Mobilized in September 1915: 125th While the 1st Cavalry lead the assault on Manila, the 43rd began its move on the Wawa Damand then the Ipo Dam. The regiment was ordered to attack Hill 1750, but were thwarted by strong Japanese resistance until 6 March. 2-169 landed on Baanga to reinforce the attack, but the Japanese resistance on the islands was much stronger than anticipated and the advance made slow, if any, progress. Commanders: Maj. Gen. Morris B. Payne (FebruaryAugust 1941), Maj. Gen. John H. Hester (8 October 1941. On 11 December 1941, 22 officers and 700 enlisted men of the 169th were transferred to the 102nd Regiment, who were detached from the 43rd Infantry Division. I'm the first to ever contact him. [4] Its headquarters was reorganized as Headquarters Company, 43d Brigade, 26th Infantry Division aka the YANKEE Division. [1] From 610 August, the beleaguered regiment guarded Munda Airfield and were subjected to minor enemy air attacks. Hard fighting in the hills, jungles, and villages near Aitape continued until long after the area was officially declared secure on 25 August 1944. In addition, the 68th Field Artillery Brigade was based in Providence, Rhode Island. Special units were throughout those four New England states. 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. 4 April 1945: XVI Corps, Ninth Army, 12th Army Group. In November the Division, minus the 172nd Regimental Combat Team, went on to New Caledonia. The 169th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, Connecticut National Guard. Thiede's father, Master Sgt. Thanks for making it possible!" 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. Vela Cela and Baanga were taken easily, but the Japanese resisted stubbornly on Arundel Island before withdrawing, 22 September. The objective here was to take the Munda Airfield on which the Japanese had started construction. 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. 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. Sons/Daughters Grandsons/Granddaughters Membership Application. The 170th Infantry was redesignated as the 102nd Infantry on 28 February 1924. The 169th Infantry Regiment arrived at Aitape, New Guinea on 17 July 1944, to reinforce General Walter Krueger's Sixth Army. 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. The airfield would not be secured until well into August. Below is just a sample of some his many cases. 2,944,044, MILITARY UNITS - 169TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 43RD DIVISION. The 43rd Division consisted of two infantry brigades, the 85th in Connecticut, and the 86th in Vermont. The 43rd Infantry Division Veterans Association continues today that prestigious heritage with its 900plus members. The regiment arrived in New Zealand on 22 October, and engaged in intensive training on the island until 22 November 1942. He was given first aid and evacuated from the area while his squad completed the destruction of the enemy position. For the next few months, the 169th conducted jungle warfare training on the island and honed their battle skills before their next assignment. French and Indian WarAmerican Revolutionary War, SpanishAmerican WarPancho Villa ExpeditionWorld War II, previous A Company was designated as a "Rifle Company," and B and C Companies were designated as "Infantry Companies. "The History of the 43rd Infantry Division" by Colonel Joseph E. Zimmer (Retired). In the mid-1950s he became a very productive police officer for the city. [1] On 12 February, the regiment repulsed tenacious enemy Banzai charges and managed to capture the imposing Hill 1500 on 5 February, and were relieved on 14 February by elements of the 33rd Infantry Division and enjoyed some R&R behind the lines. - The purpose and objective of this association is to perpetuate 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. ". Legacy Source. The soldiers of the 169th, however, were locked tight behind watertight hatches in the lower compartments of the ship. Leading a charge, he was wounded again and killed three Japanese soldiers in close combat. The regiment then arrived in New Zealand for R&R on 1 March. stories or thoughts on the subject, please contact me. In 1946 the Division was reorganized again, and was now made up of units from Connecticut, Vermont and Rhode Island. They were destined to invade the island of Puerto Rico, but they never saw active service and were mustered out on 31 October 1898. Division elements in the Nuernberg Area such as the 169th Infantry Regiment became units of the 9th Infantry Division. [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. Mobilized in November 1915: 126th 127th 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. In 1953, a reconstituted Division took its place with the other National Guard Divisions on the Armys rolls. 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. 