Camp Shelby in Forrest County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

"Go for Broke"

Photographed by James Hulse, January 3, 2026

1. "Go for Broke" Marker

Inscription.
442nd Regimental Combat Team
100th Infantry Battalion (separate)
S Co. Military Intelligence Service
171st Infantry Battalion (separate)
1943-1945
All of the units listed above were composed of Americans of Japanese ancestry. At the end of World War II. The 442nd Regimental Combat Team had become the most decorated unit in United States military history for its size and length of service.

442 Loyalty 100
"You fought not only the enemy ---you fought prejudice and won."
President Harry S. Truman

"There is one supreme, final test of loyalty for one's native land - readiness and willingness to fight for, and if need be. To die for one's country. These men --- more than earned the right to be called just Americans, not Japanese Americans."
Major General Jacob L. Devers

During World War II, Japanese American soldiers fought and died for the United States in the major battlegrounds of the European and Pacific theaters of operation.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • War, World II.

Location. 31° 11.895′ N, 89° 13.384′ W.

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Memorial is in Camp Shelby, Mississippi, in Forrest County. It is at the intersection of Forrest Avenue West and Museum Street, on the left when traveling north on Forrest Avenue West. The marker is located on the grounds of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 850 Forrest Ave W, Hattiesburg MS 39401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Mississippi’s Pine Belt.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 85th Infantry Division (a few steps from this marker); Ohio 37th Infantry Division (a few steps from this marker); Combat Wounded Veterans (within shouting distance of this

"Go for Broke" Marker - Reverse Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 3, 2026

2. "Go for Broke" Marker - Reverse Side

marker); 38th Infantry Division (within shouting distance of this marker); 69th Infantry Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Tribute to Fallen Comrades (within shouting distance of this marker); Special Forces (within shouting distance of this marker); 31st. Infantry "Dixie" Division (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camp Shelby.

More about this memorial. The marker and the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum are located at the historic Camp Shelby, an active Mississippi National Guard military installation. The museum is open to the public, but appropriate identification is required for access.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 3, 2026

3. "Go for Broke" Marker

The view of the marker along the trail next to the museum.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 43 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 20, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.