The 186th Regimental Combat Team shormed ashore on 28 February 1945 in the first action in the Philippine Islands. The subsequent explosions ignited a two-day firestorm that consumed all American ammunition and rations landed in that beach area, and caused 24 deaths and over 100 injuries. The 2nd Battalion, 163rd Infantry, under Major Walter R. Rankin, set set out early on 9 January 1943. On 3 May the 163rd was relieved by the 32nd Division.[2]:89–92. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Palawan, U.S. amphibious forces riding up the Mindanao River. The 41st Infantry Division arrived in Australia, 7 April 1942, and underwent intensive training. The fight, which resulted in the fall of Salamaua and Lae, lasted for 76 days after the initial landing. Paperback, 9781681622132, 1681622130 [11], The 162nd Infantry, commanded by Colonel A. R. MacKechnie, ended its long period of waiting and got its baptism of fire in early 1943. (1972). 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment. The 162nd and 163rd Infantry Regiments made their landings, and the enemy fled into the hills in disorder. In 1948, the division was reorganized and federally recognized as the 41st Infantry Division. The companies executed a successful flanking maneuver which left the important airfield in the middle of the island in Allied control after only two days of fighting. "[2]:77–87, While the 162nd Infantry and 186th Infantry were making the landings in Humboldt Bay, the 163rd Regimental Combat Team, backbone of a task force of 22,500 men under the command of General Doe, was making a simultaneous landing at Aitape. For five weeks all personnel lived on rations dropped by airplane, for days at a time on half rations. The 41st’s operations in the jungles of New Guinea earned the division another nickname, the “Jungleers.”. ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501 The veterans had the opportunity to visit Arlington National Cemetery and hold a special wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Food was scarce, and the damp tropical climate caused uniforms to literally rot off the soldiers who wore them. Bunker after bunker fell to small groups attacking with rifles, grenades and submachine guns but the Japanese resistance was desperate and the entire position was not taken until the next day. Infantry Division, 41st Publisher Washington, Infantry Journal Press Collection wwIIarchive; additional_collections Language English One of the U.S. Army divisions that served in the Pacific Theater was the 41st Infantry Division, nicknamed the “Sunset Division” for its shoulder sleeve insignia. [8]: 341, The first part of Vasey's plan involved the blocking of the Killerton Trail to prevent the Japanese from using it as an escape route, and to provide a jumping off point for a later advance by the 18th Infantry Brigade. [6]:39 Each infantry battalion in turn was sent down to Toorbul, Queensland for training in amphibious warfare by the Australian Army. The Southern Philippines had been freed from Japanese oppression. More casualties would be taken holding the position over the next few day. After finally securing the island, American troops developed southern Biak into a large airbase and staging area. By 22 January, the mission was accomplished, effectively closing the Papua Campaign. Infanteriedivision), formerly the 41st Fortress Division (41.Festungdivision), was a German Army infantry division in World War II.It was employed on occupation duties in southern Greece, and surrendered … It was too small an island to permit a major landing force. Zamboanga, and the Sulu Archipelago. Frederick Phisterer.Albany: J. In 1921, the 41st Division was allocated to Pacific Northwest states. [8]: 342, On 10 January, a patrol from the 163rd Infantry discovered that the Japanese had unaccountably evacuated Perimeter Q. On 29 and 30 June 1943, this battalion landed at Nassau Bay in one of the first amphibious operations by American forces in the Southwest Pacific Area, on a beach held by the enemy, and during a severe storm which destroyed 90 percent of the landing craft able to reach the beach. The division included the 161st, 162d, 163d, and 164th Infantry Regiments, the 66th Field Artillery Brigade (146th, 147th, 148th Field Artillery Regiments and 116th Trench Mortar Battery) and various other units. [8]: 332. On the second day, a low-flying enemy bomber made a direct hit on a Japanese ammunition dump. During the war, recruits from around the nation were assigned to the various regiments of the 41st Infantry Division. (See story on page 3) NO. [2]:9–11, General White died on 23 November 1941 and was replaced by Brigadier General Horace H. Fuller, the former commander of the 3rd Division Artillery. The first elements, which included the 1st Battalion and regimental headquarters, flew over the Owen Stanley Range to Popondetta and Dobodura on 30 December, where they came under the command of Lieutenant General Edmund Herring's Advanced New Guinea Force. After the fall of the Philippines, the division began training for the attack on Japan itself, but surrender came first. Irwin (12 December 1917), Brigadier General LeR. Biak contained three aerodromes; Mokmer, Borokoe and Sorido. ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 571-842-0020 II 1948 The above marker, dedicating the Sunset highway to Oregon's 41st Division, has been installed at the intersection of Necanicum and Sunset highway. 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