…has taught me a great deal, and given me new ideas, and also it is a good experience. So far, I do not regret for volunteering in the Army. We were told at Ft. McClellan that we are going to Europe as replacements for the 442nd, but since the war is over in Europe, it is unlikely that we will be sent there. However, I would still like to go there. Since coming to Camp Ritchie I have met some of the boys from the 100th Infantry, and they speak ver…

…he lead, the 100th was the point battalion in a task force that included a company of tanks, a company of tank destroyers, and two companies of 4.2 chemical mortars–a formidable mobile aggressor force, indeed, but also a tempting target for enemy gunners. And in the confusion of battle, as though he did not already have enough things to worry about, Miyake, a lieutenant and executive officer of Company A, had his hands full trying to stop some art…

…bjective Burma”. It was a good show all right, but soldiers who’ve been in combat can offer a lot of criticisms to it. But at that, we don’t know much about combat over there. I must say that this, the upper region of Italy is definitely the better part of it. The scenery and cities around here look pretty good, and the two legged stuff even more so. There are some places, of course, where war shows its effects. Well, take care of yourself. Love S…

…the life is the same. All rumors indicate that Hal and the rest of ‘em are coming over, if they are not already here. I guess pretty soon Hawaii is going to have a surplus of yellow paper. I am still in the best of health, I think, but if I don’t get to have a bath pretty soon, I don’t know what I’m going to be, stinking mess that I am now. I have acquired a souvenoir [sic], a pair of German binoculars that are used for observation of motor fire….

…essions of the acts of heroism, dedication and loyalty of his fellow Nisei comrades were: “Every combat man in the 100th Battalion did his level best to serve their units and their country. We all had to prove to ourselves that we were good soldiers and loyal Americans.” Shigeru Inouye passed away in 2005. He is interred at Punchbowl Cemetery with many of his comrades from the 100th Infantry Battalion. (submitted by his son Clinton K. Inouye, 12/1…

…Infantry of the Hawaii National Guard. The soldiers of Japanese ancestry were transferred from the 298th into the newly formed Hawaiian Provisional Battalion which was renamed the 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate) after it landed in Oakland in June 1942. Kubokawa was assigned to Headquarters Company. In combat with the battalion in Italy and France, Private First Class Kubokawa was killed in action during the campaign against German forces in t…

…one of the 150 replacements for the 100th Infantry Battalion. He joined C Company. In October 1944 he was one of 17 men who were captured. Akita spent six months in Stalag 7-A, a German prison camp. After the war, Akita took correspondence courses in engineering. He retired as a civil engineer for the State Highways Division. His hobbies included photography, fishing, jewelry making, gourmet cooking, and playing the ukulele. He became a wine conn…

…fic war zone. Wounded from a “tree burst” in Italy, Takashige continued in combat until France. After the 100th/442nd defeated German forces and took the town of Bruyeres, he contracted what he termed “frozen feet.” (Trench foot was a common and painful condition among the Nisei soldiers.) The cold and wet weather caused his feet to swell, and he lost all feeling in each foot. While in the hospital, he also had shrapnel and wood splinters removed…