Kenneth Hagino
1399th Engineer Construction Battalion
1399th Engineer Construction Battalion
298th Infantry / 370th Engineers
Assigned to the 298th Infantry, Kenneth performs menial tasks around Schofield Barracks.
Only nisei soldiers are denied rifles. When out on work detail, they are watched by armed Caucasian guards.
In October 1942, Kenneth and others in the 298th and 299th as well as the 395th Quartermasters are designated 1st Battalion of the 370th Engineers that later forms the nucleus of the 1399th Engineers.
370th/1399th Engineers are stationed on Oahu.
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