20, 1946), 1st Battalion, 320th Infantry Regiment, for extraordinary heroism and outstanding performance of duty in action against the enemy in the vicinity of Mortain, France, from 10 to 13 August 1944 (War Department General Orders No. Once the Great War had ended and the Connecticut soldiers returned home in April 1919, Congress passed the National Defense Act of 1920, and the 169th Infantry regiment was officially born. The last of the division arrived 30 December. db_abmc_burial_unit [32] The division was formally reactivated as the 35th Infantry Division (Mechanized) on 25 August 1984 from the 67th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) of Nebraska, the 69th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) of Kansas, and the 149th Armored Brigade from Kentucky. During the Battle of Luzon, the 169th was in charge of the left flank of the 43rd Infantry Division's advance. Making the 295-mile dash in two days, the 35th mopped up in the vicinity of Colbitz and Angern, until 26 April 1945 when it moved to Hanover for occupational and mopping-up duty, continuing occupation beyond VE-day. 43rd Infantry Division (United States) and 102nd Infantry Regiment (United States) In March, the former guardsmen climbed aboard trucks and trains headed for Florida. The 1st Regiment consisted of 121 officers and men and began their service on 7 June 1813 when they marched to New London. The men then captured a nearby hill, Bald Hill, and held it against several enemy counterattacks on 910 March. Further movement to Camp Butner, North Carolina, and Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, saw the division through to England, where it arrived on 25 May 1944. The 143rd Area Support Group of the Connecticut National Guard now carries on the heritage. The 169th threw this charge back and inflicted 274 deaths on the enemy. The 35th Infantry Division, formerly known as the 35th Division, is an infantry formation of the Army National Guard at Fort Leavenworth. Great genuine WWII US Army Other Ranks Garrison Cap, featuring the light blue piping of the Infantry. On 15 September 1776, they were attacked by the British Army and retreated in the face of superior firepower. After training at Munda, the 43d moved to Guadalcanal and thence to New Zealand for rest and rehabilitation. The hills and rugged countryside of Luzon proved to be very difficult ground, and tenacious Japanese defenders made the drive painful. Its elements, stationed in the Augsburg/Munich area, were reflagged as the units of the 5th Infantry Division. He later went on to command the division. The 43rd Infantry Division became an active National Guard unit in 1923 in accordance with the National Defense Act of 1916. 169th Inf Regt color guard passes the reviewing stand during a ceremony held at Monteith Barracks in 1953 (Tom Rozman) While we were in Germany with the Division, Dad served as 2nd Battalion S-2, than HHC Commander, Company F Commander, S-4 and ultimately 39th Infantry Regiment Assistant S-2. The soldiers of the 169th, however, were locked tight behind watertight hatches in the lower compartments of the ship. For 13 weeks, the regiment patrolled the border and encountered slight enemy resistance during their time there but suffered no casualties. [1] From 610 August, the beleaguered regiment guarded Munda Airfield and were subjected to minor enemy air attacks. Walters wife Elena had a wartime history of her own. 4 April 1945: XVI Corps, Ninth Army, 12th Army Group. We talked on the phone several times in the last few years, and finally we were able to meet in El Paso, TX for a short visit. in 1963, in one of the many downsizings of the Armed Forces, the Division left active National Guard service. The 43rd Division was mobilized for federal service on 24 February 1941. A detachment of the 35th Infantry Division was the headquarters element for Task Force Falcon of Multi-National Task Force East (MNTF-E) for the NATO Kosovo Force 9 (KFOR 9) mission. On 12 January, SSG Robert E. Laws (G Company, 2169) earned the Medal of Honor for his actions while attacking an enemy controlled ridge. For the next few months, the 169th conducted jungle warfare training on the island and honed their battle skills before their next assignment. The 43rd Infantry Division was a formation of the United States Army from 1925 to 1967, serving in the Pacific during World War II. 13 April 1945: XIX Corps for operations, and the XIII Corps for administration. Dad elected to remain in the active Army and the divison in place was redesignated as 9th Infantry Division. Rhode Island was home to the 43rd Division Artillery Headquarters, the 103rd Field Artillery Battalion, the 118th Engineer Battalion and the 43rd Signal Company. The 1st Regiment of the Connecticut militia responded, and they reported for duty on 11 August 1776. The 35th Division was organized August 25, 1917, at Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma, as a unit of the National Guard, with troops from Missouri and Kansas. Elements landed on