Category: 100th Infantry Battalion, United States Army, World War II
Categories: Japanese Americans in World War II | United States Army Battalions, World War II
The 100th was a Hawaii Army National Guard Battalion made up primarily of Nisei Americans, Japanese Americans that were children of Japanese Immigrants. The battalion earned the nickname Purple Heart Battalion in Italy during the battle for Monte Cassino.
For more information on the 100th Infantry Battalion during World War II See:
- Wikipedia: 100th Infantry Battalion (United States)
- 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans Education Center
- Asian-Pacific Heritage: Japanese-American WWII unit stands among Army's most decorated, By Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy | National Guard Bureau, May 26, 2017
- Asian-Pacific Americans in the U.S. Army, 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Prepared 29 December 1995
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Person Profiles (56)
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Matsuei Ajitomi
04 Mar 1915 Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 23 Oct 1943
Tokio Ajitomi
09 Jan 1917 Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 17 Oct 1944
Jentoku Arakawa
09 Nov 1915 Puunene, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 21 Oct 1943
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Kiyozo Enomoto
04 Apr 1917 Aiea, Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States - 06 Nov 1943
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Richard Fujii
10 Jan 1917 Kealakekua, Hawaii, Hawaii Territory, United States - 30 Nov 1943
Takeo Fujiyama
27 Dec 1918 Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 01 Dec 1943
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Yeiko Goya
27 Sep 1918 Kokomo, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 30 Nov 1943
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Tamotsu Hanida
25 Sep 1919 Waiakoa, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 29 Nov 1943
Mikio Hasemoto
16 Jul 1916 Waipahu, Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States - 01 Dec 1943
Hideyuki Hayashida
04 Mar 1919 Pauwela, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 10 Jan 1944
Harold Higashi
01 May 1918 Kahului, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 04 Nov 1943
Masao Horio
1910s - 1960s
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Henry Ikehara
06 Feb 1919 Wahiawa, Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States - 26 Jan 1944
Toshio Iwami
01 Jan 1916 Kailua, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 11 Aug 2008
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Katsui Jinnohara
29 Jan 1917 Paia, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 02 Dec 1943
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Young-Oak Kim
29 Jan 1919 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 29 Dec 2005
Shomatsu Kina
29 Jun 1919 Paia, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 02 Dec 1943
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James Lovell
06 Feb 1907 Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, United States - 15 Apr 2001
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Richard Magarifuji
31 May 1918 Kailua, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 02 Jun 1944
Yoshito Masuda
05 Jul 1914 Waiakoa, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 07 Jul 1944
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Masao Matsui
10 Sep 1917 Puunene, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 09 Jul 1944
Spark Matsunaga
08 Oct 1916 Hanapepe, Kauai, Hawaii Territory, United States - 15 Apr 1990
Isami Miyasato
03 Feb 1918 Puunene, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 18 Oct 1943
Tsuyoshi Miyoga
01 Sep 1915 Lawai, Kauai, Hawaii Territory, United States - 28 Jan 1944
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Martin Naganuma
20 Jun 1914 Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 23 Oct 1943
Minoru Nagasako
29 Sep 1918 Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 26 Jul 2001
Hideo Nagata
10 Aug 1916 Paia, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 23 Oct 1943
Edward Nakamura
25 May 1918 Puunene, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 29 Nov 1943
Donald Niimi
09 Sep 1908 Honolulu, Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States - 26 May 1997
Noboru Niimi
12 Jan 1918 Keokea, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 26 Sep 1990
Kazuo Nishihara
30 Nov 1919 Puunene, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 30 Oct 1943
Joe Nishimoto
21 Feb 1919 Fresno, Fresno, California, United States - 15 Nov 1944
Sueo Noda
14 May 1918 Spreckelsville, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 25 Jan 1944
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Masaharu Ohata
13 Sep 1918 Honolulu, Hawaii - 17 Oct 1977
Richard Omori
01 Oct 1919 Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, Hawaii Territory, United States - 18 Feb 2017
Wallace Oshiro
21 Mar 1919 Papaaloa, Hawaii, Hawaii Territory, United States - 29 Nov 1943
Masanao Otake
07 Sep 1920 Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 17 Oct 1944
Douglas Otani
13 Oct 1916 Honolulu, Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States - 02 Jun 1944
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Masatsugu Riyu
15 Feb 1913 Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 23 Oct 1943
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Herbert Sadayasu
09 Dec 1910 Honolulu, Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States - 09 Jul 1944
Louis Sakamoto
12 Aug 1913 Waihee, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 23 Oct 1943
Takeo Shimizu
25 Mar 1919 Hana, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 29 Nov 1943
David Suda
02 Feb 1917 Pauwela, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 24 May 1944
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Hitoshi Taguchi
09 Feb 1920 Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 30 Nov 1943
George Takata
15 Nov 1918 Honokaa, Hawaii, Hawaii Territory, United States - 15 Dec 1946
Yoshinobu Takei
12 Jul 1916 Puunene, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 21 Oct 1943
Robert Takeo
04 Apr 1913 Honolua, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 07 Jul 1944
Teruto Tanimoto
15 Feb 1918 Paia, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 03 Dec 1943
Katsushi Tanouye
20 Aug 1919 Olaa, Hawaii, Hawaii Territory, United States - 08 Nov 1943
Kenkichi Teruya
13 Dec 1917 Waikapu, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 02 Jun 1944
Haruyoshi (Tokunaga) Tateyama
09 Jan 1920 Haiku, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 03 Nov 1943
Isami Tomita
23 Feb 1916 Paia, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 09 Jul 1944
Taro Tonai
05 May 1919 Waikapu, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 26 Jan 1944
Minoru Tosaka
10 Jul 1918 Haiku, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 05 Nov 1943
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Lei Yamashiro
21 Nov 1918 Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 02 Jun 1944
Yoji Yasui
18 Mar 1917 Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 01 Dec 1943
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