Skip to comments.
The FReeper Foxhole Reviews The Sixth U.S. Army Special Forces - Alamo Scouts - April 18th, 2004
see educational sources
Posted on 04/18/2004 12:32:50 AM PDT by snippy_about_it
|

Lord,
Keep our Troops forever in Your care
Give them victory over the enemy...
Grant them a safe and swift return...
Bless those who mourn the lost. .
FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time.
...................................................................................... ........................................... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues
Where Duty, Honor and Country are acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated.
|
| Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. In the FReeper Foxhole, Veterans or their family members should feel free to address their specific circumstances or whatever issues concern them in an atmosphere of peace, understanding, brotherhood and support. The FReeper Foxhole hopes to share with it's readers an open forum where we can learn about and discuss military history, military news and other topics of concern or interest to our readers be they Veteran's, Current Duty or anyone interested in what we have to offer. If the Foxhole makes someone appreciate, even a little, what others have sacrificed for us, then it has accomplished one of it's missions. We hope the Foxhole in some small way helps us to remember and honor those who came before us.
To read previous Foxhole threads or to add the Foxhole to your sidebar, click on the books below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alamo Scouts

The Sixth U.S. Army
The Alamo Scouts were organized on Fergusson Island, New Guinea, on 28 November 1943 to conduct reconnaissance and raider work in the Southwest Pacific Theater under the personal command of then Lt. General Walter Krueger, Commanding General, Sixth U.S. Army.
Named for his beloved association with San Antonio, Texas, and the Alamo, Krueger envisioned that the Alamo Scouts, consisting of small teams of highly trained volunteers, would operate deep behind enemy lines to provide intelligence-gathering and tactical reconnaissance in advance of Sixth U.S. Army landing operations.
From their first operational mission in the Admiralty Islands in February, 1944, to the end of World War II, the Alamo Scouts performed 106 known missions behind enemy lines in New Guinea and in the Philippines without losing a single man killed or captured.
During these two years the Alamo Scouts liberated 197 Allied prisoners in New Guinea, and provided forward reconnaissance and tactical support of the Sixth Ranger Battalion in the liberation of the Cabanatuan Prisoner of War Camp on Luzon, in February 1945, freeing 511 Allied prisoners. In addition, the Alamo Scouts captured 84 Japanese prisoners of war.
The Alamo Scouts evolved from a simple reconnaissance unit in New Guinea to a sophisticated intelligence collection group which supplied and coordinated large-scale guerrilla operations on Leyte and Luzon.
In July 1945, the Alamo Scouts were training to conduct pre-invasion reconnaissance of Kyushu in preparation for OPERATION OLYMPIC, the first step in the proposed Allied invasion of the Japanese homeland. Following the Japanese surrender, the Alamo Scouts landed in Wakayama and became part of the occupation army
They were unceremoniously disbanded at Kyoto, Japan, in November 1945, never to be reconstituted.
The Alamo Scouts have the finest record of any elite unit of World War II and, arguably, one of the finest in the history of the United States military.
In 1988, the Alamo Scouts were individually awarded the SPECIAL FORCES SHOULDER TAB for their services in World War II and included in the lineage of today's U.S. Army Special Forces.
Missions:
The Alamo Scouts conducted 106 known missions during World War II totaling 1482 combined man-days behind enemy lines. Due to the top secret nature of their operations and limited contact with other teams, the extent of their operations may never be known.
The Alamo Scouts battle credits include the Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Leyte, and Luzon Campaigns. Throughout the Bismarck Archipelago and New Guinea Campaigns, the Alamo Scouts conducted 37 known missions."
Beginning in October 1944, the Alamo Scouts conducted 13 missions in support of the Allied landings on Leyte, Philippine Islands.
From 9 January to 30 June 1945, the Alamo Scouts performed 43 missions behind enemy lines on Luzon, Philippine Islands.
From 1 July to 15 August 1945, the Alamo Scouts conducted 11 missions on Luzon in support of the Eighth U.S. Army.
FReeper Foxhole Armed Services Links

