100th Infantry Battalion

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The 100th Infantry Battalion was a highly decorated U.S. Army unit in World War II composed primarily of Japanese American soldiers from Hawaii, renowned for its combat record in the European Theater.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army infantry battalion
World War II military unit
activatedOn 1942-06-12
allegiance United States
assignedTo 34th Infantry Division
associatedWith Japanese American internment era
awarded Presidential Unit Citation
branch United States Army
campaignCredit Naples-Foggia
North Apennines
linked to: Apennines

Po Valley
Rome-Arno
composedPrimarilyOf Japanese American soldiers
compositionPolicy segregated Japanese American unit
conflict World War II
country United States of America
dateFormed 1942-06-12
decorations Meritorious Unit Commendation
Presidential Unit Citation
demobilized 1945
ethnicComposition Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans)
linked to: Japanese Americans
formedFrom Hawaii Army National Guard
foughtAgainst Nazi Germany
foughtIn European Theater
linked to: European theater
higherCommand Fifth Army
linked to: U.S. Fifth Army
integratedInto 442nd Regimental Combat Team
laterAttachedTo 442nd Regimental Combat Team
legacy symbol of Japanese American patriotism
motto Remember Pearl Harbor
nickname One Puka Puka
notableFor distinguished combat record in Italy
high casualty rate
high number of decorations for valor
participatedIn Battle of Anzio
Battle of Monte Cassino
Italian Campaign
linked to: Italian campaign

Po Valley Campaign
Rhineland Campaign
linked to: Rhineland campaign

Rome–Arno Campaign
placeFormed Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
linked to: Schofield Barracks
recruitmentArea Hawaii
relatedUnit 442nd Regimental Combat Team
role infantry
size battalion
theater European Theater of Operations
trainedAt Camp McCoy, Wisconsin
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
linked to: Camp Shelby
type infantry battalion

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Japanese Americans militaryUnit 100th Infantry Battalion
442nd Regimental Combat Team associatedWith 100th Infantry Battalion
442nd Regimental Combat Team integratedUnit 100th Infantry Battalion
Battle of Bruyères involvedMilitaryUnit 100th Infantry Battalion (United States)
linked to: 100th Infantry Battalion
Battle of Biffontaine involvedUnit 100th Infantry Battalion (as part of 442nd RCT)
linked to: 100th Infantry Battalion
Battle of Biffontaine associatedWith Nisei soldiers
linked to: 100th Infantry Battalion
Go for Broke relatedTo Nisei soldiers
linked to: 100th Infantry Battalion
Rescue of the Lost Battalion involvesUnit 100th Infantry Battalion
Go For Broke Monument in Los Angeles honors 100th Infantry Battalion
Go For Broke Monument in Los Angeles dedicatedTo Japanese American veterans of the 100th Infantry Battalion
linked to: 100th Infantry Battalion
Go For Broke Monument in Los Angeles associatedWith Nisei soldiers
linked to: 100th Infantry Battalion
One Puka Puka refersTo 100th Infantry Battalion
One Puka Puka appliesTo 100th Infantry Battalion (United States)
linked to: 100th Infantry Battalion
One Puka Puka associatedWith Nisei soldiers
linked to: 100th Infantry Battalion
One Puka Puka nicknameOf 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
linked to: 100th Infantry Battalion
One Puka Puka hasAlias 100th Battalion "One Puka Puka"
linked to: 100th Infantry Battalion
Camp McCoy, Wisconsin trainedUnit 100th Infantry Battalion
William Kenzo Nakamura militaryUnit 100th Infantry Battalion
Minidoka National Historic Site associatedWith Japanese American soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
linked to: 100th Infantry Battalion