After his father enlisted during World War II, Jay moved with his mother to her small Utah hometown. After Dad goes missing in action, Jay holds out hope for his return and fantasizes that he must have been a war hero. This wishful thinking helps to prop Jay up against taunting from local boys, who seize on anything or anyone different, such as Jay’s Navajo background or the nearby Topaz internment camp, full of guys who want to get back to California to help the Japs from Japan drop bombs on us. Jay befriends Ken, a Topaz resident doing farm work for his grandfather, and comes face-to-face with some harsh family truths.
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