164th Infantry

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The 164th Infantry is a historic U.S. Army infantry regiment best known for its distinguished combat service in the Pacific Theater during World War II, particularly on Guadalcanal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army unit ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ
allegiance United States ⓘ
alliedWith 1st Marine Division ⓘ
awarded Presidential Unit Citation ⓘ
awardedFor actions on Guadalcanal ⓘ
branch United States Army ⓘ
campaign Guadalcanal ⓘ
Northern Solomons ⓘ
Southern Philippines ⓘ
componentOf Americal Division (23rd Infantry Division) ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
cooperatedWith United States Marine Corps ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateArrivedGuadalcanal 1942-10-13 ⓘ
distinction first U.S. Army regiment to reinforce U.S. Marines on Guadalcanal ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
garrison North Dakota ⓘ
nickname 164th Marines ⓘ
notableBattle Battle for Henderson Field ⓘ
Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
notableFor distinguished combat service in the Pacific during World War II ⓘ
partOf 34th Infantry Division ⓘ
Americal Division ⓘ
primaryMachineGun Browning Automatic Rifle ⓘ
primaryWeapon M1 Garand rifle ⓘ
linked to: M1 Garand rifles
raisedFrom North Dakota Army National Guard ⓘ
role infantry ⓘ
serviceBranchDuringWWII U.S. Army infantry ⓘ
status historic unit ⓘ
theater Pacific Theater ⓘ
type line infantry ⓘ

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