14-139 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

American soldiers of 33rd Inf. Div. and a Filipino resistance fighter carry supplies along a trail during the fight to regain the Philippines.

Location:Baguio, Luzon, Philippines

Date taken:April 1945



World War II
Activated: 5 March 1941 (National Guard Division from Illinois).
Overseas: 7 July 1943.
Campaigns: New Guinea, Luzon.
Presidential Unit Citation: 6.
Awards: Medal of Honor-3 ; Distinguished Service Cross-31 ; Distinguished Service Medal-2 ; Silver Star-470 ; Legion of Merit-34; SM-49 ; Bronze Star Medal-2,251 ; AM-36.
Commanders: Maj. Gen. Samuel T. Lawton (March 1941 – May 1942), Maj. Gen. Frank Mahin (May–July 1942), Maj. Gen. John Millikin (August 1942 – September 1943), Maj. Gen. Percy W. Clarkson (October 1943 – November 1945) ; Brig. Gen. W. G. Skelton (November 1945 to inactivation).
Inactivated: 3 February 1946 in Japan.

Killed in Action: 396 Wounded in Action: 2,024 Died of Wounds: 128

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