Daniel Inouye served in the U.S. Army during World War II—the first time we fought against Nazis. He served in a 442d Regimental Combat Team, a segregated unit composed of Nisei soldiers and led by whites. Inouye lost his right arm while charging machine gun nests on a hill in San Terenzo, Italy on April 21, 1945. A book titled America’s Concentration Camps (this was around 1970, so I don’t remember the author) tells the story of Inouye being refused service at a barber shop because he was Japanese; he in uniform at the time.
You can learn more about Senator Inouye on the National Park Service site
For now, at least. It could disappear at any moment.
