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Alfred Arthur Pursall 3rd Battalion Headquarters Company Ret Colonel

October 29, the 100th and 3rd attacked at dawn and advanced some distance before they were stopped cold by an extremely strong enemy defensive position.  Lieutenant Colonel Alfred A. Pursall, commander of the 3rd Battalion, first tried to flank the enemy from the left up steep and well-defended terrain.  Company K was thrown back with heavy

the official welcome ceremony took place – Congressional Delegate Joseph R. Farrington of Hawaii spoke, as did former Assistant Secretary of War John J. McCloy and Col. Alfred A. Pursall, former commander of the 442nd’s Third Battalion.  Finally, 442nd patron Earl Finch of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, gave them a picnic with 250 watermelon and a committee of

home ceremony at Iolani Palace.  The regimental and battalion colors and guidons of the unit’s 20 companies were returned to Hawaii on the Waterbury by Lt. Col. Alfred A. Pursall, Commanding Officer, as the unit was slated for deactivation. Right:  Mori Agena arrives home For his military service, Private First Class Agena was awarded the Bronze