#442nd Regimental Combat Team

Two Japanese American WWII soldiers from Kaua’i posthumously commissioned as Army officers

More than 80 years after wartime prejudice denied them military leadership roles, seven Japanese American veterans of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in World War II have been posthumously commissioned as U.S. Army officers.

Gov. Green secures federal support for Univeristy of Hawai‘i, restores webpage honoring the 442nd Regimental Combat Team

The governor spoke directly to the White House to have these concerns addressed.