Who was the 442nd Regimental Combat Team? What did they do? When was the team formed? This is the historical story of the team that became the most decorated team in history. They fought magnificently in the field of battle and made chapters of history in the military.
Several Months after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7,1941,a fearful and distrusting America banned its Japanese American citizens from military service. This is when the story of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team began to regain their right to fight for their country. It was in spring when Colonel Pettigrew proposed the organization of the 442nd combat unit (“Origins of the 442nd” 1)
In 1943 President Roosevelt made an decision to allow all Japanese
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They have been recognized as the most decorated unit in american history. President Truman said in his speech,”You fought for Prejudice and you won” They achieved 18,000 awards, 9,500 Purple Hearts , 5,200 Bronze Star medals, 588 Silver Stars, 52 Distinguished Service crosses, 7 Unit and one Congressional Medal of honor ( Lee 1).
“I cannot say however, that their “Go for Broke” service has ever been adequately honored, but I do know that any objective appraisal of the record of this unit will place it high up in the annuals of our military history. Whether in France, Italy, or elsewhere, I know of no units in the American army that fought and preserved more gallantly than did those Nisei companies and battalions.”(McCloy)
Go for Broke meaning to wager everything. It was the motto of a World War II Japanese-American military unit, the 442nd Infantry Regiment. Even a film came out about the 442nd with the name “Go for Broke”. It shows how they risked their lives fighting in WWll They risked losing their family and Children and everything they had. Many members of the 442nd went on into careers in science,academia,and