War with Japan broke out in the Philippines on 08 December 1941. The 31st Infantry remained in the Manila area as a security force while things deteriorated rapidly in other part of Luzon. By the middle of December the 31st Infantry Regiment was transferred to the Bataan Peninsula as part of War Plan Orange. The USAFFE defense plan for Bataan included the establishment of a Main Line of Resistance from Mauban on the western coast to the area north of the village of Abucay in the east. The Abucay Hacienda area was the site of one of the fiercest U.S. ground engagements in the early months of the war.
In the middle of January, the 31st Infantry Regiment was tasked to counterattack the Japanese 141st Infantry where they had breeched the Abucay Line in the area of the Capitangan River Valley along the Balantay River.
January 1942 – in the vicinity just north and east of Abucay Hacienda, Bataan.
"The 1st Battalion's other companies fared little better... D Company, supporting the 3 rifle companies with machinegun and mortar fire, suffered almost as many casualties as the companies they supported....PFC Robert C. Anderson (home town unknown) and PFC Melvin E. Lambrecht (Cheyenne, WY) were killed by snipers and many others were wounded..."
Source: The Birth of the 31st Infantry Regiment and Beyond, chapter 6, page 21
Contributor: steve s (47126287) • [email protected]
In the middle of January, the 31st Infantry Regiment was tasked to counterattack the Japanese 141st Infantry where they had breeched the Abucay Line in the area of the Capitangan River Valley along the Balantay River.
January 1942 – in the vicinity just north and east of Abucay Hacienda, Bataan.
"The 1st Battalion's other companies fared little better... D Company, supporting the 3 rifle companies with machinegun and mortar fire, suffered almost as many casualties as the companies they supported....PFC Robert C. Anderson (home town unknown) and PFC Melvin E. Lambrecht (Cheyenne, WY) were killed by snipers and many others were wounded..."
Source: The Birth of the 31st Infantry Regiment and Beyond, chapter 6, page 21
Contributor: steve s (47126287) • [email protected]
War with Japan broke out in the Philippines on 08 December 1941. The 31st Infantry remained in the Manila area as a security force while things deteriorated rapidly in other part of Luzon. By the middle of December the 31st Infantry Regiment was transferred to the Bataan Peninsula as part of War Plan Orange. The USAFFE defense plan for Bataan included the establishment of a Main Line of Resistance from Mauban on the western coast to the area north of the village of Abucay in the east. The Abucay Hacienda area was the site of one of the fiercest U.S. ground engagements in the early months of the war.
In the middle of January, the 31st Infantry Regiment was tasked to counterattack the Japanese 141st Infantry where they had breeched the Abucay Line in the area of the Capitangan River Valley along the Balantay River.
January 1942 – in the vicinity just north and east of Abucay Hacienda, Bataan.
"The 1st Battalion's other companies fared little better... D Company, supporting the 3 rifle companies with machinegun and mortar fire, suffered almost as many casualties as the companies they supported....PFC Robert C. Anderson (home town unknown) and PFC Melvin E. Lambrecht (Cheyenne, WY) were killed by snipers and many others were wounded..."
Source: The Birth of the 31st Infantry Regiment and Beyond, chapter 6, page 21
Contributor: steve s (47126287) • [email protected]
In the middle of January, the 31st Infantry Regiment was tasked to counterattack the Japanese 141st Infantry where they had breeched the Abucay Line in the area of the Capitangan River Valley along the Balantay River.
January 1942 – in the vicinity just north and east of Abucay Hacienda, Bataan.
"The 1st Battalion's other companies fared little better... D Company, supporting the 3 rifle companies with machinegun and mortar fire, suffered almost as many casualties as the companies they supported....PFC Robert C. Anderson (home town unknown) and PFC Melvin E. Lambrecht (Cheyenne, WY) were killed by snipers and many others were wounded..."
Source: The Birth of the 31st Infantry Regiment and Beyond, chapter 6, page 21
Contributor: steve s (47126287) • [email protected]
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