The Most Underrated US Soldier Who Became a Lethal Killing Machine
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
- April 1945, the hills of San Terenzo, Italy, are alive with the clash of battle as American forces engage the heavily defended Gothic Line. In this critical moment, Lieutenant Daniel Inouye and his platoon from the 442nd Infantry Regiment find themselves pinned down by intense machine gun fire emanating from a robust German bunker.
Amidst the chaos, Inouye quickly takes command, signaling his men to push forward. They sprint across the open ground, dodging bursts of bullets that kick up mud around their boots. A bullet strikes Inouye in the stomach, but the pain only sharpens his focus. He presses on, leading his men with urgency toward the enemy positions.
As they close in on the bunker, Inouye expertly handles his Tommy submachine gun, laying down a suppressing fire to cover their advance. He then successfully hurls two grenades, which explode with a deafening roar, silencing two of the machine gun nests that had been raining bullets upon them.
With one nest still spewing gunfire, Inouye readies another grenade, pulling the pin as he braces to launch it toward the enemy. As he draws his arm back, an unseen German soldier a short distance away prepares his rifle grenade.
The explosion erupts near Inouye just as he is about to throw his own grenade. The blast sends shockwaves through the ground, and amidst the chaos and rising dust, Inouye feels a searing pain. Time slows as he processes the gravity of the situation, realizing with a sinking feeling the horrifying and imminent danger that now lies next to him…
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So many heroes in WWII, Daniel definitely among them.
Sadao Munemori, another Nisei or second generation Japanese-American fighting the Nazis in Italy, just like Inouye, died protecting his fellow soldiers. His sacrifice and courage was so overwhelmingly apparent that he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 1946, less than a year after his death - something incredibly rare given the racial bias at the time.
My favorite part of his story comes from his sister, who called him Spud. She said that once, in the middle of an argument, the kind any kid has with their siblings, her brother looked at her and said, “one day, they’re going to name a ship after me, and you won’t be allowed aboard it!”
The first part of his prediction came true when in 1947, a USN troop-ship was transferred to the Army and renamed the _USAT Private Sadao S. Munemori_ however his sister was allowed aboard the ship renamed in her brother’s honor.
What an excellent story.
Thanks for sharing it.
Sounds like a good story to hear. Thanks for telling it.
You should make a video about the longest serving LRRP / Ranger in Vietnam. CSM Patrick Tadina served in Vietnam with the 173rd AB, LRRP, 74th Infantry Detachment Long Range Patrol, and Company N (Ranger), 75th Infantry. For over 5 years, between 1965 and 1970, he led long-range reconnaissance patrols deep into enemy territory - often dressed in black pajamas and sandals, and carrying an AK-47. His small stature and dark complexion helped him pass for a Viet Cong soldier on patrols in the Central Highlands. Even though he was a leader, Tadina always took point position in his team. Because of his appearance, he would brazenly walk up to within a few feet of the enemy, open fire, then hastily retreat, leading the surviving enemy pursuers directly into an ambush, previously set up by his team. A native of Hawaii, Tadina also served in the Dominican Republic, Grenada, and Iraq. During his 30-year US Army career, Tadina was cited for valor (2 Silver Stars), 10 Bronze Stars (7 with V Device), 4 Army Commendation Medals (2 with V Device) and three Purple Hearts. I believe his family is on Facebook and you could contact them in order to put together information for a video. Patrick deserves to be honored and a video by you would be a great way to honor him.
Excellent choice!
Gary O'Neal is another hall of fame Ranger
His biography: "American Warrior: The True Story of a Legendary Ranger"
-RLTW-ATW 😊
Tadina was of Filipino ancestry from Maui. Hawaii is a melting pot of different cultures. (Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Chinese to name a few. Even Portuguese from the Madeira Islands.). They are all good soldiers!
@@marnold2791 Patrick was an exceptional soldier, I'm not sure that there's another soldier who's ever lived who can match his combat experience. I mean this quite literally.
❤442nd. Fantastic group of men ❤thanks for your services 👍
"I ain't been Japanese since December 1941!" -- Pat Morita
Pat was indeed a great American.
That's so tragic. My grandmother used to live next to him in HI in the late 80s and she said he was always very polite and warm. He was the kind of neighbor you want to have. I know he was in the camps like George Takei and it's just so sad that you feel like you need to supress a core of who you are your entire life. I can understand why George Takei fights so hard to make sure we remember our history.
On a happier note about him, Pat Morita apparently even held me as a baby, although sadly there is no photo evidence so I just had to take my grandma's and mom's word for it lol. No martial art super powers have shown themselves so far though.
Yup, many terms served as Hawaiis senator. I had the pleasure to meet him back when I was in high school. Great guy and he did some great things.
My favorite green army man was the guy with the Thompson in one hand lobbing a grenade.
The Original Lt. Dan!
My favorite army man was Gen Barry McCaffery, who, as a Colonel was my brigade commander when I was a lieutenant. He was nominated twice for the Medal of Honor, both downgraded to DSCs. He taught me how to lead men in combat.
