Shiroku "Whitey" Yamamoto
442nd Antitank Company

Military Enlistment and Draft

Shiroku
March 1943

Whitey volunteers for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT).

Enlistees are assigned to Schofield Barracks on Oahu before leaving for basic training in the mainland U.S.

Prior to the men's departure, the community holds a formal gathering at Iolani Palace in Honolulu.