My father-in-law, Al Beralas (1923-2012), was one of several young men from Kauai who served as soldiers in the United States Army’s 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment during World War II.

1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Members of the U.S. Army’s 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment participate in a live national radio broadcast at Fort Ord in November 1942. The unit was composed ...

Artimio and Herminia Damo were married in 1951. They raised seven children together. Artimio Damo served during World War II in the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment from Sept. 21, 1942 to Jan. 25, 1946.

Born in Wahiawa, Los Banos joined the U.S. Army when he was 19. He was assigned to the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment and was part of mop-up operations in the Philippines.

On a cloudy Tuesday afternoon near the front entrance of his apartment at ‘Ilima at Leihano in Kapolei, Domingo Los Banos pointed to a black-and-white photo of 16 World War II soldiers from ...

untold26014_mk.jpg This is a photo of Joe San Felipe in 1945 just before he shipped out for the Filipines. Joe San Felipe tells of his experience in the 1st Filipino Regiment in World War II from ...