I love that you're doing a documentary about the late Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, Medal of Honor winner. It's true that Inouye joined the 442nd, but the 100th Battalion preceded them in formation and in combat. The 100th later joined the rest of the 442nd, when the 442nd deployed to Europe. A lot of Nisei joined the 442nd and fought so hard that they earned more medals than most units their size. We owe so much to these men and their families, who enouraged their sons to do their best and bring honor to their families.
The 100th Battalion preceded the 442nd in European combat. The 442 came later and it seemed that they got all the recognition. When George Bush gave a speech at the Punchbowl National Cemetery in Honolulu, he forgot to mention the 100th.
These are the type of immigrant Family we need !!!❤
His mother losing her American citizenship was the law for all American women who married foreigners. My grandmother born in the USA, lost her citizenship when she married my grandfather Who was an Italian immigrant. I have her citizenship application to get it back. It didn’t only happen to women of Asian descent.
Thank you for clarifying. As far as internment camps are concerned they can be painted any way one prefers but to think that immigrants from Japan were innocent and unnecessarily taken from society is a mistake. Dont judge the past from your exhaulted position while sitting on your throne of hindsight. Documentaries are educational and entertaining and don’t require personal opinions in their making.
@@tommywingate7186you where high when you wrote this 😂
@@BadlydrawnBen so what’s the point ?
My grandfather, a German immigrant, was not allowed to fight in the European theatre, but instead fought in the Pacific theatre.
Same here.
They might have used him especially since they needed translators- if he was a persecuted minority in Germany.
Niseis were sent to a language school in Minnesota to become more proficient translators. The MIS (Military Intelligence Service) played a crucial role in the Pacific theater. “The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot” was made possible by the translation of the
“Z Plan” from a Japanese plane crash.
Thank you for the coverage on Hawaii’s Senator, the late Honorable Daniel Inouye. Part of the Greatest Generation, he always supported the military especially in Hawaii. He lost his right arm in Italy, as described in this video. He did have to pry the grenade out of his right hand which had been shot off so that he could throw it with his left. He was right handed, so after the war he had to relearn how to write with his left. This was difficult.
He joined the 442nd, eager to prove his loyalty to the United States. Most of the 442nd were composed of Asians proving the same with the 442nd to be the most decorated in WWII. You don’t see this today. After 911, I don’t remember seeing an Arabic rush to join up to prove their loyalty to the United States. Maybe there were individuals, but nothing in the numbers to match the Greatest Generation.
Interesting compilation of archival footage along with the narration/story.
Go for BROKE!!
My motto too when I play craps at a casino!! 😁😁
It’s actually pidgin English which is prevalent in Hawaii. It actually came about when they were playing poker! All in!
The Nisseis were real Americans!! Despite being stripped of their rights and losing everything they still fought for their homeland against tyranny!! But my main point is that NOT A SINGLE JAPANESE AMERICAN THAT LOST EVERYTHING HAS NEVER EVER PLAYED THE VICTIM CARD AND MOVED ON WITH THEIR LIVES AFTER THE WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is sad that it took over 40 years before the Japanese Americans were given compensation for their losses!! This was a sad and shameful time in American history what we did to our own citizens.
But have they done for the surviving tribes that they drove off from their fertile farm lands the buffalo herds killed and left to rot.
The “Lost Battalion” was a Texas unit. The 442nd. actually saved that unit twice. Initially the wrong artillery coordinates was sent. But the 442nd. artillery unit challenged those coordinates as being wrong. The coordinates sent was the position of the “Lost Battalion” and not German positions. My wife’s uncle’s volunteered and fought with the 442nd. while their families were interned. There were also many Nisei heroes who fought in the Pacific War but little is said about those heroes.
Kudos should be given to the Niseis who had volunteered while their families were interned. Niseis from Hawaii weren’t interned so their circumstances were different.
My Mother was a US Army RN in Italy. She cared for the injured Japanese Americans. Said they never came in with minor injuries but rather shot to pieces. Not suprising as their motto was "Go for broke ".
Outstanding unit!
My uncle was in the 442nd, killed in Italy. He got a purple heart, but I've never seen it. Those would would have been responsible for it, didn't care...
You can get a replacement by giving them(?) his service number.
Here , in Vancouver, Canada, Stanley Park is a modest, yet majestic memorial to the Canadians - of Japanese ancestry who fought and sometimes died for their adopted country. It is a simple column, crowned with a lantern. Around the base are the battle-honours . To think that some of these proud patriots/vetersns may have been interned during WW 2 makes me cry. Asahi ! Never forget !
Canadians of Japanese ancestry who were removed from Vancouver since it’s located on the coast, were not allowed to return after the war! In that respect, their experience was worse than that of the American Niseis.
I met Senator Inouye when I was 17.
🎖️🏆🙏💪
Thank you for sharing
Thank you dark docs guy keep em coming
Truly an American Hero 🇺🇸
Japanese*
It made absolute sense, for their safety alone, that they only fought in the European theater. In the fog of war they could easily have been mistaken for enemy troops.
Niseis who were translators in the Pacific were always afraid they might be shot by their own troops!
