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The 133rd Infantry arrived at the port of New York on 24 January 1919 on the USS General G. W. Goethals, and was demobilized 18 February 1919 at Camp Grant, Illinois.It was reconstituted in the National Guard in 1921, assigned to the 34th Division, and allotted to the state of Iowa.
Booker joined the army from his birthplace of Callaway, Nebraska, in June 1942, [1] and by April 9, 1943, was serving as a private in the 133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division. On that day, near Fondouk, Tunisia, he advanced alone across open terrain despite intense hostile fire and began firing on the enemy with his machine gun ...
2004 In May 2004, the 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment (augmented by Company D, 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment), 2nd Brigade, 34th Infantry Division, and with nearly 100 key positions filled by members of the 1st Battalion (Ironman), 133rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 34th Infantry Division, commenced combat operations at 13 ...
By February 3, 1944, was serving as a private first class in the 133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division. On that day, northwest of Cassino, Italy, Powers single-handedly destroyed three German machine gun emplacements. He was awarded the Medal of Honor a year later, on January 15, 1945. [2]
Riordan joined the Army from Kansas City, Missouri in 1940, [2] and by February 3, 1944, was serving as a second lieutenant in the 133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division. On that day, near Cassino, Italy, Riordan single-handedly silenced a German machine gun emplacement. Five days later, on February 8, he was again in the lead during ...
The 67th Separate Infantry Brigade was formed on 1 April 1963 due to the elimination of the Nebraska–Iowa 34th Infantry Division under the Reorganization Objective Army Division reorganization. The brigade included the Nebraska units formerly part of the 34th Division; its number and Centennial Brigade nickname emphasized its all-Nebraska ...
The unit began as the 100th Infantry, initially listed as a separate battalion, and fought as part of the 133rd Infantry Regiment within the 34th Infantry Division. After the Allied capture of Rome, the battalion withdrew from the front and became the 1st Battalion of the 442nd RCT. [12]
The 34th Infantry Regiment (special designation "Leyte Dragons" [1]) is a Regular Army infantry regiment of the United States Army. It saw combat in World War I, in the Pacific Theater of Operations in World War II, and was the first full American regiment deployed in combat in the Korean War .