1. The Policy of Segregating Military Units
Following the Pearl Harbor bombing by the Japanese Empire in December 1941, other Americans were suspicious of Japanese Americans' loyalty to the United States. ... The government also kept Japanese Americans from military service by changing their draft status from 1-A draft eligible to 4-C, "enemy alien. " (American Valor). ... After eight campaigns in Italy and France, the soldiers of the 442nd Regiment received one Congressional Medal of Honor, three Presidential Unit Citations, nine Legion of Merits, eight Soldier's Medals, 238 Bronze Stars of Valor, 30 Division Commendations...
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