Hunt in Jerome County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)
Honor Roll
Minidoka Relocation Center
Photographed By Duane Hall, September 15, 2010
1. Honor Roll Marker
Inscription.
Honor Roll. Minidoka Relocation Center. Nearly every relocation center built an Honor Roll sign listing the names of Japanese American internees serving in World War II. Minidoka's sign, which stood near the rock garden, was erected on October 14, 1943. By the war's end nearly 1,000 names were listed. On February 1, 1943, President Roosevelt activated the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a mostly Japanese American unit, which joined ranks with the 100th Infantry Battalion of the Hawaii National Guard. The combined Nisei 100th and 442nd became the most decorated regiment of its size and length of service in American history. It received 18,143 individual awards and had 9,486 casualties. Initially 1,200 Japanese Americans volunteered, but soon the combined 100th and 442nd regiments, fighting in Italy and France, swelled by the thousands. More than 16,000 Nisei also served in the Pacific and in Asia, performing invaluable tasks in the Military Intelligence Service, Women's Army Corps, and Red Cross.
Nearly every relocation center built an Honor Roll sign listing the names of Japanese American internees serving in World War II. Minidoka's sign, which stood near the rock garden, was erected on October 14, 1943. By the war's end nearly 1,000 names were listed. On February 1, 1943, President Roosevelt activated the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a mostly Japanese American unit, which joined ranks with the 100th Infantry Battalion of the Hawaii National Guard. The combined Nisei 100th and 442nd became the most decorated regiment of its size and length of service in American history. It received 18,143 individual awards and had 9,486 casualties. Initially 1,200 Japanese Americans volunteered, but soon the combined 100th and 442nd regiments, fighting in Italy and France, swelled by the thousands. More than 16,000 Nisei also served in the Pacific and in Asia, performing invaluable tasks in the Military Intelligence Service, Women's Army Corps, and Red Cross.
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Civil Rights • War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1943.
Location. 42° 40.687′ N, 114° 15.055′ W. Marker is in Hunt, Idaho, in Jerome County. Marker
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is on Hunt Road west of County Road S1400E, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located in the Minidoka National Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jerome ID 83338, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Honor Roll is the marker in the center of the three markers
Photographed By U.S. Department of Interior
3. Honor Roll Sign in Minidoka Relocation Center
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 690 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on February 14, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 2. submitted on February 2, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3. submitted on February 14, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
