The 106th Infantry Regiment was the designation of two separate New York Army National Guard regiments. The first is currently active as the 106th Regiment, and the second is active as a result of con
Coat of arms of the former 23rd New York/106th Infantry
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New York National Guard doughboys of the 27th Division's 106th Infantry Regiment's cannon platoon training with the 37 millimeter M1916 infantry support cannon, the American version of a French-made light infantry cannon, near Abeele, Belgium, August 20, 1918.
Battle of Eniwetok
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The Battle of Eniwetok was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought from 17 to 23 February 1944 on Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The invasion of Eniwetok followed the America
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…no resistance, and remained there until it was sent to Oahu for training on 5 March 1944. The 1st and 3rd Battalions (1-106 and 3–106) were sent to capture the island of Eniwetok on 19 February 1944. 1-106 made a beach assault against weak Japanese resistance, but became bogged down inland where enemy resistance increased in…
Landing craft heading for Eniwetok Island on 19 February 1944.
An exhausted US Marine exhibiting the thousand-yard stare after two days of constant fighting on Eniwetok.