The brothers were initially rejected by the recruiters in Grand Island .
Brothers tried again at North Platte , where brothers ' enlistment was processed without any questions -- perhaps , as a humorous story suggests , the recruiters thought that Kuroki was a Polish name .
The brothers were initially rejected by the recruiters in Grand Island , so they tried again at North Platte , where their enlistment was processed without any questions -- perhaps , as a humorous story suggests , the recruiters thought that Kuroki was a Polish name .