"The first thing I think about is I better not move. They might finish me off." (Video Interview, Part II, 12:07)

Norman Saburo Ikari

Norman Ikari, Camp Grant, Illinois, 1942 War: World War II, 1939-1946 Branch: Army Unit: 442nd Regimental Combat Team Service Location: Camp Grant, Illinois; Camp Shelby, Mississippi; Naples, Italy; Camp Ritchie, Maryland; Fort Bragg, North Carolina Rank: Sergeant Place of Birth: Seattle, WA

The demands and pressures placed on young Japanese American men who served their country during World War II while their families were confined to detention centers can't be understated. And for men like Norman Ikari, who served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, that pressure was intensified, as the 442nd, also known as the Go For Broke division, fought in some of the European Theater's most intense battles.