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Japanese-American volunteers. Colonel James J. Doyle, second from right, commanding officer of Kauai, Hawaii Service Command looks on as the oath of induction is administered to the four young AJA [Americans of Japanese ancestry] volunteers of Kauai who went through the solemn pledge of allegiance immediately after Mitsuru Doi took his oath Thursday as the first man in the territory to be inducted. The oath is being administered by Major Charles V. McManus (extreme right), adjutant of the Service Command. The inductees are, from left to right: Goro Sadaoka, eighteen, of Lihue, who has two brothers on Oahu, both volunteers; Lenneth T. Tada, twenty-five, alumnus of the University of Hawaii, salesman for the Kauai Sales Company; Shigeo Suemori, twenty-one, of Lihue, whose brother Tadao was rejected after his physical examination, and Noboru Okamoto, eighteen, Lihue Plantation employee, who was born in Lihue and made a name for himself as pitcher for the Lihue baseball team

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Japanese-American volunteers. "I am very happy that my son is the first man inducted," Harue Doi, thirty-eight, of Lihue, Kauai said in broken English as he posed with his son Mitsuru, eighteen, first AJA Americans of Japanese ancestry volunteer in the territory to be inducted into the AJA combat regiment being formed in the islands. Mrs. Sao Doi, thirty-six, proudly stood beside her son and held up the fourth member of the Doi family, eighteen-month-old Marian Hanako. The elder Doi, yardman for Dr. S. Wallis of Lihue, is an alien but Mrs. Doi, laundress for the Lihue Plantation Hospital, was born in Lihue and is an American citizen

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Japanese-American volunteers. "I am very happy that my son is the first man inducted," Harue Doi, thirty-eight, of Lihue, Kauai said in broken English as he posed with his son Mitsuru, eighteen, first AJA [Americans of Japanese ancestry] volunteer in the territory to be inducted into the AJA combat regiment being formed in the islands. Mrs. Sao Doi, thirty-six, proudly stood beside her son and held up the fourth member of the Doi family, eighteen-month-old Marian Hanako. The elder Doi, yardman for Dr. S. Wallis of Lihue, is an alien but Mrs. Doi, laundress for the Lihue Plantation Hospital, was born in Lihue and is an American citizen

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Japanese-American volunteers. First volunteer in the Territory of Hawaii to take the oath of induction into the U.S. Army Combat Regiment being organized for Americans of Japanese ancestry, Mitsuru Doi, eighteen, of Lihue, Kauai, pledges allegiance to the United States as Major Charles V. McManus, adjutant of the Kauai Service Command administers the oath. Doi was born at Loloa, but lived in Lihue and worked as station attendant at the Kapaia Garage. He applied for voluntary induction on January 30, two days after Washington announced formation of the combat unit. "I'm going to be a darn good soldier," Doi said after taking the oath. "I'm just waiting to begin training and get into action."

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Japanese-American volunteers. With battle helmet on his head and ammunition belt about his waist, Kauai-born Mitsuru Doi, eighteen, the first AJA [Americans of Japanese ancestry] volunteer to be inducted and given a uniform is taught the rudiments of rifle drill by Sergeant John H. Chynoweth, acting first sergeant of the provisional company of Kauai inductees. Looking on are three of Doi's fellow volunteers (left to right): Hervert Y. Kondo, eighteen, son of a World War I veteran; and Chits Ugi, twenty-three, and Minoru Manabe, twenty-eight, first pair of brothers to be inducted into the AJA combat regiment now being organized

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Kauai District, Territory of Hawaii. Mitsuru Doi, first American of Japanese ancestry to volunteer for induction into United States Army, buttoning his uniform shirt

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Kauai District, Territory of Hawaii. Sergeant John H. Chynoweth showing Mitsuru Doi, first AJA volunteer how to hold his rifle when at ease

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Japanese-American volunteers. First AJA [Americans of Japanese ancestry] volunteer to put on the uniform of the U.S. Army, Mitsuru Doi, eighteen, of Lihue, Kauai, is shown how to buckle on his ammunition belt. Doing the showing is Sergeant John H. Chynoweth, acting first sergeant of the provisional company of Kauai inductees, and nephew of the Brigadier General Chynoweth who was recently awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his activities in the Philippines even after occupation of the islands by the Japanese

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Japanese-American volunteers. First of the territory's quota of 1,725 AJA (Americans of Japanese ancestry) volunteers to be inducted into the U.S. Army Combat Regiment now being formed, 18-year-old Mitsura Doi of Kauai, Hawaii, garage worker, receives congratulations from Major Charles V. McManus, adjutant of the Kauai Service Command who administered the oath of induction at 2:40 PM, Thursday, March 11. Doi was born at Koloa and volunteered with the blessing of his parents. "I'm just waiting to begin training and get into action," he said as he shook hands with Major McManus

