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The 26th Yankee Division on Coast Patrol Duty, 1942-1943 (Paperback)
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The 26th Yankee Division on Coast Patrol Duty, 1942-1943 (Paperback)
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With the unexpected Japanese strike against Pearl Harbor and the
subsequent declaration of war, the United States military sprang
into action, combating, among other things, the possibility of a
German invasion on American soil. Under the jurisdiction of the 1st
Coast Artillery District and a branch of the U.S. Army known as the
Coast Artillery Corps, the 26th ""Yankee"" Division was assigned to
patrol, first, the New England coast and, eventually, the entire
eastern seaboard. This volume follows the 26th Infantry Division of
the Massachusetts National Guard from their prewar activation on
January 16, 1941, through basic and advance infantry training,
chronicling their buildup to full war strength. The main focus of
the book, is the unit's time spent on homeland coastal patrol from
January 1942 through November 1943. Their actions during various
Nazi incursions including the famous incidents at Amagansett on
Long Island and at Ponte Vedra near Jacksonville, Florida, are
discussed. Firsthand accounts gathered from division and regimental
publications as well as extensive interviews and correspondence
with veterans of the 26th division provide a day-to-day look at the
men who made up this impressive unit. Appendices contain an
organizational list of the 1939 Massachusetts National Guard; a
1941 organizational list and brief history of the 181st Infantry
Regiment; a station list of the 181st Infantry combat team; and a
resume of regimental activities. Period photographs complete the
history of this previously underrecognized division.
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