3rd Battalion arrived on Pavuvu on 27 March. [1], Mobilized in June 1915: 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th 120th 121st 122nd 123rd 124th The first three days on Luzon were only the start of a bloody fight for the island that would take its toll on the 169th for months. They set sail for San Francisco separately, and the last men to return home passed under the Golden Gate Bridge on 29 October 1945 to a cheering crowd. The 169th Regimental Combat Team loaded onto the USS President Jackson, President Adams, President Hayes and Crescent City. After several months of almost continuous combat, the Division welcomed the explosion of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-bombs. On 18 January 1945, the division returned to Metz to resume its interrupted rest. Great genuine WWII US Army Other Ranks Garrison Cap, featuring the light blue piping of the Infantry. Hyperleap helps uncover and suggest relationships. In 1921, the 35th Division was reconstituted in the National Guard, allotted to the states of Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska of the Seventh Corps Area, and assigned to the VII Corps. After the Pearl Harbor attack came its first assignment, the defense of the Southern California Sector of the Western Defense Command. Tim Aumiller, Infantry Division Components, 76. Brigadier General James Mason was the commander. The 43rd Infantry Division ( Russian: 43- , 43-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army. There, they were scheduled for a years worth of military training to bring them up to speed on current tactics and techniques suited to modern warfare. [1], On 1 March, the 169th relieved elements of the 40th Infantry Division near Clark Field and Fort Stotsenburg. 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. [1] On 1 May, they were returned to the 43rd Infantry Division. In July 1944 the Division became part of the force driving the Japs from New Guinea. On 5 June, the 169th relieved the 151st Infantry Regiment near Mount Oro. In September 1945, the 43rd became one of the first Divisions to occupy Japan. 51-52, Army Battle Casualties and Nonbattle Deaths (Statistical and Accounting Branch, Office of the Adjutant General, 1 June 1953). On 5 June, the 169th relieved the 151st Infantry Regiment near Mount Oro. 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. The 192nd Field Artillery Battalion, a National Guard 105mm howitzer unit, was recalled to active dutry during the Korean crisis in August 1950. The 43rd Infantry Division became an active National Guard unit in 1923 in accordance with the National Defense Act of 1916. [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. I and M Companies hailed from New Britain, K Company came from Manchester, and L Company was recruited from Willimantic. 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. Twenty-four distinct combinations of quadrant and border colors were devised for all of the 35th Division's units. 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 division also concentrated at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, in 1940.[11]. The 169th departed the East Coast, headed for San Francisco 4 Sep 1942. In March, the former guardsmen climbed aboard trucks and trains headed for Florida. Major General William M. Wright (10 December 1917), Major General Peter E. Traub (7 December 1918), Brigadier General Thomas B. 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At this time, the count was 90 officers, 1 warrant officer, and 2,219 enlisted men. The Division Headquarters, the 102nd and 169th Infantry Regiments with the 963rd Field Artillery (105th) and the 192nd Field Artillery (105th) with detachments of combat support were organized in Connecticut. The 169th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, Connecticut National Guard. I and M Companies hailed from New Britain, K Company came from Manchester, and L Company was recruited from Willimantic. The division headquarters, 102nd and 169th Infantry Regiments, and 963rd Field Artillery and 192nd Field Artillery were organized in Connecticut. U.S. Route 7 is signed as the 43rd Infantry Division Memorial Highway between Norwalk and Danbury, CT. in 1963, in one of the many downsizings of the Armed Forces, the Division left active National Guard service. 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. 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 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. After ending Japanese resistance in the Zambales Mountains with help from the Philippine Commonwelth army forces, the 43d swung south against the Shimbu Line. This page was last edited on 9 May 2022, at 19:52. Its elements, stationed in the Augsburg/Munich area, were reflagged as the units of the 5th Infantry Division. 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Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 35th Infantry Division Artillery, 35th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), Headquarters, Special Troops, 35th Infantry Division, Headquarters Company, 35th Infantry Division, 134th Infantry Regiment, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against the enemy during the period 28 December 1944 through 16 January 1945 (War Department General Orders No. These recon patrols were costly, but they managed to contain the enemy in the area. 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 objective for S-Day was to assault approximately three-miles inland and secure Hill 470. 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 169th Infantry Regiment traces its heritage back to when militia units in Hartford County, Connecticut organized into the Regiment of Hartford County in 1672. The expulsion of all Japanese forces from the city of Manila lasted from 3 Feb-3 Mar 1945. [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. A and D Companies were recruited from Meriden, B Company was recruited from Middletown, and C Company was recruited from Bristol. 