The 442nd Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army. The regiment is best known as the most decorated in U.S. military history and as a fighting unit composed of Japanese American soldiers who fought in World War II. In 1944, the regiment fought primarily in the European Theater, in particular Italy, southern France, and Germany. The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was formed in 1943, in response to the War Department's call for volunteers to form the segregated Japanese American army combat unit. More than 12,000 Japanese American volunteers answered the call. Ultimately 2,686 from Hawaii and 1,500 from U.S. concentration camps enlisted in the U.S. Army. Many of the soldiers from the continental U.S. had families in concentration camps while they fought abroad. The unit's motto was "Go for Broke". Jaydn learned about Congressman Daniel Inouye who represented Hawaii in Congress for 53 years. He was not only the first Japanese American to serve in Congress, he fought in the 442nd and lost his right arm during WWII. When he was first sworn into Congress in 1959, Inouye was asked to raise his right hand. He raised his left hand instead and there was a gasp. Most people didn't know that he'd lost his right arm in the line of duty.