Update on the JACL Monument Project...

 
On December 16, 2009, Placer County completed the first phase of a memorial to the soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Click here for dedication photos and articles

In the second phase, Placer, Sacramento and Florin JACL chapters will install a bronze sculpture representing the role of the 442nd  in the “Rescue of the Lost Battalion” designed by internationally acclaimed artist France Borka.

This permanent monument to these heroes will be funded entirely through donations.

By creating this monument we honor all those who served from Northern California in the 442nd RCT/ 100th Battalion and the Military Intelligence Service. Our goal is to raise $150,000 to complete the memorial and develop educational materials.

See Placer County WW II Roster

You Can Win a Bronze Scale Model (Maquette) of the Monument!

Drawing to be held May 2011

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On June 24, 2010, the Sacramento, Florin and Placer County chapters of the Japanese American Citizens League sponsored the northern California premiere of a new documentary film, “Valor With Honor” at the State Theatre in downtown Auburn. Read more...

                        Our Progress to date:

Over $75,000 in donations

Special thanks to all our volunteers, event sponsors & restaurants:

A group of individuals and businesses has generated over $75,000 so far in our fundraising effort. Organizations committed to this project include the Placer Buddhist Church, the JACL Northern California/Western Nevada/Pacific (NCWNP) District, Nisei Post 8985 VFW in Sacramento, the Japanese American Veterans Association (JAVA), and the Go for Broke National Education Center in Torrance.

We ask for your support of this project by making a tax-deductible donation to the monument fund at the Placer County JACL. Please help us erect this memorial to the heroic Japanese Americans who sacrificed so much in World War II. Your contribution to Placer County JACL is tax-deductible.

Recent Articles:

Auburn Journal - Gold and Bronze Tributes to Honor Area Japanese-American World War II Veterans

Pacific Citizen - Film Boosts ‘Lost Battalion’ Memorial Project

Nikkei West - Film Premiere Brings Fundraising Boost to JACL Project

Memorial to 442nd Dedicated in Placer County

Click here for more photos and articles

Shown from left are Placer County Board of Supervisors members Jim Holmes, Kirk Uhler, Robert Weygandt, Jennifer Montgomery, and Board Chairman F. C. “Rocky” Rockholm, and 442nd veterans Frank Kageta, Shig Yokote, Al Nitta (seated), Norman Kamada; all from Placer County. To their right are two 442nd veterans from Sacramento who served also as part of the Nisei color guard at the dedication of the Placer County Memorial to the 442nd on December 16, 2009.

Roseville, CA – A memorial to the soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team was dedicated in December as a tribute to the bravery, patriotism and dedication of local Japanese American residents who served in one of the U.S. Army’s most-decorated units during World War II.

The ceremony honored county residents who served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and veterans Frank Kageta, Shig Yokote, Al Nitta, and Norman Kamada were among the dignitaries present at the dedication. The memorial is located on Justice Center Drive near the Placer County Superior Court building. Placer County also has named a roadway at the Santucci Center “Go for Broke Road” to commemorate the unit’s motto. For more about this event, see Memorial to WW II Veterans.

Please help us erect this memorial to the heroic Japanese Americans who sacrificed so much in World War II. Your contribution to Placer County JACL is tax-deductible.

Donate online (button above, at right), or make checks payable to Placer JACL and mail to:

Thank you for your support!