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Attack on Pearl Harbor as seen through the eyes of crew member of the USS Arizona.
December 7, 1941 I was awakened to the USS Arizona shaking I quickly got out of my bunk and ran outside where I saw the sky full of plane with a red circle on the side I then realized that we were under attack by the Japanese I ran to man my station and as i arrived I realized the boat was going down and my only option was to jump of the boat and try to get to land. I was lucky but 2,402 of my fellow Americans weren’t. -
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Japanese American Internment
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FBI warns against owning guns.
On December 11,1941 I was watching TV with my family when the news came on and they ran a report that said that the FBI warned against all Japanese owning guns shortwave radios and cameras after this dad immediately threw away everything the FBI warned about and told us all to go to bed I wasn’t sure why he was so scared. -
Japanese opinion on forced army reregistration
It was little over a month since The Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor we all knew that this was coming but we hoped it wouldn’t today the President order all of Japanese and those of Japanese descent to re-register for the army have we not already done our duty to the nation what might they do to us next? -
United States Executive Order 9066
Today I was faced with a decision to make weather or not to pass Executive order 9066 which would establish military zones throughout the united states in order to eventually begin the internment of the Japanese and those of Japanese descent here in the united states although I wish it had not come to this I believe I have no other option I just hope people see that I am trying to do what is best for our great nation -
Executive Order 9102
President Roosevelt orders re-registration of suspected "enemy" aliens in West. -
Japanese views on Loyalty questionnaire for army registration
I don’t really mind that we need to take a Loyalty questionnaire in order to register I just Don’t understand why were the only ones that need to take it why don’t they make sure everyone in the military is loyal to their country it just seems like a lack of common sense to me
