below photo: Boat landing practice at Monterey Bay, 1941

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-166/

img Two men with machine gun (ddr-ajah-2-96)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-96/

img Man standing with rifle and pack (ddr-ajah-2-204)

Caption below photo: Sqd leader Frank Clancy

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-204/

img Man standing on hillside above tunnel (ddr-ajah-2-333)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-333/

doc Temporary Warrant promoting Joe Iwataki to Sergeant (ddr-ajah-2-744)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-744/

img Men alongside creek (ddr-ajah-2-195)

Caption below photo: San Antonio Creek for a cool bath

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-195/

img Joe Iwataki (ddr-ajah-2-819)

Detailed sidebar with Joe Iwataki's wartime service titled: Across the Pacific. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-574 with additional notes

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-819/

img Portrait of couple (ddr-ajah-2-734)

Caption below photo: Edith and Harvey Watanabe

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-734/

img Joe Iwataki standing in front of building. Autographed on front (ddr-ajah-2-755)

Inscribed on back: Don't I look foolish tho. This was taken in front of my "home" barrack. Don't I look like a convict from Devil's Island. Caption: Joe Iwataki of Alameda, CA., at Fort Ord, near Monterey, CA. He is wearing fatigues, versus a standard uniform. 1941. Supplemental scan of duplicate of ddr-ajah-2-57, front and back …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-755/

img Joe Iwataki (ddr-ajah-2-588)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-588/

img Four men on skis. Joe Iwataki second from left (ddr-ajah-2-466)

Caption below photo: Harry Sekiya / Moff Ishikawa / Frank Hachiya

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-466/

img Man in uniform holding cigarette (ddr-ajah-2-435)

Caption below photo: Frank Tomita

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-435/

img Man standing in snow outside building (ddr-ajah-2-390)

Caption below photo: Chop Chop. Signed on front: A Pal "Chop"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-390/

img Rows of men marching (ddr-ajah-2-365)

Caption below photo: Non-coms drilling

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-365/

img Group of mortars (ddr-ajah-2-97)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-97/

img Man in uniform standing in snow (ddr-ajah-2-273)

Caption below photo: Vernon Davis

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-273/

img Power plant (ddr-ajah-2-378)

Caption below photo: Storrie Power Plant

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-378/

img Four men standing on road talking (ddr-ajah-2-446)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-446/

img Crowd on street by large movie theater (ddr-ajah-2-707)

Caption below photo: Times Theatre on Quezon blvd

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-707/

img Two men in uniform wading across river (ddr-ajah-2-750)

Caption: Joe Iwataki photographs fellow U.S. Army soldiers Andy (left) and Mike while on training maneuvers in Washington State in August 1941. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-247 with additional notes

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-750/

img Three men in uniform (ddr-ajah-2-558)

Caption below photo: Yamauchi

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-558/