If you or someone you know entered WWII service from one of the 10 WRA (War Relocation Authority) Internment/Relocation camps, then the Americans of Japanese Ancestry WWII Memorial Alliance would like to hear from you. 

They are compiling a CD-ROM entitled Echoes of Silence: The Untold Stories of the Americans of Japanese Ancestry Who Served in World War II.  Over 800 Japanese Americans served in WWII.  Dedicated to their families, this CD-ROM will be published in memory of those who died serving their country.

The 10 WRA camps are listed below.

Manzanar, CA
Poston, CA
Tule Lake, CA
Minidoka, ID
Heart Mountain, WY
Granada, CO
Topaz, UT
Gila River, AZ
Rohwer, AK
Jerome, AK

Reply to Jim J. Yamashita (442-I) jimy442@verizon.net
To learn more, visit
http://www.ajawarvets.com or http://www.javadc.org/ 

 

To read the story of the Minidoka Relocation camp, the WRA camp in Idaho, click here: http://museum.mil.idaho.gov/Newsletter/2ndQtr2001.htm#Minidoka%20Relocation%20Center

 

To read the story of William K. Nakamura, the Medal of Honor Recipient who entered the service from Minidoka, click here: 

http://museum.mil.idaho.gov/Newsletter/2ndQtr2001.htm#William%20Kenzo%20Nakamura

 

 

 

 

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