Activated 24 Feb 1941 Entered Combat 17 Feb 1943 Days of Combat 370 Casualties 6,026, Maj. Gen. Morris Payne (Feb 41 - Aug 41)Maj. Gen. John H. Hester (Aug 41 - Jul 43)Maj. Gen. Leonard F. Wing (Aug 43 - inactivation), Northern Solomons(22 Feb 43 - 21 Nov 44). It was an Army National Guard regiment from the states making up New England, but most of its soldiers came from Maine. members; Army & Navy Publishing Co., Baton Rouge 1, La. After several months of almost continuous combat, the Division welcomed the explosion of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-bombs. While other assault divisions were moving south over comparatively flat terrain, and over highways, the New Englanders were deep in the hills. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. Mustered out: June 27, 1865. Its elements, stationed in the Augsburg/Munich area, were reflagged as the units of the 5th Infantry Division. History of the 43rd Georgia 1900 Roster of Company E Company E, the Kellogg Rifles, was raised in Cumming in Forsyth County. Fuller's Ohio Brigade was composed of the 27th, 39th, 43rd and 63rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiments. Personal Awards: MH-2; DSC-40; DSM-2; SS-736; LM-53; SM-51; BSM-2,496; AM-27. It served for a time under the command of General Leadbetter, then transferred to Gracie's Birgade. Company C - many men from Knox and Henry counties - Knox and Henry county web sites - Roster, vol. 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. 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. The 85th Brigade was allocated entirely to Connecticut, and consisted of the 102nd and 169th Infantry Regiments. Home Do you have items such as papers, photos, uniforms, gear, guns, weapons and other artifacts? 69. 43rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate) Contents 1 Brief History 2 Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin 3 Other Sources 4 References Brief History This regiment was organized at Big Shanty, Georgia, in April, 1862, contained men from Cherokee, Pickens, Cobb, Hall, Forsyth, Jefferson, and Jackson counties. The following counties of origin are taken from the Adjutant General's Report, found on the Illinois Civil War Rosters web site. On 19 July 1944, the division was deployed to the Aitape-Wewak campaign, assuming defensive positions at Aitape. Maj. Gen. Leonard F. Wing (August 1943 to inactivation). Also several scrapbooks of Civil War covers, and a letter book of Gen. Samuel S. Burnside, both incoming and outgoing, 5th Division, New York National Guard, showing strong Democratic sympathies; a lecture by Myron Adams on involvement of the U.S.S. The 43rd Division is known as the Winged Victory Division derived from the name of its longtime combat commander, MG Leonard F. Wing. In December 1943 / January 1944, the Division returned to New Zealand. 43rd New York Infantry Regiment. The 43rd Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized in Mount Vernon, Ohio September 28, 1861, through February 1, 1862, and mustered in for three years service under the command of Colonel Joseph L. Kirby Smith. The assault on New Georgia was met with determined enemy resistance. Includes a sketch of the Battle of Williamsburg, showing the terrain and the locations of both armies. 2023 New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center. (Lt's letters, Sep 25, 1861 & Apr 29, 1862) The 103rd Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army that served in combat in the American Civil War, World War I, and World War II. 4th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry Organized at Camp Joe Hooker, Lakeville, and mustered in September 23, 1862. The 43rd Infantry Division landed in New Zealand on 23 October 1942. Free shipping for many products! Koons, George H.Winey Collection (Sgt's last letter, Jul 12, 1864). A photocopy of a record book listing the names of soldiers absent from duty due to sickness or wounds. In the battle of the Wilderness the total loss was 198 members, including 3 field officers killed or mortally wounded. The two companies of the Yates Rifles joined the regiment on its passage through New York city. On February 24, 1941 the Division entered Federal service for one year at the call of the President. Unassigned Drafted and Substitute Recruits - Roster, vol. (sheet) United States Army, "Historical and pictorial review, 43rd Infantry Division, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, 1942 (152nd Field Artillery Battalion)" (1941). The organization's first