Vangunu and Rendova Islands against minor resistance, 30 June. [4] Its headquarters was reorganized as Headquarters Company, 43d Brigade, 26th Infantry Division aka the YANKEE Division. The 169th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, Connecticut National Guard. The present battalion commander is Maj Arvel C. Stafford. During the Battle of Luzon, the 169th was in charge of the left flank of the 43rd Infantry Division's advance. On 20 August they were relieved by elements of the 172nd Infantry Regiment. The 35th provided command and control from 7 November 2007 until 7 July 2008, when they were succeeded by the 110th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Missouri Army National Guard. The 43rd was originally sent to Camp Blanding, Florida where it was based prior to participating in the Louisiana Maneuvers of 1941 and the Carolina Maneuvers later that same year. They were destined to invade the island of Puerto Rico, but they never saw active service and were mustered out on 31 October 1898. Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 43rd Infantry Division Artillery, Headquarters, Special Troops, 43rd Infantry Division, Headquarters Company, 43rd Infantry Division. From Ft. Ord the Division embarked on ships for the South Pacific. Division elements in the Nuernberg Area such as the 169th Infantry Regiment became units of the 9th Infantry Division. The all-important airfield at Munda Point was situated on New Georgia. The Division moved to Noumea, New Caledonia, in November and to Guadalcanal, 17 February 1943. The mopping-up phase of the Ipo Dam campaign could not begin until early May. The division's units were ordered to report to Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, and had arrived by the end of January, 1941. They trace their ancestry back to when militia units in the Connecticut colony organized for drill in 1672, but their official organization as the 1st Connecticut occurred on 11 October 1739. In February 1942, the Division underwent a complete reorganization to a triangular division concept. [1], When the United States began their involvement in First World War, the 1st Connecticut donated many men to the newly formed 102nd Infantry Regiment, but the new US infantry regiment claimed its heritage from the 2nd Connecticut Infantry Regiment. During the Korean War, the 43d Division was again ordered into active Federal Service on 5 September 1950, and became part of NATO forces in the defense of Germany. The 86th Brigade was made up of the 172nd Infantry Regiment in Vermont, and the 103rd Infantry Regiment in Maine. They trace their ancestry back to when militia units in the Connecticut colony organized for drill in 1672, but their official organization as the 1st Connecticut occurred on 11 October 1739. [1], In the summer of 1776, General George Washington called upon the state militias to meet the British Empire's suspected attack on New York. The 169th Infantry Regiment arrived at Aitape, New Guinea on 17 July 1944, to reinforce General Walter Krueger's Sixth Army. The 43rd Infantry Division was a formation of the United States Army from 1920 to 1963, serving in the Pacific during World War II. [1] From 23 December 1920 to 23 June 1923, the new 169th Infantry expanded until it possessed 15 company sized units, a medical detachment, a band, and three Headquarters detachments. 43rd Infantry Division It was then reorganized as Headquarters Company, 43d Infantry Brigade and now organized as the Headquarters Company, 143d Regional Support Group. Actually, 2nd Battalion was billetted at Monteith Barracks, an old Wermacht airfield and Kaserne. The Russell Islands were occupied without opposition, 21 February, and training continued. ". They continued their training at Fort Huachuca on 24 August before returning to Nogales in September and continuing patrols in conjunction with the 2nd Connecticut, soon to be the 102nd Infantry Regiment. [3] By on 18 July, the Japanese attempted to drive the 1st Battalion (1-169) off of "Kelley Hill," but the Connecticuters killed 102 of their enemy and drove them back. His military awards include the Purple Heart, World War II Victory, American Defense Service Metals and Asiatic Pacific Theater Campaign and Philippine Liberation with one bronze star Ribbons. The regiment was ordered to construct defensive lines in the area to support the 32nd Infantry Division already fighting in the area. Postwar, the wide variety of color combinations was done away with, and the insignia to be worn by all division personnel was simplified to consist of a white Santa Fe cross on a blue background with an olive drab border, although colored insignia continued in limited use in certain cases until the 1930s. I had a great time and intend to go again next year. Mopping-up activities continued until 30 June 1945. The 43rd Infantry Division became an active National Guard unit in 1923 in accordance with the National Defense Act of 1916. 