442nd sacrificed their lives for the lost battalion. It's big sacrificed indeed and lost more men. These dead soldiers can be found in french cemetery. Brave and heroic soldiers
The 442nd lost more men than they rescued. The lost batallion was surrounded on 3 sides, the other being a cliff. Some of the men climbed that cliff at night, and were told, 'if you fall, don't yell, it would give away our position.' These men were heroic indeed.
My dad, Anthony was there. A medic with the 141st was one of the survivors. He hardly spoke of the rescue. To my knowledge 3000 Nisei were sent to rescue 152 survivors. In 2007 after dad passed I attended the veterans day celebration in Torrance California. I carried his Eisenhower jacket hoping someone would recognize the t- patch. I guy there with his family recognized it...and we cried. His name escapes me but I can tell you he had one arm. The other shot off by German machine gunner. Dad went on to army of occupation in Bad Tolz Germany and returned stateside in November 1945. God bless them all...the greatest generation.
The guy you described sounds like Don Seki 442 L co. of Los Angeles, who passed away a few years ago. Don used to come to the Torrance veterans day celebration.
Hello I'd like to thank you for this post. I am the son of Master Sergeant Arthur Sakamoto who was in the 442 100th Infantry Company E He was very proud but never shared these stories with me. He passed 2 years ago and am not sure if this was my father you're talking about. But never less their motto "Go for Broke" was exemplified in your story! Thank you for sharing!
I recall I believe Sgt Sakamoto mentioned in the late 1949-50's movie Go For Broke, memorializing the 442ND RCT. They threw themselves at the Germans wherever they went, suffering some of the very highest casualty rates and awarded the most awards for Valor( including the Medal of Honor) They were constantly thinking of their families her in the States imprisoned by Democrat President Franklin D. Roosevelt, imprisoned just because they were of Japanese decent. A great stain upon our history.
@@kilcar My understanding was that the internment policy was influenced in part by the 'Niʻihau incident' where Japanese Americans assisted a downed Japanese airman who had participated in the attack on Pearl Harbour in his to attempt to violently escape from Niʻihau island and destroy his maps and radio codes.
Goin' for broke!!....The 442nd Combat Regiment. I refer to them with much affection as "The Nesi Outfit"..... You're TRUE AMERICANS and I'm happy to call you my Brothers In Arms....Thank You For ANSWERING The Call To Serve, ( VOLUNTEERED), The Nation. Respectfully Eddie Simms.....A PROUD AMERICAN VETERAN!!....
My father fought with the "PURPLE HEART BATALLION" aka 442nd Regimental combat team, he was an artillery man with FOX company that was horribly wounded and left for dead on the battlefield.👍💪😎❤️ I'm so proud of my father's contributions.
My grandfather was with the Lost Battalion (Angelo Barca, you may have met him at the reunions) I seriously thank your father for his service he is a true hero. He's most likely the reason people like me even exist today.
my great uncle Junior served in the 3 ID in WW 2 and he would never talk about the war. when he was in his 70s he was in the hospital and my aunt visited him. During the visit, some news channel had something on the 442nd. My aunt turned to see Uncle Junior saluting the screen. He then said "if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be here. If not for them I'd be dead." Sadly, I never my my great uncle, but he seemed like a good man. Everyone in the 442nd has my appreciation.
I saw your grandfather after looking for guys that were there. They were not only Texans on that shift. My Dad, Anthony was an Italian kid from New York. He was drafted. An infantryman turned medic he was at three amphibious landings including Salerno. Where his father was from. Hellova story. God bless the greatest generation.
I spoke to George Sakato about breaking through the German resistance and saving the lost battalion. He said his friend was killed by a hand grenade and he decided to charge the Germans. His efforts paid off and was able to break through the German defenses. I remember my father who was the 1st Sergeant Fox Company who helped rescue the lost battalion talking to Matsuji Sakumoto about reaching the lost battalion soldiers.
I had a friend/ acquaintance named Roy Uyeda in Sacramento in the late 70’s. He was 442nd. A great guy, taught me sewing machine repair. Anyway, he related his story about them getting to Italy and told me that the incoming fire was so intense that it became completely possible to dig a foxhole with a teaspoon inside of ten minutes. That’s always stuck with me. My imagination just leaves me in awe what these men went through.
Mr. Tortolano is a brave man and has an excellent memory. It was indeed Matsuji Sakumoto who first spotted the Lost Battalion and offered them cigarettes.
The only thing about the Movie is that it’s short and only covered a tiny Fraction of what the 442nd did. There are WAY more insane and daring acts of Heroics the Movie didn’t even touch on. There is a reason why yhe 442nd was the MOST Decorated Military Unit of All Time!
In the 1990s a descendant of a Japanese honorary Texan petitioned to have "Jap Road", which was named after an Japanese immigrant, renamed. Local resistance to the change because it was part of history caused the issue to continue till 2004. The 442nd vets, honorary Texans, had to chime in to finally effect the name change.
My uncle was from I company, in the end only 8 Soldiers was left in that company. My uncle Akira never made it to see the Texans, I thank all of them for their ultimate sacrifice.
Pierre Moulin, Bruyèrois, qui a terminé sa vie à Hawaï , a écrit quelques livres sur vous. Notamment « go for Broke ». Son fils sebastien moulin est venu à Hawaï en 2017 rechercher les cendres de son père et les disperser dans la mer selon son désir.
Well I thought this hero sounded like he was from around me(Boston suburbs) from the accent. Turns out he grew up just a few towns over from me. Thank you for your service and what a great video.
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My parents are nesei. Born 😅 sold their produce. When well wwll broke out and the bombing of pearl harbor, they were clueless. A week later the army came and installed anti aircraft equipment on their property. A week later the army came back and said, you have 2 days to pack whatever you can carry and report to the Monterey or Salinas fairgrounds. In which they were put in the horse stalls for a week, and then bussed to posten Arizona for the next 2 years. My 3 American Japanese uncles decided to inlist in the army rather than stay in the interment camp. My dad was trying to finish his engineering degree from Hartnell, in Salinas somehow. But would stay with his parents in the internment camp to make sure they were ok. Well. Little did he know that that would his home for 2 years. When they were allowed to go, my family had no money. Their farm was seized by the US government, because of unpaid property taxes. And so, when I hear stories of the 442, the sacrifice they endured, it makes me proud to be an american
Oops I made a typo. I wanted to say born in the us. Bought a small farm in Monterey. On a lighter note, my mother Will be 102 next month. She's still a strong woman. I will be flying into LAX in a few weeks to kiss and her her
“Go For Broke” was a Gambling Expression we’d say here in Hawaii, where most of the 442nd came from. At the time, “Shooting Dice” was the favorite pastime for the young Japanese American (Nisei) Men during their Unit’s downtime. When taking a big gamble and betting everything on your final throw of the Dice (or what ever Gambling Game you’re playing), you’d shout out, “Go for Broke!”, which is akin to “All or Nothing!”This would then become the 442nd’s rallying cry when in Battle, meaning they are going to give it their ALL or Die Trying! There is a reason why the 442nd is the MOST Decorated Military Unit of All Time! 🫡🇺🇸
442nd sacrificed their lives for the lost battalion. It's big sacrificed indeed and lost more men. These dead soldiers can be found in french cemetery. Brave and heroic soldiers
The 442nd lost more men than they rescued. The lost batallion was surrounded on 3 sides, the other being a cliff. Some of the men climbed that cliff at night, and were told, 'if you fall, don't yell, it would give away our position.' These men were heroic indeed.
My dad, Anthony was there. A medic with the 141st was one of the survivors. He hardly spoke of the rescue. To my knowledge 3000 Nisei were sent to rescue 152 survivors.
In 2007 after dad passed I attended the veterans day celebration in Torrance California. I carried his Eisenhower jacket hoping someone would recognize the t- patch. I guy there with his family recognized it...and we cried. His name escapes me but I can tell you he had one arm. The other shot off by German machine gunner.
Dad went on to army of occupation in Bad Tolz Germany and returned stateside in November 1945. God bless them all...the greatest generation.