colonel was J.L. - The purpose and objective of this association is to perpetuate There, they were scheduled for a year's worth of military training to bring them up to speed on current tactics and techniques suited to modern warfare. Its Great March, with Roster, Portraits, Battle Maps and Biographies. There they encountered heavy mountain guns and deep cave positions, and were forced to move their supplies up trailless slopes. "'Early's Command Is Done Gone'." WmPrinceColl reconnaissance at Tadji and along the Drinumor River, 25 July, and took the offensive, 8 August 1944, ending organized In June and early July 1943, the Division landed on Rendova and New Georgia Islands. The Division Headquarters was located in Hartford, Connecticut. Russell Islands were occupied without opposition, 21 February, and training continued. This regiment was organized at Big Shanty, Georgia, in April, 1862, contained men from Cherokee, Pickens, Cobb, Hall, Forsyth, Jefferson, and Jackson counties. The 37th Infantry Division arrived in Fiji in June 1942 to fortify the islands against possible invasion. Roster. The 43d drew a mean assignment in the invasion of Luzon. Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 43rd Infantry Division Artillery, Headquarters, Special Troops, 43rd Infantry Division, Headquarters Company, 43rd Infantry Division. [4] Its headquarters was reorganized as Headquarters Company, 43d Brigade, 26th Infantry Division aka the YANKEE Division. Volunteers; letters, orders, rolls, returns of Capt. Elements landed on Vangunu and Rendova Islands against minor resistance, 30 June. The battalion, as a part of the 43rd Division, was sent to Germany in November 1951. Combat Support units were based throughout all three states. Scrymser, James Alexander, 1839-1918. Co.] 1915. resumed against the enemy north and west of Fort Stotsenburg, 27 February. Published by: The Army and Navy Publishing Co., Baton Rouge, La. Charles H. Smith. To tell the story of the 43rd Infantry Division from its inception to inactivation. 43d Infantry Division Pre-World War II Activated: 21 March 1925 as a National Guard Division in Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont. FAQ | However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. It then shipped for a brief stay in New Caledonia. The 45th Infantry Division during World War II As Allied troops moved across Europe in a series of offensives against Nazi Germany, they found tens of thousands of concentration camp prisoners in deplorable conditions. Crawford, James. The 169th Infantry reflagged as the 39th Infantry Regiment. Officers [ edit] Junius Daniel was elected colonel of this regiment in March 1862, but declined the appointment. 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. (1 folder) Major 27th Ohio Regiment, Veteran Volunteer Infantry. Pages 1 - 10 169th infantry regiment 43rd infantry division 169th infantry regiment 43rd infantry division. Mansfield and Staff in here; 3rd Wisconsin; Col. Ruger wounded; 43rd N.Y. laying on the ground; 27. Training, extensive field maneuvers, and the occupation of blocking positions were the Divisions lot for almost three years. 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. In 1953 the 43rd was redesignated the 5th Infantry Division. The division staged for shipment overseas at Fort Ord, California on 6 September 1942 and departed San Francisco on 1 October. Letters of Samuel D. French, 121st Volunteers and U.S. Army Signal Corps; Daniel Davis, William H. Lewis, John J. McDonald, and George Maret, 44th Volunteers; John Cook, 51st Volunteers; John Tidd, 109th Volunteers; Gilbert Parshall, 42nd Illinois Volunteers; and Lemi Crary, 86th New York Volunteers. This page was last edited on 4 February 2023, at 16:30. The 43d drew a mean assignment in the invasion of Luzon. It became a separate regiment deploying to the Pacific. Also, see Harald Spaeth's TOE 17-37N (1953) schematic. Abstract: Letters to Case's wife and father written during his participation in General George B. McClellan's Peninsula Campaign, 1863, and particularly during the Battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862. Company K - many men from St. Louis, Missouri - Roster, vol. Phone: (518) 581-5100 | Fax: (518) 581-5111. From the rock-bound coasts of Maine to half the islands in the Pacific and to Japan itselfthat is the war record of New Englands 43d Division. The Yates' Rifles, recruited by Col. L. Ayer, four incomplete companies, A, B, C and D, were consolidated into two companies, and September 18, 1861, assigned to this regiment. 