HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Today marks the 80th anniversary of the formation of the World War II 100th Infantry Battalion -- it was a segregated army unit comprised of about 1,400 second-generation ...

Mary Loyland, of rural Thompson, N.D., reviews memorabilia from her father's (Ed Olson) experience as a member of the Army's 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate) in WWII. Members recruited to this ...

The decorated 100th Infantry Battalion was one of the first units to train at Camp McCoy when it expanded in 1942. The 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate) was activated June 12, 1942. It was composed ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In honor of a World War II battalion’s anniversary, a special trailer screening was held Saturday for veterans, families, and supporters. Over 200 people attended a banquet ...

Clarence and Thelma Suzuki of Fresno, Calif., had wanted to visit “Camp McCoy” for decades to see the place the legendary 100th Infantry Battalion once trained. Their visit became a reality Oct. 28, ...

Gary Uchida served in the 100th Infantry Battalion’s Headquarters Company. His daughter, Jan Sakoda, is helping plan events to commemorate the unit’s 80th anniversary this year. Gary Uchida, middle, ...

After returning to Maui from fighting abroad in World War II, Fred Hiromu Yamashige refused to eat chicken. “My mom wouldn’t make chicken too often cause dad wouldn’t eat,” Yamashige’s son, Eric, ...

The history of the 120,000 Japanese Americans forcibly detained by the American government during WWII is often forgotten, especially as survivors of the detention camps dwindle each year. Even though ...

When the United States fought the world's most notorious white supremacist, Adolf Hitler, during World War II, the country did so with a segregated army. During the war, a segregated unit of Japanese ...