Daily Archives: February 1, 2013

Japanese-American 442nd Regimental Combat Team authorized 70 years ago today (1943)


Video: '442nd Regiment of WWII'

(Monday, February 1, 1943; during World War II) — One of America’s most highly decorated military units, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, made up almost exclusively of Japanese-Americans anxious to prove their loyalty to their country of birth and defy national prejudice that they are aliens and dangerous, was authorized today.