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Forced marches in the humid atmosphere of the region surrounding Camp Shelby causes a speedy depletion of the sodium chloride content of the human body. Japanese-American soldiers are here shown at the water sack where they replenish this deficiency by the daily consumption of salt tablets. The 442nd combat team at Camp Shelby is composed entirely of Americans of Japanese descent who volunteered for services in the armed forces. This unit of approximately 8000 men is undergoing intensive training in all branches of combat duty, and they are looking forward with eagerness to actual services at the front. -- Photographer: Mace, Charles E. -- Camp Shelby, Mississippi. 7/?/43

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The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley.