442nd Regimental Combat Team Photograph Album
Scope and Contents
18 black and white photographs spanning 8 pages which feature soldiers from a Japanese American segregated regiment. Most of the photographs are of the soldiers posing, working, and relaxing at camp, most likely Camp Shelby in Mississippi. Three photos are accompanied by captions. The regiment was made up mostly of second generation Japanese citizens who fought mostly in Europe. Their motto was "Go for Broke" and they are the most decorated unit in the history of American war fighting. Sources consulted for this finding aid: Goforbroke.org
Dates
- Creation: 1942-1944
Creator
- United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd (Organization)
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Extent
0.01 Linear Feet
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase from Langdon Manor Books with funds from the Lyon Gardiner Tyler Library Endowment, 2018.
- Title
- Guide to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team Photograph Album
- Author
- Christina R. Luers, CA
- Date
- 2018-12-03
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository