Cool. Well, I was going to wait until May for AAPI Heritage to do a daily post of Asian American valor. But since the Army is filled with bootlicking, segregationist, feckless cowards, fuck it we ball.
Let’s carry the fire 🧵:
Let’s carry the fire 🧵:
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Jeff Yang
The Army just deleted without explanation its page about the 442nd “GO FOR BROKE” infantry regiment—the Japanese American WW2 unit that is the most decorated in US military history.
Archive is here:
web.archive.org/web/20250304...
Page was here:
www.army.mil/asianpacific...
Disgusting.
Archive is here:
web.archive.org/web/20250304...
Page was here:
www.army.mil/asianpacific...
Disgusting.
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Frank was born on 5 June 1923 in Delta, CO to a Japanese immigrant father and an Irish mother. His personal military records were lost in the 1973 National
Frank's squad is on the attack against a fixed and well prepared German position. He kills a machine gun team with his BAR at a range of 300 yards. Insane.
The Germans then counterattack and Frank loses control of his weapon from enemy fire. As enemy troops closing in, he holds them off with a barrage of grenades.
However, Frank's platoon starts mounting up casualties including his Platoon Leader.
At this point, the assault begins to stall and exposes the platoon at the forward line of advance and forced to begin a withdrawal.
Hiroshi Miyamura is a MoH recipient and a USDA certified hot dude. He was born on 6 October 1925, 4th of 7, to Japanese immigrants who settled in Gallup, NM in 1923.
Like many other Nisei, Hiroshi was initially barred from service, labeled as an "enemy alien" by his government.
We owe much to those before us and we should remember them.
Born on 7 September 1924 in Honolulu to Japanese immigrants, Dan witnessed the Pearl Harbor attack and served as a volunteer aid worker tending the wounded.
Deemed an “enemy alien” by his government, his initial attempts to join up were unsuccessful.
Sadao was a Nisei born on 17 August 1922 in LA to Japanese parents. He joined up in late 1941, a month before Pearl Harbor. After Executive Order 9066 was signed, his family was forcibly removed from their home and put into a concentration camp.
Allan Masaharu Ohata was born on 13 September 1918, one of eight children. He grew up helping his parents with their flower business and worked with his brother at a spare parts business before being drafted into the Army in November 1941.
During the enemy attack, the automatic rifleman's weapon was disabled by enemy fire and he cries out to Allan for help. Without regard for his own safety, Allan rushes to the replace the man's position and covers his withdraw to rearm.
For his valor, he was initially awarded a Distinguished Service Cross. This was later upgraded to a MoH and awarded posthumously by Pres. Bill Clinton in 21 June 2000.
He joined the all Japanese 100th Infantry Battalion as a replacement in Italy, taking part in rescuing the Lost Battalion of the 36th Infantry.
On April 5, 1945, Sadao was engaged in fighting at the Gothic Line, like Dan Inouye.
While he was taking cover in a crater with two other soldiers, a German grenade bounced off his helmet and landed near them. Without hesitation, Sadao dove on it
He saved his friends and his company went on to break the Gothic Line.
His gallantry and selfless service is consistent with the highest values of the nation and the Army.
We will not forget.
On 21 April 1945, Dan’s squad participated in an attack on German prepared positions on the Gothic Line. Ignoring his wounds to his stomach, he helped his men
For these actions, he received the Medal of Honor. He left his he army as a Captain in 1947.
Those of us who come after will not forget you.