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Japanese-American volunteers. There's quite a difference between sneakers and a pair of heavy GI boots, Mitsuru Doi, eighteen, of Kauai, finds out. He was the first to put on the uniform of an American soldier. Looking on is a fellow inductee, Shuichi "Pete" Sakamoto, thirty-four, who before his induction was surveyor and civil engineer for the Lihue Plantation Company. Sakamoto, married, is the father of a two-year-old son

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Japanese-American volunteers. First volunteer in the Territory of Hawaii to take the oath of induction into the U.S. Army Combat Regiment being organized for Americans of Japanese ancestry, Mitsuru Doi, eighteen, of Lihue, Kauai, pledges allegiance to the United States as Major Charles V. McManus, adjutant of the Kauai Service Command administers the oath. Doi was born at Loloa, but lived in Lihue and worked as station attendant at the Kapaia Garage. He applied for voluntary induction on January 30, two days after Washington announced formation of the combat unit. "I'm going to be a darn good soldier," Doi said after taking the oath. "I'm just waiting to begin training and get into action."

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Image source: U.S. Army Signal Corps photo from OWI. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. More

Japanese-American volunteers. First of the territory's quota of 1,725 AJA (Americans of Japanese ancestry) volunteers to be inducted into the U.S. Army Combat Regiment now being formed, 18-year-old Mitsura Doi of Kauai, Hawaii, garage worker, receives congratulations from Major Charles V. McManus, adjutant of the Kauai Service Command who administered the oath of induction at 2:40 PM, Thursday, March 11. Doi was born at Koloa and volunteered with the blessing of his parents. "I'm just waiting to begin training and get into action," he said as he shook hands with Major McManus

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Japanese-American volunteers. First of the territory's quota of 1,725 AJA (Americans of Japanese ancestry) volunteers to be inducted into the U.S. Army Combat Regiment now being formed, 18-year-old Mitsura Doi of Kauai, Hawaii, garage worker, receives congratulations from Major Charles V. McManus, adjutant of the Kauai Service Command who administered the oath of induction at 2:40 PM, Thursday, March 11. Doi was born at Koloa and volunteered with the blessing of his parents. "I'm just waiting to begin training and get into action," he said as he shook hands with Major McManus

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-123 Mission Specialist Takao Doi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is helped with the final flight suit fit check in the White Room before entering space shuttle Endeavour for launch. In the background is Mission Specialist Robert L. Behnken. The White Room provides access into the shuttle. Liftoff was on time at 2:28 a.m. EDT. The crew will make a record-breaking 16-day mission to the International Space Station and deliver the first section of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and the Canadian Space Agency's two-armed robotic system, Dextre. Photo credit: NASA/Scott Haun, Richard Prickett KSC-08pd0721

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-123 Mission Specialist Takao Doi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is helped with the final flight suit fit check in More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The crew of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission arrive at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility for launch at 2:28 a.m. EDT on March 11. Exiting the plane are Pilot Gregory H. Johnson, followed by Mission Specialists Rick Linnehan and Takao Doi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. On this mission to the International Space Station, Endeavour and its crew will deliver the first section of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and the Canadian Space Agency's two-armed robotic system, Dextre. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd0658

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The crew of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission arrive at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility for launch at 2:28 a.m. EDT on March 11. Exiting the plane are More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A, the crew for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission receives instruction for emergency egress from the pad. In blue flight suits, from left, are Mission Specialist Mike Foreman; Pilot Gregory H. Johnson; Mission Specialists Takao Doi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Garrett Reisman and Robert L. Behnken; and Commander Dominic Gorie. The crew is at Kennedy for a full launch dress rehearsal, known as the terminal countdown demonstration test or TCDT. The terminal countdown demonstration test provides astronauts and ground crews with an opportunity to participate in various simulated countdown activities, including equipment familiarization and emergency training. Endeavour is targeted to launch March 11 at 2:28 a.m. EDT on a 16-day mission to the International Space Station. On the mission, Endeavour and its crew will deliver the first section of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and the Canadian Space Agency's two-armed robotic system, Dextre. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd0506

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A, the crew for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission receives instruction for emergency egress from the pad. In blue flight suits, More

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A, a mission specialist on space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission, Takao Doi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, prepares to take questions from the media during a break from emergency egress training. The crew is at Kennedy for a full launch dress rehearsal, known as the terminal countdown demonstration test or TCDT. The terminal countdown demonstration test provides astronauts and ground crews with an opportunity to participate in various simulated countdown activities, including equipment familiarization and emergency training. Endeavour is targeted to launch March 11 at 2:28 a.m. EDT on a 16-day mission to the International Space Station. On the mission, Endeavour and its crew will deliver the first section of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and the Canadian Space Agency's two-armed robotic system, Dextre. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd0495

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A, a mission specialist on space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission, Takao Doi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, prepares to t More