WWII Massacre at Palawan
... Marine survivor Corporal Rufus Smith described escaping from his shelter as coming up a ladder into Hell. The four American officers in the camp, Lt. Cmdr. Henry Carlisle Knight (U.S. Navy Dental Corps), Captain Fred Brunie, Lieutenant Carl Mango (U.S. Army Medical Corps) and Warrant Officer Glen C. ...
... Marine survivor Corporal Rufus Smith described escaping from his shelter as coming up a ladder into Hell. The four American officers in the camp, Lt. Cmdr. Henry Carlisle Knight (U.S. Navy Dental Corps), Captain Fred Brunie, Lieutenant Carl Mango (U.S. Army Medical Corps) and Warrant Officer Glen C. ...
Historical Question: Did racism play a role in the decision to relocate
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The California The California Museum Time of Remembrance
... 8. Why did Japanese American soldiers fight so bravely for the U.S. while their parents remained incarcerated in camps? When the United States entered World War II, there were 5,000 Japanese Americans in the U.S. armed forces. Many of them were discharged, being classified as “enemy aliens” even tho ...
... 8. Why did Japanese American soldiers fight so bravely for the U.S. while their parents remained incarcerated in camps? When the United States entered World War II, there were 5,000 Japanese Americans in the U.S. armed forces. Many of them were discharged, being classified as “enemy aliens” even tho ...
Mel Romero and Ashley Robertson
... • The opponents of the measure received little support; they were only supported by small membership organizations such as the JACL (Japanese Americans Citizen League) and the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union). • Fortunately Proposition 15 was defeated. • The defeat of Proposition 15 marked a tu ...
... • The opponents of the measure received little support; they were only supported by small membership organizations such as the JACL (Japanese Americans Citizen League) and the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union). • Fortunately Proposition 15 was defeated. • The defeat of Proposition 15 marked a tu ...
Japanese internment
... restrictions on Japanese Americans and their movements Executive Order 9066 allowed the military to intern anyone they felt necessary Lieutenant General John L. De Witt given power to relocate those he saw fit ...
... restrictions on Japanese Americans and their movements Executive Order 9066 allowed the military to intern anyone they felt necessary Lieutenant General John L. De Witt given power to relocate those he saw fit ...
Battle of Mindanao
The Battle of Mindanao was fought by United States forces and allied Filipino guerrillas against the Japanese from 10 March - 15 August 1945 at Mindanao island in the Philippine Archipelago, in a series of actions officially designated as Operation VICTOR V, and part of the campaign for the liberation of the Philippines during World War II. The battle was waged to complete the recapture of the southernmost portions of the archipelago and secure them from remaining Japanese forces.