What was the best U.S. Military Unit in WWII?

Download Lords Mobile to win BIG prizes here: https://igg.com/event/simplehistory $6,000 CASH and a $350 gift pack for everyone! The 442nd Regimental Combat Team Nickname: The Purple Heart Battalion Motto: "Go for Broke" There was one unit that stands out during World War II. It was the 442nd Infantry Regiment with more than 15,000 awards and decorations, when the estimated number of men who served was 18,000. Including: 21 Medals of Honor 29 Distinguished Service Crosses 1 Distinguished Service Medal 588 Silver Star Medals 22 Legion of Merit Medals 15 Soldier s Medals 5,200 Bronze Star Medals 9,486 Purple Hearts 36 Army Commendation Medals 87 Division Commendations 7 Presidential Unit Citations 2 Meritorious Service Unit Commendations Congressional Gold Medal awarded on November 2, 2011. Become a Simple History member: https://www.youtube.com/simplehistory/join Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory Copyright: DO NOT translate and re-upload our content on Youtube or other social media. SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the Simple History books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/simple-history-official-merch Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ https://www.facebook.com/Simple-History-549437675141192/ https://twitter.com/SimpleHistoryYT Credit: Created by Daniel Turner Script: Dejan Milivojevic Narrator: Chris Kane https://vocalforge.com/ Music Credit: The Big Decision by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Sources: The Story of the 442nd Combat Team. Information - Education Section, MTOUSA Shirey, Orville C. Americans, The Story of the 442nd Combat Team.Washington: Infantry journal Press, 1946 Duus, Masayo Umezawa. Unlikely Liberators: The Men of the 100th and 442nd. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1987. Personal Justice Denied: Report of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Paperback – 15 Jun. 1996 by Wartime Relocation Commission Nisei Soldiers In World War II: The Campaign In The Vosges Mountains By LCDR Joni L. Parker USN Unlikely Liberators: The Men of the 100th and 442nd By Masayo Umezawa Duus Going for Broke: Japanese American Soldiers in the War against Nazi Germany By James M. McCaffrey http://www.goforbroke.org