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Japanese enlistment. Another truckload of American citizens of Japanese ancestry arrive at Selective Service Board No. 9, Waipahu, Territory of Hawaii, to apply for voluntary induction into the recently organized combat regiment made up exclusively of 1,500 Americans of Japanese ancestry. They are part of a group of 110 men all of whom enlisted as soon as formation of the regiment was officially announced

Japanese enlistment. These Americans are striding determinedly into their draft boards at Waipahu, Territory of Hawaii, to sign voluntary induction applications. They have just been allowed to enlist in a recently formed U.S. Army combat regiment made up of 1,500 Americans of Japanese ancestry and are part of a group of 110, all of whom applied at the same time

Japanese enlistment. These Americans are striding determinedly into their draft boards at Waipahu, Territory of Hawaii, to sign voluntary induction applications. They have just been allowed to enlist in a recently formed U.S. Army combat regiment made up of 1,500 Americans of Japanese ancestry and are part of a group of 110, all of whom applied at the same time

Japanese enlistment. A group of 110 men from the village of Aiea, Territory of Hawaii crowd into Selective Service Board No. 9 in Waipahu. They are waiting to sign applications for voluntary induction into the U.S. Army's recently formed combat regiment composed of 1,500 American citizens of Japanese ancestry

Japanese enlistment. A group of 110 men from the village of Aiea, Territory of Hawaii crowd into Selective Service Board No. 9 in Waipahu. They are waiting to sign applications for voluntary induction into the U.S. Army's recently formed combat regiment composed of 1,500 American citizens of Japanese ancestry

Japanese enlistment. These Americans of Japanese ancestry from the village of Aiea, Territory of Hawaii, couldn't wait for official announcement of creation of a combat regiment of Americans of Japanese ancestry. They went to their draft board at Waipahu, asked for voluntary induction applications so they could be first in line when the regiment was formed. Yoshito Matsusaka (extreme left), thirty-six, and Yaso Abe(third from left), thirty-four, are both former lieutenants in the U.S. Army Reserve

Japanese enlistment. These Americans of Japanese ancestry are about to enter their draft board at Waipahu, Territory of Hawaii, to apply for voluntary induction into the U.S. Army. They intend to fight for Uncle Sam as member of a combat regiment made up of 1,500 American citizens of Japanese ancestry. Yoshito Matsusaka (right), thirty-six, is a former lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve

Japanese enlistment. Official announcement recently of formation of a combat regiment to be made up of 1,500 Americans of Japanese ancestry was the signal for hundreds of loyal citizens in Hawaii to go to their draft boards and sign up. Here, a group of 110, many of them married and fathers, are smilingly waiting their turn to fill out their voluntary induction applications

Japanese enlistment. These Americans of Japanese ancestry from the village of Aiea, Territory of Hawaii, couldn't wait for official announcement of creation of a combat regiment of Americans of Japanese ancestry. They went to their draft board at Waipahu, asked for voluntary induction applications so they could be first in line when the regiment was formed. Yoshito Matsusaka (extreme left), thirty-six, and Yaso Abe(third from left), thirty-four, are both former lieutenants in the U.S. Army Reserve

Japanese enlistment. Another truckload of American citizens of Japanese ancestry arrive at Selective Service Board No. 9, Waipahu, Territory of Hawaii, to apply for voluntary induction into the recently organized combat regiment made up exclusively of 1,500 Americans of Japanese ancestry. They are part of a group of 110 men all of whom enlisted as soon as formation of the regiment was officially announced

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