51-52, Army Battle Casualties and Nonbattle Deaths (Statistical and Accounting Branch, Office of the Adjutant General, 1 June 1953). Email. SSG Laws' heroic actions provided great inspiration to his comrades, and his courageous determination, in the face of formidable odds and while suffering from multiple wounds, enabled them to secure an important objective with minimum casualties. He earned the Bronze Star in Iraq with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division in 2008. While the 1st Cavalry lead the assault on Manila, the 43rd began its move on the Wawa Damand then the Ipo Dam. We wonder about the rest that served with us in the artillery unit we served in. The 172nd Infantry Combat Team met with disaster at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides on October 26, 1942. At Bemis Heights, they lost more men than any other regiment engaged, and General Gates referred to them as the "excellent militia regiment from Connecticut. The regiment was garrisoned first around Munich then around Nurnburg. The 1st Connecticut Infantry was recalled to federal service on 26 April 1898 for duty in the SpanishAmerican War. Are you looking for someone who is or was in 169TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 43RD DIVISION? It was reorganized as a "triangular" division meaning that it had three infantry regiments, rather than four infantry regiments organized into two brigades. After participating in the Second Army Tennessee Maneuvers from 22 November 1943 to 17 January 1944 and receiving mountain warfare training at the West Virginia Maneuver Area from 21 February to 28 March 1944, the 35th Infantry Division was declared ready for overseas service. The division headquarters received the Army Superior Unit Award for its service in Bosnia. Combat Support units were based throughout all three states. We were stationed in Germany in 1975 through 1978. On 1 June, the 1st Connecticut relieved the 12th New York Volunteer Infantry and engaged in their first engagement of the Civil War at Vienna, Virginia, where they were ambushed by Confederate troops, and PVT George H. Bugbee of A Company was wounded; the regiment's first casualty of the war. Veteran C. Young, After 30 years and learning the computer and finding VetFriends, I went to my first reunion of the USS Navasota AO-106. Combat Support units were based throughout all three states. At Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the 169th received 900 new recruits on 21 February 1942 and began training them right away. With the conversion of National Guard cavalry divisions to other types of units in 1940, Kansas' 114th Cavalry Regiment was converted and redesignated as the 127th Field Artillery Regiment and assigned to the 35th Division, and the 142nd Field Artillery Regiment was relieved from the division on 1 October 1940. [1] Static warfare in the dense jungle made the drive on Munda Point bitter and frustrating for the men of the 169th. 23 December 1944: Third Army, 12th Army Group. The 143rd Area Support Group of the Connecticut National Guard now carries on the heritage. An asterisk indicates the state of headquarters allocation; the headquarters was not yet organized or was inactive. In the 1920s and 1930s, constituent units of the division performed various activities policing labor troubles and effecting disaster relief. In 1946 the Division was reorganized again, and was now made up of units from Connecticut, Vermont and Rhode Island. On 3 February 1942, it was ordered by the War Department that the 35th Division be "triangularized," losing its infantry and field artillery brigade headquarters. They continued their training at Fort Huachuca on 24 August before returning to Nogales in September and continuing patrols in conjunction with the 2nd Connecticut, soon to be the 102nd Infantry Regiment. During the next year and into 1947, the division was reestablished as a Kansas and Missouri National Guard division. The 169th embarked for Guadalcanal on 15 February 1943, and two days into the voyage, the convoy was attacked by Japanese torpedo planes. The first ship arrived in San Francisco on 8 October 1945, three years and seven days after the first ship had left on 1 October 1942. Another 900 raw recruits were received on 22 May 1942. The 43rd Infantry Division was a formation of the United States Army from 1925 to 1967, serving in the Pacific during World War II. The dam was secured on 19 May, but resistance continued in the area until 2 June 1945. The division relocated to Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 14 February 1942 and was officially re-designated as the 43rd Infantry Division on 19 February 1942. The 169th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, Connecticut National Guard. Vela Cela and Baanga were taken easily, but the Japanese resisted stubbornly on Arundel Island before withdrawing, 22 September. [1], It was reactivated on 23 October 1946 to serve the Connecticut National Guard in Hartford, CT. During the Korean War, the 169th was called up for service to train in the event the war escalated. The 143rd Regional Support Group of the Connecticut National Guard now carries on the heritage. The 43rd Division is known as the Winged Victory Division derived from the name of its longtime combat commander, MG Leonard F. Wing. Here they suffered 4 killed and 29 wounded. A Company was designated as a "Rifle Company," and B and C Companies were designated as "Infantry Companies. Specifically, these units are as follows:[38], National Guard Register for 1939, pp. Trains took them to their campsites near Warkworth. 