Question

What was the policy regarding Japanese Americans in the military during World War II?

A. Japanese Americans were not allowed to enlist in the armed services.
B. Japanese Americans were welcomed in the armed services as translators.
C. Japanese Americans could only fight in Europe, not the Pacific.
D. Japanese Americans could join the military after they became citizens.

Answer 1

c - Japanese Americans could only fight in Europe, not the Pacific.

Answer 2

Japanese Americans could only fight in Europe, not the Pacific. Option C is correct.

Roughly 33,000 Japanese Americans served in the military during and immediately after World War II, nearly 18,000 in the 442nd and 6,000 as part of the MIS. About eight hundred Japanese Americans were killed during World War II.

When the United States entered in the World War II following the Pearl Harbor attack perpetrated by the Japanese Empire, several Japanese Americans from the West coast were subjected to a forced relocation and also incarceration in concentration camps.