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Crackers, the ones from Hawaii. You know

what they call us mainlanders? Katonks.

The way they tell it, if you rap on our

heads, it's like hitting a coconut.

Hollow heads, you know. Katong, katong,

katong.

Look where you're going, will you?

90-day wonder. Still got the original

shine on those bars.

Lieutenant Grayson to see the adjutant.

He's not in, sir. The colonel said he'd

see him self. Thank you.

You can go right in, sir.

Thank you.

Lieutenant Grayson reports for duty,

sir. Ready as Lieutenant. Welcome to

Camp Shelby.

Thank you, sir.

Is your first assignment since receiving

your commission? Yes, sir.

Well, Lieutenant, it's a rough one.

The platoon you're taking over is just

ready to start training, and as you may

have noticed, our facilities are not all

that they might be.

We're short of officers, short of

equipment, short of everything except

trainees, and they're coming in by the

carload.

This is a brand new outfit, a new kind

of outfit. No precedent for it except

one battalion that was activated in

Hawaii, and they haven't been tested

yet.

What do you think of the idea,

Lieutenant?

Sir, I'd like to make a request.

What is it?

I'd like your permission, sir, to put in

for a transfer to the 36th Division.

You see, sir, I'm from Texas.

>> What has that got to do with it?

Nothing, sir, except that the 36th is an

old Texas National Guard outfit, and

I've been in it ever since I got in the

army. That is, until they sent me to

OCS.

I never would have gone if I thought

Sir, I just took it for granted that I'd

go back to the 36th.

And you're sure that's the only reason

you have for wanting a transfer?

Yes, sir.

No objection to working with the kind of

troops we have here.

The army was facing an emergency at the

start of the war, a possible invasion by

Japanese troops.

So, all Japanese Americans were

evacuated from the West Coast. There was

no loyalty check, no screening, nothing.

If there were any spies among them, I

can assure you they're not in the 442.

Every man in this outfit has been

investigated, reinvestigated, and

re-reinvestigated.

I suggest you start getting acquainted.

Your platoon sergeant's over in the

supply room, O'Hara.

O'Hara?

That's right. Takashi O'Hara.

Hey, wait a minute.

Come back here.

How long you've been in the army,

soldier?

Let me see now. Maybe I I've been inside

uh two, three months. How long you've

been inside, Lieutenant?

Don't you know you're supposed to hold

your salute till an officer returns it?

Oh, sure. Sometimes forget. Sometimes

forget to say "sir", too, don't you?

Sometimes.

Well, don't forget it anymore.

No, sir.

That's your own uniform?

Sir, that's the smallest size he got,

the supply sergeant, sir.

Well, roll those sleeves down.

I hold salute, sir?

Why you wearing leggings with a class A

uniform?

To keep my pants up, sir. Long like

that.

Well, get them cut down. Oh, yes, sir.

Hey, they I will see the tailor, sir.

You better see somebody today before I

see you again.

All right, men. All I want to see is

backbones and elbows.

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Come on.

Any minute, little Phoebe. Pretty little

Phoebe.

Watch that stuff, huh? Get your money

down, suckers. It's all right. Go for

broke. Break him up. Break him up. New

lieutenant outside. Must be the one for

us. Oh, boy. 8 ft tall and mean like

anything. Number one manini guy.

Chicken. Well,

honeymoon's over. Mix me up. Only see

outfit. How come only officers?

>> That's just to make us a little more

miserable. First, they pick out the

crummiest camp in the United States. Why

did you ever enlist? That's what I want

to know. Why? Because a wise guy college

man like you snowed me under with a lot

of fancy talk. You guys from relocation

centers. Okay, you probably got it

better here. But me? I was on the

outside. Iowa. A free man knocking off

500 bucks a month. 500 bucks? No. 500

bucks, yeah. Chick sexing. I can look at

chicken, tell you if it's a he or a she.

Now, who'd want to know that except

another chick? You pay for the poultry

feed, and you'd want to know. A he ain't

no good at all when it grows up. Only

the she's. How come chicken farmers no

can find out themselves? Too bashful?

You funny man.

Chick sexing is a science. It was

developed in Japan, and it's one field

where Buddhahead gets a break.

Mean to say you never heard of it?

I just got as far as the birds and the

bees. These college you guys are sharp,

you know that?

Four years at USC, and he's a bonafide,

recognized fruit peddler.

Yes, sir. A fruit peddler with an

architect's degree. I could have got a

job as an architect if I kept trying.

>> Well, why didn't you?

It's just my eyes. Couldn't handle all

that close work. Yeah, eye trouble.

That's what it was. All you need is

corrective glasses to take the slant out

of your eye.

Don't take it easy, huh?

I chick.

Come on. Get it done.

What can I help

Boy, oh, boy. You are lucky katonk.

Wish I got packages like that. You and

me both.

You sent packages? Yeah, hand me those

cans, will you?

Where you going to send? Brother in army

in Pacific? Uh-uh. Family in a

relocation camp in Arizona. Arizona,

USA. You think that chow here is bad?

Brother.

You can even get sold? Oh, sure. They've

got a canteen loaded with stuff.

Anything you want if you can get there

before they're sold out.

Yes, sir. All the comforts of home.

