Tag: Hawaii-born soldiers

  • The Legacy of the 100th Infantry Battalion

    The Legacy of the 100th Infantry Battalion

    Since it was built in 1952, the unassuming one-story building long known as Club 100 on Kamoku Street in Honolulu served as a gathering place for veterans of the legendary 100th Infantry Battalion. The battalion originated as a primarily all-Japanese-American combat unit during World II. These Hawai‘i-born soldiers were the first Japanese American combat unit…