For an interview with Walter F. Gutzmer, A Heros War Story: Purple Heart Recipient Recalls His WWII Service:. During the war, all three battalions of the 169th earned the Distinguished Unit Citation, and the Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation. 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. [1] On 1 May, they were returned to the 43rd Infantry Division. 172nd Infantry Regiment. Neutralizing enemy pillboxes with grenades, he managed to knock it out despite being wounded. [1], American Civil War and SpanishAmerican War, Last edited on 17 February 2022, at 16:14, 1st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation, "The Harsh Realities of Warfare | Article | The United States Army", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=169th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)&oldid=1072414205, This page was last edited on 17 February 2022, at 16:14. 43rd Infantry Division (United States) and 102nd Infantry Regiment (United States) The Colors of the 43rd were returned to Hartford, Connecticut with appropriate ceremonies. Tim Aumiller, Infantry Division Components, 76. Walter Thiede, served in the Hartford-based 169th Infantry Regiment. The 1st Regiment consisted of 121 officers and men and began their service on 7 June 1813 when they marched to New London. Vermont Route 100 is signed as the 43 Infantry Division Highway. Nearby hills and ridges were secured against heavy enemy resistance, and the 169th continued to slog on through the island against determined defenders until 28 June 1945, when the 43rd Division was relieved by the 38th Division. The 143rd Area Support Group of the Connecticut National Guard now carries on the heritage. [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. [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. By nightfall, the 169th was still short of its first-day objective. The regiment arrived at Washington D.C. on 13 May, and camped at Glenwood, 2 miles to the north of the capitol. Military Catalog, Sales, Discounts & more. A and D Companies were recruited from Meriden, B Company was recruited from Middletown, and C Company was recruited from Bristol. In July 1944 the Division became part of the force driving the Japs from New Guinea. 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. The militia troops were hastily assembled, poorly armed, meagerly paid, thus discipline and morale was low. 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. After 7-8 Dec 1941, when American and British colonies throughout the Pacific were attacked, the training for war became a very serious matter for the 169th. On 28 November, the 169th arrived in Nouma, New Caledonia and garrisoned the island while conducting intensive jungle warfare training, loading and unloading ships, and guarding Japanese prisoners of war. Cannon Company - 169th Infantry regiment. [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. Elements landed on Vangunu and Rendova Islands against minor resistance, 30 June. [1]. He is so thankful I called and we exchanged addresses and he wants to come and visit. The regiment was ordered to attack Hill 1750, but were thwarted by strong Japanese resistance until 6 March. The 43rd Division was allotted as the National Guard division for New England, replacing the 26th Division which became an all-Massachusetts outfit. By that time, the war unbeknown to the men of the 169th, was drawing to a close. The present battalion commander is Maj Arvel C. Stafford. The 43rd, 44th, and 45th Divisions were constituted as new units. - The purpose and objective of this association is to perpetuate It smashed across the Herne Canal and reached the Ruhr River early in April, when it was ordered to move to the Elbe April 12. The last of the division arrived 30 December. The division staged for shipment overseas at Fort Ord, California on 6 September 1942 and departed San Francisco on 1 October. The 169th redesignated as the 39th Infantry Regiment. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. The 169th Infantry Regiment arrived at Aitape, New Guinea on 17 July 1944, to reinforce General Walter Krueger's Sixth Army. The 169th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, Connecticut National Guard. 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. Sign up to receive our newsletter regarding Veterans, Reunions, Military, Veteran Benefits, Military Pictures, Jokes, Military History, The 43rd Infantry Division was a formation of the United States Army from 1920 to 1963, serving in the Pacific during World War II. Thank you so much again for helping me 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. For the next few months, the 169th conducted jungle warfare training on the island and honed their battle skills before their next assignment. It was activated in 1920 as a National Guard Division in Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont. I'm the first to ever contact him. The fictional unit in the film From Here to Eternity wears the 35th ID patch. Major General William M. Wright (10 December 1917), Major General Peter E. Traub (7 December 1918), Brigadier General Thomas B. 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He grew up in Manchester, CT, prior to the outbreak of WWII. The divisional aviation brigade headquarters was organized in the Kentucky Army National Guard on 15 September 1986. The Division moved to Noumea, New Caledonia, in November and to Guadalcanal, 17 February 1943. Actually, 2nd Battalion was billetted at Monteith Barracks, an old Wermacht airfield and Kaserne. [1], On 1 March, the 169th relieved elements of the 40th Infantry Division near Clark Field and Fort Stotsenburg. Also, see Harald Spaeth's TOE 17-37N (1953) schematic. 1-169 and 3-169 followed shortly after and pressed the attack. Hyperleap helps uncover and suggest relationships. On February 24, 1941 the Division entered Federal service for one year at the call of the President. For a more detailed account of the naval action on the 17th, click below War Diaries: The divisions next objectives were Rendova and New Georgia Islands. 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