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  187th Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 187th Infantry Regiment (Rakkasans) is a regiment of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) of the United States Army.
Deploying to the southwest Pacific in 1944 with the 11th Airborne Division, the 187th fought in Leyte in the bloody battle of Purple Heart Hill during the invasion of the Philippines.
The regiment fought in engagements in the A Shau Valley, the Iron Triangle, and elsewhere until the division returned to the United States in 1972.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/187th_Infantry_Regiment   (1023 words)

  
 Puerto Ricos 65th Infantry Regiment U.S. Army
The 65th Infantry Regiment, comprised primarily of Puerto Ricans, began as a volunteer regiment in 1899 and participated in WWI and WWII.
The story of the 65th Infantry Regiment is one of valor, tragedy, sacrifice and brothers in arms.
The 65th Infantry Regiment distinguished themselves during the Korean War in the battles for the Chorwan Reservoir, the Evacuation of Hungnam and the Chinese counter offensive of April 1951.
www.valerosos.com   (524 words)

  
 144th Infantry Regiment
The regiment was most outstanding in the performance of this patrolling duty and was commended highly for its work by the late Major General Frederick Funston, who was at that time in command of the Southern Department.
In October, 1918, the regiment, along with the 36th Division, was transferred to the Fourth French Army and participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive (Champagne), October 7-26, when the relief of the division began.
In 1921, the regiment was reorganized as the 144th Infantry and all of its units were Federally recognized by 1922.
www.texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org /144th.htm   (1312 words)

  
 1st Battalion - 5th Infantry Regiment
All told, the Fifth Infantry Regiment participated in every major battle of the Mexican War except one in California and was the focal point of the last engagement that captured Mexico City and ended the war.
Though his hard working infantry was the big part of ending many of the Indian uprisings, Colonel Miles' professional demeanor and respect for the Indians was the major reason the Indians dealt with him and the Fifth Infantry Regiment.
With the onset of World War II, the Fifth Infantry was made part of the 71st Infantry Division and participated in an experiment to develop a "light" infantry division, capable of operating in harsh terrain from the mountains to the desert.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/1-5in.htm   (1523 words)

  
 Lets Go: Northern California's 184th Infantry Regiment (Second California) during World War II
It was during this period that the regiment was reinforced and its title modified to "184th Regimental Combat Team" In July 1943 the regiment left San Francisco bound for the Japanese held Aleutian Islands.
When the 31st Infantry Regiment was fully reconstituted, it replaced the 184th in the 7th Infantry Division's Order of Battle, and on 20 January 1946, the colors were cased and the regiment inactivated.
The regiment was reformed almost a year later in Sacramento as a part of the newly formed 49th Infantry Division, and it quickly settled down into the cycle of drills and annual training at Camp San Luis Obispo.
www.militarymuseum.org /184th.html   (1994 words)

  
 Alabama Infantry Regiments, Histories of
The 27th Alabama Infantry Regiment was organized at Fort Heiman, Tennessee, on 28 January 1862, a number of companies having flocked to that point in the winter of 1861 from Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Madison, Mobile, and Morgan counties.
The regiment passed the winter at Canton, and in the spring of 1864 was sent to the vicinity of Tuscumbia to recruit, being greatly reduced in numbers.
The 57th Alabama Infantry Regiment was organized at Troy, in Pike County, in March, 1863, as part of the brigade of Gen'l James H. Clanton of Montgomery.
www.tarleton.edu /~kjones/alinf.html   (8954 words)

  
 34th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
The Regiment returned to Goldsboro on March 25th, and, on April 18th, it was reorganized to serve for three years or the duration of the war (rather than twelve months).
The Regiment was then assigned to a brigade commanded by General Joseph R. Anderson; other units assigned to the brigade were the 45th Regiment Georgia Infantry, 49th Regiment Georgia Infantry, 3rd Battalion Louisiana Infantry, 1st Regiment South Carolina Infantry, and the 38th Regiment North Carolina Troops.
In addition to this Regiment, the brigade was composed of the 16th Regiment NC Troops (6th Regiment NC Volunteers), 22nd Regiment NC Troops (12th Regiment NC Volunteers), 38th Regiment NC Troops, 2nd Battalion Arkansas Infantry and the 22nd Battalion Virginia Infantry.
www.angelfire.com /wv/wasec5/34thNC/regiment.html   (6968 words)

  
 8th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
Infantry Regiment (the 5th Mississippi usually always had the same assignments as the 8th).
The 8th Regiment was part of Jackson's Brigade holding a position on Chattanooga Creek during the Battle of Lookout Mountain (Nov 24, 1863).
On April 9, 1865, remnants of Lowery's Brigade, the 5th, 8th and 32nd Infantry Regiments and the 3rd Battalion were consolidated as the 8th Mississippi Infantry Battalion commanded by Capt. J.
www.datasync.com /~davidg59/8th_miss.html   (4991 words)

