Unnamed Japanese-American Soldiers

Submitted by sfr on Sat, 2019-06-01 09:16
Text: 
Requiem for a Nun
Character Key: 
Unnamed Japanese-American Soldiers
Display Name: 
Unnamed Japanese-American Soldiers
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Unnamed Japanese-American Soldiers
Parent: 
Unnamed Interned Japanese Americans
Race: 
Asian
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
MultiClass Group
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Armed Forces
Specific Job: 
U.S. Soldiers
First Mentioned: 
Courthouse and Square in Requiem for a Nun (Location)
Biography: 

The German tank gun that serves as Jefferson's monument to World War II was captured "by a regiment of Japanese in American uniforms," the sons of interned Japanese Americans (194). (Over 30,000 Japanese-Americans served in the U.S. military during the war, many in the 100th/442nd Infantry Regiment that became the most decorated unit in U.S. history.)

Ethnicity: 
Japanese
Individual or Group: 
Group
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