National WWII Museum, Nation Remember Long-Serving US Senator, Decorated WWII Veteran Inouye
The United States and The National WWII Museum lost a great friend and leader this week with the death of US Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii.
The United States and The National WWII Museum lost a great friend and leader this week with the death of US Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii.
Colonel Jimmie Kanaya, 442nd Regimental Combat Team medic, became a prisoner of war in Germany after his family had been put behind barbed wire at home in the States. He went on to be a decorated three-war veteran and friend of The National WWII Museum who passed away November 7, 2019.
Primarily remembered as one of the titans of mid-century graphic design, S. Neil Fujita’s life was disrupted and marred by World War II and the ramifications of Executive Order 9066.
In this clip, Erwin Blonder talks about how his unit was cut off by the Germans in France and isolated for days.
The Japanese Americans who served in Company B of the 1800th should be remembered for their courage and dedication.
Before becoming the most highly decorated unit for its size in the Army, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team trained at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.