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201512 minPGdoc-short

Historical Events Military Civil Rights

Go For Broke

201512 minPGdoc-short

Japanese-American recruits at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, undergo military training, including obstacle courses and artillery drills, during World War II.

Historical Events Military Civil Rights

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Channel: US National Archives

Go For Broke

2015• 12 minPG

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Japanese-American recruits at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, undergo military training, including obstacle courses and artillery drills, during World War II.

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Japanese-American recruits trained at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, during World War II, focusing on military preparedness and engineering skills. The training included obstacle courses, gas mask usage, and bayonet drills, alongside artillery and machine gun exercises. Nisei engineers constructed a pontoon bridge and learned to handle explosives such as dynamite and TNT. This training was part of the broader efforts of the War Relocation Authority, which managed the internment of Japanese Americans during the war.

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