Shirey, Orville C. Americans: The Story of the 442nd Combat Team, 1946, documents the combat record and service history of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated Japanese American unit that served in the European theater during World War II. Composed largely of Nisei soldiers, many of whom volunteered while.....
Shirey, Orville C. Americans: The Story of the 442nd Combat Team published in 1946 documents the wartime record of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated Japanese American unit whose service in Europe became one of the most celebrated chapters in United States military history during World War II. Composed.....
Japanese American soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team served with extraordinary distinction during World War II despite the widespread incarceration of Japanese Americans in the United States following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Composed primarily of Nisei soldiers—second generation Japanese Americans—many of whom volunteered for military service while their.....
442nd Regimental Combat Team press photograph archive documenting Japanese American military service during World War II, when thousands of Nisei soldiers fought for the United States while many of their families were confined under Executive Order 9066. Activated in 1943, the 442nd was composed largely of second-generation Japanese American volunteers.....
