Fred Korematsui, Japanese-American,

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