  
 35th Infantry "The Cacti"
Shortly thereafter, when the 19th Infantry was assigned to the Hawaiian Division and the decision made to assign it to the 21st Brigade, the 35th was transferred to the Division's 22nd Infantry Brigade and paired with the 27th Infantry Regiment.
The 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry was to relieve an Americal Division regiment near a Japanese strongpoint known as the "Gifu" and continue the attack to destroy that strongpoint.
During the Civil War the predecessor of the 11th Infantry was in the 2nd Division, V Corps, the badge of which was a white Maltese cross; the 18th Infantry was in the 1st Division, XIV Corps, with a red acorn as the badge.
www.25thida.com /35thinf.html   (7109 words)

  
 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During World War II, the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (506th PIR) was a regiment of the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army.
The regiment was initially formed at Camp Toccoa, Georgia in 1942 where it earned its nickname, "the Currahees", after the Currahee Mountain they trained on inside the camp.
The 506th was de-activated in 1945, then re-activated as the 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment in 1948–1949, again in 1950–1953 and finally, in 1954 to train recruits.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/506th_Parachute_Infantry_Regiment   (860 words)

  
 The 47th Tennessee Infantry Regiment - CSA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
On September 7th, the regiment left Chattanooga for LaFayette, Georgia; to Rock Spring Church on the 17th; crossed Chickamauga Creek on the 19th, and attacked the enemy in the Battle of Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863.
The regiment was engaged in the Battle of Missionary Ridge November 25, and retreated to Dalton, Georgia, where it arrived November 27, and went into winter quarters with no tents, and scanty rations.
In the final reorganization of General Joseph E. Johnston’s Army April 9, 1865, the 47th was reported in the Second Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment, under Lieutenant Colonel George W. Pease, composed of the 11th / 12th / 13th / 29th / 47th / 50th / 51st / 52nd / 164th Tennessee Infantry Regiments.
www.michaelragsdale.com /47th   (1187 words)

  
 The 7th Infantry Regiment Association (The Cottonbalers!)
The Seventh Infantry Regiment was constituted 11 January 1812, making it one of the five oldest regiments in the United States Army.
The Seventh Infantry Regiment Association was established in 1987.
The 2005 observance of the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 was made particularly special by the dedication of a memorial to the 7th Infantry Regiment and other units that participated in the battle 190 years ago.
www.cottonbalers.com   (469 words)

  
 60th Regiment Georgia Infantry
The 60th Georgia Infantry was formed in spring of 1862 as part of a new brigade of elite Georgia troops being raised for service in Virginia.
The 60th Infantry Regiment was mustered into Confederate Service in the spring of 1862 after four companies were added to Stile’s 4th Georgia Battalion.
From the Seven Days' Battles to Appomattox Courthouse, the men of the 60th Regiment gave their all and fought with the utmost conviction and confidence to defend the South and her Great Cause, a last ditch effort to preserve the governmental principles of the founding fathers.
members.tripod.com /~GA60th   (1094 words)

  
 350th Infantry Regt Page
The 350th Infantry Regiment was first activated at Camp Dodge, Iowa on September 4 1917, as part of the 88th Infantry Division.
The 350th Infantry was deactivated late in 1947, but was again activated on June 15 1948 at Camp Truscott, in Austria, to replace the 16th Infantry Regiment in occupying the United States Zone of Austria and the United States Sector of Vienna.
Consolidation of the 350th Infantry Regiment forces was accomplished in April 1952, when all units of the Regiment, except for the 2nd Battalion, completed the move to Camp Roeder, near Salzburg.
www.usfava.com /USFA_350InfRegt.htm   (1430 words)

  
 The 79th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 79th Pennsylvania was raised in Lancaster County in September, 1861 as a three year regiment, and was commanded by local railroadman and Mexican War veteran, Colonel Henry A. Hambright.
The majority of the regiment was recruited in Lancaster County, with Company D being raised in Washington County, PA, and supplying the regiment's second in command, Lieutenant Colonel David Miles.
As the 79th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, the regiment re-enlisted en masse in 1864, earning the right to add "Veteran" to their name.
www.pa79th.org   (202 words)

  
 Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The regiment was composed primarily of free fls from throughout the north, particularly Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
The regiment earned its greatest fame on July 18, 1863, when it led the unsuccessful and controversial assault on the Confederate positions at Battery Wagner.
The regiment numbered 510 officers and men at the opening of the Florida Campaign, and its new commander was Edward N. Hallowell, a twenty-seven year old merchant from Medford, Massachusetts.
extlab1.entnem.ufl.edu /olustee/54th_MS_inf.html   (798 words)

  
 314th Infantry Association World War II, Inc. Reunion Home Page
Soldiers (and their families and survivors) of any other units of the 79th Infantry Division who served in World War II, all present members of the 314th Infantry Regiment and all other members of the Association are welcome.
The activation of the Regiment and its three battalions followed the earlier activation, on October 17, 1999, of the 1st Bn, 314th Inf at Fort Drum, NY.
Administrative headquarters of the 314th Infantry Regiment in the US remains at Fort Drum, located in northern New York, near Watertown, NY about a 70 minute drive up I-81 from Syracuse, NY.
home.earthlink.net /~jwitmeyer/314Reunion/index.html   (993 words)

