Speaking of the Japanese, I have been very biased against them studying their barbaric actions on the islands in the Pacific. However, I found an excellent film on Youtube about a Japanese American unit (442) that won a lot of honors for their fighting in WW2. called GO FOR BROKE starring Van Johnson. Wow, would I like to interview one of them. I will look them up on Wikipedia:
442nd Infantry Regiment (United States)
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| 442nd Infantry Regiment 442nd Regimental Combat Team | |
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Coat of arms
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| Active | 1944–1946 1947–1969 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Type | Separate regiment later 100th Infantry Battalion |
| Role | Infantry |
| Size | 3,800, regimental combat team |
| Motto(s) | "Go For Broke" |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Colonel Virgil R. Miller |
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| Shoulder sleeve insignia |  |
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team is an infantry regiment of the United States Army, part of the Army Reserve. The regiment was a fighting unit composed almost entirely of American soldiers of Japanese ancestry who fought in World War II. Most of the families of mainland Japanese Americans were confined to internment camps in the United States interior. Beginning in 1944, the regiment fought primarily in Europe during World War II,[2] in particular Italy, southern France, and Germany.
The 442nd Regiment was the most decorated unit for its size and length of service in the history of American warfare.[3] The 4,000 men who initially made up the unit in April 1943 had to be replaced nearly 2.5 times. In total, about 14,000 men served, earning 9,486 Purple Hearts. The unit was awarded eight Presidential Unit Citations (five earned in one month).[4]:201 Twenty-one of its members were awarded Medals of Honor.[2] Its motto was "Go for Broke
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