Captain William S. Fairchild discusses the Army with a couple of young Nisei volunteers about to fill out their enlistment ...

1943-02-10

War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement, 1942-1945 circa 1941-1947

WRA no. E-743

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Full title:Captain William S. Fairchild discusses the Army with a couple of young Nisei volunteers about to fill out their enlistment questionnaires. The young Japanese-Americans, George Kashiwagi, left, and Ichiro Kato, right, who formerly lived in California, and after evacuation spent several months in the Granada Relocation Center. The two boys grabbed the first opportunity presented to Japanese-Americans to volunteer into the Army of the United States. They will become members of a special combat team composed entirely of Japanese Americans. Photographer: Parker, Tom Amache, Colorado.
Part of: War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement

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