Only one block from the barracks to the

toilets and showers. Barracks?

Everybody all thrown together? Got

partitions. Separate room for each

family. My folks are lucky, only five of

them since I left.

Treat you like that.

Hard to figure why a guy volunteer for

the army.

We have to do something so we never get

a deal like that again. We show

We show must Buddhaheads good soldiers,

good Americans. That's the idea. I hope

it works. Sure, it works.

Already a lot of stuff in newspapers

about the 442. Yeah, all we need now is

casualty lists.

Gee. That's a pretty girl.

What her name? Terry. Terry. Nice name.

Your wife? Not yet.

What you waiting?

This is a great time to be starting a

family, isn't it?

You katonks funny guys.

Boy, if I had a girl like that, they got

to draft me. No volunteer. No, sir.

Draft me and drag me away.

Go for broke. Once more, that's all I

ask. NATURAL.

SEVEN. LET ME SEE THOSE DICE.

YEAH, SUP.

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AT EASE.

MEN, THIS IS Lieutenant Grayson, our

platoon leader.

Pick up that money.

Pick it up.

Yes, sir. Donation for the company fund,

sergeant. Give it to Sergeant O'Hara.

Can he do that?

It's my money. I want that man's name,

sergeant. There's no talking after the

command at ease. Yes, sir. This man, no

dog tags, needs haircut, window

unwashed, uniforms hanging wrong way,

haircut, shave, bunk out of line, dog

tags, window, beer can on shelf, dirty

floor, dirty boots, haircut, window,

bowl of milk on a floor.

Bowl stolen from mess hall, brought cat

into barracks, floor, boots, dog tag,

haircut, dust on rafters, window,

haircut, dog tags, boots, bunk out of

line, litter on floor, boots.

Look at the book, sergeant. They're all

on the list.

You men will fall out for a speed hike

at 8:00 tonight. Before that, I want

this hutment GI'd. Get them started on

it right away, sergeant. Floor scrubbed,

rafters dusted, windows washed, boots

shined, bunks made.

I want those blankets stretched so tight

that when you drop a quarter on them,

it'll bounce.

I'll be back twice a day from now on

with a pair of white gloves and a

quarter.

You old chicken expert, what do you make

of him?

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I want to go back to my little grass

shack

back in Kaukakua Valley.

I want to be with all the conies and

wahinis that I knew

long ago.

I can hear the old guitars playing.

Bakatari.

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Bakatari.

What did he say? I didn't hear anything,

sir. Bakatari, what does that mean?

Sorry, sir. I don't speak Japanese.

Boots, dog tag, window, dust on rafters,

floor, boots.

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Boots, floor, boots.

Blankets not tight enough.

Shirt unbuttoned, boots, window, floor.

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All right, up and over. Go back and try

it again.

I'm going to wait right here until

everybody makes it.

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You guys BEAT IT, QUICK.

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IN COMBAT, anything goes. That's why we

teach you dirty tactics.

I will now demonstrate a grip against

which there is absolutely no defense.

The sergeant will now try to get free.

Well, sergeant? You want me to try, sir?

Of course I want you to try. Very well,

sir.

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That was a kiss of death, brother.

A kiss of death. Yeah, the big brass

figures were right. I can smell that

salt air already.

Take another sniff, will you, and see if

it's the Pacific. Yeah, that's what I'm

smelling now.

>> You and me both.

Nobody want to go Pacific but me.

Well, I keep trying. Every time they ask

for volunteers.

>> Sorry, you have to speak perfect

Japanese. It's for combat intelligence

interpreters. They don't want Buddhahead

riflemen in the Pacific. Why?

Look, Tommy. A million guys fighting an

enemy that looks like us. What if a GI

sniper spots you over me? He'd see a

uniform. Yeah, probably figure we're

spies.

Sam,

I tell you something.

I don't like talk about it,

but I going to tell you.

Pearl Harbor Day, the planes they come.

You've been only read it.

I've been see it.

Pretty soon I go volunteer for the 100th

Battalion.

Too young.

And by the 442nd come up, I volunteer

again.

Too small.

Next time I stand on my toes a little

bit.

Okay, I'm in.

They send us Europe. Sure I going to

fight.

No better do I fight the ones who bombed

the islands.

>> It's the same enemy, Tommy. Maybe for

you.

Pearl Harbor Day,

two people visit friends near Honolulu.

They both been killed.

My mother, Sam.

My father. BAKATARI.

BAKATARI.

HEY, THIS IS MY BUDDY IN 100TH

BATTALION.

BEEN CALLED TOMMY.

YOU GO. No mail for Tommy.

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All right, close it up. Close it up.

Here's the list, lieutenant. Thanks,

captain.

Nagashoki.

William J. Nishikoka. Leonard S.

Uchikakuchi.

Uchikakuchi. Harry. Ikigani. Joseph T.

Kamakura. Sam W.

Toyotomi.

Toyotomi. Komatsu. Ishizaki. Satoshi.

Shimobukuro Otenshugui. Shima.

Shimobukuro Otenshugui.

Shima. George W. Thanks.

Fujimoto. Thomas H.

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Any scuttlebutt on where the scow has

taken us? I was just going to ask you,

lieutenant.

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I'm sending

my thoughts back home to you.

