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In the Military
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UH acquires 442nd
chaplain’s papers
The letters and other documents of Hiro Higuchi, chaplain of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, have been acquired by the University of Hawaii Hamilton Library.Higuchi's papers include official military correspondence; letters with families regarding casualties; his enlistment papers and service record; and lists documenting casualties and burials. The Higuchi collection also include letters between himself and his wife from August 1943 to November 1945; his activities at the U.S. Chaplain School at Harvard University's Camp Shelby, where the 442nd RCT trained; and the war front in Italy and France. He died in 1981.
For the Army at Schofield Barracks, summer is generally when soldiers and commanders change jobs or assignments. Beginning this month, several of the major units of the 25th Infantry Division, which sent soldiers to Iraq and Afghanistan in the first major overseas deployment since the Vietnam War, will see new commanders. This includes the commands of the 2nd and 3rd Brigade Combat Teams, which deployed to Iraq in January 2004 and Afghanistan two months later, and the 25th Aviation Brigade. The changes at the Schofield Barracks will include:
» 3rd Brigade Combat Team: Col. Richard Pedersen to Col. Patrick Stackpole, June 22.
» 25th Aviation Brigade: Col. Shannon Davis to Col. Arthur Ball, June 13.
» 524th Corps Support Battalion: Lt. Col. Brian Haebig to Lt. Col. James Fly, May 13.
» 25th Military Police Brigade: Col. Kevin LaMar to Col. Roderick Demps, May 10.
» 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry: Lt. Col. David Miller to Lt. Col. Robert Mundell, June 7.
» 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery: Lt. Col. Joseph Connell to Lt. Col. Stephen Myers, June 7.
» 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation: Lt. Col. Michael Lundy to Lt. Col. James Barker, June 8.
» 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry: Lt. Col. Walter Piatt to Lt. Col. Drew Meyerowich, June. 9.
» 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry: Lt. Col. Michael McBride to Lt. Col. Michael Bowder, June 14.
» 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery: Lt. Col. Clarence Neason to Lt. Col. Jack Pritchard, June 14.
» 566th Support Battalion: Lt. Col. Patrick Rice to Lt. Col. Bruce Jenkins, June 16.
» 12th Intelligence Battalion: Lt. Col. James Lee to Lt. Col. Patricia Frost, June 21.
» 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry: Lt. Col. Terry Sellers to Lt. Col. Malcom Frost, June 24.
» 725th Support Battalion: Lt. Col. Derek Smith to Lt. Col. Aimee Kominiak, June 28.
» 65th Engineer Battalion: Lt. Col. Andrew Jasaitis to Lt. Col. Bryan Truesdell, June 30.
» 29th Engineer Battalion: Lt. Col. Steven Miles to Lt. Col. Christopher Benson, July 6.
» 225th Forward Support Battalion: Lt. Col. Flem Walker to Lt. Col. Charles Gibson, July 7.
» 12th Finance Battalion: Lt. Col. Domenico Rossi to Lt. Col. Roosevelt Corpening, July 12.
» 84th Combat Engineer: Lt. Col. Jeffrey Eckstein to Lt. Col. Richard Toy, July 14.
Moving Up
» Kaneohe: Cmdr. James Landers has assumed command of VP-47, relieving Cmdr. Thomas McGovern.» Sand Island: Capt. Manson Brown has assumed command of the Coast Guard's Honolulu sector, relieving Capt. Timothy Sku.
sources by reporter Gregg K. Kakesako, who covers military affairs for
the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. He can be reached can be reached by phone
at 294-4075 or by e-mail at gkakesako@starbulletin.com.
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