LEMON: The Civil War wasn't the only one where brother fought against brother. During World War II, seven brothers went to war, five for the U.S. and two against. In fact, one of them fighting for the U.S. believes he saw his brother's plane shot down. He shares his incredible story in today's "Veterans In Focus."</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: After Pearl Harbor they were united.</s>DON OKA, WWII VETERAN: For me, memory of the days when I was a soldier in World War II, all of us served. We were seven brothers. Seven soldiers. Five of us for United States and two against us because they were stranded in Japan when the war came. They were all American citizens, born here in the United States. World War II, I served, I was drafted and took basic infantry training. Army (ph)</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Shooting down Japanese planes.</s>OKA: I saw the plane, but I didn't know it was him, until after the war was all over. He died in the air (ph) bombing of Kenyan (ph) Island, Christmas Eve, 1944. Even today I sometimes think about it and what a waste. I wish he were alive. Those brothers of mine didn't hate me (ph) and I didn't hate him (ph). We were brothers. We were just called to do the job. And we did it.
Brothers Vs. Brothers in WWII