Hey, Sam. How do you know so sure we're

going to England? Because that's where

the line formed for the invasion of

France, and it's coming off any day now.

That says shock troops. Just in time.

They used up the 100th Battalion at

Casino. But anyway, it won't be the

Pacific. How do you know? You ever hear

of the Panama Canal?

Hey Sam, what do you think? Maybe so,

huh? Well, if it's the Pacific, we've

been sailing 3 days in the wrong

direction. The navigator don't know.

Nobody knows. Drives you nuts.

Oh, I'll get it. Thank you, Lieutenant.

For 20 years, the Italian people have

been fed on bunk.

Their propagandists declare that all of

our people look upon Italians with

contempt, regarding them as a race of

hand organ men and banana peddlers.

We know that such statements are lies.

Racial prejudice is abhorrent to our

American concept of democracy.

Naples. Well, that's old world history.

Majestic Vesuvius, the Castle of

Sant'Elmo,

the famous churches,

the magnificent harbor, second to none

in all the world.

These and many other historic sites are

of interest to the soldier.

Take advantage of this opportunity. See

as much as you can.

You've got a great chance to do now,

major expenses paid, what would cost you

a lot of your own money after the war.

You'll want to poke around in quaint

out-of-the-way places, and the only way

to do that is to walk.

Be sure to allow plenty of time in

Naples so you can take it all in at a

nice, leisurely pace. Start your

promenade at the harbor.

The Italian practice is to have a siesta

hour sometime between 1:00 and 4:00 in

the afternoon.

If this custom remains in vogue during

occupational period, you will save time

and patience by confining your shopping

to other hours.

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Continuing our tour of picturesque

Italy, we come to the Via Casilina,

which leads directly to Rome.

The districts around Rome are full of

places of historical interest, and

transportation is excellent.

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Take a break. Take 10.

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Everybody rides but the Buddha here.

Hey, your friend, John. Hey Bella, he

okay? Not even a scratch. He's a few

trucks back.

Hey,

haven't got an extra top string, have

you? I don't think so. WHERE YOU GOING?

SAME PLACE AS YOU, FAIZAN. Haven't you

heard? We've been attached to the 442,

one big happy family. I'LL GET IT. RIGHT

ON, BOY. HERE, TOP STRING.

WHAT WAS THAT?

I SAID VERY SORRY. SORRY, SIR.

Within easy reach of Rome are the

medieval towns of Tuscany, sleepy little

villages scarcely touched by the march

of civilization.

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Take 10.

Hello, John.

Buongiorno. No, signorina.

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No, but I'd like to learn.

The door open?

The door, the door. It's open,

Lieutenant.

Grazie, signorina.

The lady's going to mend this for me.

Call me when the word goes down to move

out.

>> Yes, sir. The eyes of Texas are upon you

all the livelong day.

You know, I got a hunch you're coming

into a bottle of vino. Maybe. Yeah, I

just got a feeling the lieutenant's

going to take care of us.

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Grazie.

Break's over.

Let's go. All right. On your feet.

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Lieutenant Grayson, I forgot to tell him

we're moving out. Holy mackerel, what do

I do? Hold it up.

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I could use some vino, darling. Oh, si,

signorina. Per? Uh, per, uh, favore?

Grazie, signorina.

Salute.

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Come again, per favore?

Amico. Friend.

No, I don't know him. Your friend, huh?

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John Smith. Capitano John Smith.

Glad to meet you, sir.

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Don't tell me where you got that good

conduct ribbon. Let me guess.

How about some more vino, huh?

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That's my old outfit. Where did you get

this? Who gave it to you? John Smith.

John Smith, huh? Is he still around

here? When did you see him last?

Oh, cosa dice? I got to find somebody

that talk English. I'll be right back.

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Grayson.

Your platoon's dug in over there. Come

here a minute, will you?

I've got a message for you from the

colonel. He was up here inspecting our

positions. The colonel? That's right.

He said to tell you he was particularly

pleased with the way your platoon was

deployed.

Thanks for covering up. And now I'm

supposed to say you're welcome, and

that's that until the next time, huh?

There won't be any next time. Don't

worry about that. I'll tell you when to

leave.

You're such a stickler on military

courtesy for your men. From now on, you

and I are going by the book, understand?

Yes, sir.

I don't mind telling you, Grayson, if

there was any chance of getting a

replacement for you, I'd have had you

court-martialed for this.

Ever since you joined the outfit, you've

been the one man in this company who's

been out of step. You'd pick it up,

Lieutenant, and pick it up fast, or

you're going to find yourself

volunteering for every dirty detail that

comes up. Is that clear?

Yes, sir.

That'll be all.

Did you do a good job, Lieutenant?

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Where's Kanaka? Sam? I was looking for

water, Lieutenant. How do you like that?

Dying of thirst in the middle of a

river. I want to see him the minute he

gets back. Yes, sir.

Hiya, paisan.

Masami, Eddie. Vino, fresh off the vine.

Salute.

Good health, my son.

Okole maluna.

Mahalo.

FREE SAMPLE. THANKS.

EDDIE. EDDIE. YOU STAY HERE, TOMMY.

WATCH OUT.

Come on. KEEP CLOSE TO THE WALL.

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STAY HERE. ONE AT A TIME.

