Past Events

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2010 Joint Memorial Service

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The 5th Annual Joint Memorial Services was held on Sunday, September 26, 2010, at the National Cemetery of the Pacific. This event is coordinated each year by the Oahu AJA Veterans Council to commemorate the four AJA military units of WWII: the 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd RCT, the Military Intelligence Service, and the 1399th Engineer Construction Battalion.

Click below to view photos of the event.

Photographers: Wayne Iha, Clyde Sugimoto, Pat Thompson and Gary Saito. Read more »

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2010 Joint Memorial Service, SD Update

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The Oahu AJA Veterans Council’s fifth annual Joint Memorial Service will be held at 9:00 a.m. Sunday, September 26, 2010, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.

The keynote speaker will be Maj. Gen. Robert G.F. Lee, adjutant general for the state of Hawaii since January 2003. Maj. Gen. Lee, a University of Hawaii graduate, was commissioned in May 1971. His career included command of the Army Reserve’s 100th Battalion/442nd Infantry from September 1988 to March 1991. Now, as state adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Lee directs the Hawaii Army and Air National Guard, State Civil Defense and the state Office of Veterans Services. Read more »

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Honouliuli Event

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In 1943, under Executive Order 9066, the US Army constructed the Honouliuli Internment Camp near Ewa, Oahu, for the detention of approximately 300 Hawai’i residents, most of whom were American citizens of Japanese ancestry, during WWII.

The Sons and Daughters of the 442 RCT hosted an audio-visual presentation about the Honouliuli Internment Camp experience, presented by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii Resource Center. The Sons and Daughters of the 100th, MIS, and 1399 were invited to this social event.

When:       August 5, 2010, 6:00 p.m.

Where:      Kapiolani Community College, Naio Building Lab

Photos provided by Clyde Sugimoto & Wayne Iha.  Click to view photos of the event…. Read more »

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USS Arizona Memorial Museum, AJA Exhibit

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World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument

August 8, 2010

The sons, daughters and friends who helped create the Honoring the Legacy exhibit at Central Pacific Bank are working with the National Park Service on an exhibit about World War II AJAs that will be part of the new USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center. Read more »

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67th Anniversary Banquet, article

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The 442nd Regimental Combat Team

By: Heather Zane, granddaughter of George Goto, 232nd Engineer Co.

In this world there are very few people who change the world for the better. The men of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team are among these people. To be perfectly honest, I know very little about what these men went through.  I wasn’t alive to meet the young soldiers who sacrificed so much for their country.  I have only met the men that these soldiers grew to become. Read more »

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442nd RCT 67th Anniversary Banquet

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This year’s annual banquet honoring the veterans was held at the Pacific Beach Hotel on Sunday, March 28, 2010. The theme for the event was, “Sentimental Journey, a Musical Tribute to the 442nd RCT Veterans”. Over 700 veterans, families and friends attended the banquet.

442nd RCT,  67th Anniversary Banquet:  Photo Collection
Photographers: Clyde Sugimoto, Wayne Iha, Terry Takaki, Lowell Thom.   Click  to view photos.. Read more »

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442nd RCT December 2009 Board Meeting

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The December Board of Director’s Meeting for the 442 was held at the Hale Koa Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 7, 2009. The new officers for 2010 were sworn in:

  • President:  William Thompson
  • 1st Vice President:  Mits Honda
  • 2nd Vice President:  Noboru Kawamoto
  • 3rd Vice President:  Wade Wasano
  • Secretary:  Satoru Shikasho
  • Treasurer:  Masao Fujioka
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Joint Memorial Service 2009

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The Joint Memorial Service (JMS) organized by the Oahu AJA Veterans Council was held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific on Sunday, November 27, 2009. The JMS honors those who served in the 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) and the 1399th Engineer Construction Battalion.

Photos provided by Clyde Sugimoto & Wayne Iha.  Click to view photos of the event…

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Japanese American World War II Medal of Honor recipients

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Video tribute to the 21 Japanese American World War II Medal of Honor recipients.

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