Quote: Originally posted by GUMALANGI@Apr 24 2005, 07:24 PM
...... and to add,. there were Japanese origin too there
under the American flag..
| Yes, the 100th Infantry Battalion, which became part of the 442nd Regiment. The 442nd, by the way, still exists, as a Hawaii National Guard outfit, part of the 25th Division. Many of the men of the 100th came from Hawaii.
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