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KEEP OFF THE EASY.

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Anybody home?

Give me cover.

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You okay, Masami? Just a scratch.

Jerry intelligence officer.

The greatest disguises.

Hiya, paisan.

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Shells are becoming a lot closer if

those Jerries are still in that

observation post.

One of them was an officer, you're

saying?

Oh, yes, Colonel, sir.

You certainly earn that.

Take this over to S2, Sergeant. Yes,

sir.

Too bad about that 100th Battalion man.

What did they say at the aid station

about the other one who was wounded?

Million-dollar wound, sir. They're

sending him back to Rome. Good.

Well, anytime you're in the

neighborhood, drop in. Thank you, sir. I

mean that. I want to keep in close touch

with you men of the line.

They been treating you all right? Yes,

sir. You're sure now, no complaints?

No, sir.

All right. Good luck to you.

Sir, could I have a word with you?

Of course.

At ease, Lieutenant. You remember, sir,

that I told you I came from the 36th

Division? Remember it very well.

Well, sir, I just happen to hear that

the 36th is somewhere in this area. Was,

Lieutenant. They're way up ahead of us

now.

Oh.

Oh, well, in that case you'd like to get

back in the Texas Army, eh? Oh, no, sir.

I was just hoping I'd get a chance to

visit them. Well, I'll do better than

that. If we ever meet up with the 36th,

I'll try and work out a transfer. Oh.

Thank you very much, sir. Not at all, be

a pleasure. That'll be all, Lieutenant.

It's all right, paisan.

Maybe he know me scared, too, huh?

Gives a man a nice feeling knowing you

can always go to the old man if you're

not getting a fair shake, huh,

Lieutenant?

Sure I feel bad about forgetting to call

you when we moved out of that town this

afternoon. Hope you see the way it

happened.

>> Forget it. Forget it. I can't. It was

all my fault. They might have had you up

for desertion. Well, they'll never get

out. The men will keep it quiet. I'll

see to that, sir. Thanks. Thanks.

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Squad leaders up front. Squad leaders up

front.

Squad leaders up front.

Squad leaders up front.

Squad leaders up front. Squad leaders up

front.

Are you from the 100th Battalion? Yeah.

What happens when a MAN GETS HIT?

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SOMETIMES THEY YELL.

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SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.

Squad leaders don't last long.

>> the medics, how do they get TO YOU?

MEDICS! MEDICS!

GET ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. HIT

IT.

LET'S GO, BOY.

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SQUAD LEADERS up front.

Squad leaders up front. Squad leaders up

front.

Squad leaders up front.

Squad leaders up front.

Squad leaders up front. Squad leaders up

front. Squad leaders up front. What are

you waiting for, Sergeant?

I forgot.

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Squad leaders up front.

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Hey, you better move, Sam, if you going

to shake.

Have a good time, Frank.

How can I miss Rome? The greatest

architecture in the world. 24-hour

passes. Big hearted, ain't they?

I'm going to see a lot of things in the

next 24 hours I've dreamed about all my

life. The Forum, St. Peter's, the

Pantheon. Any other outfit, I bet they

get three day passes. Yeah, not just one

man at a time either.

Relax.

That reminds me Tommy, are you having

chicken for dinner?

No Joe. Yeah, I was talking to one of

the cooks. Fried chicken. Good boy. It

smell like bear. Not me. You know what I

like best? Barbecued pork. Yes, sir.

There's nothing like barbecued pork,

especially the way I make it.

HEY PAUL.

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FAME.

FAME. HUNGRY. HUNGRY. OKAY, plenty meat

on her.

No eat. No eat. No. No.

I saw him kind of young for papa, no?

Three months. Three months. Three, four,

five.

Nine bottles, 10. No.

Yeah, help me stop. Eyes on too.

He don't like cookies.

Maybe bambinos, eh? Sure, go ahead.

Who does prom, sir? Your mother?

Jerry. Hey, remember that time we took

Superetto? It was on a news broadcast

coast to coast and they mentioned the

442. No kidding. I'm telling you in that

very newspaper stories, lots of them.

The 100th getting a presidential

citation from General Mark Clark. So set

up here 140.

Let me see that.

How you like that? They going to let

your kid brother leave relocation camp

and work on a farm. Next month they

going to pick sugar beets out of the

war. Well, what do you know? He's been

trying to swing that deal for months.

Good boy.

All okay. Nobody sick.

Oh.

Oh, excuse, sir.

That's okay.

I'll read the rest to you.

Honestly, Sam, you'd hardly recognize

the old homestead. Maybe it looks the

same. The barracks, the barbed wire, the

MPs, but it isn't the same anymore.

Nothing's the same because everybody

knows what the 442 is doing. And what

means most to me is a change in the kids

in my class. She teaches in camp school.

I know. I know. First grade. They were

such sad little people. Never laughed.

Never made a sound. Today I'm happy to

say I have as noisy a classroom as

you'll find in America. More better now.

Echo tone. Looks like we can I go plenty

better now.

I miss you so very much, my darling. I

can't find words to tell you how dear

you are to

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Hold it. Hold it small.

I see you tomorrow. I got to go to the

CPM pick up my test.

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Just want to let you know we're back,

sir. Oh, good.

You're just in time. Oh, thanks.

