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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Reunion participants at Hawaiian lookout (ddr-densho-363-159)
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Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
442nd memorial ceremony (ddr-densho-363-110)
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Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
442nd 10th anniversary reunion (ddr-densho-363-163)
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Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
Men pose with 442nd cake (ddr-densho-363-117)
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Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
Hawaiian landscape (ddr-densho-363-234)
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Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
Ceremony for the 442nd (ddr-densho-363-87)
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Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
Church service (ddr-densho-363-122)
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Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
Reunion participants (ddr-densho-363-138)
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Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
Reunion participants (ddr-densho-363-141)
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Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
442nd memorial ceremony (ddr-densho-363-109)
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Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
Reunion participants pose on sofa (ddr-densho-363-155)
img Reunion participants pose on sofa (ddr-densho-363-155)
Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
Arrival photograph of 442nd reunion (ddr-densho-363-106)
img Arrival photograph of 442nd reunion (ddr-densho-363-106)
Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
Reunion participants at Hawaiian lookout (ddr-densho-363-160)
img Reunion participants at Hawaiian lookout (ddr-densho-363-160)
Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
442nd memorial ceremony (ddr-densho-363-111)
img 442nd memorial ceremony (ddr-densho-363-111)
Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
Veterans Cemetery (ddr-densho-363-231)
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Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
Hula lesson (ddr-densho-363-120)
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Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
Group photograph of 442nd reunion (ddr-densho-363-86)
img Group photograph of 442nd reunion (ddr-densho-363-86)
Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
Reunion participants arrive (ddr-densho-363-151)
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Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
Veterans Cemetery (ddr-densho-363-233)
img Veterans Cemetery (ddr-densho-363-233)
Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
Reunion participants at Hawaiian lookout (ddr-densho-363-161)
img Reunion participants at Hawaiian lookout (ddr-densho-363-161)
Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
Army Officer (ddr-densho-363-124)
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Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
442nd 10th anniversary reunion (ddr-densho-363-154)
img 442nd 10th anniversary reunion (ddr-densho-363-154)
Pat Kuroda attended the 442nd Regimental Combat Team 10th Anniversary Reunion in Hawaii from July 27th to July 31st, 1953.
Text of speech given by Eric Saul, US army historian (ddr-densho-368-454)
doc Text of speech given by Eric Saul, US army historian (ddr-densho-368-454)
Given at ceremony to honor Medal of Honor winners William K. Nakamura and James Okubo - Page 1
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