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Q: Which unit suffered most casualties in World War 2?
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What is the most decorated army unit in World War 2?

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team which was composed of Japanese-Americans .


What was the most decorated unit in world war 1?

its was the 369th infantry an all black regiment that was never wanted by the whites in the first place


What were the blacks called during world war 2?

I just obtained a copy of a YANK Magazine article about the African-American 333 Field Artillery Battalion that was highly decorated. The article refers to the soldiers as Negroes.The 333 FA was in the path of the German attack during the Battle of the Bulge on 16-17 December 1944. It suffered more casualties than any other field artillery battalion in Europe. Due to heavy losses, it was merged with the 969 Field Artillery Battalion and supported the 101st Airborne Division's defense of Bastonge. The 969 FA and members of the 333 FA serving with them received the Presidential Unit Citation.


What contributions did the Japanese Americans make in World War 2 and what events did they take part in?

The Japanese-Americans were formed into an infantry battalion of Nisei volunteers (second generation Japanese-Americans) that was known as the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. They trained in Camp Shelby, MS and included uits of the Hawaiian National Guard, the 100th Battalion (Seperate). This unit was sent to Italy where it was attached to various infantry divisions, such as the 34th and 36th Divisions. Later, it was transferred to Southern France where it suffered heavy casualties in an attempt to rescue the "lost battalion" of the 36th Infantry Division. It was then transferred back to Italy where it was used to re-inforce the all-Black 92nd "Buffalo" Infantry Division on the western coast of Italy. It was the only infantry unit to be transferred over to France and back to Italy. It was one of the most highly decorated American units in WW2---a credit to the Japanese-Americans. Senator Daniel Inouye was a Lieutenant in this unit and he had his right arm shattered by a grenade while elminating 3 machine nests. In 2002, his award was upgraded to a Medal of Honor.


What are the most gruesome Japanese War crimes?

Unit 731

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Did George S Patton and his troops suffer heavy?

Both George S Patton's units suffered casualties, generally no more than any other outfits. The US Marines suffered heavy casualties per unit at Iwo Jima in '45, General Buckner's 10th Army suffered heavy casualties at Okinawa, Admiral Turner's heavy cruisers suffered terribly at Savo Island in '42. Patton's son George S. Patton commanding the 11th ACR in Vietnam named his numerous gardens after men of his commmand killed in the war.


How many US Casualties on D Day?

"Casualties" refers to all losses suffered by the armed forces: killed, wounded, missing in action (meaning that their bodies were not found) and prisoners of war. There is no "official" casualty figure for D-Day. Under the circumstances, accurate record keeping was very difficult. For example, some troops who were listed as missing may actually have landed in the wrong place, and have rejoined their parent unit only later. In April and May 1944, the Allied air forces lost nearly 12,000 men and over 2,000 aircraft in operations which paved the way for D-Day. The breakdown of US casualties was 1465 dead, 3184 wounded, 1928 missing and 26 captured. Of the total US figure, 2499 casualties were from the US airborne troops (238 of them being deaths). The casualties at Utah Beach were relatively light: 197, including 60 missing. However, the US 1st and 29th Divisions together suffered around 2000 casualties at Omaha Beach.


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What unit has the most medals of honor?

This question always gets someone's dander up! It usually is based onthe "unit size". The 100/442 Regimental Combat Team was a segregatedJapanese/American Unit that saw action in 8 major European Campaignsreceived 7 Presidential Unit Citation and suffered 9,466 casualties (PurpleHeart), and its members received 20 Congressional Medals of Honor and52 Distinguished Service Crosses. Counting second awards (Oak LeafClusters) they won 588 Silver Stars and 5,200 Bronze Stars plus about4 dozen other other individual awards like the Legion of Merit, etc., etc.I salute them!


What unit in a US Civil War battle had by far the fewest casualties?

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What us the most common political unit in our world today?

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The unit for measuring long distances used by most nations of the world starts with k?

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