Nisei soldier volunteers from Manzanar Relocation Center are sworn into military service.
Title
Nisei soldier volunteers from Manzanar Relocation Center are sworn into military service .
JC #
JC17D:72
Creator
Unknown.
Date
1941/1945 .
Format
7 x 5 in.
Description
While their parents and families were still confined in internment camps , Niseis liberated villages all over Europe . The famous all-Nisei Combat Infantry 100/442d Regimental Combat Team was the most decorated group , and faced the highest casualty rate . In addition , 6000 Niseis served in the M.I.S . (Military Intelligence Service) , greatly risking their lives because they looked like the enemy they were fighting . They were able to use their Japanese language skills as weapons in the fight for victory in the Pacific .
Type
Photographic print.
Medium
photograph
Subject
Japanese American men [lcsh] Japanese American soldiers [lcsh] Manzanar War Relocation Center [lcna] World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American [lcsh]
Time Frame
Internment
Camp
Manzanar
Source Type
Photographic print .
Source Characteristics
b&w
Source Dimensions
6.60 x 4.54 in.
Date Scanned
2003-12-18
Language
eng
Collection
From the Japanese American Archival Collection . MSS-94/01 . California State University , Sacramento . Library . Dept . of Special Collections and University Archives .
Repository
California State University , Sacramento . Library . Dept . of Special Collections and University Archives .
Restrictions on Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts or photographs must be submitted in writing to California State University, Sacramento. Library. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of California State University, Sacramento. Library. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Image Format
Tiff
CONTENTdm file name
645.jpg
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