Shelby trained famous WWII unit

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - There’s new archaeological research going on at Camp Shelby that focuses on a famous WWII regiment that trained at the post. The Mississippi National Guard is heading up survey work at the former barracks area of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. The 442 RCT was a segregated unit of Japanese-American soldiers who fought in Europe. The unit was the most decorated, for its size and length of service, in the war. Contractors with maps know where the concrete foundations should be, says Rita McCarty, manager of cultural resources for the MNG. Survey work should be completed in a few months. She's hoping a more extensive excavation can be done in the near future. (WDAM 02/22/23) National Guard conducting new archaeological research on famed WWII regiment (wlox.com) 

Background:  The unit, including the 100th Infantry Battalion, earned more than 18,000 awards in less than two years in the European Theater, including more than 4,000 Purple Hearts and 4,000 Bronze Star Medals. The unit was awarded eight Presidential Unit Citations (seven between 1944-46). Twenty-one of its members were awarded the Medal of Honor. In 2010, Congress approved the granting of the Congressional Gold Medal to the 442nd RCT and associated units. In 2012, all surviving members were made chevaliers of the French Légion d'Honneur for their actions contributing to the liberation of France and their heroic rescue of the Lost Battalion.