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Formation of the 442nd, History

Origins of the 442nd

Here is Ted Tsukiyama’s compelling story of the people and events that led to the formation of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team…

Several months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, a fearful and distrusting America barred its Japanese-American citizens from military service, altering their draft status from 1-A draft eligible to 4-C “enemy alien.” The story of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team must really begin with the Nisei’s fight to regain their right to fight for their country in its hour of peril. How did the 442nd get its start?

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Training, History

1943 Jan 28: Gen Emmons Calls for Volunteers for the 442nd

442nd RCT volunteers in Aiea, April 2, 1943 After the attack on Pearl Harbor, our families in Hawaii and the Mainland experienced arrests and internment; the classification of Japanese American citizens as “enemy aliens” for military draft status; and many other prejudiced and unjustified actions and conditions.  On January 28, 1943, however, Lt. General Delos C. Emmons, military governor of Hawaii, made the following announcement locally on behalf of the War Department: “Once in a great while an opportunity presents itself to recognize an entire section of this community for their performance of duty.  All of the people of the Hawaiian Islands have contributed generously to our war effort.  Among these have been the Americans of Japanese descent.  Their role has not been an easy...

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