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2nd R.I. Infantry soldiers Group of 2nd R.I. Infantry. The 2nd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment composed of volunteers from the state of Rhode Island that served with the Union Army in the American Civil War. They, along with the 1st Rhode Island, wore a very simple uniform.
The 43rd Infantry Division was a formation of the United States Army from 1920 to 1963, serving in the Pacific during World War II.It was activated in 1920 as a National Guard Division in Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
The 2nd Rhode Island spent the winter of 1778 at Valley Forge. In 1778 the 2nd Rhode Island Regiment distinguished itself at the Battles of Monmouth and the Rhode Island . From late 1778 to December 1780 the regiment was assigned to Starks's Brigade in the Main Army based in Morristown, New Jersey .
135th Medical Battalion, End of World War II [10] 151st Medical Battalion, End of World War II [10] 168th Medical Battalion [189] Camp Shanks, New York, 30 October 1945; Fort Lewis, Washington, 21 June 1971; 180th Medical Battalion, Camp Miles Standish, Massachusetts, 23 November 1945 [190] 232nd Medical Composite Battalion, Italy, 12 May 1946 [26]
A replacement depot in United States military terminology is a unit containing reserves or replacements for large front-line formations, such as field armies.As such, the term refers to formations similar to, but larger than, march battalions in other countries.
The 2nd Battalion deployed to Bosnia in support of Operation Joint Guard in 1996. In 1997 the battalion, as part of Task Force Eagle Stabilization Force (SFOR), was awarded the Army Superior Unit Award for actions such as Brčko riots and Hill 562. [10] The 2nd Battalion redeployed to Vilseck in October 1997.
The 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 142nd Infantry Regiment were both awarded Meritorious Unit Citations for their service in Iraq. [ 21 ] In 2005–06, 800 soldiers of 3d Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment , 72d Brigade, 36th Infantry Division deployed to Afghanistan.
The II Corps was a corps-sized formation of the United States Army that was active in both World War I and World War II.It was originally formed and fought on the Western Front during World War I and was also the first American formation of any size to see combat in North Africa or Europe during World War II.