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Eddy Okubo enlists in the U.S. Navy
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bombing of pearl harbor
Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese. -
Eddy Okubo was called back to the Navy while he was on his break.
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Japanese Americans are arrested After the bombing, the FBI begins to arrest Americans of Japanese ancestry, especially community leaders
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Drafting 50 million men were drafted into the US military to serve in WWII.
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Eddy Okubo and many others woke up to hear that they were going to be shot at with bullet proof vests on for targets
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The Japanese-American soldiers including Eddy were assigned to dig trenches for mines
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Capturing Sakamaki Sakamaki was captured on a beach near Peal Harbor and became the first Japanese prisoner.
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20 Japanese were sent to Ship Island and Cat Island
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Eddy and all the other Japanese-American soldiers got one last chance to see their families before being sent overseas.
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War Dogs The U.S Japanese soldiers were used as bait to train dogs to hunt down Japanese by their smell and kill them
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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.
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All the Japanese-American soldiers were sent to Germany to fight against the Nazis. More than half die, including Eddy.
