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The 123rd Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Monroeville in Huron County, Ohio, and mustered in for three years service on September 24, 1862, under the command of Colonel William Tecumseh Wilson. The regiment was attached to Railroad Division, West Virginia, to January 1863.
Hugh Clowers Thompson Jr. (April 15, 1943 – January 6, 2006) was a United States Army officer, serving as a warrant officer in the 123rd Aviation Battalion of the 23rd Infantry Division. He is credited with ending the Mỹ Lai Massacre of the South Vietnamese village known as Sơn Mỹ on March 16, 1968, alongside Glenn Andreotta and Lawrence ...
During the Vietnam War and in the following twelve months, 235 Medals of Honor were awarded and since 1978 a further 33 awards have been presented. Of the total of 268 awards, 179 were to the US Army, 15 to the US Navy, 58 to the USMC and 14 to the USAF. [3] These totals do not include the award to the Vietnam Unknown Soldier.
The 123rd Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army. The designation was first used in World War I for an Alabama National Guard unit part of the 31st Division . In 1942, the 123rd was reactivated as a component of the Illinois Army National Guard and fought in World War II where it received acclaim for its jungle ...
118th Medical Battalion, 43rd Infantry Division, Camp Stoneman, California, 14 October 1945 [187] 120th Medical Battalion, 45th Infantry Division, Camp Bowie, Texas, 17–24 November 1945 [ 188 ] 132nd Medical Battalion Redesignated 32nd Medical Brigade , 1 October 2002 [ 180 ]
1st Battalion, 123rd Infantry (1968–1999) – Converted 1968 from elements of 1st Battalion, 126th Armor. HHC Bloomington , [ 66 ] converted from mechanized to air assault 1996. [ 67 ] Inactivated 1999 (elements consolidated with 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry and 1st Battalion, 131st Infantry).
He commanded three times at the company level; a maintenance company in the 82nd Airborne Division as a first lieutenant, followed by command of a supply and services company in South Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, and B Company 123rd Maintenance Battalion with the 1st Armored Division in Europe.
The 196th Brigade was reconstituted as a separate brigade and remained in Vietnam until 29 June 1972, the last major combat unit to be withdrawn. Its 3rd Battalion, 21st infantry (Gimlets) was the last U.S. maneuver battalion to leave Vietnam, on 23 August 1972.