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	442nd Regimental Combat Team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 442nd was a self-sufficient fighting force, and fought with distinction in North Africa, Italy, southern France, and Germany, becoming the most highly decorated unit of its size and length of service in the history of the U.S. Army, including 21 Congressional Medal of Honor recipients.
		As a regimental combat team, the 442nd RCT was a self-sufficient fighting formation of four infantry battalions (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions, 442d Infantry, and 100th Infantry Battalion), the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, the 232nd Engineering Company, an anti-tank company, cannon company, service company, medical detachment, headquarters companies, and the 206th Army Band.
		The 442nd (other than the 1st battalion, much of which had already been sent as replacements for the 100th, and the remainder of which remained in the U.S. to train further replacements) landed at Anzio and joined the 100th Battalion in Civitavecchia north of Rome on June 10, 1944.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/442nd_Regimental_Combat_Team (2095 words)

	The 442nd Regimental Combat Team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		However, on February 1, 1943, the government reversed its decision on Japanese Americans serving in the armed forces and announced the formation of the 442nd Infantry Regimental Combat Team.
		The 442nd initially consisted of Japanese American volunteers from the mainland United States and the Hawaiian Islands.
		Although their impeccable service earned the 442nd the respect of their fellow soldiers, they were not perceived in the same way by American society when they returned to the West Coast.
	www.scu.edu /SCU/Programs/Diversity/442nd.html (449 words)

	The Japanese Texans
		The 442nd Infantry Regiment, together with the 552nd Field Artillery Battalion and the 232nd Combat Engineer Company, formed the famous all-nisei 442nd Regimental Combat Team (442nd RCT).
		After capturing the small villages of Belmont and then Biffontaine, the soldiers of the 442nd RCT were relieved by other units of the Texas Division and withdrawn to the vicinity of Belmont for a much-deserved rest.
		In complete darkness at four o'clock on the morning of October 27, 1944, the 3rd and 100th Battalions of the 442nd RCT broke camp and marched from Belmont toward the ridge where the 1st Battalion, soon to be dubbed the "Lost Battalion," was pinned down.
	www.texancultures.utsa.edu /txtext/japanese/htms/8e.htm (682 words)

	Regimental combat team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A regimental combat team was a provisional major infantry unit of the United States Army during the Second World War and Korean War.
		The regimental combat team, or "R.C.T.", was formed by augmenting a regular infantry regiment with smaller artillery, combat engineer, mechanized cavalry reconnaissance, signal, air defense, quartermaster, military police, medical, and other support units to enable it to be a self-supporting organization in combat.
		An example of the latter is the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Regimental_combat_team (156 words)

	100th/442nd Research Center
		In June of 1944, the 442nd joined forces with the 100th Infantry Battalion in Europe and incorporated the 100th into the 442nd.
		Due to the stunning success of Nisei in combat, the draft was re-instated in January 1944 for Nisei in the detention camps to bolster the ranks of the 442nd.
		Due to their outstanding bravery and the heavy combat duty they faced, the 100/442nd RCT became the most decorated unit in U.S. military history for its size and length of service.
	www.nikkeiheritage.org /research/442.html (296 words)

	422nd
		It is the 442nd that coined the motto "Go for Broke!" and upheld those words throughout their entire time of service in
		The troops of the 442nd Regiment fought in eight major campaigns in Italy, France and Germany, including the battles at Belmont, Bruyeres and Biffontaine.
		In June 2000, President Clinton awarded an additional 20 Medals of Honor to members of the 100th Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
	library.thinkquest.org /CR0210341/442nd/splash442nd.htm (461 words)

	Punchbowl tradition binds members of 442nd - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		While members of the Army's 442nd Regimental Combat Team streamed into Honolulu from all points yesterday for the start of the legendary unit's 60th anniversary reunion, a few have paid their visit to National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific to honor fellow soldiers killed in action during World War II.
		Donald Kameda, a veteran of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, tends to the grave of brother Fred, who died on the first day the famed unit saw action in Europe.
		In addition to members of the 442nd, those graves included members of the 100th Infantry Battalion, which was assigned to the regimental combat team, as well as unit members who died after the war.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2003/Apr/03/ln/ln01a.html (842 words)

	Japanese American Museum of San Jose (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The 100th Infantry Battalion/442 Regimental Combat Team, made up of Japanese Americans from Hawaii and the concentration camps on the mainland, became legendary because of their exploits in Europe during World War II.
		Perhaps the most famous of the 442nd accomplishments was the heroic rescue of the Texas "Lost Battalion" which had been caught behind enemy lines.
		The plaque presented to the 442nd Infantry Regiment, who had suffered extreme casualties rescuing the 141st Battalion of the 36th Infantry Division from being surrounded by the Germans.
	www.jamsj.org /442team.html (251 words)

