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Pages in category "American military personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 508 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
North American F-6C (P-51C-5-NT) Mustang Serial 42-103368 of the 15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 10th Reconnaissance Group at Saint-Dizier Airfield, France, Autumn 1944. This aircraft was flown by Captain John H. Hoefler, who used it to shoot down three enemy aircraft in June 1944.
The 442nd Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army.The regiment including the 100th Infantry Battalion is best known as the most decorated in U.S. military history, [4] and as a fighting unit composed almost entirely of second-generation American soldiers of Japanese ancestry who fought in World War II.
0–9. 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment; 2nd Infantry Regiment (United States) 2nd Filipino Infantry Regiment; 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)
During World War II, the United States Army underwent significant changes and played a crucial role in the conflict, fundamentally shaping its purpose and structure. The primary objective of the U.S. Army during this period was to mobilize and deploy forces to combat Axis powers, including Germany, Italy, and Japan.
List of World War II British airborne battalions; List of British airborne brigades of the Second World War; List of British anti-aircraft brigades of the Second World War; List of British armies in World War II; List of British brigades of the Second World War; List of British colonial divisions in World War II
The 1st through 25th Infantry Divisions, excepting the 10th Mountain Division, were raised in the Regular Army or the Army of the United States prior to American involvement in World War II. Because of funding cuts, in September 1921, the 4th through 9th Infantry Divisions were mostly inactivated.
This is a list of formations of the United States Army during the World War II.Many of these formations still exist today, though many by different designations. Included are formations that were placed on rolls, but never organized, as well as "phantom" formations used in the Allied Operation Quicksilver deception of 1944—these are marked accordingly.