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24th Infantry Divisions 34th Infantry Regime Association – Paul Cain

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CAMPAIGNS OF THE PACIFIC THEATER IN WORLD WAR II

 

 

 

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The Regiment is credited with participation in the New Guinea, Leyte, Luzon, and Southern Philippines Campaigns.

1 Jul 40 . Activated at Camp Jackson SC as part of the 8th Infantry Division
25 Sep – 26 Nov 41 . Moved to Winnsboro Maneuver Area SC
3-16 Dec 41 . Staged at San Francisco Port of Embarkation CA
21 Dec 41 . Arrived Schofield Barracks HI
12 Jun 43 . Assigned to the 24th Infantry Division
9-25 Aug 43 . Enroute Camp Caves, Rockenham, Australia
15 Feb 44 . Landed Goodenough Island
27 Mar – 14 May 44 . Attached to Task Force Reckless Reserve
22 Apr 44 . Landed Humboldt Bay, New Guinea
15 Jun – 17 Jul 44 . Attached to Task Force Hurricane for operations with
41st Inf Div
20 Jun 44 . Captured Boroke and Sorido airdromes, Biak Island
20 Oct 44 . Assaulted Palo-Pawing area, Leyte Island Philippines
21 Oct 44 . Subjected to fierce Japanese counter-attack
26 Oct 44 . Secured Pawing, pushed into Leyte Valley
5 Nov 44 . Relieved at Breakneck Ridge west of Pinamopoan
17 Nov – 2 Dec 44 . Attached to 32nd Inf Div, battled for Kilray Ridge
27 Dec 44 . Landed at Taglawigan, northwest Leyte
19 Jan 44 – 28 Feb 45 . Attached XI Corps
29 Jan 45 . Landed at San Antonio, suffered heavy losses at Zig Zag Pass
16 Feb 45 . 3rd Battalion assaulted Corregidor Island
19 Apr 45 . Landed at Parang
20 Apr 45 . Occupied Fort Pikit, seized Highway 1 – Sayre Highway junction
24 Apr 45 . Led Division push onto Digos on Davao Gulf
12 May 45 . Reduced Japanese pocket in the Guma sector
21 May 45 . Captured Hill 550 after a battle of several days
30 Jun 45 . Mopping up, patrolling, security on Mindanao until the end of the war
22 Oct 45 . Arrived Japan for occupation duty.