From the July 6, 2021, San Diego (Cal.) Union-Tribune "Obituary: 1921-2021: World War II nisei veteran Frank Wada recalled for his quiet courage" by Pam Kragen.
Frank Wada was a member of the all-Japanese U.S. Army's 442nd Regimental Combat Team and died June 14. he served in E Company made up entirely of Nisei, the American-born descendants of Japanese immigrants. Most of its recruits came from internment camps, where 110,000 Japanese -Americans living on the U.S. West Coast were forced to move.
Family members say Wada was the last local survivor of the regiment.
The 442nd would become the most decorated unit, for its size and length of service, in the history of the U.S. military. Roughly 18,000 men served in it, ultimately earning 9,468 Purple Hearts, 21 Medal of Honor and an unprecedented seven Presidential Unit Citations.
"Go for Broke" was the regiment's motto, meaning "shoot the works."
--GreGen
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