Eyes of the Emperor by Graham Salisbury

Eddy felt duty-bound. His friends had already enlisted in the army and it was just a matter of time before he was drafted. Sure, he was only 16 but with a little careful alterations, his birth certificate now proclaimed he was 18 and old enough to enlist. Army life started out as drills and orders but that was all about to change. When the bombs started falling around his island, he just couldn't believe that it was the Japanese who were bombing Pearl Harbor. His dad was from Japan and always wanted to send Eddy back to attend college. But in a few short hours, lives and dreams were shattered. How could Japan attack their new country? And now Eddie, along with the other Japanese American soldiers, were the enemy too. Sent to an island off the coast of Mississippi, Eddy and his friends were now being used in a top secret training mission. Even though this is a work of fiction, it is based on real events that happened during World War II. You may be very surprised to find out what Eddy's mission was.