One Puka Puka
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One Puka Puka is the famed nickname of the 100th Infantry Battalion, a highly decorated U.S. Army unit composed primarily of Japanese American soldiers from Hawaii during World War II.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military unit nickname
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nickname ⓘ |
| appliesTo | 100th Infantry Battalion (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedBranch | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDecorationStatus | highly decorated unit ⓘ |
| associatedLanguageContext | Hawaii Creole English (Pidgin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheater | European Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedUnitType | infantry battalion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
442nd Regimental Combat Team
NERFINISHED
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Nisei soldiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Japanese Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithIssue | overcoming wartime suspicion toward Japanese Americans ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Oahu, Hawaii
NERFINISHED
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Schofield Barracks (historical association via 100th Infantry Battalion) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithState | Territory of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | Japanese American soldiers ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of Hawaii Japanese American soldiers in WWII
ⓘ
symbol of Japanese American patriotism ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| hasAlias | 100th Battalion "One Puka Puka" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Japanese American military history ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
bravery in combat
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loyalty to the United States ⓘ |
| hasSubjectOf |
books on Japanese American soldiers in WWII
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documentaries on Nisei units in WWII ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hawaiian Pidgin English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | 100 ⓘ |
| memorializedIn |
Hawaii war memorials
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Japanese American WWII commemorations ⓘ |
| nameComponentMeaning |
"one" and "puka puka" together colloquially represent "100"
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"puka" means "hole" or "zero" in Hawaiian Pidgin usage ⓘ |
| nicknameOf | 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combat performance in World War II
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highly decorated service ⓘ |
| partOfNarrative | Asian American military service in WWII ⓘ |
| primaryRecruitmentArea | Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | U.S. military historians ⓘ |
| refersTo | 100th Infantry Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | informal unit designation ⓘ |
| usedBy | U.S. Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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