Weary Japanese-American soldiers of the 100th Infantry Battalion -- Daniel Inouye's unit -- take a rest in Leghorn, Italy. July 19, 1944.

Source: National Archives (111-SC-192071)

Near Velletri, Italy, Japanese-Americans of the 100th Infantry Battalion, 34th Division advance along a dusty road. May 28, 1944

Source: National Archives (111-SC-186637)

The 11th Armored Division advances. Burnett Miller of Sacramento served in this company and found himself involved in the Battle of the Bulge.

Source: National Archives (111-SC-207057)

Bundled Japanese-American soldiers of the 442nd RCT gather in front of a tent pitched in a snowy, wooded area in France. November 13, 1944

Source: National Archives (111-SC-341438)

Japanese-American soldiers of the 442nd RCT, 2nd Battalion. November 11, 1944

Source: National Archives (111-SC-196516)

Two Japanese-American color guard and color bearers of the 442nd RCT stand at attention while their citation is read for saving the lost battalion in France. November 12, 1944.

Source: National Archives (111-SC-196716)

Members of the 442nd RCT, 100th Infantry Battalion on the chow line. Charmois area, France, October 1944.

Source: National Archives (111-SC-340904)

Japanese-American soldiers of Battery A, 522nd Field Artillery, 442nd RCT prepare shells. France, November 9, 1944.

Source: National Archives (111-SC-340947)

Major General John E. Dahlquist. 36th Division. March 1945. He ordered the 442nd to save the Lost Battalion.

Source: National Archives (111-SC-204931)

Japanese-American soldiers of the 442nd RCT, 2nd Battalion on a muddy road in the Chambois Sector of France. October 1944.

Source: National Archives (111-SC-253983)

Soldier of the 141st Infantry Regiment -- the lost battalion -- rests after being rescued by the 442nd RCT in France. October 31, 1944.

Source: National Archives (111-SC-196052)

Japanese-American infantrymen of the 442nd RCT run for cover from a German artillery shelling. Italy, April 4, 1945.

Source: National Archives (WC-1031)

Japanese-American soldiers of the 442nd RCT advance up a steep hillside in France. November 4, 1944.

Source: National Archives (111-SC-195666)

Front line infantrymen of the lost battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment relax around a camp fire after being rescued by 442nd RCT in France. October 31, 1944.

Source: National Archives (111-SC-196053)

Japanese-American soldiers of Co. E, 442nd RCT train at Camp Shelby, MS. May 13, 1943. Daniel Inouye is in the right column, second from the front.

Source: National Archives (111-SC-176302)

Black Marines of the 51st Defense Bn. -- John Gray's unit -- with a gun named "Lena Horne." 1945.

Source: National Archives (127-N-121743)

Line of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment-- Eugene Sledge's unit -- march, gear on their backs, through the hills at Peleliu. Oct. 1944.

Source: National Archives (127-N-97412)

Cpl. Carlton Chapman is a machine-gunner in an M-4 tank with the 761st Tank Battalion doing battle near Nancy, France. November 5, 1944.

Source: National Archives

A cautious soldier, Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Islands.

Source: Library of Congress (LC-USZ62-131973)

A soldier tries to keep warm as the weather turns in France. November 3, 1944.

Source: National Archives (111-SC-195939-S)