100th Infantry Battalion in World War II
100th Infantry Battalion in World War II US Army soldier Sam Yoshihana photographed leading a row of German prisoners taken by the 100th Infantry Battalion through the village of Vallecchia, Liguria, Italy. Photograph taken on the 8 April 1945. Credit: @julius.colorization During World War 11, the 100th Infantry Battalion was composed largely of former members of the Hawali army National guard. The 100th saw heavy combat during World War 11, starting in September 1943 and continuing after being attached as a Battalion of the 442nd Infantry Regiment in June 1994. The unit was unofficially nicknamed the purple heart Battalion with the motto " remember pearl Harbor The 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate) was activated on 12 June 1942, composed of more than 1,400 American-born Japanese called "Nisei" (NEE-say), or second generation. The War Department had removed them from Hawaii out of fear of renewed Japanese attacks. The War Department had also stopped accepting ...