43rd Infantry Division Veterans Association. The regiment was ordered to attack Hill 1750, but were thwarted by strong Japanese resistance until 6 March. S/Sgt. The liner President Coolidge on which it was embarked struck two US planted mines in the harbor. The division headquarters, 102d and 169th Infantry Regiments, and 963d Field Artillery and 192d Field Artillery were organized in Connecticut. The 143rd Regional Support Group of the Connecticut National Guard now carries on the heritage. Sons/Daughters Grandsons/Granddaughters Membership Application. As a part of the 43rd Infantry Division operation, the Regiment seized Rendova Island against minimal opposition on 30 June. They had managed to inflict (by actual count) 2,786 Japanese dead. 43rd Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia, Army Battle Casualties and Nonbattle Deaths, Final Report (Statistical and Accounting Branch, Office of the Adjutant General, 1 June 1953), 43rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), United States Army Center of Military History, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=43rd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)&oldid=1087013903, Infantry divisions of the United States Army, United States Army divisions during World War II, Military units and formations established in 1925, Military units and formations disestablished in 1963, Infantry divisions of the United States Army in World War II, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Headquarters Company (Putnam, Connecticut), 43rd Military Police Company (Danielson, Connecticut), 43rd Signal Company (Providence, Rhode Island), 118th Ordnance Company (Medium) (Providence, Rhode Island), 85th Infantry Brigade (New London, Connecticut), 85th Infantry Brigade (New Haven, Connecticut), 169th Infantry Regiment (Hartford, Connecticut), 102nd Infantry Regiment (New Haven, Connecticut), 170th Infantry Regiment (New Haven, Connecticut), 103rd Infantry Regiment (Portland, Maine), 68th Field Artillery Brigade (Providence, Rhode Island), 103rd Field Artillery Regiment (Providence, Rhode Island), 192nd Field Artillery Regiment (New London, Connecticut). "43rd Infantry Division Winged Victory", United States Army Center of Military History, http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/cc/043id.htm, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Infantry divisions of the United States Army, United States Army divisions during World War II, Military units and formations established in 1925, Military units and formations disestablished in 1945. The division also concentrated at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, in 1940.[11]. [1] The regiment's first casualties came during their occupation of Pavuvu when Japanese planes strafed their positions. On 5 June, the 169th relieved the 151st Infantry Regiment near Mount Oro. The 35th Division was organized August 25, 1917, at Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma, as a unit of the National Guard, with troops from Missouri and Kansas. stories or thoughts on the subject, please contact me. SSG Laws' heroic actions provided great inspiration to his comrades, and his courageous determination, in the face of formidable odds and while suffering from multiple wounds, enabled them to secure an important objective with minimum casualties. the "Germany" era. E, F, G, and H Companies were all recruited from Hartford. In this particular fight, the 169th suffered 60 KIA, 285 WIA, and 2 MIA, while the 43rd Infantry Division as a whole killed over 750 enemy combatants. In Rhode Island, the 43rd Division Artillery Headquarters, the 103rd Field Artillery (155th), the 118th Engineer Battalion (C) and the 43rd Signal Company plus elements of combat support units made up that states contribution. After ending Japanese resistance in the Zambales Mountains with help from the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary, the 43rd swung south against the Shimbu Line. Thiede's father, Master Sgt. The regiment moved back to Munda, and defended the airstrip until 19 January 1944, when 3-169 was order to Vella Lavella to defend the airstrip there. The divisions next move started at Noumea Harbor on 16 Feb 1943. Actually, the divisional engineer battalion, the 206th Engineer Battalion, was organized in the Kentucky Army National Guard on 1 November 1985.