Sergeant, have the driver report to the

motor pool, will you? Yes, sir. He's got

a Full tank, sir. All set to go with the

next batch.

I was all set to go, too.

Change of orders. We're going back on

the line.

That's kind of rough.

Somebody was telling me your folks came

from Rome.

Little town near there.

Oh, well. I'll get to see it someday.

I'm sure you will.

Hey, we met up with some of your folks

while you were gone. Your old outfit.

The 36th? They passed us on their way

back. The Texas wonders had all they

could take, so they called them a 442.

Where'd they go? The word is they're

being moved to another theater of

operations.

Is that straight? Looks like you're

stuck with us for the rest of the war.

Guy gets into fights. It's a hot one

when you come to think of it. Oh, I

don't know.

A lot of us had parents who were born in

enemy countries. Italian-Americans,

German-Americans. That's different, sir,

and you know it. Why?

Well, it's just The shape of their eyes?

Or is it the color of their skin?

Tell the truth, sir. Wouldn't you rather

be with some other outfit?

If I knew of a better outfit, but I

don't.

Will that be all, sir? You don't have to

be so formal. It was your idea to go by

the book. That was a long time ago.

I'll see you later.

How was it, Lieutenant? Great.

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I hope the supply sergeant takes good

care of your pig. Yeah, I sure hope he

feeds him good so he'll be nice and fat

when we get back off the line.

Hey Frank, look. Look at that.

Must be an old Roman villa. Yeah, you

can tell it's Roman by those columns.

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Rub up from another war, huh? It's hard

to believe. Over 2,000 years old. The

battles that must have been fought

around here. Napoleon, Charlemagne,

Caesar, Alexander the Great, all the way

back to biblical times. More better we

fight like biblical times.

I read in the Bible.

Your army pick number one man. Enemy

pick number one man. One by big fight.

Two men, one killed, war over. I

nominate Lieutenant Grayson for our

side. No, I wouldn't know who to root

for.

It's some kind of headquarters, all

right. And it looks like they're getting

ready to pull out.

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Yeah, with all their maps and records.

And one machine gun's holding us back.

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Little mortar to the right. 30 yards.

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Any more? Be right back. 30 yards to the

right. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH, how's

that?

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Come on, let's take a walk.

HEY, YOU OVER THERE.

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Not you.

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You take over, O'Hara.

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THAT'S ONE HERE.

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GO.

WHERE'S THAT MORTAR?

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>> I DON'T THINK THESE COLUMNS WILL BE HERE

FOR THE NEXT WAR.

HOW ABOUT THAT MORTAR?

RUN AWAY.

I got to move it.

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HURRY UP WITH THAT MORTAR. OKAY. OKAY.

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Move the gun.

RIGHT, 50 YARDS RIGHT.

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SHORT, SHORT. GIVE IT ANOTHER 50 YARDS.

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NOW MOVE IT TO THE LEFT JUST A LITTLE.

FASTEST, FORWARD IT ON.

DEMOLITION.

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YOU NEED THEM? HUSTLE.

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HOLD IT. HOLD IT. CEASE FIRE.

LET'S GO.

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WHAT KIND OF TROOPS ARE THESE? CHINESE?

JAPANESE. Didn't the Hitler tell you?

Japan surrendered and they're fighting

on our side now.

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Well, it beats walking.

Maybe walking through Italy wasn't so

bad. Didn't you get the letter with the

telegram? We're shipping out.

>> Shipping out?

And so we take leave of sunny Italy and

sail the seven seas to to where?

My guess is the Pacific. You really

think so, Lieutenant?

Yeah, but don't worry about it. I

haven't guessed right once since I've

been in the army.

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Watch that stuff. Sorry.

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Tommy.

Oh, hello, Lieutenant.

I told you to go easy on that leg.

Plenty okay now, Lieutenant. What did

you leave the hospital for?

I've been staying, Lieutenant, three

weeks. Long time, sir.

Don't you realize officially you're

AWOL?

I don't know whether to put you in for a

Silver Star or have you court-martialed.

Got to leave hospital, sir.

Big room on 442 going Pacific.

You planning to sack get left behind,

huh?

Sir,

maybe we still going to fight Japan. You

think so, maybe?

No, Tommy.

It's definitely French.

Bad cop, I catch him in a hospital.

More better NOW. SEE YOU GOOD.

WELL, GOODBYE, LIEUTENANT.

GOODBYE, TOMMY.

You are about to play a personal part in

pushing the Germans out of France.

Just west of the Riviera district in

southern France lies the port of

Marseille.

You will be fortunate indeed if you are

stationed in this fascinating city.

However,

the chances are you will be located in

the provinces.

Rooms with private bath are still deluxe

in provincial towns and you won't always

have steam heat.

But there are many compensations. For

instance,

your breakfast will be brought to your

bedroom without extra charge.

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First class on French trains ranks with

our extra fare trains. Second ranks with

our parlor car and third class is like

our ordinary day coach.

If French coaches are less comfortable

than ours, remember that they are also

less expensive.

It all evens up. Who's got the time?

2:20, sir. Thanks.

Who do you think I got to see about it,

sir? S1 personnel. They assign the new

replacements.

