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To: restornu
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team is the most decorated unit in U.S. military history.

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6,135 posted on 06/30/2004 3:02:02 PM PDT by westmex (To he!! with it all)
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To: westmex
The troops of the 442nd Regiment fought in eight major campaigns in Italy, France and Germany, including the battles at Belmont, Bruyeres and Biffontaine. At Biffontaine, the unit fought perhaps its most famous battle, the "Rescue of the Lost Battalion". In this bloody confrontation, the 442nd unit lost more than 800 troops to rescue 211 members of the Texan 1st Battalion of the 141st Regi

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6,136 posted on 06/30/2004 3:07:46 PM PDT by westmex (To he!! with it all)
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