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Attack On Pearl Harbor
After that Americans wanted no part of the Japanese Americans.
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Japanese Americans Classified 'Enemy Aliens'
But on January 19, 1942, the Army discharged all the Japanese
Americans in the ROTC - and changed their draft status to 4C - "enemy
alien."
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In 1943 America
Lifted Enemy Alien Status
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.
Meanwhile, on the mainland, the War Department tried to
recruit 3,000 soldiers. But only 1,182 enlisted.
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They Were Nicknamed
The Buddaheads
80% were Hawaiian, and 20% were from
the US mainland. The Hawaiians couldn't speak English. They were mainly noted
for gambling and drinking.
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Sent To
Train At Fort Jerome in Arkansas
They were considered disorganized soldiers, and local towns forbid
them from hitting the bars.
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Finished
Training In Mid-1944
From May 1943 through February 1944
the men trained for combat.
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May 1944 The Soldiers Leaves The US
In April the regiment packed
up, and on
May 1, 1944 the men boarded ships destined for Europe.
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June 2, 1944
The 442nd battalion lands at Naples.
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Japanese/Americans Arrive
The 442 battalion arrives when WW2 is almost over.
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Legend Of The Lost Battalion Rescue
A Texas unit is surrounded
by Germans in France and the Japanese-American 442nd
Regimental Combat Team (about 3,000 men) was ordered to rescue the Lost
Battalion by General Clayton Dahlquist.
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December 1944
Three months after arriving in Italy these misfits are given a top
secret mission in France? 80% didn't speak English.
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No One Wanted These Units
April 1945, the 442nd was sent back to Italy
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The War Is Over
On May 8, 1945 the Germans surrender.
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