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Division C. A. P. (French), the 29th Division (French), and the 79th Division (American) was accomplished. Next night movement by marching vie Verdun to another sector was begun. On the night of October 16-17, the regiment relieved the 66th R. I. F. (French) and the 113th Infantry, 29th Division (American) north of Verdun and east of the Meuse. Here its job in conjunction with the remainder of the division was to so harass and occupy the enemy that he could not withdraw his troops from that front or reinforce his line further to the north; the mission was that of "active-defensive." Beginning on 24 October a series of attacks against the very strong position centering on Cote 360 was made, but with very limited success due to the inability of troops on the left to take their objective. On the 28th the First and Second Battalions were relieved by the 104th and on the 3lst the Second was relieved by the 314th Infantry, 79th Division (American). During these few days of fighting the regiment experienced its heaviest casualties of the war: 1,278 in all – 187 killed, 590 wounded, 501 gassed. Only a few days later on the nights of the 1st and 2nd of November, the regiment relieved elements of the 26th (French) in the so-called "Neptune Sector," in the same general area in which it had been fighting. Attacks with some local success were made on the 8th, 9th, and 10th, and it was on this front, still prepared for further attack, that the Armistice found the regiment.
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salient. The leading battalion, the Third, attacked at 3 p.m. and by 7 p.m. had reached and consolidated on its objective, the far edge of the Bois de
Bouresches. The advance beyond that line was rapid until late afternoon of the 2Ist, when the regiment approached Trugny and Epieds. Here the Germans, determined to gain sufficient time for the withdrawal of their troops from the salient, interposed strong resistance. Next morning the attack was renewed by the First Battalion. Its forces were quickly decimated; in about half an hour after the attack started it was reduced from 500 to 50 in numbers. However. it succeeded in gaining a precarious foothold in Trugny; before the morning was over these survivors, still further reduced in numbers, were either killed or captured. Again the attack was made at 4 p.m., and although it was much better supported on the right and left, the result was the same. Next day the I0lst attacked while the 102nd maintained its positions and reorganized its much-reduced companies: the attack of the 101st was without success. During the night of the 23rd the enemy withdrew and the 102nd resumed its advance, marching at the head of the main body. Late on the afternoon of the 25th the regiment then in the La Fere Forest was passed through by elements of the 42nd Division (American), which brought to an end the 102nd's participation in this fight, but no before the regiment had suffered 1,198 casualties, of which 137 were killed, 541 wounded, and 520 gassed.
756:"On 25 March 1917, per General Orders No. 61, Adjutant General's Office, Connecticut, upon the call of the President for troops of the National Guard, the First Regiment, Connecticut Infantry, was ordered to mobilize for Federal service at 7 a.m., 26 March 1917. The regiment remained at its home station (Hartford) per- forming guard duty and recruiting to war strength. On July 23, it went into camp at Pratt Field, New Haven, adjacent to Yale Field, where the Second Infantry was encamped. On August 5, it was drafted into Federal service. The formation of the 102nd Infantry was accomplished on August 25, 1917, in accordance with instructions issued from Boston through a consolidation of the old First and Second Regiments. To this new regiment the First contributed 35 officers and 1,582 enlisted men. The war-time history of the 102nd Infantry thereby becomes the heritage of both these old historic regiments. Such officers and enlisted men of the First as were not absorbed in this consolidation later became the 58th Pioneer Infantry, which, however, remained in service in the United States until mustered out in January 1919."
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Ansauville. The outstanding event of this tour of duty was the fight at Seicheprey on 20 April. By 1:30 a.m. on that date the relief of M Company by D and I Company by C had been completed. At 3 a.m. the enemy put down a heavy barrage on our positions; at 5 a.m. he attacked with from 1,200 to 1,500 "Sturmtruppen," preceding the 259 Regiment German) and two or three companies of territorials (elsewhere given as two infantry battalions) with machine guns, sappers and pioneers. After a determined resistance our troops were overpowered, except in Seicheprey itself. During the night of the 20th-21st, the enemy withdrew. The German casualties were heavy, variously given at from 600 to 1,800 while ours for the entire month of April amounted to 71 killed, 134 wounded and 12 gassed, or a total of 327 exclusive of a considerable number of prisoners captured by the Germans. Except for a short period (May 2 – May 13) the regiment continued in this sector until finally relieved by the 154th Division (French) and the 82nd Division (American) between 24 and 28 June.
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on 11 July, but was completely stalled by combat casualties, fatigue, jungle diseases, and continuous rain. Static warfare in the dense jungle made the drive on Munda Point bitter and frustrating for the men of the 169th. By 17 July, the main line of
Japanese resistance had not been reached, but the regiment had already suffered 90 men killed and 600 men wounded along with many psychoneurotic casualties. By on 18 July, the Japanese attempted to drive the 1st Battalion (1-169) off of "Kelley Hill," but the Connecticuters killed 102 of their enemy and drove them back. After heavy fighting along the line, the airfield was finally captured after heavy loss on 5 August 1943. From 6–10 August, the beleaguered regiment guarded Munda Airfield and were subjected to minor enemy air attacks. 3rd Battalion (3-169) was ordered to seize the island of
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orders issued on the 11th placed the 102nd in division reserve; before the day's fighting was done, however, on the 12th, the First
Battalion had been ordered to go "through" a battalion of the 10lst which had been held up: its advance enabled al elements of the division to reach the first day's objective by 10 p.m. Then came orders to make a forced march down La Grande Tranchee de Colonne, a night march of more than nine kilometers into territory occupied by the Germans, to Vigneulles, there to meet the advance of the First Division (American) from the other side of the salient. Vigneules was reached at 2:30 a.m. on the I3th; about 9 a.m., contact was made with elements of the hirst: the salient was reduced. A large number of prisoners (almost 1,000) was captured; but our own casualties were slight.
