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442nd Regimental Combat Team

Image 45.01.10

Description

In early 1943, military recruiters visited the ten WRA camps. About 1,500 Nisei men volunteered. They joined nearly ten thousand Japanese American volunteers from Hawaiʻi to form the 442nd Regimental Combat Team which fought in Europe. Many of its members served and died while their families were imprisoned in the US.

Object ID

45.01.10

Citation (Chicago-style 18th Edition)

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United States Army

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442nd Regimental Combat Team

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November 12, 1944

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Photograph

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Bruyères, France

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-114-163/

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Multimedia details

Creator

United States Army

Contributor

Densho

Publisher

Denshō

Date

1944-11-12

Location

Bruyères, France

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpeg

Extent

14.7 MB

Subject

World War II; Military Service; 442nd Regimental Combat Team

Source

Denshō

Credit Line

Courtesy of Densho, Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee Collection

Licensor

Denshō / Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee and the U.S. Army

MUMI Number

45.01.IMG.020

Creator

United States Army

Contributor

Densho

Publisher

Denshō

Date

1944-11-12

Location

Bruyères, France

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpeg

Extent

14.7 MB

Subject

World War II; Military Service; 442nd Regimental Combat Team

Source

Denshō

Credit Line

Courtesy of Densho, Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee Collection

Licensor

Denshō / Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee and the U.S. Army

MUMI Number

45.01.IMG.020

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