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HIGHLIGHTS OF
REGIMENTAL HISTORY |
| 1944 |
Oct. 20 |
Activated at Camp Blanding., Florida; Lieutenant
Col. Roy J. Lindquist commanding |
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1943 |
Feb. 3 |
Entrains for Fort
Benning, Georgia. |
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Mar. 25 |
Lieutenant Colonel
Lindquist promoted to Colonel. |
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Apr. 1 |
Assembled at Camp .Mackall, N. Carolina |
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May 21 |
Start for maneuvers
in Cheraw, South Carolina. |
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May 28 |
Return to Camp Mackall |
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Aug. 9 |
First night jump |
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Sep. 7 |
Main body detrains at Taylorsville, Tennessee to
participate in Second Army maneuvers. |
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Sep. 12 |
Maneuvers begin with a motor march to La Guarde |
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Oct. 23 |
Leaves Gallatin by train. |
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Nov. 4 |
Celebrated first anniversary two weeks
late. |
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Dec. 19 |
Leave for Camp
Shanks, New York. |
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Dec. 27 |
Board the USAT James Parker |
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Dec. 28 |
Ship heads for deep
water. |
| 1944 |
Jan. 8 |
Arrive at Belfast,
Northern Ireland |
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Jan. 9 |
Indoctrination begins at Cromore, near Port Stewart,
N. I. |
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Mar. 11 |
Leaves by ship to Scotland; then by train to
Nottingham. |
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May 28 |
Attached to 82nd. |
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June 6 |
D-day. At 0215 jump in flak-torn sky. Widely scattered. |
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June 7 |
On Hill 30 near west bank of the Merderet
.liver. |
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June 8 |
Plasma and ammunition giving. out. |
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June 9 |
Assembled as a unit across the La
Fière causeway. |
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June 10 |
Announcement of the Presidential Distinguished
Unit
Citation awarded regiment. |
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June 13 |
Crossed Douve River to the south at
Beuzeville-la-Bastille for bloody battle for town of Baupte. |
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June 19 |
3rd Battalion crossed the Douve west of
Etienville in assault boats. |
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June 20 |
3rd Battalion captures Pretot after dawn.
Casualties heavy. |
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July 3 |
Regiment south of Hill 131 ready to take off
next morn.. |
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July 4 |
Ordered to continue attack towards Hill 95. |
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