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Division-Baghdad, the brigade was responsible for the rural areas northwest and west of
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652:, and the regiment was reorganized 28 November 1921 at Schofield Barracks using the personnel and equipment of the inactivating 44th Infantry Regiment. It was at this point that the regiment adopted the name "Gimlet". The primary wartime mission of the 21st Infantry was to conduct a mobile defense of the beaches and inland sectors of the northern half of the island of
959:, the task force could only destroy four T-34/85s as the North Korean tank column continued south. North Korean infantry then attacked Task Force Smith both frontally and around its flanks. Task Force Smith was able to hold off the North Koreans infantry for six hours, but was forced to withdraw, suffering heavy casualties. During the
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of B Company took command after two platoon leaders were wounded. He led the two platoons against the Viet Cong forces, destroying a bunker and machine gun nest as well as personally killing four Viet Cong soldiers. Bacon then climbed onto a tank deck and gave fire support. For his actions, Bacon was
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on Leyte's northern shores. Japanese troops in the area were dug in and offered fierce resistance to the regiment's advance. On 8 November, the regiment attacked the ridge but the attack was hampered by a typhoon. After four days of heavy fighting and casualties, the regiment secured
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Between 1905 and 1906, the regiment returned to the
Philippines for garrison duty. In 1909, the regiment went back to the Philippines for more garrison duty and stayed there until 1912. Upon its return, the 21st was garrisoned at Vancouver Barracks. From March 1916, the regiment protected the Arizona
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in May 1959. The 3rd Battle Group was inactivated on 1 April 1963. During the same year, the army was reorganized, dividing infantry divisions into brigades composed of three battalions. The 2nd Battle Group became the 2nd
Battalion and was transferred to Warner Kaserne. On 15 April 1970, the 24th
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on the left flank of the 24th
Division. It captured Wangan on 9 June. The regiment then advanced on Calinan and was withdrawn from combat on 19 June. During its campaign in Mindanao, the regiment inflicted at least 2,000 casualties on Japanese troops. On 12 July, a battalion combat team of the 21st
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near Mintal on 8 May but had to withdraw two days later due to
Japanese resistance. Two battalions of the regiment attacked again along the east bank of the Taloma on 12 May. By 14 May, the regiment had cleared Japanese positions enough that the regiment could secure Route 1-D to Mintal. During the
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For the recapture of Leyte, the regiment became a separate regimental combat team (RCT). It was given the task of securing the Panaon
Straits, located at the southern tip of Leyte. Capture of the straits would enable Naval forces to move to the western side of the island. The regiment captured the
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Battalions were activated at Schofield Barracks on 6 December 1965 to serve with the 25th Infantry Division. However, both battalions were inactivated on 3 January 1966 because the division's deployment schedule would not have allowed the battalions to be prepared for
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on 21 May against fierce
Japanese resistance. The regiment's right flank advanced to a road junction east of Tugbok by 27 May. The regiment was relieved by the 34th Infantry Regiment on 29 May. During the past two weeks, the regiment had inflicted heavy casualties on a battalion of the Japanese
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Beginning in 2005 the 2nd
Brigade including the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry underwent reorganization as a Stryker brigade combat team. The brigade arrived in Iraq for a fifteen-month tour of duty in November 2007and was based at Camp Taji northwest of Baghdad. Serving with the Multi-National
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and the southern shore of Leyte without meeting resistance, an hour before the main landings farther to the north. The 24th Division met heavy Japanese resistance during its landings, and the 21st was returned to control of the division on 30 October. On 5 November, the regiment replaced the
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decided to defend South Korea with American ground forces. The Pentagon selected the 24th Division to deploy first, with the 21st regiment being the first to go to South Korea. Due to a shortage of air transport, the regiment could only airlift a force comprising less than a battalion to
409:. The battalion fought in the siege but was combat ineffective due to losses by July. The surviving men were assigned to the 12th Infantry Regiment's 1st Battalion. By 20 September, the battalion was composed of just 48 men. It was withdrawn on 2 November and moved back to Fort Hamilton.
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posthumously. During a Japanese attack, Diamond was mortally wounded while he fired a machine gun, holding off Japanese troops from a patrol evacuating wounded from the 1st Battalion. The regiment attacked north from Mintal along Route 1-D and another road on 17 May. The 21st captured
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In January 1952, the 24th Division, including the 21st Regiment, was removed from the line and sent to Japan. It became part of the US strategic reserve in the Far East. On 25 July 1953, the regiment returned to South Korea, where it guarded the
731:. During the next month, the regiment cleared the island of Japanese troops. In this phase of the battle, the regiment suffered casualties of one killed and seven wounded while killing dozens of Japanese troops. Meanwhile, K Company captured
547:. After several defeats, the Republic forces discarded conventional tactics and began a guerrilla war in November. The regiment then fought in the pacification campaign and left the Philippines after the war was declared over on 1 June 1902.
358:' 2nd Division. They helped to initially break through Confederate lines, but Confederate numerical superiority forced a Union withdraw. During the retreat, the 2nd Battalion's companies suffered heavy losses while covering the retreat.
