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HISTORY OF THE 47th Infantry Regiment — “THE RAIDERS”
9th Infantry Division · World War II

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Document Overview

This volume is the official unit history of the 47th Infantry Regiment — known as the “Raiders” — covering its service in both World War I and World War II, from the regiment’s 1917 formation through the final drive to the Elbe River in April 1945. Compiled under the editorial direction of 1/Lt. David E. Gillespie and largely drawn from the narrative work of CWO Harold T. O’Hara, the digital document combines combat narrative, period photography, maps, newspaper clippings, roster lists, killed-in-action rolls, presidential unit citations, and individual award records into a single commemorative record of one of the most decorated infantry regiments in the U.S. Army.

Battle Stars (WWII): 8 | Presidential Citations: 6

Unit Paper: The Raider

Table of Contents

Front Matter — Title Page, Editorial Credits
Dedication
Letters from Command — Brig. Gen. Smythe & Army Ground Forces
Regimental Shield & Crest
World War I History (1917–1921)
Two Wars — Thirteen Battle Honors
Get Ready — Formation & Training at Fort Bragg (1940–1942)
Get Set — Carolina Maneuvers & Amphibious Training
Go! — Deployment and Pre-Combat Preparation
North Africa — French Morocco & Tunisia (Nov. 1942 – May 1943)
Sicily — Seventh Army Campaign (Summer 1943)
Big Ben — England: Rest & Refit
Normandy — D-Day Landings & Breakout (June–July 1944)
Northern France — The Drive East (Aug.–Sept. 1944)
Ardennes / Battle of the Bulge (Dec. 1944 – Jan. 1945)
Rhineland — Siegfried Line & Remagen Bridgehead (Feb.–Mar. 1945)
Central Europe — Drive to the Elbe & Contact with Russians (Apr. 1945)
Victory & Occupation — Orders of the Day
Battle Honors — Presidential Unit Citations (All Battalions)
Killed in Action Rolls — Africa, Sicily, Normandy, Northern France, Germany
Rosters & Awards — Decorations by Campaign and Unit

Editor: 1/Lt. David E. Gillespie · Primary Narrative: CWO Harold T. O’Hara

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