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Preferred Citation:

442nd Regimental Combat Team Photograph Album, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase from Langdon Manor Books with funds from the Lyon Gardiner Tyler Library Endowment, 2018.

Biographical / Historical

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was made up in large part of second generation Japanese men who fought predominantly in Europe. Their motto was "Go for Broke" and they are the most decorated unit in the history of American war fighting. Sources consulted for this finding aid: Goforbroke.org

Scope and Contents

18 black-and-white photographs, 8 pages, featuring soldiers from a Japanese-American, segregated regiment. Most of the photographs show the soldiers posing, working, and relaxing at camp, likely Camp Shelby in Mississippi. Three photos are accompanied by captions.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• World War, 1939-1945--United States--Japanese Americans