At the request of 442RCT, i am posting this. He asked me to reaserch the 442RCT in exchange for a generous gift of a jacket, so here is some of what ive learned about them. The unit was comprised of Japanese Americans, mostly from the Hawaiian islands. They landed at Oran, Algeria in september 1943 to guard supply trains, but were attached to the 34th infantry. they sailed with 1,300 men later that month to land at salerno. They obtained their objective of monte milleto and joined the assault on monte cassino. By febuary 1944 they had only 521 men left. They helped defend of the beachhead at anzio until may, then joined the push towards rome. They stopped just 10 miles outside the city.
They did a lot more during the war, but this is just an outline of their early action. 21 medals of honor were awarded to soldiers in the 442d.
They did a lot more during the war, but this is just an outline of their early action. 21 medals of honor were awarded to soldiers in the 442d.
