442nd Regimental Combat Team

The 100th Infantry Battalion began as part of the Hawaii National Guard. On June 5, 1942, 1,432 men left Hawaii for training at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, and later at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. The 100th shipped out to North Africa on August 23, 1943, and saw heavy action in Italy. Because of its heavy casualties and many honors, the 100th became known as the "Purple Heart Battalion." The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was initially formed in 1943 from Japanese American volunteers from Hawaii and the mainland. Perhaps not surprisingly, only about 1,250 Japanese Americans volunteered from the concentration camps. In Hawaii, where there was no mass removal, almost 10,000 volunteered. The 442nd arrived in Italy in June 1944 where the battle-tested 100th Infantry Battalion became its 1st Battalion. In seven major campaigns, the 442nd became the most decorated unit for its size and length of service; the unit suffered 9,476 casualties, more than 300 percent of its original strength.

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442nd snowed in (ddr-densho-22-44)
img 442nd snowed in (ddr-densho-22-44)
Caption in album: "Snow is inocent [sic] and has beauty but it acts also as a blanket or carpet. A carpet covers many things. Such as mines and obstacles. It also made roads impossible as roads on mountain sides have snow drifts, slides and snow blockades. We had to make detours. As snow melts there is …
Soldiers (ddr-densho-22-61)
img Soldiers (ddr-densho-22-61)
Caption in album: "T/5 Virgil Wistdal / T/4 Henry Sakaguchi / T/4."
The Northwest Times Vol. 2 No. 58 (July 10, 1948) (ddr-densho-229-125)
doc The Northwest Times Vol. 2 No. 58 (July 10, 1948) (ddr-densho-229-125)
"Remains of Two N.W. Nisei GI's Back From Europe War Front; Both Served with Famed 442nd" (pg. 1)
The Northwest Times Vol. 5 No. 1 (January 1, 1951) (ddr-densho-229-262)
doc The Northwest Times Vol. 5 No. 1 (January 1, 1951) (ddr-densho-229-262)
"JACL Reaffirms "Loyal Support to This Land" (p. 1), "The Story of the 442nd" (p. 1), "Christmas is Marked in Tokyo "As Usual" (p. 4).
The Northwest Times Vol. 3 No. 44 (June 1, 1949) (ddr-densho-229-211)
doc The Northwest Times Vol. 3 No. 44 (June 1, 1949) (ddr-densho-229-211)
"Text of Col. Hanley Talk" (p. 1), "Nisei Vets Win Plaudits as They March in Parade" (p. 1).
The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 30 (April 22, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-16)
doc The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 30 (April 22, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-16)
"NVC to Show 442nd Film" (p. 1), "U.S. Navy Now Admits Nisei" (p. 1), "Three Judges Hear Case of Mrs. Bouiss" (p. 1), "Two Wholesale Evacuations: American and Canadian" (p. 2).
The Northwest Times Vol. 2 No. 95 (November 17, 1948) (ddr-densho-229-156)
doc The Northwest Times Vol. 2 No. 95 (November 17, 1948) (ddr-densho-229-156)
"All Persons Not Yet X-Rayed Urged to Show Up for Exams; Anti-TB Units Now in Area" (p. 1), "Japanese War Brides Welcomed to Join New YWCA Group" (p. 1), "2 More Area GI's Returned to U.S." (p. 1)
The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 81 (November 4, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-68)
doc The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 81 (November 4, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-68)
"Nisei War Dead Start for Home" (p. 1), "Naturalization Class to Open For Overseas War Brides" (p. 1), "Civil Rights Committee Adopts JACL-ADC Recommendations" (p. 1).
The Northwest Times Vol. 2 No. 54 (June 26, 1948) (ddr-densho-229-122)
doc The Northwest Times Vol. 2 No. 54 (June 26, 1948) (ddr-densho-229-122)
"Chicago Honors Pvt. Matsuda, Another Hero in Rescue of "Lost Battalion' in Europe" (pg. 1)
The Northwest Times Vol. 3 No. 52 (June 29, 1949) (ddr-densho-229-219)
doc The Northwest Times Vol. 3 No. 52 (June 29, 1949) (ddr-densho-229-219)
"Pvt. Kawaguchi Rites Friday" (p. 1), "Symington, Air Force Aide, Will Speak at Americanism Rites During Fourth Fete" (p. 1).
The Northwest Times Vol. 2 No. 73 (September 1, 1948) (ddr-densho-229-135)
doc The Northwest Times Vol. 2 No. 73 (September 1, 1948) (ddr-densho-229-135)
"442nd Leader Will Attend Utah Confab" (pg. 1), "Hiroshima Seeks Pittsburgh Aid" (pg. 1), "Ex-Resident of City Wants to Come Home" (pg. 4)
The Northwest Times Vol. 2 No. 63 (July 28, 1948) (ddr-densho-229-130)
doc The Northwest Times Vol. 2 No. 63 (July 28, 1948) (ddr-densho-229-130)
"442nd Feat Wins Japan Praise" (pg. 1), "JACL-ADC Sees Winning of Struggle to End "Limited Passport' Issue" (pg. 1)
The Northwest Times Vol. 2 No. 80 (September 25, 1948) (ddr-densho-229-142)
doc The Northwest Times Vol. 2 No. 80 (September 25, 1948) (ddr-densho-229-142)
"Remains of Corporal Kokubu Join Graves of Two Other Nisei Dead at Arlington Cemetery" (p. 1), "Ennis, Masaoka to Meet Lawyers on Handling of Claims Forms" (p. 4)
The Northwest Times Vol. 4 No. 88 (November 4, 1950) (ddr-densho-229-253)
doc The Northwest Times Vol. 4 No. 88 (November 4, 1950) (ddr-densho-229-253)
"D.C. Japanese Hold Solemn Services At Arlington for Nisei GI Dead" (p. 2), "Texas Salutes 442 Nisei GI's for '44 Feat" (p. 2).
The Northwest Times Vol. 2 No. 97 (November 24, 1948) (ddr-densho-229-158)
doc The Northwest Times Vol. 2 No. 97 (November 24, 1948) (ddr-densho-229-158)
"Masaoka Meets Judd on Bill to Aid Issei" (p. 1), "Burial Held at Arlington for 442 Hero" (p. 1), "Rosary Will be Said for Staff Sgt. Kinoshita on Friday; Services for Pvt. Sagami Next Tuesday in Tacoma" (p. 1).
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