307^th Infantry Regiment

The 307th Infantry Regiment was organized at Fort Jackson on March 25, 1942, assigned to the 77th Infantry Division, and trained in the United States before sailing for Hawaii in March 1944. It landed on Guam on July 23-24 after the 305th and 306th had entered the southern beachhead fight. Initially held under III Amphibious Corps reserve control, the regiment came ashore through rough surf and storm conditions. On July 28 its 2nd Battalion relieved Company A, 305th Infantry, on Mount Tenjo after the summit had been reached, helping complete the link between the northern and southern beachheads. In the August drive the regiment fought through the Barrigada-Mount Barrigada zone as the division pushed toward the O-3 line and cleared northern Guam.

On Leyte, the 307th landed with the division and assaulted below Ormoc on December 7 while its 2nd Battalion was still detached on Samar. It moved inland from Deposito to the Baod River, took Ipil with the 2nd Battalion, 306th Infantry, attached, then fought north toward Camp Downes and Ormoc. After the Samar battalion returned, the regiment advanced on Valencia, took the airfield and town on December 18, and drove to Libongao, where it met heavy resistance, repulsed counterattacks, and helped break the Japanese defense at the Palompon Road junction.

In the Ryukyus, the 307th landed the 2nd Battalion on Yakabi on March 26 and Company G on Kuba the next day. On Ie Shima, the regiment entered the fight on April 17, attacking toward Government House Hill, Bloody Ridge, and the Iegusugu defenses. On Okinawa it took over the Maeda Escarpment, used ladders and cargo nets at Needle Rock, fought through the reverse-slope cave system, held against counterattack, and later made the nighttime Ishimmi Ridge attack before departing Okinawa for Cebu on June 27, 1945.