World War II

World War II was simply the bloodiest war the world has ever known, killing some 60 million men, women and children. The war transformed America into a superpower that would influence events around the world for 50 years. When World War II began in 1939, Germany was the aggressor, it was later joined in June 1940, by Italy, and Japan in December 1941. But on the morning of September 1st 1939, the world was forever changed as Germany invaded Poland and …

…in America might have relatives in Japan that would be interested in knowing more about their country and war dealings. Unfortunately, a lot of innocent Japanese and Germans were sent to these camps and suffered needlessly. Over 110,000 Japanese were sent to these camps in 1942 and left till the end of the war. However, the most decorated unit in the military was the 442nd, which was made up entirely of nisei or Japanese born in America.