farnhamja作品：第442步兵团排长 / Platoon Sergeant, 442nd Infantry Regiment

xjjiaoshou · 发表于 2020-3-11 18:17

Platoon Sergeant, 442nd Infantry Regiment

Portrayed here is a Platoon Sergeant of the 442nd Infantry Regiment while fighting in the Vosges Mountain region of France in October-November 1944.

During this time the 442nd was attached to the 36th Infantry Division as of early October, 1944. It was pulled from Italy to conduct combat operations in eastern France.

Heavy fighting was reported and the weather conditions were terrible, wet cold and rainy and the Nisei were not issued winter uniforms at this time.

Platoon Sergeant, 442nd Infantry Regiment - Sixth Army Group - 8.jpg