  
 Sixty-fourth Georgia Infantry Regiment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Sixty-fourth Georgia was the other major infantry unit in Harrison's Brigade.
Organized in 1863, the regiment had spent most of its enlistment prior to Olustee in Florida, primarily in camps in the vicinity of Quincy and Tallahassee.
The regiment was placed under the command of General Ambrose P. Hill and ordered to relieve Hill's Pickett stationed on Swift Creek.
extlab1.entnem.ufl.edu /olustee/64th_GA_inf.html   (413 words)

  
 22nd NC Infantry Regiment
In April, 1862, this regiment contained 752 men, reported 161 casualties during the Seven days' Battles’, had 6 killed and 57 wounded at Second Manassas and 1 killed and 44 wounded at Fredericksburg.
When South Carolina seceded in 1860, he was elected Colonel of the First Regiment of Rifles and served during the siege of Fort Sumter.
It was here that he established those leadership practices of close attention to the feeding, shelter, and health of his troops that so distinguished him as a soldier and leader.
www.angelfire.com /wv/wasec5/22ndNC/regiment.html   (611 words)

  
 134th Infantry Regiment Home Page
The 134th Infantry Regiment was a part of the 35th Infantry Division during World War II, along with its sister infantry regiments the 137th and the 320th.
From the time the 134th Infantry Regiment landed at Omaha Beach on July 5- July 6, 1944 until they departed for the United States on the Queen Mary after the war's end on September 5, 1945, they liberated or captured 124 towns.
Also posted on this website is the unit history of the 35th Infantry Division, "Presenting the 35th Infantry Division in World War II - 1941 to 1945" The table of contents for this book appears in the HISTORY section.
www.coulthart.com /134   (438 words)

  
 The 22nd Infantry Regiment Society
The 22nd Infantry Regiment Society is a veterans and an active duty organization dedicated to
Honorary Colonel Of The Regiment 1990 - 1999
The 22nd Infantry Regiment Society will not be held responsible for any loss, damage, or inconvenience as a result of any inaccuracy or error within this site.
www.22ndinfantry.org   (468 words)

  
 Fourth Michigan Infantry Regiment
The purpose of this site is to honor those brave souls and their heirs who fought with the 4th Michigan Infantry Regiment during the War Between the States or the United States Civil War.
Michigan sent one of the largest contingent's of regiments to serve the Union during the Civil War.
The 4th Michigan Infantry Regiment was the only Regiment in the Civil War to have more men die from actual battle than from disease.
www.4thmichigan.com   (1042 words)

  
 Welcome
The 18th Infantry Regiment has a long and proud history, both in war and in peace.
Soldiers of this regiment are currently serving on active-duty in the United States Army.
The 18th Infantry Regiment in World War II - AMERICAN ILIAD, by Robert Baumer and Mark Reardon is now available from Aberjona Press, www.aberjonapress.com/catalog/ai/ for $24.95 plus shipping.
www.18inf.org   (712 words)

  
 The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment in Malaya and Borneo 1965-1967, by Ross N Himona.
Notes on the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment [Vietnam], by GS Victor Company, Vietnam, 1967, by Ross N Himona.
The ANZAC Battalion : a record of the tour of 2nd Bn, The Royal Australian Regiment, and 1st Bn, The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (the Anzac Bn), in South Vietnam.
www.regiments.org /regiments/newzealand/inf/rnzir.htm   (637 words)

  
 327th INFANTRY - 327th Regiment Association - About Us
The mission of the 327th Infantry Regiment Association is to maintain the camaraderie of past, present and future members of the Regiment.
All persons, regardless of gender, who have served honorably, with elements of the 327th Infantry Regiment, 1-401st Glider Infantry Regiment, Combat Support or Combat Service Support units assigned or attached to the 327th Infantry Regiment at any time since activation of the regiment or in the future.
The Honorary Colonel of the Regiment and the Commander, 1st Brigade, 327th Infantry will jointly lead the association with the support of the Honorary Command Sergeant Major, the active duty Command Sergeant Major and the Honorary Adjutant.
bastogne.org /about_us.html   (377 words)

  
 WWII HRS 35th Infantry Division, 137th Infantry Regiment
The World War II Historical Re-enactment Society and G Company, 137th Infantry Regiment are not political, religious, or para-military organizations; nor do they permit ideological activities by their members.
Our purpose is to keep alive the traditions of the World War II soldier, preserve the history of the 137th Infantry Regiment, and to educate the public about the unit’s history.
Historically, the 137th was formed from the Kansas National Guard, and served with honor during World War II as part of the 35th (Sante Fe) Infantry Division along with Missouri and Nebraska Guardsmen in Normandy, at St. Lo, in Lorraine, the Battle of the Bulge, and in Germany.
137thinfantry.org   (321 words)

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