Great Dates
When was the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
December 7th 1941
Where in Europe did the 100th Infantry Battalion fight?
Italy and France
442nd Regimental Combat Team
What was the nickname for the 100th Infantry Battalion, influenced by Hawaiian?
One Puka Puka
The men of the 100th were mostly the descendants of immigrants from where?
Japan
When was the 100th Infantry Battalion activated?
June 12, 1942
How long did they spend fighting in Europe?
20 months
When it was formed, about what fraction of the 442nd RCT volunteered from Hawai'i?
Two-thirds
What was the nickname that war correspondents gave to the 100th?
The Purple Heart Battalion
What is the motto of the 100th Infantry Battalion?
"Remember Pearl Harbor"
When did the 100th first engage in active combat?
September 29th 1943
When was the first soldier in the 100th killed in action?
September 29, 1943
Where did most of the mainland soldiers of the 442nd RCT volunteer from?
Incarceration camps
How many soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor in the 100th?
8
What bank did the 100th/442nd veterans help to form in Hawaiʻi?
Central Pacific Bank
When did the war in Europe end?
May 9, 1945
Who was the first soldier in the 100th to be killed in action?
SGT Joseph Shigeo Takata
Where did the 442nd RCT train after its formation in 1943?
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
What did members of the 100th Infantry Battalion save up for and build in Hawai‘i after the war?
100th Infantry Battalion Clubhouse
Who is the 100th Infantry Battalion Clubhouse dedicated to?
The fallen soldiers of the 100th
When was the 100th Infantry Battalion officially integrated into the 442nd?
August 10th 1944
In what battle did the 100th earn its first Presidential Unit Citation?
Battle of Belvedere
When did the 442nd RCT unit arrive in Italy?
June 1944
Who was the first commanding officer of the 100th?
Lieutenant Colonel Farrant Turner
Who was the last commanding officer of the 100th Infantry Battalion?
Major Mitsuyoshi Fukuda