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Pentomic reorganization. When the Army reorganized again in the early 1960s, the 1st Battle Group reorganized as the 1st Battalion, 169th Infantry and the 2nd Battle Group deactivated. The 1st Battalion would continue to serve as one of the maneuver battalions of the 43rd Infantry Brigade of the 26th Infantry Division until 1992 when, as the regiment's last organized combat battalion, it inactivated and many of the battalion's personnel were incorporated into the 242nd Combat Engineer Battalion. The regiment continues to serve as the Connecticut Army National Guard's 169th Regiment (Regional Training Institute).
750:, the 1st Connecticut mustered into Federal Service 25-31 March 1917 (per General Orders No. 61, Adjutant General's Office, Connecticut) at home stations: drafted into Federal service 5 August 1917 (35 officers and 1,582 enlisted men transferred with soldiers of the 2nd Connecticut Regiment to the 102nd Infantry 24 August 1917). Both regiments would share the operational history of the 102nd Infantry with the 26th Division. Extensive combat would be experienced in France, the regiment's soldiers participating in the following campaigns; Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihael, Meuse-Argonne, Ile de France 1918, Lorraine 1918.
536:, train bands were later organized into the Regiment of Hartford County in 1672 and would deploy during King Philip's War in 1675 to 1676. The regiment was the security bulwark of the Connecticut colony in North Central Connecticut with further deployments throughout the colonial period such as the deployment north to Deerfield in Massachusetts in 1704. On 11 October 1739 by an act of the Connecticut Assembly the regiment was organized into the First Connecticut Regiment. This is the date the U.S. Army recognizes as the organization date of the 169th Infantry. During the
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Division (Pennsylvania National Guard) to Germany was considered necessary by the Truman Administration to discourage any adventurism into Europe by the Soviet Government led by Josef Stalin. The regiment was garrisoned first around Munich then around NĂĽrnburg. It engaged in extensive training and combat maneuvers as part of U.S. VII Corps and 7th Army as NATO built its combat and deterrence capabilities. The 169th Infantry Regiment made a major contribution to the defense of Freedom's Frontier against further Soviet encroachment into Europe.
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On 20 August they were relieved by elements of the 172nd
Infantry Regiment. This "non-battle" on Baanga had cost the Americans 44 dead and 74 wounded; L Company was reduced to just 16 men. From 25 August to 9 September, the regiment patrolled and guarded Munda Airfield until they were ordered to assist the 172nd Infantry in clearing
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Regiment into the 102nd Infantry, 28 officers and 169 enlisted men, reorganized and redesignated as the 58th Pioneer Infantry Regiment 11 February 1918 deploying to Camp Wadswoth, South Carolina. The 58th Pioneer
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northwest west of Munda Point and met heavy resistance and elements were soon pinned down on the beaches and in the dense jungle. 2-169 landed on Baanga to reinforce the attack, but the Japanese resistance on the islands was much stronger than anticipated and the advance made slow, if any, progress.
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there. The men of the regiment "were soon introduced to the harsh realities of jungle warfare." The main attack was scheduled to begin on 9 July 1943, but the 169th (unaccustomed to combat) was exhausted after spending a sleepless night shooting at real and imagined enemy patrols. The drive resumed
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already fighting in the area. Japanese patrols constantly harassed the men, and they launched a counterattack on 22 July. The 169th threw this charge back and inflicted 274 deaths on the enemy. Patrolling and encountering the enemy was commonplace in the Aitape region, and the men experienced hard
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against no resistance. The regiment's first casualties came during their occupation of Pavuvu when Japanese planes strafed their positions. 3rd Battalion arrived on Pavuvu on 27 March. For the next few months, the 169th conducted jungle warfare training on the island and honed their battle skills
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with grenades, he managed to knock it out despite being wounded. Leading a charge, he was wounded again and killed three Japanese soldiers in close combat. He was given first aid and evacuated from the area while his squad completed the destruction of the enemy position. SSG Laws' heroic actions
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From 23 December 1920 to 23 June 1923, the 169th Infantry expanded until it embodied 15 company sized units, a medical detachment, a band, and three headquarters detachments. Companies A and D were recruited from Meriden Company B was recruited from Middletown, and Company C was recruited from
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The 169th attacked numerous enemy positions, including the deadly Hill 355, and suffered many casualties, but eventually managed to take ground from the stalwart defenders. During the period of 15–21 January 1945, all three infantry battalions of the 169th Regiment earned the
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to conduct reconnaissance against the formidable Shimbu Line. These recon patrols were costly, but they managed to contain the enemy in the area. On 1 May, they were returned to the 43rd Infantry Division. They then attacked the enemy in the vicinity of the
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and nearby ridges on 31 July. Hard fighting in the hills, jungles, and villages near Aitape continued until long after the area was officially declared secure on 25 August 1944. The regiment conducted continuous training after being relieved by the
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which they managed to secure on 21 August. Here they suffered 4 killed and 29 wounded. The regiment moved back to Munda, and defended the airstrip until 19 January 1944, when 3-169 was ordered to
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battalion was inactivated. The regiment's last combat infantry battalion, a battalion of the 43rd Infantry Brigade, 26th Infantry Division was inactivated in 1992.
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