100th Bn New Clubhouse Opens
100th Infantry Battalion Veterans new clubhouse opens at 520 Kamoku Street in Honolulu.
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100th Veterans Clubhouse Opens
Original 100th Veterans clubhouse opens in Honolulu at 1444 Nuuanu Avenue. It was sold 3 years later and work began on a new clubhouse that opened in 1952.
1399th Veterans Club Organized
Veterans of the 1399th Engineer Construction Battalion form a club on Oahu in 1959. It was subsequently dissolved by the members in 2011.
442nd RCT Veterans Club Opens in Honolulu
442nd RCT Veterans Club leases the Moiliili Young Men’s Association clubhouse at 933 Wiliwili Street, Honolulu. On June 27, 1952, the Moiliili YMA members formally affected a transfer of the property in fee simple to the 442nd Veterans Club.
442nd RCT Veterans Return to Hawaii
Welcome Home ceremony at Iolani Palace for 442nd RCT veterans who arrive on Liberty Ship S.S. Waterbury Victory; welcome speech by Governor Ingram M. Stainback.
442nd Veterans Clubhouse Opens
The new clubhouse and apartment building of the 442nd RCT Veterans Club at 933 Wiliwili St in Honolulu completes construction and opens for use.
Eleanor Roosevelt Visits Hawaii
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visits Hawaii during her 5-week tour of the South Pacific.
Emergency Service Committee Formed
Emergency Service Committee assigned by Morale Section of Military Governor’s Office to work with Japanese community.
Honolulu & Bruyères Sister Cities
Honolulu & Bruyères, France, establish Sister City relationship. To this day, they have a big celebration event every year that gives thanks to the Japanese Americans who liberated them from years of oppression by the Nazis. Many veterans, and now their grandchildren, have traveled to France to join in these celebrations.
Preparing AJA Community for War
Hawaii Council for Interracial Unity established to prepare Japanese American community for impending war. Hung Wai Ching, Director of the YMCA in Honolulu, plays a major role in organizing this foundational interracial effort in Hawaii.