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26 States, Hawaii Represented in 522nd Field Artillery Unit

Donauworth, Germany — Twenty-six states, the Territory of Hawaii and the District of Columbia are represented in the home addresses of officers and men of the 522nd (Japanese American) Field Artillery Battalion now stationed here. Hawaiian leads with 331 men out of the battalion and 120 of these men called Honolulu home. Seventy others are from other sections of Oahu, while the other islands are represented by the following: Hawaii, 58; Maui, 48; Kauai, 32; Molokai, 2 and Lanai, 1. California leads all the states with 85 men calling the Golden State home. Actually, more than 100 men of the battalion were born in California but now list other states has home addresses because of relocation or resettlement. Home addresses of other men of the...

Army Transport Brings Nisei Soldiers Home

California Sergeant Wins Commendation for Valorous Action

With the 5th Army in Italy — Sergeant Yoshio Nakagawa of Mount Eden, California who led a hazardous reconnaissance patrol into enemy territory recently was awarded a 5th Army commendation for valorous conduct in action. He serves in the 442nd Japanese American Combat Team. He was cited for his performance near La Houssiere, France during the bitter fighting in the Vosges Mountains of northeastern France. It became evident that a reconnaissance of the German positions would be necessary for any further advances. Nakagawa volunteered to lead a patrol to gather the necessary information. His citation reads: “Sergeant Nakagawa volunteered to lead a reconnaissance patrol into enemy territory. When a minefield was discovered, he went forward alone to investigate the area. When enemy snipers opened fire,...

First Nisei From 442nd Unit Reenlists Into Regular Army

Tombolo, Italy — when Pfc. Jack T. Yasuda of L company was sworn in on Sept. 30, he became the first Japanese American soldier of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team to reenlist in the Regular Army. A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Pfc. Yasuda was drafted into the pre-war army in Oct., 1941, from Los Angeles, Calif., when he was working as a truck driver in the wholesale produce market. He joined the 442nd as a replacement while the Japanese American unit was in Naples preparatory to leaving for France in the fall of 1944. As a rifleman in L company, he fought through the Rhineland, North Apennines and Po Valley campaigns and wears the Distinguished Unit Citation with oak leaf cluster for having been a...

Pfc. Atagi Recovers From Wounds at McCaw Hospital

Walla Walla, Wash. — Awarded the Bronze Star and Presidential Unit Citation for heroic achievement and outstanding service in combat, and the Purple Heart with one cluster for wounds received in action, Pfc. Archie Atagi is a patient at McCaw General Hospital, Walla Walla, Wash. Atagi enlisted in the Army in March, 1942, and served in a Quartermaster Battalion at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., until March, 1944, when he spent 17 weeks in infantry training at Fort McClellan, Alabama, in preparation for overseas duty with the 442nd Combat Infantry team. Landing at Naples in August, 1944, the troops remained at a replacement center known as “Purple Heart alley.” Atagi joined the 3rd Battalion of the Combat Team when they assembled for the invasion of southern...

Pfc. Noboru Morio Awarded Bronze Star Medal