164th Infantry Regiment (US Army)

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The 164th Infantry Regiment (US Army) was a North Dakota National Guard regiment that gained distinction as one of the first U.S. Army units to reinforce the Marines in the Guadalcanal Campaign during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf North Dakota National Guard unit ⓘ
United States Army unit ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ
allegiance United States ⓘ
associatedWith North Dakota National Guard ⓘ
branch United States Army ⓘ
category United States Army infantry regiments of World War II ⓘ
componentAtGuadalcanal Army forces attached to 1st Marine Division ⓘ
conflict Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
cooperatedWith United States Marine Corps ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
engagement battles against Imperial Japanese forces on Guadalcanal ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
federalized for World War II service ⓘ
garrison North Dakota ⓘ
higherFormation Americal Division ⓘ
militaryBranchType Army National Guard ⓘ
nickname 164th Infantry ⓘ
notableAction reinforcement of Marine positions on Guadalcanal in 1942 ⓘ
notableFor being among the first U.S. Army units to reinforce the U.S. Marine Corps on Guadalcanal ⓘ
origin State of North Dakota ⓘ
linked to: North Dakota
participatedIn defense of Henderson Field ⓘ
partOf North Dakota Army National Guard ⓘ
reinforced 1st Marine Division ⓘ
role ground combat ⓘ
service National Guard ⓘ
serviceBranchAtGuadalcanal United States Army ⓘ
stateAffiliation North Dakota ⓘ
theater Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ
type infantry ⓘ

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Battle for Henderson Field → notableUnit → 164th Infantry Regiment (US Army) ⓘ