	AEJMC Archives -- August 1994, week 4 (#16)
		Officially, the 100th was made the 1st Battalion of the 442nd, but they were allowed to keep their distinctive numerical identification because of the recognition they had won.
		Showcasing the 442nd, it contained examples of both individual heroism and referred to the rescue of the lost battalion as a "story of flaming heroism and tragedy," although details were still conspicuously lacking.
		The exemplary combat record of the 442nd made negative coverage of the outfit difficult; therefore, no coverage was given at all.
	list.msu.edu /cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9408d&L=aejmc&P=2028 (6781 words)

	Asian-Nation : Asian American History, Demographics, & Issues :: 442nd -- Rescue of the Lost Battalion
		Article and discussion about one of the most famous exploits of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team of World War II, which was composed entirely of Japanese Americans and who became the most decorated fighting unit of its size in the war.
		The 442nd was composed entirely of Japanese Americans and despite the fact that their families, relatives, and friends were wrongfully imprisoned back in the U.S. just because they were of Japanese ancestry, the 442nd became the most decorated combat unit of its size in the entire U.S. military during World War II.
		As the 442nd passes into legend their story of courage will always be remembered despite the fact their own country had discriminated against them.
	www.asian-nation.org /442.shtml (1574 words)

	The 442nd Regimental Combat Team - Go For Broke
		The new recruits of the 442nd looked with envy at their "brothers" of the 100th Infantry Battalion who had finished training and were ready for action.
		During the "Purple Heart Battalion's" first combat campaign, the soldiers of the 442nd lived in the shadow of the glowing reports of valor and victory amassed by the 100th, while enduring the often tedious and certainly less notable training process.
		The men of the 442nd bore on their shoulders the hopes of tens of thousands of Japanese Americans who knew their sons, husbands, and brothers were every bit as loyal, tough, and brave as any other young American.
	www.homeofheroes.com /moh/nisei/index3_442nd.html (1755 words)

	Go For Broke National Education Center >> History >> Historical Information >> Veterans
		The motto of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team was “go for broke.” It’s a gambling term that means risking everything on one great effort to win big.
		On January 28, 1943 the War Department announced that it was forming an all-Nisei combat team and called for 1,500 volunteers from Hawaii.
		The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was the most decorated unit for its size and length of service, in the entire history of the U.S. Military.
	www.goforbroke.org /history/history_historical_veterans_442nd.asp (1029 words)

	'Go For Broke' Reservists mobilize with Hawaii National Guard
		Japanese-American infantrymen of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team hike up a muddy French road in the Chambois Sector, France, in late 1944.
		The 442nd joined the 100th in Italy in June of 1944 and by August, the 100th had become the first battalion of the 442nd.
		Nineteen of the 22 were Soldiers in the 100th and 442nd, giving the 442nd a total of 20 Medals of Honor.
	www4.army.mil /ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=6218 (581 words)

	Asian American WWII MoH Recipients
		While the 442nd was being formed in 1943, the 100th Battalion was already fighting in Italy.
		In early 1945, a young Japanese American of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team lay dead on a hill in southern France -- the casualty of fierce fighting with the Germans.
		Under covering fire from his team, Private Nakamine crawled to a point 25 yards from the nest and threw hand grenades at the enemy soldiers, wounding one and capturing four.
	www.mishalov.com /Asian_American_WWII_MOH.html (9015 words)

	regiment
		While the 442nd Regimental Combat Team trained at Camp Shelby, Miss., the 100th Infantry Battalion was establishing a reputation as a tough combat outfit in Italy.
		The 442nd and 100th were inactivated in Honolulu in 1946 and reactivated in 1947 in the Army Reserve.
		In 1968, the 442nd was one of the Army Reserve units mobilized to refill the Strategic Reserve during the Vietnam War.
	www.ojc.org /NL/may2000/regiment.html (1279 words)

	Japanese American Internment Information Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The most notable contribution was the outstanding military service first provided by Hawaii's 100th Battalion, Later, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team was formed of Nisei volunteers from Hawaii and Relocation Centers.
		When the 442nd arrived in Italy, it absorbed the 100th Battalion and the reorganized unit continued to demonstrate bravery and heroism.
		In June 1944, the 100th formally merged with the 442nd in central Italy, whence it proceeded to France.
	www.urbanenvy.com /alterasian/internment/page4.html (260 words)

	The History of the 442nd Combat Team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The 442nd Combat Team, less the 522 Field Artillery Battalion, returned to Italy in April 1945, where they were attached to the 92nd Division.
		There also the 100th became the First Battalion of the 442d Combat Team, which was only fitting, since the original ist Battalion of the 442d had been bled dry to furnish replacements for the 100th during the long winter campaign.
		Following this breakthrough, the Combat Team, less the 3d Battalion, went into division reserve near Bibbona to rest for a day or two and meditate on some of the lessons the new men had learned in their first few days of battle; lessons that proved valuable in some of the bitter days that came later.
	members.aol.com /ItalyWW2/442RCT.htm (8381 words)

