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First wave of 442nd replacements (mostly from Hawaii) to the 100th (Separate) in Italy depart Camp Shelby, Mississippi. The 10 officers and 165 enlisted men are sent to Fort Meade, Maryland, for shipment to Italy. They arrive at San Giorgio, Italy, on March 10, 1944.

100th Infantry Battalion (Separate) lands at Salerno, Italy, and enters combat September 29. Sgt. Joe Takata of Hawaii is first Nisei killed in action in the war to defeat the Nazis. He is awarded Distinguish Service Cross posthumously.