Toshiyuki Nakasone
1399th Engineer Construction Battalion

Military Service: Distrust of AJAs

Toshiyuki Nakasone

Disarmed, Toshiyuki and other AJAs in the battalion at Schofield Barracks are relegated to do cleaning and other types of labor in the area.

When sirens blare, they go into trenches. Machine guns are pointed at them.

In October 1942, he and others become part of the 1st Battalion of the 370th Engineer (Special Services) Regiment.

Later, the men are allowed to bear weapons during rifle practice or marches.