	Historic 442nd RCT mobilizes again
		Soldiers from the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment arrived at Schofield Barracks Monday from all over the Pacific as part of the mobilization of the 29th Brigade Combat Team in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
		As a maneuver element, the Soldiers of the 442nd must be a highly skilled and disciplined force.
		Len Tanaka is an infantryman with the 442nd.
	www.25idl.army.mil /article.asp?artid=3692 (453 words)

	now: 442nd regimental combat team
		The 442nd Regimental Combat Team On December 7, 1941, the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked by Japan.
		Like the Tuskeegee Airmen, the 100th Battalion/ 442nd Regimental Combat Team had to fight two wars, one in Europe and one at home.
		Those being honored testly served in the segregated Japanese-American 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Infantry Battalion, which together became the test decorated combat...
	www.maires.co.uk /442nd_regimental_combat_team.html (260 words)

	Reunion of the 100th Infantry and 442nd RCT
		Unknown to the trainees of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and their support battalions, they were being prepared for duty at home rather than in combat.
		It was here that the soldiers of the 442nd finally met up with their brothers, many of whom had spent almost a year in continuous combat.
		In the first three weeks of July the 442d Regimental Combat Team was in combat on an almost daily basis, fighting from one town to the next, pushing the Germans ever closer to the Arno River.
	www.homeofheroes.com /moh/nisei/index6_reunion.html (4275 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
		Although the 100th and the 442nd are separate groups, neither organization has ever undertaken the tedious task of determining just how many members are alive and still living in Hawaii.
		The average age of the 442nd club is 77, and slightly higher for Club 100.
		Designated as the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the special Army unit participated in major battles at Sasseta, Belvedere, the rescue of the Lost Battalion from Texas, Po Valley-Gothic Line and the invasion of southern France.
	starbulletin.com /2000/04/04/news/story4.html (733 words)

	nisei
		In June of 1944 the 442nd arrived in Italy and the 100th Battalion was added to the unit as the 1st Battalion.
		The anti-tank artillery company of the 442nd was detached, trained to load their equipment in gliders, and landed with glider and parachute troops in the initial airbourne assault on LeMuy, France.
		The lineage and honors of the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team are today carried on in the Army Reserve's 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry.
	www.hawaiischoolreports.com /history/nisei.htm (1055 words)

	International Schools CyberFair
		We want to teach others about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and 100th Battalion, how they were treated by their own country, and what they did for their country.
		Kubota, who is a member of the Sons and Daughters of the 442nd, came to visit our class when we first started the project to give us an idea and background to what the brave soldiers had gone through.
		In retrospect, we are glad we chose the topic of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and 100th Infantry Battalion.
	www.globalschoolhouse.org /GSH/cf/_cfm/ViewNarrative.cfm?narr=215 (2188 words)

	Hawaii War Records Depository - AJA Timeline
		Staff of the Hawaii War Records Depository express appreciation to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team Archives and Learning Center for permission to exhibit and mount here four photographs owned by them; those photographs are acknowledged in the captions accompanying each.
		442nd RCT participated in the capture of Livorno, Italy, and pushes the German Army north of the Arno River.
		442nd conducted a surprise attack against the flank by climbing an almost vertical mountainside for several hours in the predawn.
	libweb.hawaii.edu /digicoll/hwrd/HWRD_html/HWRD-TL.htm (772 words)

	Hickam honors World War II vets with new C-17 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The 442nd, comprised of 3,800 Japanese Americans, fought with distinction during World War II in North Africa and Europe, becoming one of the most highly decorated units in the history of the U.S. military.
		The 442nd fought in Europe in World War II, and was the most decorated unit in the history of the U.S. military for its size and length of service.
		Ronald Oba, a former member of the 442nd, said it is also the perfect slogan for the theater’s newest airlifter.
	www.af.mil /news/story.asp?storyID=123021842 (430 words)

	Welcome to True Heros Recognized at Last
		Nineteen of the 21 are Japanese-Americans recieving newly-minted Medals of Honor were from the 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the most highly decorated unit in the history of the U.S. armed forces for its size and length of service.
		Hajiro, Barney F, Pvt., 442nd Regimental Combat Team, for actions in October 1944, for actions at Bruyeres and Biffontaine, France.
		Nakamura, William K., Pfc., 442nd Infantry, for actions on July 4, 1944, at Castellina, Italy (Posthumous) Nishimoto, Joe M., Pfc., 442nd Regimental Combat Team, for actions on Nov. 7, 1944, at La Houssiere, France (Posthumous).
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageFullText/1,13476,702355,00.html (401 words)

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