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. Laundry number S-1028 has been handwritten and inked inside several times. Infantry Division "Winged Victory" Veterans Association The Division moved to Noumea, New Caledonia, in November and to Guadalcanal, 17 February 1943. Join Our Newsletter. At this time, the count was 90 officers, 1 warrant officer, and 2,219 enlisted men. The Division Headquarters was located in Hartford, Connecticut. Since then, the 169th and its predecessor units have fought in numerous American wars until its deactivation in 1992. This "non-battle" on Baanga had cost the Americans 44 dead and 74 wounded; L Company was reduced to just 16 men. Another 900 raw recruits were received on 22 May 1942. 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. Originally there were two infantry brigades, the 85th in Connecticut, and the 86th in 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. He was given first aid and evacuated from the area while his squad completed the destruction of the enemy position. This successful campaign evolved into preparation for the invasion of the Philippine Islands. In 1954 the division consisted of the 137th (Kansas), 138th (Missouri), and 140th Infantry Regiments (Missouri); 127th, 128th, 129th, and 154th Field Artillery Battalions; the 135th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion; the 135th Tank Battalion; and signals, engineer, reconnaissance, military police, other combat support units, plus combat service support units. After crossing the Blies River on 12 December, the division moved to Metz for rest and rehabilitation on 19 December. 66, 1945), Company C, 134th Infantry Regiment, for extraordinary heroism and outstanding performance of duty against the enemy in the vicinity of Habkirchen, Germany, from 12 to 21 December 1944 (War Department General Orders No. Landing at Aitape, the 43rd prevented the Japs from reinforcing their troops along the Drinimour River. The . 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. On 1 November 1945, the regiment was inactivated. For an interview with Walter F. Gutzmer, A Heros War Story: Purple Heart Recipient Recalls His WWII Service:. Parts of the regiment remained in service with the 4th Connecticut Infantry Regiment and the 7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment. 13 April 1945: XIX Corps for operations, and the XIII Corps for administration. The Division augmented by elements of the 37th and 25th Infantry Divisions secured the airstrip in early August 1943. [7], In late January, the division was defending the Foret de Domaniale area. Elliott Levenson was the Liaison Officer to the Italian Command at Multinational Brigade, South-East in Mostar, Bosnia. The regiment moved to Camp Blanding, Florida and upon induction, consisted of 132 officers and 1,825 enlisted men. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. He was a colonel and commander of the 169th Infantry Regiment when he mobilized for World War II with New England's 43rd "Winged Victory" Division. Vigorous and intensive training took place for several months. The 169th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, Connecticut National Guard. 5 August 1944: Third Army, 12th Army Group. Two battalions of the 135th joined the division's aviation component. [1] The Attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 marked the entry of the United States in the Second World War. Lieutenant General Kadavy is now the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau. The men then captured a nearby hill, Bald Hill, and held it against several enemy counterattacks on 910 March. Against heavy resistance 1st Battalion finally secured Hill 470 on 10 Jan. [1], The 169th Infantry Regiment was ordered to mobilize on 24 February 1941 and join the 43rd Infantry Division, the "Winged Victory" Division. Japanese patrols constantly harassed the men, and they launched a counterattack on 22 July. 169TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 43RD DIVISION Air Force Units Army Units Coast Guard Units Marine Corps Units Navy Units Become a VetFriends Member Site Map Search Veterans & Personnel Photos, Humor, Stories & More Military Records & Resources Reunions, Parades, & Events Online Catalog About VetFriends My Profile MetLife Veteran Insurance Discounts [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. During the next year and into 1947, the division was reestablished as a Kansas and Missouri National Guard division. It was then reorganized as Headquarters Company, 43d Infantry Brigade and now organized as the Headquarters Company, 143d Regional Support Group. Son of Richard and Aldea (Pimpare) Gutzmer. For 13 weeks, the regiment patrolled the border and encountered slight enemy resistance during their time there but suffered no casualties. Under the command of COL Kenneth F. Cramer, the 169th trained hard for 13 weeks, and from 1728 June, the regiment received 950 draftees to fill their ranks. Thanks VetFriends, It was a wonderful moment that we will both remember for the rest of our lives, and we owe it to VetFriends. The men had free time, furloughs, awards ceremonies, training exercises, and parades while in New Zealand. [1]. 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. Rhode Island was home to Headquarters, 43d Division Artillery; the 103d Field Artillery Battalion; the 118th Engineer Battalion; and the 43d Signal Company. 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