From Wikipedia.
Mr. Korematsui was born in Oakland in 1919 and was rejected from the US Navy when called by the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 because of a stomach ulcer. He then trained to be a welder in order to contribute to the war effort.
He worked in a shipyard, but was fired for being Japanese. When Japanese-Americans were prohibited from leaving California in preparation for deportation to the camps, Mr. Korematsui went to Nevada and underwent plastic surgery on his eyelids to pass a s Caucasian and changed his name to Clyde Sarah.
When ordered to report to the Assembly Center, he refused and went into hiding, but was arrested May 30, 1942.
A Sad Time in U.S. History, But Understandable Considering the Circumstances. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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