<P> The 442nd Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army and is the only infantry formation in the Army Reserve . The regiment is best known for its history as a fighting unit composed almost entirely of second - generation American soldiers of Japanese ancestry who fought in World War II . Beginning in 1944 , the regiment fought primarily in Europe during World War II , in particular Italy , southern France , and Germany . </P>
<P> The 442nd Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army and is the only infantry formation in the Army Reserve . The regiment is best known for its history as a fighting unit composed almost entirely of second - generation American soldiers of Japanese ancestry who fought in World War II . Beginning in 1944 , the regiment fought primarily in Europe during World War II , in particular Italy , southern France , and Germany . </P>
what kind of soldiers compromised the highly decorated 442nd regimental combat team
what kind of soldiers compromised the highly decorated 442nd regimental combat team
second - generation American soldiers of Japanese ancestry
second - generation American soldiers of Japanese ancestry