324th Infantry Regiment (United States)

324th Infantry Regiment

Distinctive Unit Insignia of the 324th Infantry Regiment
Country  United States
Type Infantry
Role Infantry
Size Battalion
Motto(s) "Let's Go"
Engagements World War II

The 324th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, that was part of the 44th Infantry Division, a unit which fought as part of the 7th Army in France and Germany during World War II. The 324th was originally organized in 1917 for service in World War 1 as a component of the 81st division, one of the new divisions of that war. As a member of the division, the Regiment sailed for France in August 1918. There it participated in the defense of the St. Die sector in Lorraine, a few kilometers south of where a new 324th was to be locked in mortal combat 26 years later.[1]

References

  1. Combat History of the 324th Infantry Division

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