Which state were the soldiers in Susumu Ito's unit typically from?
Hawaii
442nd Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team is an infantry regiment of the United States Army, part of the Army Reserve.
 The regiment was a fighting unit composed almost entirely of American soldiers of Japanese ancestry (mostly from Hawaii) who fought in World War II.
 Most of the families of mainland Japanese Americans were confined to internment camps in the United States interior.
 Beginning in 1944, the regiment fought primarily in Europe during World War II, in particular Italy, southern France, and Germany.
Susumu Ito
He was in auto mechanic school when he was drafted into the military in 1940, two years before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
 He worked as a mechanic, but was eventually assigned to the all Japanese-American 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which became the most decorated unit for its size and length of service in the U.S. Army during World War II.
 He was an artillery spotter (forward field observer) assigned to C Battery.
 He was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant on October 19, 1944.
 Ito participated in the famous rescue of the "Lost Battalion", the first battalion of the 141st U.S. Infantry Regiment of the 36th Texas Division.
 The action took place in the Vosges Mountains, in France, in October 1944.
 Both units were attached to the Seventh U.S. Army.
 The Lost Battalion had been cut off and surrounded by the Germans.
 Lt. Ito was attached to I Company of the 442, which effected the rescue of the Lost Battalion.
 Though the 442nd suffered extremely heavy casualties in the engagement, Ito emerged unscathed.
 He was attached to I Company, of which only eight members survived this action.
 Of the rescue, Ito later recalled, "Looking back, it wasn't an easy outing, but having come through it intact, it was an experience that cannot be forgotten or easily duplicated.
 At the time, I thought that this was more or less a typical battle encounter with a strong enemy and not a special or unique mission.
 I guess my analysis is not shared by history."
 The U.S. Army later declared the Rescue of the Lost Battalion to be one of the top ten battles of the U.S. Army in its history.
Shun (band)
Shun (旬 ) (later known as "Syun") was a Japanese experimental sampling unit created by Susumu Hirasawa.
 The unit, while essentially over, never officially ended, with its last work being released in 1996. Nagoya Anarchists
The Nagoya Anarchists were a group of anarchists in Nagoya, Japan that included Bin Akao(赤尾敏) (1899 -1990) and Susumu Fukuda(福田進).
 In 1918 they joined the Rousoukai(老壮会), "The Society for Old Combatants".
 A group that gravitated towards ultranationalism, they became monarchists but retained a fierce anti-capitalist viewpoint, becoming state socialists and national socialists.
 They were primarily active amongst students.
 With Shinkichi Uesugi(上杉慎吉)(1878-1929) and Motoyuki Takabatake(高畠素之) (1886-1928), they formed the Kenkokukai(建国会), "The League of State Construction"(経綸学盟). Platoon
A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two or more squads/sections/patrols. Platoon organization varies depending on the country and the branch, but typically a U.S. infantry platoon consists of around 40 to 50 soldiers.
 A platoon leader or commander is the officer in command of a platoon.
 This person is usually a junior officer—a second or first lieutenant or an equivalent rank.
 The officer is usually assisted by a platoon sergeant.
 A platoon is typically the smallest military unit led by a commissioned officer. SYUN
SYUN was a Japanese record label founded by Susumu Hirasawa in 1994.
 Hirasawa created the label to be able to have freedom to release some of his less commercial works (which later expanded to works by his associates, mostly members of P-MODEL, with most of the albums having Hirasawa involved in some way); the label was named after Syun, Hirasawa's experimental sampler unit, the label's logo is the cover of the Syun album "SHUN・4", which was designed by Quiyoshi Inagaki.
 Distribution was handled by DIW Records, an independent label owned by the music store chain disk UNION.
 It released music sparsely, always in a pair of two (although the first release had a bonus third product if one were to order both first and second products; the third release was a similar case, although the bonus offer was two booklets; the sixth release had a bonus P-MODEL product for those who had purchased all 6 previous P-MODEL products), which were sold in record stores and through mail order.
 Hirasawa's direct releases were mostly material that was created years before it was released (the oldest one being from 1978).
 The label eventually stopped after Hirasawa/P-MODEL signed with Nippon Columbia and later on formed the Chaos Union company, giving himself more freedom to release what he wants.
 Hirasawa eventually released the "Ashu-on [Sound Subspecies] in the solar system" and "HALDYN DOME" box sets (alongside reissuing the P-MODEL video), reissuing most of the SYUN catalog, with most of the remaining releases being out of print since their release under the SYUN label. Hastati
Hastati (singular: "Hastatus") were a class of infantry employed in the armies of the early Roman Republic who originally fought as spearmen, and later as swordsmen.
 These soldiers were the staple unit after Rome threw off Etruscan rule.
 They were originally some of the poorest men in the legion, and could afford only modest equipment—light chainmail and other miscellaneous equipment.
 The Senate supplied their soldiers with only a short stabbing sword, the gladius, and their distinctive squared scuta.
 The "hastatus" was typically equipped with these, and several soft iron tipped throwing spears called pila.
 This doubled their effectiveness, not only as a strong leading edge to their maniple, but also as a stand-alone missile troop.
 Later, the "hastati" contained the younger men rather than just the poorer, though most men of their age were relatively poor.
 Their usual position was the first battle line.
 They fought in a quincunx formation, supported by lighter infantry.
 The enemy was allowed to penetrate the first battle line consisting of "hastati", after which the enemy would deal with the more hardened, seasoned soldiers, the "principes".
 They were eventually disbanded after the Marian reforms of 107 BC. 2R hypothesis
The 2R hypothesis or Ohno's hypothesis, first proposed by Susumu Ohno in 1970, is a hypothesis in genomics and molecular evolution suggesting that the genomes of the early vertebrate lineage underwent two complete genome duplications, and thus modern vertebrate genomes reflect paleopolyploidy.
 The name derives from the "2 rounds" of duplication originally hypothesized by Ohno, but refined in a 1994 version, and the term "2R hypothesis" was probably coined in 1999.
 Variations in the number and timings of genome duplications typically still are referred to as examples of the 2R hypothesis.
 The 2R hypothesis has been the subject of much research and controversy; however, with growing support from genome data, including the human genome, the balance of opinion has shifted strongly in favour of support for the hypothesis.
 According to Hokamp "et al." (2003), the version of the genome duplication hypothesis from which 2R hypothesis takes its name appears in Holland "et al." (1994) and the term was coined in Hughes (1999). Indium tin oxide
Indium tin oxide (ITO) is a ternary composition of indium, tin and oxygen in varying proportions.
 Depending on the oxygen content, it can either be described as a ceramic or alloy.
 Indium tin oxide is typically encountered as an oxygen-saturated composition with a formulation of 74% In, 18% O, and 8% Sn by weight.
 Oxygen-saturated compositions are so typical, that unsaturated compositions are termed "oxygen-deficient ITO".
 It is transparent and colorless in thin layers, while in bulk form it is yellowish to grey.
 In the infrared region of the spectrum it acts as a metal-like mirror. Hilo International Airport
Hilo International Airport (IATA: ITO, ICAO: PHTO, FAA LID: ITO) , formerly General Lyman Field, is owned and operated by the Hawaiʻ i state Department of Transportation.
 Located in Hilo, Hawaiʻ i County, the airport encompasses 1391 acre and is one of two major airports on Hawaiʻ i Island and one of five major airports in the state.
 Hilo International Airport serves most of East Hawaiʻ i, including the districts of Hilo and Puna, as well as portions of the districts of Hāmākua and Kaʻ ū.
 Most flights to the airport are from Honolulu International Airport.
 These flights are predominantly operated by Hawaiian Airlines and Aloha Air Cargo.