181st Infantry Regiment (United States): Difference between revisions

With the United States entry into World War II, the 181st was relieved from the 26th Division and assigned to the [[Eastern Defense Command]] (EDC) on 27 January 1942. (The 181st Infantry was replaced as part of the 26th Division by the [[328th Infantry Regiment (United States)|328th Infantry Regiment]]).<ref>{{cite book|last=Egger|first=Bruce|title=G Company's War: Two Personal Accounts of the Campaigns in Europe, 1944–1945|year=1998|publisher=University of Alabama}}</ref> The 211th Field Artillery Battalion ([[105 mm Howitzer M2|105 mm howitzers]]) was attached to form a [[regimental combat team]]. The 181st Infantry was assigned to the EDC conducting coastal patrols from Higgins Beach, Maine to Watch Hill, RI to prevent the landing of German agents from U-Boats. From May 1942 through November 1943 the 3rd Battalion HQ with companies I and M were posted at the [[South Hingham Camp]], along with B company, [[132nd Engineer Battalion|132nd Combat Engineer Battalion]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Massachusetts - South Hingham Camp|url=http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/ma.html#hing|publisher=[[American Forts Network]] |accessdate=9 July 2020}}</ref> while Company L and Battery B, 211th Field Artillery Battalion were at the [[Ipswich Camp]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Massachusetts - Ipswich Camp |url=http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/ma.html#ipswich |publisher=American Forts Network |accessdate=15 July 2020}}</ref> The 181st Infantry moved to Fort Dix, NJ on 5 December 1943 and was deactivated on 8 February 1944; the soldiers were sent to Italy as infantry replacements in the 3rd, 34th and 36th Infantry Divisions.<ref>{{cite book|last=Connole|first=Dennis|title=The 26th Yankee Division on Coast Patrol Duty 1942-1943}}</ref><ref>Stanton, p. 232</ref>