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They were HIGHLY decorated with the 442nd being

the Highest decorated Regt. of WW 11.

No doubt! This is from the 34th's site:

 

34inf.gifMedals of Honor

34th Infantry Division, "Red Bull" (see note 1)

Robert Booker 34/133, 9 Apr 43

Mikio Hasemoto 34/133/100/B, 29 Nov 43

Shizuya Hayashi 34/133/100/A, 29 Nov 43

Yeiki Kobashigawa 34/133/100/B, 2 Jun 44

Beryl Newman 34/133, 26 May 44

Allan Ohata 34/133/100/B, 29-30 Nov 43

Leo J. Powers 34/133, 3 Feb 44

Paul Riordan 34/133, 3-8 Feb 44

Ernest Dervishian 34/135, 8 Jan 45

George Hall 34/135, 23 May 44

Furman Smith 34/135, 31 May 44

Thomas Wigle 34/135, 14 Sep 44

William Galt 34/168, 29 May 44

Kaoru Moto 34/442/100/C, 7 Jul 44

Kiyoshi Muranaga 34/442/2/F, 26 Jun 44

Shinyei Nakamine 34/442/100/B, 2 Jun 44

William Nakamura 34/442/2/G, 4 Jul 44

Frank Ono 34/442/2/G, 4 Jul 44

Kazuo Otani 34/442/2/G, 15 Jul 44

Ted Tanouye 34/442/3/K, 7 Jul 44

 

442rct.gifNote 1: The 442nd "Go For Broke" Regimental Combat Team and its 100th "Purple Heart" Infantry Battalion were assigned or attached successively to the 34th Infantry Division (Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, Anzio), the 88th Infantry Division (Rome-Arno), the 36th Infantry Division (Rhineland), and the 92nd Infantry Division (North Apennines, Po Valley) during World War II. Their 20 Medal of Honor recipients appear above within the lists of those divisions.

 

That's 11 out of 20 awards for the 34th, and that doesn't count the 10+ that they earned in different Divisions. I guess you stand out when you are out to prove something. The story of the black units - when they were allowed in combat - proved that.

Maj Todd O. USMC, Retired
Grandson of LTC John O'Brien
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