Great video
Good episode! Thanks to America for making people fight for the country!
Great fighting
Is there a video of these 442 guys ? i would love to learn more
Geev em, Dan Inouye!
Someone at my workplace is related to Daniel Inouye and has the same surname. Incidentally, it's pronounced "I-no-u-e" with 4 syllables. Our airport is named after Daniel.
I to found myself pinned down by intense machinegun fire, I did not survive and had to start the level over again.
442 was the best we had with more decorations than any other battalions. Went to highschool with an Hawaiian Japanese who's father fought with the 442 and later became a full bird Colonel like my father.
Is that him with the m1carbine in the photo at the start?
watch the 1951 film "Go for Broke"
highly recommended
Good morning. 😊☕
2$ armor saved his life!!
Go 442nd 👍🏿
Years ago you posted a video about "The Dragon Family" relating to gold stolen from China by the US through badly drafted documents.
I would like you to repost that video.
i would vote for him
Unfortunately he passed away, another member of the greatest generation.
Is Inoye still living?
No, he has passed and joined his ancesters.
442nd!
This discrimination can be traced back to FDR's cabinet.
I didn't always agree with his political positions and agenda in Congress, but he absolutely has my eternal respect.
I don't like to use the word Hero, as it wasn't Heroics that made him fight so fiercely, it was Patriotism. He was a Patriot.
SSG. U.S. Army (Medically Retired) Infantry / Sniper / SOF Intel (SOT-A), multiple tours
I wish that I had seen this video before he died. I didn't agree with his political views, but I can never deny his incredible feats.
I was introduced to Senator Daniel Inouye at a cocktail party. By habit, I extended my right hand. He twisted his left hand to shake my hand. I felt so stupid! Dumb is more like it! Embarrassing!
Sir, the correct pronoucement of the word hawai, is the 'w' in the middle is pronounced as a 'v' due to german catholics who sent out missionaries to the islands.
This because W in the German language is said as a V due to the 16th centuries mix of the upper and lower languages in use at the time.
The missionaries came from Boston! You velcome!
@marnold2791 you need to see the film starring Julie Andrews and Max von Sydow, who did come from New England but was a Calvin's from the German Huldrych Zwingli who wanted to reform the religion.
So in a way we are both right but l was right from the start .
If you feel you need to respond , l have a message bite me !!
This my opinion is my grey matter, my superior memory and not yours , so don't have a bluey about it!!!! Peace out brother 🙏🙌😌
I had no idea that the Germans were Asian - The 1st section and a later section
They gave lbj the silver star before this guy
LBJ was a political hack who used his Congressional connections to get awarded a totally unearned Silver Star!!!
Immigrants often have a greater loyalty to their new country than natives. Certainly true of the soldiers of the 442nd. If only it were true of all.
Why would anyone whose family was discriminated against join/ represent the party that DID the descrimination? Definitely a brave and honorable man, but I question his judgement after the war. Siding with the same ones that called you the enemy?
Hawaii was predominately Republican prewar since there were so many caucasians that were in positions of power. Republicans were synonymous with the white plantation owners and rich business owners. The “Democrat Revolution” started when the Nisei veterans returned home and ran for office. Democrats are still in the majority to this day.
Around the twelve minute mark Inouye gets promoted from sergeant TO sargeant? Does anybody ever check these things or are they in such a rush for clicks they just shoot out all the first takes? And I think it's kind of insulting that you keep showing an Imperial Japanese soldier sniper every time you mention a Japanese-American G.I.
Good as the intent is behind his videos, Dark* (he has several channels, with "Dark5" being the OG channel) is well known for poorly proofreading his scripts, and that goes clear back to the "glory days" of his original Dark5 channel that relied entirely on on-screen text instead of spoken narration.
Thought I heard wrongly that he was promoted twice to Sergeant. The Dark Channels are famous for making errors in their narratives without corrections and never acknowledged their mistakes. They could have done a lot better when mistakes are pointed out by viewers.
There were also German Internment camps
If only all the immigrants were so joyful to embrace their new country called home the world would not be in the state it is in today
Why show two clips ofJapanese snipers shown previously in a video covering invasion of Iwo Jima? Your audience are not idiots. Don’t treat us as such!
I don’t think they treat us like idiots, the footage may be difficult to find
Keyboard warrior.
I noticed right off the bat that the sniper was not a Nisei. For some strange reason, Japanese born in the U.S. look different from those born in Japan. It’s a phenomenon John Steinbeck wrote about.
I liked him before he was a soldier, respected him as a soldier, but as a democrat politician, he was a fool.
I guess dark 5 dont need opening titles ,must be because all dark 5 show war content
Bro what’s with the background music? 😂😂😂 it’s all Asiany sounding like from a epic kung fu movie..why does it seem kinda racist? Is it just me? I ain’t Asian or nothin. I’m just sayin
The best American soldier was just the typical Canadian soldier, lol.
Ngl, yanks are timid and soft.
Stop armchair quarterback history. War was on, and technology was paper, not computers. Yes there are always differences, but other immigrants had also served for the US in ww1. But good on him and thank God he was there.