Synopsis
This silent home movie shows the 10th reunion of the famed 442nd Infantry Regiment, which is best known for its history as a fighting unit composed almost entirely of second-generation American soldiers of Japanese ancestry (Nisei) who fought in World War II. Beginning in 1944, the regiment fought primarily in the European Theatre, in particular Italy, southern France, and Germany. The film, which may have been shot by one of the Regiment's corpsman Toshi Kuge, begins with shots in a WWII graveyard where presumably members of the 442nd lie at rest. At:55 a wreath of Hawaiian native flowers is placed. At 1:08 the group visits a waterfall. At 1:20 what might be a sugar cane plantation is seen in operation, with trucks moving grass. At 2:20 the sun sets over Hawaii. At 2:50 members of the group wrapped in blankets visit one of Hawaii's volcanoes. At 3:50 a dog watches its master play the trumpet. At 4:00 sweeping views of a bay are seen, probably on Kauai. At 6:00 Waimea Canyon is shown. At 10:21 are views of what might be Ft. Shafter. At 11:38 a Japanese-American family poses on the tarmac at the Hawaii airport before departing the magical islands via a Northwest propeller plane. At 13:08 the Northwest Airlines terminal is seen possibly in Oakland, California. The 442nd Regiment is the most decorated unit in U.S. military history. Created as the 442d Regimental Combat Team when it was activated February 1, 1943, the unit quickly grew to its fighting complement of 4,000 men by…
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- Running time
- 13 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
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- Stock Footage