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MINORITIES IN THE MILITARY

At first, Japanese Americans were not allowed to serve in the military whatsoever. But as time progressed, second-generation Japanese Americans served in the 100th Infantry Battalion and in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Almost half of this minority had been in internment camps.

During the 1930s many Mexican Americans served in the National Guard and on the front lines. While most minorities were only allotted noncombat positions, one-third of Native Americans served in the war because they were viewed as fierce warriors.