But they're not going to put two

brothers in the same platoon. My kid

brother's got a way with him, sir. And

he's just liable to talk them into

Bad enough being in the same regiment.

In the same platoon.

Yeah, I'd hate for my folks to get two

telegrams from the War Department on the

same day.

Where are you going? Think I'll run in

my platoon, sir. Can't overdo it, sir.

It's our business, Lieutenant. I keep

forgetting. And here I've been an

officer for two hours and 20 minutes.

How are you doing, Grayson?

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Hey, sir. You think Terry okay? Sure, it

was just a little cold. I feel more

better when I mail catch up. Long time

you don't get mail. I wonder how my

brother's making out. Me, too.

I guess he work on a sugar beet farm

already two, three weeks.

Hey, O'Hara, we want the mail. Write

your congressman.

In hat.

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Add your work. Get it on, men. How do I

like that? Do they give a commission to

one of us Buddhahead? No, they give it

to the Mick. O'Hara, the fighting

Irishman. Fair then, you can say that

again. Now, get along with your blarney.

I've got something to tell you.

That is, that is. Let's be having a

little military courtesy. Yes, sir.

I

haven't been assigned yet, but it looks

like I'll be taking over another

platoon.

Probably won't be seeing much of you

guys.

Just wanted to say, well,

so long.

He going to make good platoon leader.

Yeah, while he lasts. He's welcome to

them. Goodbye, sir.

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Sam, look at those buildings, 17th

century. I'm looking at that bakery.

Go ahead, Tommy. I'll keep an eye on the

fake.

Stick close to the train, you guys. I'm

tired of rounding up stragglers.

Arigato.

What did he say?

That's Japanese for for thank you.

They're very polite.

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When did you learn that song? When?

That's right. When did you learn it?

Learn what? The song, song, The Eyes of

Texas Are Upon You.

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NO, NO, NO. WHEN YOU LEARN SONG? AH,

last week, soldiers. 36th Division? I

think so. Big T. Are they still here?

No, party. Yesterday.

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Well, well, the ambassador from Texas.

Good afternoon, sir.

You know, Lieutenant, I had you down as

a determined man,

but I didn't think you had enough drag

to get the whole darn outfit transferred

to the 36th. Transferred? That's right,

Lieutenant.

We've been attached to the 36th

Division.

I guess that makes us honorary Texans.

Well, fan my brow. Keep an eye out for

Captain Ross's partner.

What do you know about that?

I thought you'd be pleased, Lieutenant.

This is the man we've been looking for,

Major. One of the new combat commissions

to replace him. I got this one in his

platoon, sir. O'Hara. Good, he can take

over.

Take over my platoon, sir?

We've got a request for liaison officer

to work out of 36th headquarters.

Someone who can get along with them and

knows the 442 thoroughly. But sir, I've

always been on the line. Do you think I

have the qualifications for a

headquarters job?

>> I think you'll make good. When a man

wants anything as badly as you've wanted

this. But sir, I don't want this.

Remember I told you I just wanted to

visit them. I've got a lot of friends in

the 36th. None of them at headquarters I

take it.

Sorry I couldn't arrange to have you

sent back to your own platoon. Colonel

Pence. Your orders will be issued

immediately.

All aboard! Check the special. DALLAS,

FORT WORTH, GALVESTON, HOUSTON, all

points south. YEAH, MAN.

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HOW do you like that Texas artillery,

strangers? Stranger? Me and I'm from

Texas myself. Well, pull up a chair and

have a mint julep.

>> That's mighty neighborly, friend, but

we're heading back towards town. Another

posse's going to spell us for a bit.

Tommy, sure I'd like to get back to that

town we left Paysan. He'd love

wonderful.

Howdy, stranger. Aloha.

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There's only one thing I don't like

about these buddy heads.

They don't dig them long enough.

[Applause]

Hello, my friend. Is here that is the

Paysan is here.

Paysan. Hello, Paysan. You looking good,

boy. You looking wonderful, Paysan. Come

on, Paysan, you beautiful Paysan.

Nice pig. He miss you much.

I miss him, too.

Oh, thanks for taking care of him.

Thanks a lot.

Thank you. You are very kind.

What's the matter? You don't smoke? Yes,

I smoke.

I was hoping maybe something to eat for

the children.

Chocolate, crackers, anything.

They have so little, so little to eat.

I don't have anything to eat. Trade the

cigarettes. Two packs. You can get a

couple of chickens for that.

>> Not here. No chickens left. Nothing.

All right.

I'll come back later. I hate the wars.

It won't be much. All we get is K

rations. It will be a feast for them.

I wish I could get something better.

Well, see you later. Goodbye, my friend.

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Thank you very much. How wonderful for

the children.

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Come on, Grace.

I want some Hawaiian.

Let's stop a minute, huh?

I won't be long.

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Get up on there. Yeah, yeah. GET UP

THERE.

COME ON. FOLLOW FOLLOW THE CAR.

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I'LL BE RIGHT.

CAN.

HEY.

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YOU'D LIKE SOME WINE? I CAN SEE IT, I

see. You have that clock?

Excuse me, the little ones there really

Japanese? They sure did. She wants to

know if you're Japanese.

I guess we can let her in on it, huh?

They're our new secret weapon. Twilight

fighters.

Twilight fighters? Yeah.

