Go for Broke

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Go for Broke is the famous motto and nickname of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a highly decorated U.S. Army unit composed primarily of Japanese American soldiers during World War II.

All labels observed (4)

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Go For Broke 2
Go for Broke canonical 2
Go for Broke (442nd RCT nickname) 1

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Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf motto ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
appliedTo U.S. Army unit ⓘ
associatedWith Japanese American soldiers ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
commemoratedBy Go For Broke Monument in Los Angeles ⓘ
Go For Broke National Education Center ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
describes spirit of taking a bold risk ⓘ
fieldOfUse commemoration of Japanese American veterans ⓘ
military ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact used in books, films, and educational materials about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team ⓘ
hasPart phrase "Go for Broke" ⓘ
linked to: Go for Broke
inspiredBy gambling slang meaning to wager everything ⓘ
language English ⓘ
meaning to risk everything in an all‑out effort ⓘ
notableFor association with one of the most highly decorated U.S. Army units of World War II ⓘ
notableUsage appears on 442nd Regimental Combat Team insignia and memorials ⓘ
relatedTo Japanese American military service in World War II ⓘ
Nisei soldiers ⓘ
symbolizes courage ⓘ
determination ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
usedAs battle cry ⓘ
unit slogan ⓘ
usedBy 442nd Regimental Combat Team ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

442nd Regimental Combat Team → motto → Go for Broke ⓘ
William Kenzo Nakamura → unitNickname → Go for Broke (442nd RCT nickname) ⓘ
linked to: Go for Broke
Go for Broke → hasPart → phrase "Go for Broke" ⓘ
linked to: Go for Broke
Go For Broke Monument in Los Angeles → motto → Go For Broke ⓘ
linked to: Go for Broke
Peace Love Ukulele → hasPart → Go For Broke ⓘ
subject linked to: Peace Love Ukulele (album)
linked to: Go for Broke