| Please note that all but one of these soldiers were from the 100th Bn or 442nd RCT. These are the famed units of Japanese-American soldiers which served in Italy. Soldirs of a disbanded Hawaii National Guard unit were later permitted into the US Regular Army, then later reconstituted as the 442 Regimental Combat Team.
They were not permitted to serve in the PTO for fear they would be mistaken as Japanese.
The 442nd is recognized as the most decorated unit in the WWII era.
Please not how many of these awards were postumous.
There is a good book on the subject: Neisei by Col. Bud Nakasoni |