Ricardo Posted July 31, 2010 Share #1 Posted July 31, 2010 Hi, Please, show me 442nd Inf Reg items!!! :thumbsup: Best regards, Ricardo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share #2 Posted August 1, 2010 Hi, The 442nd Infantry Regiment history: The battalion was subsequently attached to the U.S. 34th Infantry Division on September 8, 1943 in order to replace the 2nd Battalion of the 133rd Infantry Regiment which had been assigned the task of guarding Allied Force Headquarters in Algiers. The 442nd Combat Team, less its 1st Battalion, which had remained in the U.S. to train Nisei replacements after many of its members were levied as replacements for the 100th, sailed from Hampton Roads, Virginia, on May 1, 1944, and landed May 28 at Anzio and joined the 100th Battalion in Civitavecchia north of Rome on 10 June 1944, attached to the 34th Infantry Division. Attached to the 88th Infantry Division, before joining the invasion of southern France, where the 442nd participated in the fight to liberate Bruyères, and was next attached to the 36th Infantry Division, originally a Texas National Guard outfit. The 442nd remained there, refitting and training, until March 25, 1945, when it returned to the Fifth Army in Italy and was attached to the U.S. 92nd Infantry Division. On the Italian front, the 442nd had contact with another segregated American unit, the 92nd Infantry Division, as well as troops of the British and French colonial empires (West and East Africans, Moroccans, Algerians, Indians, Gurkhas, Jews from the Palestine mandated territory)and the non-segregated Brazilian Expeditionary Force which had in its ranks ethnic Japanese. I have only some patches: The 442nd RCT became the most decorated unit in U.S. military history for its size and length of service, with its component 100th Infantry Battalion earning the nickname “The Purple Heart Brigade”. The 442nd RCT received 7 Presidential Unit Citations (5 earned in one month), and its members received 18,143 awards, including: 21 Medals of Honor, 52 Distinguished Service Crosses, 560 Silver Stars (plus 28 Oak Leaf Clusters for a second award), 22 Legion of Merit Medals, 15 Soldier’s Medals, 4,000 Bronze Stars (plus 1,200 Oak Leaf Clusters for a second award), and 9,486 Purple Hearts. Best regards, Ricardo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted August 1, 2010 A great war movie about 442nd: GO FOR BROKE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ricardo Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share #5 Posted August 1, 2010 Enjoy it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuGpw8R7GEE :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrei Posted August 1, 2010 Share #6 Posted August 1, 2010 "A bridge of love" by John Tsukano is a huge documented book on the 442nd RCT with tons of pictures and names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Andrei Posted August 1, 2010 Share #13 Posted August 1, 2010 Another great book, "I can never forget - Men of the 100th/442nd" by Thelma Chang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Andrei Posted August 1, 2010 Share #19 Posted August 1, 2010 Another book on the subject Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rakkasan187 Posted August 1, 2010 Share #21 Posted August 1, 2010 Infantry Journal First Edition Printing of AMERICANS: THE STORY OF THE 44ND COMBAT TEAM. This particular book belonged to: YONEJI KISHIMOTO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkasan187 Posted August 1, 2010 Share #22 Posted August 1, 2010 1st design of the 442nd patch: 2nd design and the more well known variation of the 442nd insignia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkasan187 Posted August 1, 2010 Share #23 Posted August 1, 2010 Subdued version of 44nd patch.. There are also desert tan and ACU 442nd insignia, but I do not have them in my collection... 442nd Distinctive Unit Insignia clutchback by VANGUARD 442nd Distinctive Unit Insignia variation with enamel backgrounds.. No Hallmark clutchback... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted August 1, 2010 Share #24 Posted August 1, 2010 Here are some other insignia from the 442nd CT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted August 1, 2010 Share #25 Posted August 1, 2010 and an Italian-made DI: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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