425:. As part of the Army expansion in 1866, the 2nd Battalion became the 21st Infantry Regiment on 7 December 1866. In 1869, the Army was reduced in size and the 32d Infantry Regiment consolidated with the 21st. The 32d was based in the
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during July 1958. B Company became the regiment's 2nd Battle Group and was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks during February 1957. C Company became the regiment's 3rd Battle Group and was assigned to the
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on 26 April. On 27 May, the regiment's headquarters and medical companies earned the regiment another Presidential Unit Citation for their defense against PLA attempts to overrun the regimental command post and aid station at
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520:. The regiment helped capture the heights on 1 July after fierce fighting with Spanish troops. The Spanish troops surrendered on 16 July. Due to disease issues, the 21st Infantry was withdrawn from Cuba on 23 August.
488:. After marching 35 miles in a day, the regiment overtook the tribe on 13 August, scattering it so that it no longer posed a threat and had to return to the reservation. In June 1884, the regiment was sent to the
698:, the regiment was able to advance quickly despite terrain conditions to overrun the airfields at Hollandia, which were defended by Japanese service troops. Four days later, the 21st Infantry linked up with the
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until November 1951. During fighting between 14 and 15 November, G Company captured two heavily defended hills against PLA resistance, earning it a Presidential Unit Citation. K Company Private First Class
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On 5 June 1972, the 1st Battalion was reactivated and assigned to the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks. 2nd Battalion reactivated on 21 June 1975 and was sent to the 24th Infantry Division at
457:. The regiment provided a three-company battalion, which fought in the expedition's battles between January and April 1873. B, C and F Companies fought at the First and Second Battles of the Stronghold.
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In Arizona, the 21st Infantry protected transportation routes, escorted US mail deliveries, scouted Indian movements and built new wagon routes. The regiment's troops frequently clashed with
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on 8 September 1943. For the next few months, it conducted additional training in amphibious and jungle warfare. In January 1944, the regiment, along with the rest of the division moved to
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982:, the 21st Regiment suffered 531 killed, wounded or missing. On 30 August, the 34th Infantry's 3rd Battalion became the 21st's 2nd Battalion. The regiment fought on the
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on 3 January 1945. The island was previously cleared of most Japanese troops by Filipino soldiers and recognized guerrillas. The regiment's cannon company supported the
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was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions near Kumsong on 15 November. These battles resulted in a stalemate between UN forces and the PLA around the
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The regiment was brought up to full strength at Fort Hamilton and moved back to Virginia for reconstruction duties by December 1865. The 2nd Battalion was stationed at
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951:. Task Force Smith dug in and prepared to engage North Korean forces on 4 July. At 0816 hours on 5 July, the task force opened fire on a column of 33 North Korean
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In March 1955, the regiment was sent to forward positions on the DMZ to deter North Korean aggression. On 15 October 1957, the 24th was replaced in line by the
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line until 19 September. The 24th Division, including the 21st, was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for its actions between 2 July and 15 September.
813:, had cleared the airdrome by 5 May. However, the troops were unable to advance along Route 1-D toward Mintal. A battalion of the regiment crossed the
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978:. The remnants of Task Force Smith joined the regiment by 8 July. 1st and 3rd Battalions repelled the North Korean advance until 12 July. During the
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by 3 January 1951. The 21st Regiment fought in the First United Nations Counteroffensive. The regiment then fought in the defense against the
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on 11 August. The Japanese troops at Sarangani Bay were the last significant Japanese unit in the Philippines that had not yet been attacked.
453:. The companies were based at posts throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho. In late 1872, the regiment was ordered to provide troops for the
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1214:. It was inactivated on 15 September 1993. 5th Battalion was reactivated on 16 May 1985 also at Fort Ord with the 7th and participated in
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awarded the Medal of Honor. On 28 June 1971, the 4th Battalion was withdrawn from Vietnam and inactivated on the same day at Fort Lewis.
1082:. In 1958, elements of the regiment was sent with the 24th to replace the 11th Airborne Division in Germany. The US Army introduced the
905:. The remainder of the regiment and the rest of the division were to follow by sea transport. 1st Battalion, led by Lieutenant Colonel
702:, completing the pincer movement and trapping the remaining Japanese troops. The regiment remained to defend Hollandia until fall 1944.
909:, became the advance force. It was designated as Task Force Smith and comprised B & C Companies, half of Headquarters Company, two
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combat. On 1 November 1967, the 4th Battalion was reactivated at Schofield Barracks to become the fourth battalion of the
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from Japanese attacks. During May 1943, the division underwent combat training and departed for Australia. It arrived at
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began to retreat. The 21st Regiment broke out of the perimeter on 19 September. In a rapid advance northward, it took
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finally surrendered. The 21st covered 1,632 miles during the campaign and suffered no desertions. In June 1878, the
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in late September–early October 1921, while the enlisted personnel in Alaska were concurrently transferred to the
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in mid-October. At the peak of its advance on 2 November, the regiment was 17 miles south of the Chinese border.
963:, Task Force Smith suffered casualties of 60 killed, 21 wounded and 80 captured, out of a total strength of 540.
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648:. The officers, records, and colors of the regiment were transferred 7 October 1921 to Schofield Barracks,
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outbreak. During the winter of 1890-91, the regiment sent six companies to the
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1538:"21st Infantry Regiment | 25th Infantry Division Association"
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1991:Disaster in Korea: The Chinese Confront MacArthur
1908:"Medal of Honor Specialist Five James McCloughan"
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523:On 18 April 1899, the regiment was sent to the
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1372:Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for OIF II
839:On 31 May, the regiment attacked north from
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1381:Valorous Unit Award for TAM KY - TIEN PHUOC
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