09-19-2007, 11:04 AM
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Belli Dura Despicio
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From the 24th Infantry Regiment website :
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During World War II, the 24th fought in the South Pacific as a separate regiment. Deploying in later moved to the Solomon Islands, including Guadalcanal, and secured airfields for the protection of incoming personnel and supplies. In spring of 1944, the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry (Deuce-Four) fought on Bougainville Island while attached to the 37th Infantry Division. Reunited in December 1944, the 24th occupied Saipan and Tinian Islands until July 1945. At the end of the War in the Pacific, the 24th accepted the surrender of the Japanese forces on Aka Shima Island, the first formal surrender of a Japanese Imperial Army Garrison.
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