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in Italy in March 1944. Takemoto landed at Anzio and received a shrapnel wound to the side of his head a few days later while serving with
Company D. After recuperation, he fought with the 100th Infantry in Italy and France and was promoted to first lieutenant on 21 November 1944. When the 100th
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National Guard personnel at the time. On 13 May 1968, the 29th Infantry Brigade was in fact activated for federal service.
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