Olinto M. Barsanti
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Olinto Mark Barsanti was commander of the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968, commanding during the Tet Offensive and during subsequent operations around Bien Hoa and Huế. He command
Portrait of Major General Olinto M. Barsanti
The 38th Infantry Regiment is a United States Army infantry regiment. It should not be confused with the 38th United States Colored Infantry Regiment, which is a different unit.
Olinto M. Barsanti
…Vietnam from 1967 to 1968, commanding during the Tet Offensive and during subsequent operations around Bien Hoa and Huế. He commanded the 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division during World War II (in Normandy, Brittany, and Belgium). He served in the Korean War from the beginning of the conflict in July…
During Second Battle of the Marne, 38th Infantry Regiment repelled the German attack near Mézy, France, across the Marne River in July 1918. This defense checked the Germans' assault and made an Allied offensive possible, thus earning 3rd Infantry Division's nickname "Rock of the Marne".
General Joseph Dickman pins the French Croix de Guerre to the 38th flag in 1919