My great grandfather was also part of the 141st battalion, he also didn't talk about it with my family when he was alive
Thank you so much for sharing your father's story! These men were indeed the greatest generation. We thank you for his service!
The guy you described sounds like Don Seki 442 L co. of Los Angeles, who passed away a few years ago. Don used to come to the Torrance veterans day celebration.
Hello
I'd like to thank you for this post.
I am the son of Master Sergeant Arthur Sakamoto who was in the 442 100th Infantry Company E
He was very proud but never shared these stories with me. He passed 2 years ago and am not sure if this was my father you're talking about. But never less their motto "Go for Broke" was exemplified in your story!
Thank you for sharing!
Me to, but for me it's because on of my great grandfather was a part of the 141st battalion
We thank him for his service to our great country!
I recall I believe Sgt Sakamoto mentioned in the late 1949-50's movie Go For Broke, memorializing the 442ND RCT.
They threw themselves at the Germans wherever they went, suffering some of the very highest casualty rates and awarded the most awards for Valor( including the Medal of Honor)
They were constantly thinking of their families her in the States imprisoned by Democrat President Franklin D. Roosevelt, imprisoned just because they were of Japanese decent. A great stain upon our history.
@@kilcar My understanding was that the internment policy was influenced in part by the 'Niʻihau incident' where Japanese Americans assisted a downed Japanese airman who had participated in the attack on Pearl Harbour in his to attempt to violently escape from Niʻihau island and destroy his maps and radio codes.
It does not matter, they were all American Heroes.
The 442 was some tough, fierce, determined soldiers. We shall never forget.
Goin' for broke!!....The 442nd Combat Regiment. I refer to them with much affection as "The Nesi Outfit"..... You're TRUE AMERICANS and
I'm happy to call you my Brothers In Arms....Thank You For ANSWERING The Call To Serve, ( VOLUNTEERED), The Nation.
Respectfully
Eddie Simms.....A PROUD AMERICAN VETERAN!!....
My father fought with the "PURPLE HEART BATALLION" aka 442nd Regimental combat team, he was an artillery man with FOX company that was horribly wounded and left for dead on the battlefield.👍💪😎❤️ I'm so proud of my father's contributions.
My grandfather was with the Lost Battalion (Angelo Barca, you may have met him at the reunions) I seriously thank your father for his service he is a true hero. He's most likely the reason people like me even exist today.
You should be!! What a hero!
same, my great uncle was part of 442, he got injured in gothic line but lived till 98
my great uncle Junior served in the 3 ID in WW 2 and he would never talk about the war. when he was in his 70s he was in the hospital and my aunt visited him. During the visit, some news channel had something on the 442nd. My aunt turned to see Uncle Junior saluting the screen. He then said "if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be here. If not for them I'd be dead."
Sadly, I never my my great uncle, but he seemed like a good man. Everyone in the 442nd has my appreciation.
Hero
We must NEVER forget
I saw your grandfather after looking for guys that were there. They were not only Texans on that shift. My Dad, Anthony was an Italian kid from New York. He was drafted. An infantryman turned medic he was at three amphibious landings including Salerno. Where his father was from. Hellova story. God bless the greatest generation.
I spoke to George Sakato about breaking through the German resistance and saving the lost battalion. He said his friend was killed by a hand grenade and he decided to charge the Germans. His efforts paid off and was able to break through the German defenses. I remember my father who was the 1st Sergeant Fox Company who helped rescue the lost battalion talking to Matsuji Sakumoto about reaching the lost battalion soldiers.
What a touching account of an amazing story of courage and sacrifice to save these Texan soldiers
I had a friend/ acquaintance named Roy Uyeda in Sacramento in the late 70’s. He was 442nd. A great guy, taught me sewing machine repair. Anyway, he related his story about them getting to Italy and told me that the incoming fire was so intense that it became completely possible to dig a foxhole with a teaspoon inside of ten minutes. That’s always stuck with me. My imagination just leaves me in awe what these men went through.
Mr. Tortolano is a brave man and has an excellent memory. It was indeed Matsuji Sakumoto who first spotted the Lost Battalion and offered them cigarettes.
