The 172nd Infantry Combat Team met with disaster at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides on October 26, 1942. The Division Headquarters was located in Hartford, Connecticut. It's been nearly 40 years since we parted. 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], The 169th soon found themselves as part of the US Occupation of Japan, garrisoning Kumagaya Airdrome from 14 September 12 October. The Division left Manila, 7 13 September, for occupation duty in Japan until it left for home. They then attacked the enemy in the vicinity of the Ipo Dam, which controlled roughly 30% of Manila's water supply. The 43rd Infantry Division was a formation of the United States Army from 1920 to 1963, serving in the Pacific during World War II. The regiment arrived in New Zealand on 22 October, and engaged in intensive training on the island until 22 November 1942. The assault on New Georgia was met with determined enemy resistance. The 1st Regiment consisted of 121 officers and men and began their service on 7 June 1813 when they marched to New London. [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. Elements of the 169th soon landed on the southern coast of New Georgia on 2 July and began to march alongside the 172nd Infantry Regiment toward Munda Point to capture the Munda Airfield there. French and Indian WarAmerican Revolutionary War, SpanishAmerican WarPancho Villa ExpeditionWorld War II, previous At this time, the count was 90 officers, 1 warrant officer, and 2,219 enlisted men. The Connecticuters fought heavily at the Battle of Freeman's Farm on 19 September 1777, and at the Battle of Bemis Heights on 7 October. I'm the first to ever contact him. The 43rd Infantry Division was constituted on 19 October 1920, with the division headquarters being organized and federally recognized in Hartford, Connecticut, on 21 March 1925. Volunteers from Hartford, Simsbury, and Windsor were enlisted, and it is unknown whether these militiamen saw action in combat. The expulsion of all Japanese forces from the city of Manila lasted from 3 Feb-3 Mar 1945. The 169th Infantry Regiment distinctive unit insignia adorns the left side of the present hat. As a part of the 43rd Infantry Division operation, the Regiment seized Rendova Island against minimal opposition on 30 June. On 20 August they were relieved by elements of the 172nd Infantry Regiment. The 169th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, Connecticut National Guard. [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. [2] The drive resumed on 11 July, but was completely stalled by combat casualties, fatigue, jungle diseases, and continuous rain. Email. [1] Patrolling and encountering the enemy was commonplace in the Aitape region, and the men experienced hard fighting along the Drinuimor River and nearby ridges on 31 July. in 1963, in one of the many downsizings of the Armed Forces, the Division left active National Guard service. The 85th Brigade included the 102nd and 169th Infantry Regiments, both based in Connecticut. It was activated in 1920 as a National Guard Division in Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 169th Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division | American Battle Monuments Commission 169th Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division Home 169th Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division Legacy ID 18542 Legacy Alias /db-abmc-burial-unit/169th-infantry-regiment-43rd-infantry-division Legacy Source db_abmc_burial_unit Robert F. Carlson Read more Rendova served as the major staging point for the assault on the Island of New Georgia. The 169th trained in the states of Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina until 4 December. [1] The regiment's first casualties came during their occupation of Pavuvu when Japanese planes strafed their positions. It was reorganized as a "triangular" division meaning that it had three infantry regiments, rather than four infantry regiments organized into two brigades. Hyperleap helps uncover and suggest relationships. As early as 1922, the Nebraska National Guard found it impossible to organize the VII Corps' 127th Field Artillery Regiment because a lack of funding and armory space. He was soon transferred to the Pacific-bound 24th Infantry Division to become Assistant Division Commander and was promoted to brigadier general. After ending Japanese resistance in the Zambales Mountains with help from the Philippine Commonwelth army forces, the 43d swung south against the Shimbu Line. The 43rd Infantry Division was a formation of the United States Army from 1925 to 1967, serving in the Pacific during World War II. Hard fighting in the hills, jungles, and villages near Aitape continued until long after the area was officially declared secure on 25 August 1944. Thank you so much again for helping me Actually, the divisional engineer battalion, the 206th Engineer Battalion, was organized in the Kentucky Army National Guard on 1 November 1985.[35]. In addition, the 143rd Tank Battalion joined the Division from that state. 51-52, Army Battle Casualties and Nonbattle Deaths (Statistical and Accounting Branch, Office of the Adjutant General, 1 June 1953). Gutzmer returned to Manchester and started a new life without war. Veteran L. Prickett, "Dear VetFriends, Thanks so much for your help! The last of the division arrived 30 December. The 169th redesignated as the 39th Infantry Regiment. On 5 June, the 169th relieved the 151st Infantry Regiment near Mount Oro. 