  |
TOPICS: VetsCoR
KEYWORDS: alamoscouts; army; freeperfoxhole; samsdayoff; sixthusarmy; specialforces; veterans; wwii
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 41-60, 61-80, 81-100, 101-112 last
To: Professional Engineer
1st Cav Division is a good unit. I'll pray for your friend and be sure to thank him for us and let him know he's got our support.
101
posted on
04/18/2004 10:18:44 PM PDT
by
SAMWolf
(Puns are bad, but poetry is verse.)
To: PhilDragoo
Evening Phil Dragoo.
[Politically-motivated audits, obstruction of investigations, enemies' lists, character assassination, physical intimidation of opponents, misuse of federal agencies, e.g., FBI, BATF.]Sure does soound like the Clinton's resume and those are just the tip of the iceberg. Nuclear and rocket secrets in Chinese and Korean hands, foreign cash in domestic elections, White House rooms for rent, etc.
102
posted on
04/18/2004 10:21:44 PM PDT
by
SAMWolf
(Puns are bad, but poetry is verse.)
To: PhilDragoo
Good work Phil. How is it you always find more stuff than I do? LOL. I look forward to it. You always add good content and good comment to the Foxhole.
103
posted on
04/18/2004 10:22:55 PM PDT
by
snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: PhilDragoo
What an amazing group of men.
Throughout American history, we've always been able to produce an amazing group of men in our hour of need. Ordinary men called to do extra-ordinary tasks and we always find them.
104
posted on
04/18/2004 10:24:00 PM PDT
by
SAMWolf
(Puns are bad, but poetry is verse.)
To: SAMWolf
Nuclear and rocket secrets in Chinese and Korean hands. I'm reading Notra Trulock, Code Name Kindred Spirit.
Wen Ho Lee downloaded all our warhead data and was protected by Reno blocking search warrant and wire tap.
In 1995 top Clinton donors Bernard L. Schwartz of Loral and C. Michael Armstrong of Hughes faxed the Chinese 200 pages of missile guidance technology secrets which our DOD said in its May 1997 report "damaged national security"--an understatement: Chinese missile reliability went from the toilet to 100%.
No, per Coulter's Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terror, the Left went after Nixon because Nixon outed Hiss--proven a Soviet spy by the Venona decrypts.
Liddy says they broke in because John Dean wanted the proof of Dean's wife's prostitution retrieved.
So John Dean's wife would be. . .Deep Throat.
105
posted on
04/18/2004 10:33:06 PM PDT
by
PhilDragoo
(Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
To: PhilDragoo
This Country was sold out by the Clinton's and their administration and the Press doesn't care. They're willing accomplices.
106
posted on
04/18/2004 10:52:09 PM PDT
by
SAMWolf
(Puns are bad, but poetry is verse.)
To: SAMWolf
Yes, and the press continues to be the propaganda arm of the world-wide Left.
The coordinated attack on the President at the recent press conference is a case in point.
The press continues to ignore the progress in Iraq while hammering the point common to Kerry and Sadr, that Iraq is Vietnam.
The press is the equivalent of the Goebbels-Riefenstahl ministry of propaganda, soulless servant of socialism.
107
posted on
04/18/2004 11:05:12 PM PDT
by
PhilDragoo
(Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
To: PhilDragoo
IMHO, Goebbels would be envious of most of the Press we have in America today.
They gave up "reporting" and "investigating" long ago.
108
posted on
04/18/2004 11:11:46 PM PDT
by
SAMWolf
(Puns are bad, but poetry is verse.)
To: SAMWolf
109
posted on
04/18/2004 11:18:24 PM PDT
by
PhilDragoo
(Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
To: PhilDragoo
Seems to be a family resemblence. :-)
110
posted on
04/18/2004 11:22:33 PM PDT
by
SAMWolf
(Puns are bad, but poetry is verse.)
To: PhilDragoo
BTTT!!!!!!
111
posted on
04/19/2004 3:04:35 AM PDT
by
E.G.C.
To: snippy_about_it
G'mornin', snippy...MUD
112
posted on
04/19/2004 4:43:26 AM PDT
by
Mudboy Slim
(RE-IMPEACH Osama bil Clinton!!)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 41-60, 61-80, 81-100, 101-112 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson