United States Army 1940 - 1945 34th Infantry Regiment - Second Edition, Volume III: A journal account of the 34th Infantry Regiment With an emphasis o (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9798987362686)

This is the second edition of the third volume of the three-volume set of the history of the United States Army's 34th Infantry Regiment, from March 1st, 1940, through September 2nd, 1945, with an emphasis on the 1st Battalion and 'B' Company. The third volume (330 pages) contains the nine appendices for Volumes I (791 pages) and II (593 pages), all measuring 8.5 by 11 inches per page.

The regiment was reactivated in Camp Jackson, South Carolina, transferred to the Territory of Hawaii, and transferred again to Queensland, Australia; then engaged in battles in Dutch New Guinea and the Philippine islands. During the five-year period, narratives describe how men were drafted, their basic training, their unit training, new stations, fighting, killing, being killed/wounded, and finally returning home. In Volume I, all of the narratives of the valor citations (Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star with Valor) are woven into the day-by-day and minute-by-minute narratives. Sprinkled throughout the pages are other event narratives that directly or indirectly affected the regiment. In addition to all of the regimental narratives, the regiment's history before and after World War II can be found in the Prologue and Epilogue sections.

The 330 pages contain appendices one through nine, which contain the following: (1) United States Army Organization Units, (2) Army Table of Organization and Equipment, (3) 34th Infantry Regiment Commanders, (4) 34th Infantry Regiment Company Rosters, (5) 34th Infantry Lineage, Campaign Participation Credit, and Battle Honors, (6) 34th Infantry Regiment Personal Citations, (7) 34th Infantry Regiment Casualties and Enemy Killed, (8) 34th Infantry Regiment Honor Roll of Wounded and Injured, (9) 34th Infantry Regiment Honor Roll of Dead and Missing.