Description

387th Infantry Regiment
97th Infantry Division • World War II •
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Document Overview
Compiled by the officers and men of the 387th Infantry Regiment, this unit history chronicles the regiment’s activation in New Hampshire, its World War II training and combat as part of the 97th Infantry Division in the European Theatre, and its subsequent occupation duty in Japan. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original regimental history book.

Campaigns: Rhineland, Central Europe, Elimination of the Ruhr Pocket, Advance into Czechoslovakia, Occupation of Japan

Commanders: Colonel James D. Bender, Lt. Col. Sam E. Hardwick, Colonel William D. Long, Colonel Blair A. Ford

Unit newspaper: unknown

Table of Contents
Regimental Commander’s Message
Dedication
Table of Contents
History
Travel Map
Regimental Staff
Hq and Hq Company
Service Company
Cannon Company
Anti-Tank Company
Medical Detachment
Company “C,” 322nd Medical Detachment
77th Military Government Detachment
Hq Company, 1st Battalion
Company “A”
Trotting the Globe
Information & Education
Editorial Staff

“Millions fought and thousands died that this flag might so proudly fly over a land where not so long ago the flag of despotism and tyranny reigned.”
— 387th Infantry Regiment history