Dis story deserves a movie or tv show💯
“Go for broke“ is the movie that you are looking for. Van Johnson starred, probably sometime in the early 1950s.
@Uce1x808 There is a movie. It is called Go For Broke with Van Johnson.
Yeah, it's a 1951 black & white movie 🎬 🇺🇲🪖🫡 Go for broke !
The only thing about the Movie is that it’s short and only covered a tiny Fraction of what the 442nd did. There are WAY more insane and daring acts of Heroics the Movie didn’t even touch on. There is a reason why yhe 442nd was the MOST Decorated Military Unit of All Time!
Because of their actions, Governor Conley would make everyone in the 442nd a honorary Texan
In the 1990s a descendant of a Japanese honorary Texan petitioned to have "Jap Road", which was named after an Japanese immigrant, renamed. Local resistance to the change because it was part of history caused the issue to continue till 2004. The 442nd vets, honorary Texans, had to chime in to finally effect the name change.
My uncle was from I company, in the end only 8 Soldiers was left in that company. My uncle Akira never made it to see the Texans, I thank all of them for their ultimate sacrifice.
some tears on my eyes came out when he said the word, "Would you guys like some cigarrettes?" its like I was there at that moment
An amazing story that needs to be told more.
Agreed!
Pierre Moulin, Bruyèrois, qui a terminé sa vie à Hawaï , a écrit quelques livres sur vous. Notamment « go for Broke ». Son fils sebastien moulin est venu à Hawaï en 2017 rechercher les cendres de son père et les disperser dans la mer selon son désir.
Well I thought this hero sounded like he was from around me(Boston suburbs) from the accent. Turns out he grew up just a few towns over from me. Thank you for your service and what a great video.
American soldiers saving other American soldiers: the incredible dedication, strength and tenacity of the American soldier.
Now this would be a truly great and educational movie !!!
The story of the lost Texas Battalion is in many books, such as "Unlikely Liberators," by Masayo Duus.
@@moldyoldie7888 thanks for the info !
@krixpop They did. It is called called God For Broke with Van Johnson.
Thanks !!!!
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That’s nice of you support your channel
Truly amazing men
I didn’t know about the 442nd ID until I saw a Go for broke tshirt
My parents are nesei. Born 😅 sold their produce. When well wwll broke out and the bombing of pearl harbor, they were clueless. A week later the army came and installed anti aircraft equipment on their property. A week later the army came back and said, you have 2 days to pack whatever you can carry and report to the Monterey or Salinas fairgrounds. In which they were put in the horse stalls for a week, and then bussed to posten Arizona for the next 2 years. My 3 American Japanese uncles decided to inlist in the army rather than stay in the interment camp.
My dad was trying to finish his engineering degree from Hartnell, in Salinas somehow. But would stay with his parents in the internment camp to make sure they were ok. Well. Little did he know that that would his home for 2 years. When they were allowed to go, my family had no money. Their farm was seized by the US government, because of unpaid property taxes.
And so, when I hear stories of the 442, the sacrifice they endured, it makes me proud to be an american
Oops I made a typo. I wanted to say born in the us. Bought a small farm in Monterey.
On a lighter note, my mother Will be 102 next month. She's still a strong woman. I will be flying into LAX in a few weeks to kiss and her her
My uncle was with the 442nd and he only spoke of the liberation of Dachau.
My dad was a combat mec there at that time
GO FOR BROKE. YESSAH.
America's best.
"They were really something." They were Americans.
Germans used to say: you never hear the nisei units approaching, but you can hear regular American units for miles
“Go For Broke” was a Gambling Expression we’d say here in Hawaii, where most of the 442nd came from.
At the time, “Shooting Dice” was the favorite pastime for the young Japanese American (Nisei) Men during their Unit’s downtime.
When taking a big gamble and betting everything on your final throw of the Dice (or what ever Gambling Game you’re playing), you’d shout out, “Go for Broke!”, which is akin to “All or Nothing!”This would then become the 442nd’s rallying cry when in Battle, meaning they are going to give it their ALL or Die Trying!
There is a reason why the 442nd is the MOST Decorated Military Unit of All Time! 🫡🇺🇸