James Makoto Kuwada

AKA: Jim Kuwada
Released
Date of birth:17. 08. 1922
Date of death:17. 04. 1986
Age:63† Deceased
Era:1940s
State:Wyoming
Support
Heart Mountain draft resistance
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Biography

James Makoto Kuwada was a Japanese American participant in the Heart Mountain draft-resistance movement. He was confined at Heart Mountain during World War II and subsequently imprisoned for refusing military conscription.

Case

Charges: Violation of the Selective Training and Service Act — Heart Mountain draft resistance
Arrested: April 1944
Sentenced: June 1944
Sentence: 3 years imposed. Served time in federal prison. Actual release date has not been established.
Convicted: Yes

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