361^st Infantry Regiment

The 361st Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp White, Oregon, on August 15, 1942, and trained with the 91st Division before departing Hampton Roads on April 13, 1944. It reached North Africa on April 21 and landed in Italy on May 27. The regiment reached Anzio by early June, closed near Velletri to reinforce the 36th Division, and attacked north of Rome on June 12.

During the pursuit north of Rome, the 361st fought as an attached regimental combat team. It helped force the Orbetello defile, assisted the 36th Division across the Ombrone, then reinforced the 1st Armored Division and attacked Casole d'Elsa on July 3-4. After returning to the 91st Division, it captured Ponsacco on July 17 as the division drove toward the Arno.

In September the regiment entered the Gothic Line battle west of Il Giogo Pass. It fought around Monticelli with the 363rd, followed the German withdrawal onto the hills west of Monticelli, helped attack Monte Oggioli, and gained its crest as II Corps pushed beyond Radicosa Pass. In October it was central to the Livergnano fighting. The 361st cut Highway 65 at La Fortuna, reached the edge of the escarpment, and then suffered heavily when Company K was cut off in Livergnano and Companies E and G were pinned above Bigallo. With artillery and air support, its battalions regained momentum, took Hill 603 and Casalino, outflanked Livergnano, and helped force the Germans from the village. After winter defensive service in the Idice Valley, the regiment joined the April 1945 offensive up Highway 65, passed through Pianoro toward Bologna, and drove with the division across the Po Valley to the Po, Adige, Brenta, and Treviso before the German surrender in Italy.