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The 8th Cavalry Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army formed in 1866 during the American Indian Wars. ... It served on foot during World War II and Korea, ...
8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division: For single-handedly defending his regiment during their retreat, and saving the lives of many fellow soldiers in a Chinese POW camp. Daniel D. Schoonover † Army: Corporal: Sokkogae, Yeoncheon, South Korea: July 8, 1953 to July 10, 1953: Company A, 13th Engineer Combat Battalion, 7th Infantry Division
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty: Corporal Tibor Rubin distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism during the period from July 23, 1950, to April 20, 1953, while serving as a rifleman with Company I, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division in the Republic of Korea. While ...
The 8th Cavalry Regiment was to move on Ansong via Koesan. At noon the 5th Cavalry Regiment, to be relieved by elements of the ROK 1st Division, was to break off its attack toward Hamch'ang and form the division rear guard; upon reaching Choch'iwon and Ch'onan it was to halt, block KPA movement from the south and west, and await further orders.
[2]: 694 The ROK 15th Infantry Regiment, on the other hand, had dug in northeast of the Unsan, across the river from the US 1st Battalion. [27] In the early afternoon of 1 November, a combat patrol from the US 5th Cavalry Regiment, rear guard of the 8th Cavalry Regiment, was intercepted by PVA 343rd Regiment of the 115th Division at Bugle Hill.
Lead elements of the division's first regiment, the 8th Cavalry Regiment were ashore by 06:10 on July 18, and the first troops of the division's US 5th Cavalry Regiment came in at 06:30. Typhoon Helene swept over the Korean coast and prevented landing of the third regiment, the 7th Cavalry Regiment and the 82nd Field Artillery Battalion until ...
The 300-meter-high (980 ft) hill, which was so-named because its topographic shape vaguely resembled a pork chop, [2] was first seized by the US 8th Cavalry Regiment in October 1951. [3] It was taken again in May 1952 by I Company of the US 180th Infantry Regiment.
5th Cavalry Regiment; 7th Cavalry Regiment; 8th Cavalry Regiment; IX Corps (United States) 12th Field Artillery Regiment; 15th Brigade Support Battalion (United States) 15th Field Artillery Regiment (United States) 17th Infantry Regiment (United States) 17th Field Artillery Regiment; 19th Infantry Regiment (United States) 21st Infantry Regiment ...