The 1920 amendments to the National Defense Act of 1916 provided for eighteen National Guard divisions. Home | Founded September1945 in Kumagaya, Japan while the Division performed occupation duties. 1 item. [1]. Collection Call Number: 19552. Elements landed on Vangunu and Rendova Islands against minor resistance, 30 June. This served as the staging area for the next move to the Russell Islands, also in the Solomons. Co.] 1915. however, for in October 1945, the 43rd Infantry Division was deactivated at Camp Stoneman, California. Published by: The Army and Navy Publishing Co., Baton Rouge, La. 4th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry Organized at Camp Joe Hooker, Lakeville, and mustered in September 23, 1862. U.S. Route 7 is signed as the 43rd Infantry Division Memorial Highway between Norwalk and Danbury, CT. On 19 July 1944, the division was deployed to the Aitape-Wewak campaign, assuming defensive positions at Aitape. No Copyright - Other Known Legal Restrictions. Major 27th Ohio Regiment, Veteran Volunteer Infantry. and rehabilitation. Ohio. Items in the museum collection arein bold. Civil War Times. 43d Infantry Division Pre-World War II Activated: 21 March 1925 as a National Guard Division in Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont. On 9 January 1945, the 43rd made an assault landing in the San Fabian area, Lingayen Gulf, Luzon. 3, pages 263-266. World War II Activated: 24 February 1941.. Company K - many men from St. Louis, Missouri - Roster, vol. From Fighting Divisions, Kahn & McLemore, Infantry Journal Press, 1945-1946. Pages 1 - 10 Personal Awards: MH-2; DSC-40; DSM-2; SS-736; LM-53; SM-51; BSM-2,496; AM-27. The Japanese defenses of the island were such that the 43d bore the brunt of the fighting in securing positions on Lingayen Gulf. > 43rd Infantry Division 43rd New York Infantry Regiment. Pages 21 - 30 [Nota Bene: These combat chronicles, current Welcome to the 43rd Infantry Division Veterans Association Kamakura Ipo Dam - Luzon, PI - 1945 Founded September 1945 in Kumagaya, Japan while the Division performed occupation duties. Note(s): Signed lower right: ARW./ Title inscribed below image./ Inscribed upper left: Mansfield; Williams; Green; Lt. Col. Knipe; Early; Inscribed within image as indicators: Bests Battery 4th Maine; 16th Indiana; Genl. 61 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 The 43rd Infantry Division Veterans Association continues today that prestigious heritage with its 900plus members. This page has been viewed 5,219 times (125 via redirect). Unit bibliograhy from the Army Heritage Center. Case, Meigs, Dr. The 43d Infantry Division landed in New Zealand on 23 October 1942. The 43rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, and mustered in October 12, 1861. Do you have items such as papers, photos, uniforms, gear, guns, weapons and other artifacts? The 68th Field Artillery was allocated to Maine, Rhode Island, and Connecticut and consisted of the 103rd and 152nd Regiments (75-mm.) On February 21, 1862, the 43rd departed Mount . On 6 May 1945, the attack continued in the Bulacan area. This event delayed the Divisions entrance into combat in the South Pacific area. 135-165. For more information on the history of this unit, see: Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. Sibley, George F.CWTIColl Campaigns: New Guinea, Northern Solomons, Luzon. Vela Cela and Baanga were taken easily, but the Japanese resisted stubbornly on Arundel Island before withdrawing, 22 September. This regiment, Col. Francis L. Vinton, received its State designation September 18, 1861; was organized at Albany and there mustered in the service of the United States for three years in August and September, 1861. One of the three-year regiments was the 43rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Vermont Route 100 is signed as the 43 Infantry Division Highway. General Info: Presented by George B. Engle, Jr., Chicago, Illinois, June 19, 1901. It again encountered the enemy at Deep Run crossing in June, when the loss of the light brigade was so severe that it was broken up and the 43d was assigned to the 3d brigade, 2nd division, 6th corps, with which it continued to serve during its term of enlistment. [Easton, Pa.] [Eschenbach Print. The 43rd Division was mobilized for federal service on 24 February 1941. Russell Islands were occupied without opposition, 21 February, and training continued. Division as . The brigades were abolished, the artillery regiments were reduced to battalions and other reductions took place. The Colors of the 43rd were returned to Hartford, Connecticut with appropriate ceremonies. The organization's first colonel was J.L. All the tricks of the jungle which eventually became old stuff to our troops were strange to the men of the 43d in the fight for Munda. Description: 1.5 cubic ft. The 85th Brigade included the 102nd and 169th Infantry Regiment, both based in Connecticut. https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/69. (sheet) The 43rd Infantry Division was constituted on 19 October 1920, with the division headquarters being organized and federally recognized in Hartford, Connecticut, on 21 March 1925. In June and early July 1943, the Division landed on Rendova and New Georgia Islands. members; Army & Navy Publishing Co., Baton Rouge 1, La. The regiment left the State September 21, 1861; served at and near Washington, D. C., from September 22, 1861; in Hancock's Brigade, Smith's Division, Army of the Potomac, from October 15, 1861; in 1st Brigade, Smith's Division, 4th Corps, Army of the Potomac, from March 13, 1862; in 1st Brigade, 2d Division, 6th Corps, Army of the Potomac, from May, 1862; in the Light Brigade, 6th Corps, during the Chancellorsville