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American Minorities in WWII. 442 nd Regimental Combat Team.

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1 American Minorities in WWII

2 442 nd Regimental Combat Team

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4 Japanese Americans born in America From Hawaii and mainland Served in the United States Army Fought in WWII in Italy, Southern France, and Germany Most decorated infantry regiment in the history of the U.S. Army

5 19512010

6 1984 1994

7 Tuskegee Airmen, 332 nd Fighter Group

8 African Americans pilots, trained in Tuskegee, Alabama Served in the U.S. Army Air Force Flew missions over Italy, France, and Germany Fought racism and segregation even within U.S. military

9 1995 2012

10 Navajo Code Talkers

11 Native Americans from the Navajo Tribe Served in the U.S. Marines Fought in the Pacific Code was never broken by the Japanese U.S. Army also used Native Americans from other tribes as code talkers

12 1959 2002


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