The army gives them shots to make them

turn green and yellow, see? They send

them out in the evening just as the

sun's going down. The enemy can't see

them in that light. Get the idea?

The guy's been looking for trouble all

night. If he makes one more crack up.

Lieutenant Grayson. How's the leg? Feels

like a fiddle now. How you feeling,

fella?

Say, who's your friend with all the

stripes?

>> They don't care who they make platoon

sergeant anymore. How about having a

refill with us, Lieutenant? Thanks,

Mike. I want to say hello to somebody.

My old platoon sergeant. I trained under

him. Be right back. Tommy.

Grayson. HOW ARE YOU? LIEUTENANT

GRAYSON. YEAH, HOW ABOUT THAT? How about

that drink? Great, great. Come on,

there's room down here.

That guy would be a buddy of Grayson's.

Five to one he don't come back for that

drink.

>> Get it up.

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Then tell me you really got it made.

What is this liaison racket? Oh, it

varies from a soft snap to an extra soft

snap. Thank you.

Tomorrow I'm moving out with you. How do

you like that? Back with the old

platoon. You mean I got to take orders

from you? No, I don't mess around with

you, dog face.

I'll be with the artillery observer.

You're getting your artillery from the

442 and he's never worked with them

before.

They're setting us up without our own

artillery.

Just the outfit looks real sweet on you.

But I do believe you're getting a little

big for your britches. I can always take

the bar off.

>> Anytime you say.

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OKADA. YO. ASOUKA. HEY, HEY.

NISHIGOKA. HEY.

Don't let it. Keep your tabs on. Come

on, snap it up. YOU'RE RIGHT.

KAMAKURA. OH, HERE, HERE. I TAKE OFF.

COOKIE.

IKEGAMI.

ONE COOKIE.

HEY, LOOK. HOW YOU LIKE THAT? Two sets.

I will see my Sammy.

Two sets. Sam, Sam, wiki wiki. I'm wiki

wiki as fast as I can. Anything for my

brother? No, all from relocation center.

She got report from Terry.

Dear Sam, I hate to start out a letter

this way, but I think it best to get the

bad news over with first. Of course, you

know get better, huh? No, Terry's okay.

Your mother been good? Sick? Your

father?

It's my brother.

He been lose his job on a farm? Yeah,

him and a couple of his buddies. A gang

beat him to a pulp and said they'd lynch

him if they ever came back. Why they do

that? Why? Why? Because they've got

slant eyes. That's a crime in some

places. Didn't you know that?

How do you like that? We're good enough

to carry rifles, but we're not good

enough to pick sugar beets. Take it

easy, Sam. Sure, sure. Take it easy.

Take it lying down. Go on, be a blow

off. And I've been telling you suckers,

that's what we are. Uh, chick chick

chick chick chick chick. What would you

like, a dental appointment? This is

cool, boy. I don't

Break it up. You're looking for a scrap,

you won't have long to wait. We've been

alerted. Pull your tents down and get

ready to move out. Pull them down? We

just put them up. The men Lieutenant

Grayson moved out with have been

surrounded. The whole battalion? What's

left of them. Grayson's okay so far.

Artillery observer got hit and he took

over. Just sort of Lieutenant is safe.

Him and his buddy. His dear old platoon

sergeant.

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What's up with Sam? He just got some bad

news. He's not the only one. They're

going to send the new replacements up

online as soon as they arrive. The batch

my kid brother's in.

18 years old.

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IT'S ME.

HEY.

WHERE'S THE MEDIC? HERE IS, OVER HERE,

JOE.

I FOUND A PHONE.

THANKS, PAL.

Give me a slug of that, will you?

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HEY, MASON!

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COME ON!

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YOU OKAY, KELLY?

WHERE'S THAT [ __ ] ARTILLERY? WHERE IS IT?

[Music]

WILDCAT 6, THIS IS WILDCAT 2. Fire

mission, over. Fire mission at point

Fire mission at point Fox Able Easy

Baker Mike Charlie and point King Sugar

Charlie Love Able How.

Wildcat 2, this is Wildcat 6. Stand by.

One round smoke on way. One round smoke

on way.

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Can't get a thing out of this one, sir.

We got enough from the others. Send them

over to division headquarters. Ross.

You got anything? Yes, sir. Added to

what we already know, I can give you a

pretty clear picture. Good. It's all

dense woods. Those roads on the map are

just forest trails, and Jerry has

roadblocks on all of them.

The men are surrounded on three sides by

elements of the 338th Infantry Division,

the 198th Fusilier Battalion, and the

202nd Mountain Battalion. To the

northeast Let me show it on the map.

Cap.

Well, starting here, the Germans are dug

in in a continuous line

all the way around to here.

There's a gap here

and one here that I know of, but they're

covered by machine guns with an locking

fire.

There's a steep ridge here that

dominates this sector. It's almost

straight up on both sides, and they have

a strong force sitting up on top.

How far away from here is the Lost

Battalion? Well, I'd say 1,000 yd. And

just about

here.

We'll have troops within striking

distance tonight.

All right, O'Hara, this is your spot.

Good luck.

Come on, shake a leg, will you?

