June 12, 1944 · Cheyenne, Wyoming

Heart Mountain Draft-Resisters Trial

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The mass trial of 63 Heart Mountain draft resisters-Fair Play Committee members who refused induction while their families were imprisoned-opened in Cheyenne; all were convicted in Wyoming's largest mass trial. (Shares Jun 12 with the 100th Battalion's activation.)

Sources

encyclopedia.densho.org encyclopedia.densho.org/Heart_Mountain_Fair_Play_Committee
heartmountain.org heartmountain.org/collections-archives/draft-resisters

Also on June 12

June 12, 1942 achievement

100th Infantry Battalion Activated

The Army activated the 100th Infantry Battalion, made up largely of Nisei former Hawaii National Guardsmen; the 'One Puka Puka' became one of the most decorated units of the war and a forerunner of the 442nd. (Shares Jun 12 with the Heart Mountain draft-resisters trial.)

June 12, 1967 history

Loving v. Virginia Decided

The Supreme Court struck down laws banning interracial marriage; many such statutes had also criminalized Asian-white unions, so the ruling ended anti-miscegenation bars affecting Asian Americans nationwide. (Shares Jun 12 with the 100th Battalion and the Heart Mountain trial.)