Campaign; after that in the 3d Brigade, 2d Division, 6th Corps, Army of the Potomac, and it was honorably discharged and mustered out June 27, 1865, under Col. Charles A. Milliken, at Washington, D. C. (1 folder) They joined other forces at Aitape and had a share in the bloody battle of the Driniumor River. In one or more jurisdictions, laws other than copyright are known to impose restrictions on the use of this Item. In addition, the 68th Field Artillery Brigade was based in Providence, Rhode Island. Roster of the Confederate soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865. The 6th corps was then stationed for a short time at Danville, Va., after which it participated in the grand review of the Union armies at Washington, where the 43d was mustered out on June 27, 1865. Letters, April-May 1862. Elements landed on On August 5 the 43d broke the Japanese resistance and seized its prime objectivethe vital Munda airstrip. That year was extended for the duration after the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese armed forces. and Vermont. History of the 43rd Georgia 1900 Roster of Company E Company E, the Kellogg Rifles, was raised in Cumming in Forsyth County. The 172d Regiment arrived at Espiritu Santo, 26 October. The Division less the 172nd Regimental Combat Team, consisting of the 172nd Infantry Regiment, the 103rd Field Artillery Battalion and elements of Ordnance, Engineer, Medical and Signal Units, closed in New Zealand in October, 1942. ; 1946. It was briefly active as the 12th Division before becoming the 33rd Division. Located at the Military History Institute in Carlisle, PA. Engle, George B. Jr. Located at the Military History Institute in Carlisle, PA. Lindsay, Bill. The Training, extensive field maneuvers, and the occupation of blocking positions were the Divisions lot for almost three years. Rhode Island was home to Headquarters, 43d Division Artillery; the 103d Field Artillery Battalion; the 118th Engineer Battalion; and the 43d Signal Company. He was in command of Stovall's Brigade at the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina. In the battle of the Wilderness the total loss was 198 members, including 3 field officers killed or mortally wounded. In September 1945, the 43rd became one of the first Divisions to occupy Japan. Mustered out: June 27, 1865. Landing at Aitape, the 43rd prevented the Japs from reinforcing their troops along the Drinimour River. Abstract: A paper prepared and read by Engle, formerly of Co. A, 5th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, before the Western Society of the Army of the Potomac at Chicago, September 26, 1894, describing the storming of Confederate-held Marye's Heights outside Fredericksburg on the road to Chancellorsville by the 5th Wisconsin, 6th Maine, and 43rd New York; illustrated with four half-tone prints. After ending Japanese resistance in the Zambales Mountains, the 43d swung south against the Shimbu Line. Georgia, and Lillian Henderson. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. The 33d Infantry Division was a formation of the U.S. Army National Guard between 1917 and 1968. Early in 1943 the New Englanders reached Guadalcanal before that campaign had ended and aided in the mopping up of isolated Japanese units. [4] Its headquarters was reorganized as Headquarters Company, 43d Brigade, 26th Infantry Division aka the YANKEE Division. After several months of almost continuous combat, the Division welcomed the explosion of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-bombs. View some pictures of recent Exhibits. Landing on D-day on January 9, 1945, at Lingayen Gulf, the 43ds mission was to take the left flank and secure the hill masses and road network in order to block off the strong Japanese forces in the mountains at Baguio. and the 192nd (155-mm. Describes camp life, difficulties of mobilizing large numbers of men, and duties as a medical officer. Located at the University of Virginia Library. Vela Cela and Baanga were taken easily, but the Japanese resisted stubbornly on Arundel Island Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. Special units were throughout those four New England states. 4th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Militia) Organized at Boston May 27, 1862. This is meant to be a comprehensive list. The 68th Field Artillery Brigade located in Providence, Rhode Island consisted of the 103rd Field Artillery Regiment in Providence, the 192nd Field Artillery Regiment in Connecticut, and the 152nd Field Artillery Regiment in Maine. Located at the Military History Institute in Carlisle, PA. Stahl, Joseph. The 43rd Alabama Infantry was organized at Mobile, Alabama in April of 1862 and surrendered in April of 1865 at Appomattox Court House. quatrefoil, on which is imposed a black grapeleaf. WorldCat FS Library Collection HATHI TRUST Digital Library HATHI TRUST; also on USGenWeb, 43rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin, Georgia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, Georgia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865, Georgia, Confederate Home Records, 1901-1930, Beginning United States Civil War Research, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, FS Library book 921.73 A1 no. After a staging period at Camp Y-79 (Sandhofen) near Mannheim, Germany, the unit moved to its present home station in Augsburg, Germany. 43rd Infantry Division Veterans Association. After training at Munda, the 43d moved to Guadalcanal and thence to New Zealand for rest (Enlisted man's letter, Mar 12, 1862) Maj. Gen. Morris B. Payne (February-August 1941) It was activated in 1920 as a National Guard Division in Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont.