Сформирован (Activated) 20 сентября 1943 г. на базе 3-го батальона, 48-го бронетанкового полка, 14-й бронетанковой дивизии в Чаффи, шт. Арканзас (Chaffee, Arkansas).
Arrived New Giuinea 3 July 1944; shipped nut in November, companies split between 6th and 43d Infantry Divisions for Luzon operations. Landed on S-day, 9 January 1945. Fought on central plain, in Manila, and in and Cagayan valley. Participated in capture of Cebu, Negros, and Panay islands from March through May 1945. Company A landed on Mindanao on 10 March, joined bier by rest of battalion. Attachments: 6th, 24th. 25th, 31st, 32d, 37th, 38th, 40th, 41st, 43d Americal Infantry Divisions. |
