General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

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benefit to the American armed forces in China and reflects credit in the highest
depee on the armed forccs of the United States. (Gmeral Orders 393, Head-
.gWrters, Tenth Air h'orce, 1 November 1915.)
,%i. Comflanv F, lZ3d Inlantw Regiment, is cited for outstandin,. performance
duty in action against the enemy on R'orthern Lnzon, Philippine Islands. On
22 April 1915, Company F, 1236 InFantry Repimolt, was assigned the mission of
;j attacking and seieing u high i.ug:cd ridge approximately 1,W yards north of
Mt. bmboy, Mountain Province, Xorthern Luaon, Philippine Islands. This ridge
provided the enemy with a key defensive position on the road to Ilnguio, and
\\-as SO lo~~ll~d as to place the encmy in n pxition whieh enabled them to cut
the supply lines of our advancing regiment. Moving out of its position on
hlt. Cnlugong, thc men of Cornpan11 F advanced their way up and down steep
S~OPCS and cliffs. By noon, the men were near exhaustion, water was nearly
gone, and thm was no means of r~suppIy. At this point, Company F began to
encounter cnemy resistance, which increascd with mounting ferocity as our
tloops drew closer to the enemy position. Approximately one-third of the campan]:
hnd become casualties from cnemy fire. Realizing the supremc importance
cf their mission, the men of Companlj F refused to give up and they gallnntly
continued pushing on toward their objective. With the knowledge of no arlil-
1elT support available, beemlse of failure of communications, the men of Com-
penu F, completely cahaustcd, pushcd to mithin 300 yards of their objective.
Closing with the enemy, the men of Com~nnu F completely annihilated the encmy
and seizcd the ridge. That night at 2200, the full fury and power of the Japanese
mere again turned on Company F, when the cnemy launched a vicious
countcrattack on the company position, and, killing or wounding all our men on
the north side of the company's perimeter, succeeded in wnetmting our ~ositions.
Men rushed from other sections of the perimeter to attempt to fill the
gap and, after 3 hours of the bitterest fighting, the enemy was annihilated.
Throughout the remainder of the night, the gallant mcn of Conzpanw F clung
tenaciously to their positions, despite continued attacks by the enemy. In the
morning, the tired men arose from their fos holes and, in a final concerted
effort, wipcd out the remaining enemy in the areas, thus reopening the supply
lines of the adjacent regiment. The determination, unflinching devotion to
duty, and superb courage displayed by each man of Company F, l2Sd Infant~y
Regiment, contributed immeasurably to the success of operations in Northern
Luzon and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the armed forces of
the United States. (General Orders 358, Headquarters 33d Infantry Division,
18 December 1945.)
3. Company R, lZ3d Inlantry Regiment, is cited for outstanding perfornlnnee
, . cf duty in action against the enemy during the period 23 to 25 April 1945 on
, Northern Luzan, Philippine Islands. On 23 April 1945 under a sweltering sun,
. . Company R, 1236 Infantry Regiment, began its tortuous battle up the steep
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slopes of Hill 4900. At approximately ane-third of the distance to the tap, the
cempany emuntered intense enemy fire. Although suffering rasualties, the tired
fighting men of Company R fought on stubbornly, but were rompellcd ultimately
to give - ~raund. - Withdrawing . a short di~tanw, a wick reorganieation w5S
effected and once again the men arose and moved forward to assault the enemy
position, but again they were halted by the fiercest typc of resistance and were
CompellQd to dig in. A reconnaissance revealed no other route to the objective.
so, on the following morning, although suffering heavy casualties from enemy
fire, heat, exhaustion, and lack of nnffieient food and water, Company R,
with grim determination, launched a third and ferocious attack on the enemy
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