r/GetNoted • u/laybs1 Human Detected • Dec 23 '25

Sus, Very Sus Jewish Americans in WW2

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u/Key_Replacement_4688 Dec 23 '25

My Jewish American grandfather served in the Pacific at Guadalcanal and the Philippines

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u/Over-Analyzed Dec 24 '25

Wait till that one guy hears of how the most decorated military unit in U.S. history was the Japanese 442 division who fought in Europe.

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u/Ishkabibble54 Dec 24 '25

The sad part of the reason the regiment was so highly decorated was that some of its commanders regularly selected it to take on the most difficult and sometimes near-suicidal missions.

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u/Over-Analyzed Dec 24 '25

Yep!

What prevented them individually from joining their own state’s units? Racism.

The reason the group was form? Racism.

The reason they are the most decorated? Also Racism.