Within a week more than 10.000 eager Japanese Americans volunteered in Hawaii. and hundreds more did likewise at relocation centers on the mainland United States. They served with great distinction in the European theater. They became known as the most decorated unit in American military history for its size and length of service. This is only part of the heroic history of the Japanese Americans in World War II. Because of their unique linguistic talent. thousands served in military intelligence as interpreters and translators from Guadalcanal to Burma in the Pacific and Asiatic theaters. Their special abilities have been officially credited with saving numerous American lives and shortening the war. Still others served with distinction in other branches of our Armed Forces.