Because of their position at the front, forward observers were vulnerable to attacks. But on the whole, Cannon Company suffered fewer casualties than other units.4 Despite its relatively small size, the company was an integral part of the entire regiment. Their support was crucial to the success of the Nisei soldiers. In his autobiography Blue Skies and Thunder, Private Virgil W. Westdale, a Nisei member of the 522nd, wrote, “One of the most valued compliments came from the 442nd Infantry when they said they could not have succeeded in the [of the Lost Battalion] without the support of their 522nd artillery battalion and the cannon company.”5 Cannon Company and Field Artillery worked together to make a highly efficient, successful team.