๐บ๐ฒWWII uncovered: On This Day in History: Daniel Inouye of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team Earns The Medal of Honor
๐บ๐ฒWWII uncovered: On This Day in History: Daniel Inouye of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team Earns The Medal of Honor "When Daniel Inouye heard the announcement of the formation of several segregated Japanese American battalions in the US Army he immediately quit his pre-med studies at the University of Hawaii and enlisted. Daniel was assigned to Company E in the 2nd Battalion of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team." - National Park Service "Inouye was promoted to Sergeant within his first year, and he was assigned as a platoon sergeant. He served in Italy in 1944 during the Rome-Arno before his regiment was transferred to the Vosges Mountains region of France." "Inouye and the 442nd proved their unbridled valor in the Vosges Mountains when they were ordered to find and rescue a lost battalion of 400 infantry cut off and surrounded by German forces. In five days of battle in the fall of 1944, the 442nd broke through German defenses and rescued 211 men. The 442n