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Everett Munez
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Everett Munez was an Editorial Intern at Encyclopædia Britannica in 2021 and 2022. He graduated from Occidental College in 2023 with a bachelor's degree in history and pursued graduate studies at Northwestern University while continuing to write for Britannica.
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![colour guard of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team](https://cdn.britannica.com/43/176543-050-53F002C1/Japanese-American-442nd-Regimental-Combat-Team-Colour-November-12-1944.jpg?w=320&h=240)
442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States infantry unit made up almost entirely of Nisei (second-generation) Japanese American volunteers, formed in 1943 during World War II and active from 1944 until 1946. Also called the Purple Heart Battalion, the unit is the most-decorated in United States…
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