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President Roosevelt was impressed with their training and on 1 February 1943, he directed the formation of a regiment that was designated the 442nd Infantry Regiment. With the addition of the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion and the 232nd Engineer Battalion, along with the orignal 100th Battalion, the 442nd Combat Team was established at Camp Shelby. This was the ONLY Nisei Regiment in the US Army in World War 2. Commanders:
+442RCT - Colonel Charles W. Pence
--Lieutenant Colonel James L. Gillespie
--Major Alex E. McKenzie
--Major William H. Blytt
+100 Battalion - Lieutenant Colonel Farrant L. Turner
--Lieutenant Colonel James L. Gillespie Units:
442nd COMBAT TEAM
442nd Infantry Regiment
+ 1st Battalion (100th Infantry Battalion) - Companies A, B, C, D
+ 2nd Battalion - Companies E, F, G, H
+ 3rd Battalion - Companies I, K, L, M
522 Field Artillery Battalion - 16 Mar 1945, reassigned to 7th Army
232 Combat Engineering Company
Anti- Tank Company
Cannon Company
Service Company
206 Army Band
Supporting Units
+ 599th Field Artillery Battalion of 92nd Division Source: www.custermen.com
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