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The 442nd Infantry Regiment (Japanese: 第442歩兵連隊) was an infantry regiment of the United States Army.The regiment including the 100th Infantry Battalion is best known as the most decorated in U.S. military history, [4] and as a fighting unit composed almost entirely of second-generation American soldiers of Japanese ancestry who fought in World War II.
[1] [2] The Congressional Gold Medal is the most prestigious award given to civilians in the United States for achievements and contributions. [3] The medal was approved by Congress under Public Law 111–254 in 2010 to honor the Japanese Americans who had served in the war. [2] It was collectively presented on November 2, 2011. [1]
The 65th Infantry is the first Hispanic military unit, and the first unit of the Korean War, to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. [47] Jack Nicklaus: December 16, 2014: Pub. L. 113–210 (text) In recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship (PL 113-210). Selma to Montgomery marchers: March 7, 2015
President Obama with surviving veterans of the 100th after signing S.1055, a bill to grant the unit the Congressional Gold Medal. The nation's highest award for combat valor, the Medal of Honor, was conferred upon twenty-one members of the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team of World War II. [56]
For smothering a grenade blast with his body. The first African American Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War. Kenneth L. Olson † Army: Specialist Four: Long An May 13, 1968: For smothering a grenade blast with his body Robert E. O'Malley: Marine Corps: Corporal: near An Cu'ong 2, South Vietnam August 18, 1965
Chinese American veterans who fought in World War II were honored in New Orleans with a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony. Chinese American WWII vets who served despite being denied U.S ...
The legislation to honor the military units with the Congressional Gold Medal — Congress' highest honor — was signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2022. That came after almost a decade of ...
Awards and decorations of the Vietnam War were military decorations which were bestowed by the major warring parties that participated in the Vietnam War. North Vietnam , South Vietnam , Australia, New Zealand and the United States all issued awards and decorations to their personnel during, or after, the conflict.