George Masao Yoshida

Released
Date of birth:12. 06. 1912
Date of death:14. 08. 1994
Age:82† Deceased
Gender:Male
Era:1940s
State:Wyoming
Support
Heart Mountain draft resistance
George Masao Yoshida

Biography

George Masao Yoshida 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
Arrested: Apr 7, 1944
Sentenced: June 1944
Released: July 1945
Sentence: 3 years imposed. Served time in federal prison. Released in July 1945.
Convicted: Yes

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