The 8th Infantry Regiment of the United States, also known as the "Fighting Eagles", is an infantry regiment in the United States Army. The 8th Infantry participated in the Mexican War, American Civil
Owen Kenan McLemore, 8th U.S. Infantry, 1856
As depicted by the United States Army Center of Military History, the "four-day battle of Bagsak Mountain on Jolo Island in the Philippines took place from 11 to 15 June 1913. Americans of the 8th Infantry and the Philippine Scouts, personally led by Brigadier General John J. Pershing, brought to an end years of bitter struggle against the Moro pirates."
Troops of the 8th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division move off the Utah Beachhead on D-Day
Members of Co. C, 1st Bn, 8th Inf, 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div, descend the side of Hill 742, located five miles northwest of Dak To. 14–17 November 1967.
Benjamin A. Poore
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Benjamin A. Poore was a career officer in the United States Army who attained the rank of major general. An 1886 graduate of the United States Military Academy, he was a veteran of the Spanish–America
Poore in 1911
Brigadier General Benjamin A. Poore, commanding the 7th Infantry Brigade, 4th Division, pictured here with members of his brigade staff at Chéry-Chartreuve, France, August 1918.
General and Mrs. Poore with daughter Adelaide, 1925