PFC Benjamin Ogata of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team was Killed in Action in Italy on July 7, 1944. He was only 19 years old. The 442nd was an elite unit composed almost entirely of second-generation Japanese Americans (Nisei), and it remains the most decorated unit in U.S. military history. GalleryPFC Benjamin Ogata of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team was Killed in Action in Italy on July 7, 1944. He was only 19 years old. The 442nd was an elite unit composed almost entirely of second-generation Japanese Americans (Nisei), and it remains the most decorated unit in U.S. military history.
