41st Infantry Division (United States) - Wikipedia
The division saw active service in World War I and World War II, receiving the nickname “Jungleers” during the latter. Organized in 1917 after the American entry into World War I, the division was selected as a replacement division after being deployed to France as part of the American Expeditionary Forces .
41st Infantry Division, ARNG - The Army Historical Foundation
The 41st’s operations in the jungles of New Guinea earned the division another nickname, the “Jungleers.” After completing the New Guinea campaign, which included assault landings at Aitape, Biak, Hollandia, Nassau Bay, and Wadke-Arare-Toem, at the end of 1944, the 41st was ordered to the Philippines.
The Jungleers: A History Of The 41st Infantry Division
The Jungleers: A History Of The 41st Infantry Division by McCartney, William F. Publication date 1948 Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0 Topics WWII, United States. -- Army.
The 41st Infantry Division, nicknamed the “Jungleers” and previously called the Sunset Division, was activated on September 16, 1940 from the National Guard Division of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. It served in the Pacific theatre during the Second World War and participated
41st Infantry Division - The Oregon Encyclopedia
Oregon's 162nd and 186th regiments defeated over ten thousand well-entrenched and well-led Japanese forces. The campaign extended from May through August 1944, and the 41st earned a new title, "The Jungleers." In February and March 1945, the 41st Division landed at Zamboanga and Palawan in the southern Philippines.
The Jungleers: A History Of The 41st Infantry Division
2010年9月10日 · The Jungleers: A History Of The 41st Infantry Division is a book written by William F. McCartney that provides a comprehensive account of the 41st Infantry Division and its role in World War II. The book covers the division's formation, training, and deployment to the Pacific Theater, where it fought in some of the most intense battles of the war.
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Jungleers on Biak - The National Guard
On May 27, 1944, the experienced veterans of the 41st Infantry Division, made up originally of National Guardsmen from Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, landed unopposed on Biak. It was a feint: the 41st, which had earned its "Jungleer" nickname in New Guinea, was about to enter its toughest fight of World War II.
41st Infantry Division — US Army Divisions
41st INFANTRY DIVISION - Jungleers. Activated 16 Sep 1940 • Entered Combat 2 Jan 1943 • Days of Combat 380 • Casualties 4,260
The Jungleers: A History of the 41st Infantry Division
2018年3月12日 · “This book gives the history of your unprecedented accomplishments over a period of four years of combat in World War II. They were, for many of you, painful years through which you fought your way valiantly, step by step, from Australia to …
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41st Infantry Division – The Jungleers – …
The 41st Infantry Division served for 380 days in Combat in The Asiatic Pacific Theater of operations; during this time they served in the campaigns of PAPUA, NEW GUINEA, and, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES. Joseph. F. Montore.