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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Terry Aratani  -  Fred Matsumura  -  Kenneth Okuma  -  Henry Bruno Yamada Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-3-11)
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The only records of AWOL in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team were soldiers leaving the hospital early to return to battle

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than …

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Charging at the enemy after witnessing the death of friend and fellow soldier
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The tension of fighting in first battle: "What am I doing here?"
Arthur Nishimoto Interview Segment 13 (ddr-manz-1-129-13)
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The relationship between the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Battalion
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Mixing of Japanese Americans from Hawaii and the mainland during basic training
Spark M. Matsunaga Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1007-3-8)
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Observing differences between Japanese Americans from Hawaii and the mainland during training

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Spark M. Matsunaga Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1007-3-3)
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General Mark Clark's feelings towards the Japanese Americans in the 100th Battalion

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Ernest Uno Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1007-7-11)
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Reuniting with parents after military service

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Ernest Uno Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1007-7-5)
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Having surgery in camp in order to be enlisted in the army

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