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(Fictional) Signing up
Eddy Okubo enlists in the U.S. Navy -
(Historical) Pearl Harbor Is Bombed
bombing of pearl harbor
Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese. -
(Fictional) All Navy in Hawaii were called to Schofield Barracks
Eddy Okubo was called back to the Navy while he was on his break. -
(Historical) Japanese-Americans Arrested
Japanese Americans are arrested After the bombing, the FBI begins to arrest Americans of Japanese ancestry, especially community leaders -
(Historical) Drafting
Drafting 50 million men were drafted into the US military to serve in WWII. -
(Fictional) Targets
Eddy Okubo and many others woke up to hear that they were going to be shot at with bullet proof vests on for targets -
(Fictional) Digging
The Japanese-American soldiers including Eddy were assigned to dig trenches for mines -
(Historical. Exact date unknown.) Sakamaki is Captured
Capturing Sakamaki Sakamaki was captured on a beach near Peal Harbor and became the first Japanese prisoner. -
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(Historical) Sent Away
20 Japanese were sent to Ship Island and Cat Island -
(Fictional) Last Goodbye
Eddy and all the other Japanese-American soldiers got one last chance to see their families before being sent overseas. -
(Historical) Human Bait
War Dogs The U.S Japanese soldiers were used as bait to train dogs to hunt down Japanese by their smell and kill them -
(Fictional) Near Death
Eddy almost dies when a dog attacks him at his throat. His family was given a Purple Heart for being hurt in his time in the military. -
(Fictional) Off to War
All the Japanese-American soldiers were sent to Germany to fight against the Nazis. More than half die, including Eddy.
