The Western Landing Force, consisting of the 43rd Infantry Division's 169th and 172nd Infantry Regiments, immediately found difficulty in marching the five miles to Munda Airfield.

Until the 43rd Infantry Division entered his life, José Estrella lived on Luzon and helped his parents in the family rice paddies. Before the war he had tried to join the U.S. Army in the ...

The event, named for Connecticut’s own 43rd Infantry Division 169th Regiment, was staffed with re-enactors of the 169th Regiment who wore military-green uniforms, brandished WWII-era weapons ...

The museum is hosting an exhibit on Connecticut’s 43rd Infantry Division, and that unit traces its heritage, especially the 169th back to the 17th century.

He served in the Headquarters, 43rd Infantry Division Adjutant General’s Office and was stationed in Augsburg, Germany, eventually becoming the Division’s Sergeant Major upon the Division’s ...

The most commented-upon battle is the Battle of the Coa, where the division was at risk of being defeated by the French. More attention is given to the smaller skirmishes fought by the 43rd, as one ...