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The men of the 141st Infantry were among the first American troops to land on the continent of Europe in World War II. Among the first troops to enter Rome. The first Infantry Regiment to land on the coast of Southern France. The first Regiment in the Seventh Army to cross the Moselle River. The first of the 36th Division troops to enter Germany. Since September 9, 1943, the 141st Infantry Regiment experienced 361 days of combat 137 days in Italy, 204 days in France, 17 days in Germany and 4 days in Austria. The Regiment sustained more than 6,000 casualties in World War II, including 1,126 killed, approximately 5,000 wounded* and over 500 missing in action. During the fighting in France alone, the munitions section of the Regiment handled 3,500 tons of ammunition. In one month — August 15, 1944 to September 15, 1944 — one of the Regiment's Nighthawk trucks drove 9,000 miles. For their action in World War II, the men of the 141st Infantry received 2,614 awards and decorations:
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