[35]. The regiment was ordered to construct defensive lines in the area to support the 32nd Infantry Division already fighting in the area. Laundry number S-1028 has been handwritten and inked inside several times. [2]. The shield is red for artillery. The 35th Infantry Division Headquarters commanded Task Force Eagle's Multi-National Division North in Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of SFOR-13 (Stabilization Force 13) with the NATO peacekeeping mandate under the Dayton Peace Accords. The division troops were then moved to Camp Stoneman near Pittsburg, California, and arrangements were made to send each man to the Army separation center nearest his home. [1] On 7 July, the Connecticuters began patrolling near Nogales, Arizona. (The 192nd was originally stationed at Flint Kaserne, Bad Tlz, but later (late 1952 or early 1953) moved to O'Brien Kaserne, Schwabach.). Cannon Company - 169th Infantry regiment - 43rd Infantry Division. [1] The 1st Connecticut remained in Washington until 27 July, and were mustered out in New Haven, Connecticut on 31 July 1861 when their period of enlistment expired. The 43rd Infantry Division was a formation of the United States Army from 1925 to 1967, serving in the Pacific during World War II. The regiment moved back to Munda, and defended the airstrip until 19 January 1944, when 3-169 was ordered to Vella Lavella to defend the airstrip there. The Division less the 172nd Regimental Combat Team, consisting of the 172nd Infantry Regiment, the 103rd Field Artillery Battalion and elements of Ordnance, Engineer, Medical and Signal Units, closed in New Zealand in October, 1942. The convoy received prior radio warning of the enemys approach and all-hands were at general quarters when the attacks began. The 169th Regimental Combat Team loaded onto the USS President Jackson, President Adams, President Hayes and Crescent City. At Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the 169th received 900 new recruits on 21 February 1942 and began training them right away. After intensive training at Camp Pickett, Virginia, the 43rd deployed to Germany to join the NATO forces containing the Warsaw Pact nations in Western Europe. Veteran L. Prickett, "Dear VetFriends, Thanks so much for your help! The 43d Infantry Division landed in New Zealand on 23 October 1942. This event delayed the Divisions entrance into combat in the South Pacific area. [1], The 1st Connecticut was called up on 18 June 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson, and the 1,100 officers and men of the regiment assembled at Camp Holcomb in Niantic and departed for the MexicoUnited States border, arriving in El Paso, Texas on 2 July. Tim Aumiller, Infantry Division Components, 76. The division arrived in New Zealand on 23 October 1942, prior to being committed to combat in the South West Pacific Theater under the command of General Douglas MacArthur. Men of the division spent ninety-two days in quiet sectors and five in active; advanced twelve and one half kilometres against resistance, captured 781 prisoners, and lost 1,067 killed and 6,216 wounded. [1], On 28 April 1812, Governor Roger Griswold ordered the mobilization of 3,000 militiamen to repel any British invasion during the War of 1812. The 169th Infantry Regiment distinctive unit insignia adorns the left side of the present hat. 123 relations. Walter Thiede, served in the Hartford-based 169th Infantry Regiment. The 169th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, Connecticut National Guard. It landed on Omaha Beach, Normandy 57 July 1944 and entered combat on 11 July, fighting in the Normandy hedgerows north of St. It was activated on 21 March 1925 as a National Guard Division in Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Due to limited funding, all the units of the 35th Division did not gather together in one place for training until the Fourth Army maneuvers at Fort Riley, Kansas in 1937. During the period of 1521 January 1945, all three infantry battalions of the 169th Regiment earned the Distinguished Unit Citation award for their gallantry in action amid the rugged hills of Luzon. This "non-battle" on Baanga had cost the Americans 44 dead and 74 wounded; L Company was reduced to just 16 men. [2]" The main attack was scheduled to begin on 9 July 1943, but the 169th (unaccustomed to combat) was exhausted after spending a sleepless night shooting at real and imagined enemy patrols. The men had free time, furloughs, awards ceremonies, training exercises, and parades while in New Zealand. The dam was secured on 19 May, but resistance continued in the area until 2 June 1945. Since then, the 169th and its predecessor units have fought in numerous American wars until its deactivation in 1992. They then attacked the enemy in the vicinity of the Ipo Dam, which controlled roughly 30% of Manila's water supply. It returned to Connecticut in 1954 continuing to serve the state of Connecticut until 1992, when the last remnants of the 169th Infantry Regiment were inactivated. Volunteers from Hartford, Simsbury, and Windsor were enlisted, and it is unknown whether these militiamen saw action in combat. 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