73rd Infantry Battalion

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:41st_Australian_Division
gptkbp:active_years 1941-1945
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:National_Infantry_Association
gptkb:American_Legion
gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Normandy
gptkb:Hurtgen_Forest
gptkbp:command_structure part of the 29th Infantry Division
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:M1_Garand
gptkb:Thompson_submachine_gun
gptkb:Browning_M1919
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater
Pacific Theater
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Fort_Benning
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 73rd Infantry Battalion
gptkbp:insignia distinctive unit insignia
unit crest
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern infantry tactics
inspired future battalions
gptkbp:motto gptkb:No_Retreat,_No_Surrender
gptkbp:nickname The Iron Men
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:General_John_Doe
gptkb:Colonel_Richard_Roe
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:reform 1950s
gptkbp:role infantry combat
gptkbp:tradition memorial services
annual reunions
unit history preservation
gptkbp:training leadership development
field maneuvers
advanced marksmanship
combat readiness drills
basic infantry tactics
gptkbp:type infantry battalion
gptkbp:unit_history activated in 1941
currently inactive
participated in D-Day landings
reorganized in 1950s
deployed to Europe in 1944
served in Vietnam War
awarded Presidential Unit Citation
engaged in liberation of Paris
reassigned post-war to reserve status
suffered heavy casualties in the Hurtgen Forest