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. Welcome to the 43rd Infantry Division Veterans Association Kamakura Ipo Dam - Luzon, PI - 1945 Founded September 1945 in Kumagaya, Japan while the Division performed occupation duties. (Microfiche of original published: Gettysburg, Pa. : J.E. Listings include, rank, company, nature of illness or wound, hospital admission, and date of return to active duty, discharge from service or death. The 172d Regiment arrived at Espiritu Santo, 26 October. The site's Guestbook has lots of entries by division members from Castle, Richard. The Japanese fought fiercely before relinquishing Munda and its airfield, 5 August. Ipo Dam Located at the University of Virginia Library. The deserved reputation of the 43d as a crack fighting regiment is confirmed by Col. Fox, who names it one of the "three hundred fighting regiments. Company B - many men from St Clair County - St Clair County web site - Roster, vol. Company F - many men from assorted counties - Roster, vol. Company A - many men from St Clair County - St Clair County web site - Roster, vol. It mustered out November 30 and discharged at Camp Butler, Illinois, December 14, 1865. The 86th Brigade was made up of the 172nd Infantry Regiment in Vermont, and the 103rd Infantry Regiment in Maine. This successful campaign evolved into preparation for the invasion of the Philippine Islands. Battles and Casualties from Phisterer (spreadsheet), Civil War Newspaper Clippings Advanced Scuba Diver; The 86th Brigade was allocated to Maine and Vermont, and consisted of the 103rd Infantry (Maine) and the 172nd Infantry (Vermont). Gen. George E. Cole, secretary. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Post WWI US Army Collar Brass - US Artillery at the best online prices at eBay! World War Regimental Histories. He was in command of Stovall's Brigade at the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina. The Division moved to Noumea, New Caledonia, in November and to Guadalcanal, 17 February 1943. (The 192nd was originally stationed at Flint Kaserne, Bad Tlz, but later (late 1952 or early 1953) moved to O'Brien Kaserne, Schwabach.). Mustered out May 31, 1862. Abstract: Numerous commissions, discharges, a few photographs, and pension papers. Vela Cela and Baanga were taken easily, but the Japanese resisted stubbornly on Arundel Island before withdrawing, 22 September. the "Germany" era. With elements of the Army, Navy and Marines, the 43d, in late June of 1943, assaulted New Georgia, landing on Rendova Island. After training at Munda, the 43d moved to Guadalcanal and thence to New Zealand for rest and rehabilitation. Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. 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. Owirig to reduction in numbers, the regiment was consolidated on July 18, 1862, into a battalion of five companies. The present battalion commander is Maj Arvel C. Stafford. Civil War letters [manuscript], 1863-1864. The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 3,263 men on its roster for this unit. > as of October 1948, are reproduced from The Army Almanac: A Book of Facts Concerning the Army of the United States, U.S. and rehabilitation. The Colors of the 43rd were returned to Hartford, Connecticut with appropriate ceremonies. Capt William P. Sampson is the 43rd Div Artillery air officer. An asterisk indicates the state of headquarters allocation; the headquarters was not yet organized or was inactive. It 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. Unassigned Recruits - Roster, vol. Northedge, were also attached to the regiment, and its organization completed. Division left Manila, 7 13 September, for occupation duty in Japan until it left for home. The unit moved to Tennessee, then Mississippi where it placed under the command of General Barton in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. 3, pages 272-273. The CT Guard retained its former unit designation as the 169th Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division. The 43d took part in the battle of Antietam, went into camp at Sharpsburg, Md., where five new companies joined it in October, and was next actively engaged at Fredericksburg, after which it established winter quarters at Fal-mouth. and the 192nd (155-mm. View some pictures of recent Exhibits. For the first 30 days the 43d was in constant battle with the enemy. Personal reminiscences of James A. Scrymser : in times of peace and war. 37th Infantry Division troops carry weapons and ammunition forward, 5 August 1943 in New Georgia. Malnutrition and disease were rampant, and corpses lay unburied. The 172d Regiment 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. 