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February 19, 1942
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed and issued the executive ordered relocation of people with Japanese descent. the evacuation of all persons deemed a threat to national security from the West Coast to relocation centers. This order targeted mainly Japanese Americans and we were forced to leave our homes and belongings to live in internment camps.

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March 31, 1942
All Japanese Americans were ordered to report to control stations and report for removal to an internment camp. We were given less than two weeks to sell our belongings and leave our homes. The Japanese internment camps were located in California, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Arkansas. My family and I were sent to an internment camp in Utah. We lived in barracks and there were limited resources but there was a sense of community at my internment camp which kept my moral up.

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Activation of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 

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Activation of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 

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February 1, 1943
President Roosevelt activated the 442nd RCT and Hawaii-born Nisei made up two-thirds of the regiment with the remaining third being Nisei from the mainland. Over 1,000 men from mainland US enlisted in the war, leaving their families in the internment camps.

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April 1943
The Japanese Americans arrived at Camp Shelby, Mississippi and there was a huge division between the "Katonks" and "Buddhaheads". The Buddhaheads did not understand why the Katonks were so serious and frugal with their money. They were not united and leaders decided to make the Buddhaheads visit a Arkansas internment camp and they quickly realized the Katonks' sad and lonely situation. After this experience, both groups of men became united and acted like a family.

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April 22, 1944
The 442nd RCT left the United States for their first overseas assignment in Europe. The 100th Battalion, another troop, fought in Europe as a part of the 442nd RCT. Their motto was "Go for Broke", as they were fighting against two things: the Axis Powers and American prejudice against Japanese Americans.

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June 26, 1944
The 442nd Unit and 100th Battalion went into battle together at the village of Belvedere in Suvereto, Tuscany. The troops were fighting the Germans and successfully trapped the German soldiers. They drove the enemy north and proved to themselves that they were strong and capable of winning.

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October 24-30, 1944
The 442nd Unit were ordered to rescue the cut-off 141st infantry battalion that was surrounded by the Germans in the Vosges mountains. The 442nd faced the deadliest fighting seen in war along with dense fog and poor conditions. Eventually the German defenses broke and the 100th and 442nd RCT reached the Lost Battalion on October 30th.

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November, 1944
The 442nd was sent to French Riviera to rest and build back their troops after losing men in tough battles. The 442nd patrolled the French-Italian border and occasionally faced enemy soldiers and land mines. The 442nd captured a one-man German submarine and sent it to the US Army.

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March 23, 1945 - April 25, 1945
The 442nd and 100th planned a surprise attack against German troops to capture the Gothic Line. Several attacks took place over a series of weeks. The 442nd captured multiple critical regions and greatly forced the enemies to retreat which ultimately resulted in a German defeat.

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On September 2, 1945, WWII had ended however the Nisei troops still remained in Europe to complete duties. The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was the most decorated Unit for its size and length of service in US Military history. 18,000 men served and the team earned 9,486 Purple Hearts, 21 Medals of Honor, and 7 Presidential Unit Citations.