Hideo Nakamine Papers
Finding Aid
AJA 007
Archives & Manuscripts Department
University of Hawaii at Manoa Library
March 2006
Table of Contents
Introductory Information ……………………………………………………………….. 1
Administrative Information …………………..………………………………………… 2
Biographical Sketch……………………..………………..……………………………… 3
Scope & Content Note………..…………..………………………….…………………… 4
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Introductory Information
Collection Name:
Hideo Nakamine Papers
Collection Number:
AJA 007
Inclusive / Bulk Dates:
1945-1985 (bulk 1945)
Size of Collection:
0.25 linear feet (2 folders)
Creator of Papers (Individual):
Hideo Nakamine
Abstract:
Hideo Nakamine (1922-) served as a machine gunner with the 522
nd
Field Artillery Battalion
during World War II. The 522
nd
FAB, a unit of the 442
nd
Regimental Combat Team, was one of
the most efficient artillery units serving in Europe during World War II. The 522
nd
FAB saw
action in Italy and France alongside the 442
nd
RCT. In March 1945, the 522
nd
FAB was detached
from the 442
nd
RCT and reassigned to provide artillery support to various units participating in
the Allies’ drive into Southern Germany. During this time, the 522
nd
FAB assisted in the
liberation of prisoners from the Dachau concentration camp and the capture of Hitler’s mountain
residence at Berchtesgaden.
The Hideo Nakamine Papers contain 12 photographs taken during the 522
nd
Field Artillery
Battalion’s service in Germany and one folder of postwar articles and other printed materials
documenting the history of the 522
nd
FAB.
2
Administrative Information
Repository Information:
Archives & Manuscripts Department
University of Hawaii at Manoa Library
2550 McCarthy Mall
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Phone: (808) 956-6047
Fax: (808) 956-5968
Email: archives@hawaii.edu
URL: http://libweb.hawaii.edu/libdept/archives/
Processing Archivist:
Laura Capell, March 2006
Restrictions:
None
Provenance:
Donated by Hideo Nakamine of Aiea, Hawaii, in April 1986
(Accession W1986:001).
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item], Hideo Nakamine Papers, Archives &
Manuscripts Department, University of Hawaii at Manoa Library.
Copyright Notice:
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers,
their descendants, or the repository if copyright has been signed
over, as stipulated by United States copyright law. It is the
responsibility of the user to determine any copyright restrictions,
obtain written permission, and pay any fees necessary for the
reproduction or proposed use of the materials.
Literary Rights Notice:
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the Archives. Permission for
publication is given on behalf of the University of Hawaii Library
as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or
imply permission of the copyright holder, which must be obtained
by the user.
3
Biographical Sketch
Hideo Nakamine (1922-) served as a machine gunner with the 522
nd
Field Artillery Battalion
during World War II, seeing action in Italy, France, and Germany. Nakamine was from Honokaa
on the Big Island of Hawaii, but he was visiting family in Honolulu when Pearl Harbor was
bombed on 7 December 1941. He enlisted with the Army in 1943, and was assigned with the
522
nd
FAB. Following the war, he worked at Ft. Shafter and Schofield Barracks as a post
engineer.
The 522
nd
Field Artillery Battalion, a unit of the 442
nd
Regimental Combat Team, was one of the
most efficient artillery units serving in Europe during World War II. The 522
nd
FAB was
comprised of three gun batteries (Able, Baker, and Charlie), a service battery, and headquarters.
Each gun battery had four 105mm howitzer guns, which had an effective range of five to seven
miles. The 522
nd
FAB saw action in Italy and France alongside the 442
nd
RCT, participating in
the Rome to Arno Campaign, the Battle of Bruyeres in France, and the Champaign Campaign in
Southern France.
In March 1945, the 522
nd
FAB was detached from the 442
nd
RCT and reassigned to the 63
rd
Division to support their assault on the Siegfried Line. The 522
nd
then became a roving battalion,
providing artillery support to the 45
th
Division, the 44
th
Division, the 4
th
Division, the 12
th
Infantry, and the 101
st
Airborne Division as these units pushed into Southern Germany. It was
during this time that the 522
nd
FAB participated in the liberation of prisoners from the Dachau
concentration camp and the capture of Hitler’s mountain residence at Berchtesgaden.
4
Scope & Content Note
The Hideo Nakamine Papers contain 12 photographs taken during the 522
nd
Field Artillery
Battalion’s service in Germany and one folder of postwar articles and other printed materials
documenting the history of the 522
nd
FAB. The collection includes photographs and papers
documenting the role the 522
nd
played in the liberation of prisoners from the Dachau
concentration camp and the capture of Hitler’s mountain residence at Berchtesgaden in 1945.
The twelve wartime photographs document the experiences of members of the 522
nd
Field
Artillery Battalion while serving in Germany in 1945. The photographs include shots of Corporal
Hamamoto standing by a Dachau road sign, a German airplane hidden among the trees by the
side of the road, Hitler’s headquarters at Berchtesgaden, members of the 522
nd
standing next to a
captured German artillery gun, and German defenses along the Siegfried Line.
The postwar articles and printed materials relate to the history of the 522
nd
Field Artillery
Battalion, and include materials on the Dachau concentration camp, as well as an exhibit at the
Smithsonian documenting the World War II experiences of Japanese Americans. The printed
materials are all photocopies from the 1980s.
For additional information concerning the 522
nd
Field Artillery Battalion, please see the Ted
Tsukiyama Papers (AJA 002).
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