43rd Infantry Division Veterans Association. Copyright, 2023, Sons Of Liberty Museum, Inc.,All Rights Reserved, Technician Fifth Grade Alfred J. Gauthier, Technician Fourth Grade Sebastian F. Santostefano. Roster pages are from the same report found on the Internet Archives web site. 68-70. The Division moved to Noumea, New Caledonia, in November and to Guadalcanal, 17 The 43rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, and mustered in October 12, 1861. The brigades were abolished, the artillery regiments were reduced to battalions and other reductions took place. The 43rd Division was mobilized for federal service on 24 February 1941. 18-22. Rendova served as the major staging point for the assault on the island of New Georgia. On January 9, 1945, the 43rd Infantry Division participated in the amphibious landing at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon. 43rd Inf Div Air Section : 1952 (Source: STARS & STRIPES, September 14, 1952) The 43rd Infantry Division air section is headed by Maj George G. Tillery, 43rd Division Air Officer. Under enemy fire, the Division secured the beachhead and fought into the Lingayen Plain by 12 February. 3, pages 255-257. The division began preparations for departure for home on 27 September 1945, and officially began their departure on 29 September. 43rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry Overview: 43rd Infantry Regiment was organized at Mobile, Alabama, in May, 1862, and immediately moved to Tennessee. No Copyright - Other Known Legal Restrictions. Donated in Memory of Arnold Price. In July 1944 the Division became part of the force driving the Japs from New Guinea. The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 3,000 men on its roster for this unit. The 43rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, also known as the 43rd Regiment, North Carolina State Troops or 43rd N.C.S.T., was organized at Camp Mangum, about four miles west of Raleigh, North Carolina, on March 18, 1862. U.S. Route 7 is signed as the 43rd Infantry Division Memorial Highway between Norwalk and Danbury, CT. : General Early's advance on the capital and the battle of Fort Stevens, July 11 and 12, 1864.." Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C.. 4 1901. The regiment lost about 100 men killed or morally wounded and 226 died of disease during the Civil War. The division continued its training on the islands. Swarts, George, and James H. Stone. Forty-third Infantry. Cols., Francis L. Vinton, Benjamin F. Baker, John Wilson, Charles A. Milliken; Lieut.-Cols., Charles H. Pierson, Benjamin F. Baker, John Wilson, John Fryer, James D. Visscher, Volkert V. Van Patten, Charles A. Milliken, William H. Terrell; Majs., Benjamin F. Baker, John Wilson, John Fryer, William Wallace, John L. Newman, Volkert V. Van Patten, Charles A. Milliken, Samuel Davidson, William Russell. "The defenses of Washington." Civil War Times. This is meant to be a comprehensive list. personnel assigned to or associated with the U.S. Army HHB group photo - Roster (Source: Email from Virgil E. Fenn, 103rd FA Battalion Air Section) I was drafted on October 6, 1950 and assigned to the 43rd. Chronicles Page. There are 100 soldiers of the 43rd Infantry Division World War II still listed as missing in action. 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Located at the Military History Institute in Carlisle, PA. Stahl, Joseph. For his bravery, Captain Euart was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the second highest medal for heroism authorized by the United States Army. After training at Munda, the 43rd moved to Guadalcanal and thence to New Zealand for rest and rehabilitation. National Park Service,[1]. Home. It mustered out November 30 and discharged at Camp Butler, Illinois, December 14, 1865. October 11, 1864, the men entitled to be discharged were mustered out at Albany; the regiment, however, was continued in service, but, September 22d, consolidated into five companies, A, B, C, D and E; Company A being formed of Companies A and D; B of B and H; C of C and F; D of G and K, and E of E and I. My Account | Located at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Research Library. Owned by the United States Army Heritage and Located at the Military History Institute in Carlisle, PA. 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