This don't make sense, sticking our

necks out for guys like that buddy of

Grace's. That sergeant, that's the kind

ganged up on your brother. We get to the

Lost Battalion, that sergeant going to

change his mind about us poor heads.

Plenty people already we change this,

eh?

Keeps up like Derby and writing letters.

One by one we going to have it good. You

bet. Yes, sir. Good thing you read me

letters, or maybe I could get like

chick. It's rough. It's plenty rough.

But we know what's it all about. You

bet. We better we go for broke, yes,

Sam? That's about it, Tommy. We more

better we go for broke.

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Fire!

Fire!

Is it bad?

Very young lad, a wound.

Luck of the Irish.

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MEDICS!

MEDICS!

MEDICS!

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LET'S GO!

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I'M GLAD YOU HAVE someone to lean on.

I don't seem to recognize you. Have you

been back to any of the services?

No, Father.

I'm not Catholic.

You're not?

Different kind of rosary.

I'm Buddhist, Father.

I'll be here if you want me.

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They're going to try to make contact.

The Piper Cub's calling the shots for

our artillery.

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They're trying to shoot us in some

rations.

That'll be a big help. Sukiyaki and

rice.

I could use another man.

The Piper Cub pilot says there's at

least 100 of them on this ridge. They'll

be shooting right down our throats if we

try to come up from either side.

Our engineers have been cutting through

a road on top of the ridge so we can

bring up a tank. They're about here now.

Once that tank gets within range When

will that be?

Well, it's hard to say, sir. It's slow

going. Mine fields all over the place.

Tell division headquarters I'm on my way

back, will you?

The Jerries have been tapping a wire,

sir. Some of them speak perfect English.

Wildcat 3, Wildcat 3, Sergeant Yoshimoto

speaking.

Wildcat 3, this is Wildcat 4. Come in,

Wildcat 3.

Wildcat 3, Wildcat 3, Sergeant Yoshimoto

Wildcat 3, Wildcat 3, Sergeant Yoshimoto

speaking.

Good idea, Sergeant. Thank you, sir.

It's just that good old Yankee know-how.

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WATCH OUT!

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IF I WAS A JERRY ON THE END OF THIS

ridge and a tank got close enough to

fire point blank,

I'd take off like a ruptured duck. Yeah.

Right over the side of the ridge. There

ought to be somebody down there to meet

them. That's what I was thinking.

Let's go.

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Hey, Sergeant!

Sergeant!

Where's Lieutenant O'Hara's platoon?

This is it. We're your new replacements.

O'Hara is the name. Another suntanned

Irishman.

Come on.

O'Hara!

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>> THEY'RE JAPS.

HEY, KNOCK IT OFF, WILL YOU?

WHAT'S THE PASSWORD?

DIPSY DOODLE, THAT'S IT.

THAT WAS it a week ago.

LET'S HAVE THAT PASSWORD.

1

2

BAKA TACHI.

COME ON OUT.

MAKE HIM GIVE IT THE RIGHT PASSWORD. You

ever hear a Jerry try to pronounce a

Japanese word? If that's not a

butterhead I'll

YOU'LL WHAT? SAM, CHICK, TOMMY.

A WHOLE BATTALION'S lost and we got to

find them. Man, I never thought I'd be

so happy to see a bunch of Japs.

Pardon me, Japanese. I mean Nisei.

No, that ain't it.

What is it, Grayson? Butterheads. Okay,

okay.

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Butterheads, huh?

That's right.

He sure is, Lieutenant. About that?

One time he even slugged me. Slugged

you, huh?

Did you hear that, Chick?

Where's the rest of your outfit,

Lieutenant?

Back there about a mile, but it took us

hours to get here on our bellies most of

the way. When do we start?

Not enough of us wake up to do any good.

What do we do, Lieutenant?

That's up to you, Sam. I'm strictly a

liaison officer.

Skirmish line up the hill.

Skirmish line up the hill. Skirmish line

up the hill.

Skirmish line up the hill.

Skirmish line up the hill.

Skirmish line up the hill.

Can you tell me something, Sam? What

does baka tachi mean?

Well,

freely translated,

you're a heel.

A stupid jerk and a heel.

That was putting it mildly.

GO FOR BROKE.

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NO!

GO FOR BROKE.

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GRENADE!

[Applause]

GO FOR BROKE.

[Music]

OH!

AH!

I GOT TOMMY!

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IS THAT ALL IT WAS?

DO WE CELEBRATE, PARTNER?

GO

FOR

BROKE!

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

ANY OF YOU GUYS WANT A CIGARETTE?

HEY, YOU BUTTERHEAD.

So long.

Ride 'em, cowboy.

Bye. Thanks a lot, Jack.

See you in Berlin.

I got so that match was out. Take it

easy.

So long.

Thanks.

Aloha.

Goodbye, you all.

So long.

[Applause]

I'll be seeing you. Aloha, partner. So

long.

Take it easy.

So long.

See you in Berlin.

So long.

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Battle honors.

By order of the Secretary of War, in the

name of the President of the United

States,

as public evidence of deserved honor and

distinction,

the 442nd Regimental Combat Team is

cited for outstanding accomplishment in

combat.

The gallantry and the esprit de corps

displayed by their officers and men

in bitter action against a formidable

enemy

exemplify the finest traditions of the

Armed Forces of the United States.

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