Soldiers of the 100th battalion of the 442nd US regimental group (Japanese of American origin) stand near the Willys MB and Ford GPA amphibious vehicle. Camp Shelby, Mississippi, USA.
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was a Japanese volunteer unit of 8,000 men. At Shelby’s training camp, they were intensively trained for service at the front. In the second half of 1943, the 442nd group was sent to Italy.
Source of information about the Willys MB photo: content.cdlib.org
Location: Mississippi, USA
Time in photo: July 1943
Author: Charles Mace