26-04-2005, 03:15 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by GUMALANGI+Apr 25 2005, 03:10 PM--> Quote:
(GUMALANGI @ Apr 25 2005, 03:10 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'> Quote:
Originally posted by Kiwiwriter@Apr 25 2005, 02:32 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-GUMALANGI | | Quote: Quote: @Apr 24 2005, 07:24 PM
...... and to add,. there were Japanese origin too there
under the American flag..
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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.
| You mean the present time? or during WW2?,..
I thought most of 100th Infantry btn was recruited from Japanese camp to proof their loyalty to US. well,.. i migt be wrong.
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Gumalangi
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| Not quite. The 100th Battalion came from Hawaiian Japanese (former HNG men) and from internment camps, and came first. They regarded themselves as better than the 442nd, which followed, and there was tension between them. The 442nd did come from internment camps. The 442nd still exists, and I believe one of its battalions is the 100th.
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