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The Evolution of Post World War II Hawaii Through the 442nd Nikkei

We present the following article written by Ron Oba, originally published in 1992 and posted to our website on December 19, 2010. Ronald Masami Oba (1922-2017) served as a Technician 5th Grade in F Company, 2nd Battalion. Oba was born and died in Aiea, a suburb of Honolulu. He volunteered for the 442nd on March 23, 1943, when the initial call for volunteers was issued. He served during the 442nd campaigns in Italy and France, and during the post-war occupation duties in Italy. Oba arrived back home to Hawaii with 550 other veterans on December 16, 1945, on the troopship USAT Aconcagua. He was president of the 442nd Veterans Club 1990-1993. Oba was inurned at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.  ...

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Stories From My Grandpa

We present the following story about Sergeant Wilbert Sanderson Holck (1925-1999) written by his granddaughter. Sandy, as he was known, was enlisted in the U.S. Army on March 25, 1943, after answering the call for volunteers for the 442nd. He served in the Combat Team’s Cannon Company in Italy and France. He was awarded a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star Medal prior to leaving Italy. He arrived back home with more than 850 other veterans on the troop ship USAT Evangeline on December 19, 1945, and was discharged on December 28. Holck later served in the Korean War. He was buried at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe on the Windward side of Oahu. Stories From My Grandpa By Kristen Nemoto Jay Sgt....

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Stories of Staff Sergeant Seiji Nakahara, I Company

We present the following story about Seiji Nakahara (1924-2000) written by his son Keith Nakahara. Seiji served as a Staff Sergeant in I Company, 3rd Battalion, from his enlistment as a volunteer on March 30, 1943, to November 16, 1945.  He fought in all the campaigns of the 442nd. He left Italy in July 1945 to return to the US. He was awarded the Purple Heart with two oak leaf clusters and the Bronze Star Medal. Nakahara was buried in the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe on the Windward side of Oahu.   Stories of Staff Sergeant Seiji Nakahara, I Company By First Sergeant Keith I. Nakahara SSgt Seiji Nakahara, I Company, 3rd Battalion My father was in I Company. He got shot the...

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