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. On 19 July 1944, the Division assumed defensive positions at Aitape, engaged in patrols and reconnaissance at Tadji and along the Drinumor River, 25 July, and took the offensive, 8 August 1944, ending organized resistance on the 25th. 68, 1945), 2nd (machine gun) Platoon, Company D, 134th Infantry Regiment, for extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy in the vicinity of Habkirchen, Germany, from 12 to 21 December 1944 (War Department General Orders No. The marking was later stenciled onto signs identifying the whereabouts of division units, soldiers' helmets, and finally was made into a shoulder sleeve insignia when that usage was authorized. The incomplete ranks of the 35th were swelled by thousands of draftees, a large portion of whom, through the allowance of local recruitment while National Guard divisions were increasing their strength, were ordered to join the division from the states where the division's units had originated. The 35th Infantry Division, formerly known as the 35th Division, is an infantry formation of the Army National Guard at Fort Leavenworth. After training at Munda, the 43rd moved to Guadalcanal and thence to New Zealand for rest and rehabilitation. In 198485, the 69th Infantry Brigade was reported to consist of the following units: Isby and Kamps also wrote at the same time that the 110th Engineer Battalion, in Missouri, might be assigned as the divisional engineers (p383); however, this did not occur. Some of the hardest fighting was the efforts to secure Ipo dam and assure that the Japanese did not cut the water supply to Manila. Also, see Harald Spaeth's TOE 17-37N (1953) schematic. Photo: State Library and Archives of Florida. The regiment trained at Camp Pickett and Camp A. P. Hill, Virginia from October 1950 to October 1951 filling to full establishment before deployment by ship to Germany to prevent possible Soviet attack. The men of the regiment "were soon introduced to the harsh realities of jungle warfare. The 35th Division was ordered into federal service on 23 December 1940 at home stations. The 169th RCT landed at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon at White Beach Two, the divisions left flank. The regiment moved to Camp Blanding, Florida and upon induction, consisted of 132 officers and 1,825 enlisted men. 169th Field Artillery Battalion: Rhode Island National Guard Approved on August 3, 1942. After the Pearl Harbor attack came its first assignment, the defense of the Southern California Sector of the Western Defense Command. Division elements in the Nuernberg Area such as the 169th Infantry Regiment became units of the 9th Infantry Division. [1] From 25 August to 9 September, the regiment patrolled and guarded Munda Airfield until they were ordered to assist the 172nd Infantry in clearing Arundel Island which they managed to secure on 21 August. In February 1942, the Division underwent a complete reorganization to a triangular division concept. In the early stages of the Battle of Luzon, the 169th lost 17 officers and 248 enlisted men KIA, and 45 officers and 789 enlisted men WIA. however, for in October 1945, the 43rd Infantry Division was deactivated at Camp Stoneman, California. Trains took them to their campsites near Warkworth. [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. On 15 September 1776, they were attacked by the British Army and retreated in the face of superior firepower. The site's Guestbook has lots of entries by division members from This successful campaign evolved into preparation for the invasion of the Philippine Islands. Against heavy resistance 1st Battalion finally secured Hill 470 on 10 Jan. Several officers went on to other roles, including: Timothy J. Kadavy who served as Commander of 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry, 35th Infantry Division in Bosnia. On 28 July 1814, the Connecticut militia deployed along the coast from Stonington to Greenwich to deter an enemy invasion. 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. Blanding was hot, sandy and miserable. The 143rd Regional Support Group of the Connecticut National Guard now carries on the heritage. [33] It continues in service today. On 2324 February, the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 169th made an amphibious assault on the island of Pavuvu in the Russell Islands against no resistance. On 30 September 1942, the 169th Infantry Regiment left San Francisco, California and sailed to New Zealand with a total strength of 139 officers, 5 warrant officers, and 3,138 enlisted men.[1]. The regiment trained at Camp Pickett and Camp A. P. Hill, Virginia from October 1950 to October 1951 filling to full establishment before deployment by ship to Germany to prevent possible Soviet attack. [citation needed], The 35th Infantry Division currently exercises training and readiness oversight over a special troops battalion, a weather flight unit, four infantry brigade combat teams, a combat aviation brigade, a maneuver enhancement brigade, and a field artillery brigade of the Army National Guard but they are not organic to the division. I called the number ans wow he was blown away when he found out who I was. The 169th attacked numerous enemy positions, including the deadly Hill 355, and suffered many casualties, but eventually managed to take ground from the stalwart defenders. 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. 43rd Infantry Division - "Winged Victory Division" Back to all Infantry Divisions The 43rd Infantry Division served for 370 days in Combat in The Asiatic Pacific Theater of operations; during this time they served in the campaigns of NEW GUINEA , NORTHERN SOLOMONS, and LUZON. The mopping-up phase of the Ipo Dam campaign could not begin until early May. [1], On 1 March, the 169th relieved elements of the 40th Infantry Division near Clark Field and Fort Stotsenburg. The 143rd Regional Support Group of the Connecticut National Guard now carries on the heritage. The regiment then arrived in New Zealand for R&R on 1 March. The 1st Connecticut Infantry was recalled to federal service on 26 April 1898 for duty in the SpanishAmerican War. The 51,000-acre camp adjoined Kingsley Lake but was far from being a vacation resort. On 18 February, the convoy docked at Guadalcanal and bivouacked on the island. Since then, the 169th and its predecessor units have fought in numerous American wars until its deactivation in 1992. The 86th Brigade was made up of the 172nd Infantry Regiment in Vermont, and the 103rd Infantry Regiment in Maine. It was then reorganized as Headquarters Company, 43d Infantry Brigade and now organized as the Headquarters Company, 143d Regional Support Group. Further jungle and realistic combat training took place. The 169th Infantry reflagged as the 39th Infantry Regiment. For an interview with Walter F. Gutzmer, A Heros War Story: Purple Heart Recipient Recalls His WWII Service:. Landing at Aitape, the 43rd prevented the Japs from reinforcing their troops along the Drinimour River. 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