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Roughly 33,000 nisei — Americans whose Japanese parents had immigrated to the United States — served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Operation Dragoon: Why the Allied Invasion of Southern France Succeeded Operation Dragoon is often referred to as the Champagne Campaign due to its relative ease, but this is an oversimplification. Heres What You Need to Know: The Allied landing on the southern coast of France in August 1944 was a controversial operation, but it led to the rapid liberation of the region. U.S. Army Sergeant Vere Williams listened to his instincts as his landing craft approached the beach. It was August 15, 1944...