383^rd Infantry Regiment

The 383rd Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Adair, Oregon, on August 15, 1942, and trained with the 96th Infantry Division before leaving the United States in July 1944. It assaulted Leyte on October 20, landing on the division's right near Dulag. The 1st Battalion fought for Labiranan Head and San Roque, while the rest of the regiment moved inland through swamp and rice-paddy country toward Catmon Hill. Supply problems slowed the advance west of Pikas, but the regiment patrolled aggressively, made contact north toward Tanauan, and tested Japanese positions at Tabontabon and San Vicente Hill. Its 1st Battalion supported the 381st Infantry's Catmon Hill attack from Labiranan Head; the 2nd and 3rd Battalions later advanced on San Vicente after the Japanese withdrew. The regiment then helped mop up the Catmon sector and secure the beachhead road net on Leyte.

On Okinawa the 383rd assaulted on April 1, 1945, and fought down the west coast toward Uchitomari. It seized Cactus Ridge on April 6-7, then struck the Kakazu hill mass. On April 9 its 1st and 3rd Battalions reached Kakazu Ridge and Kakazu West before mortar, machine-gun, and counterattack fire forced withdrawal; Company L's stand on Kakazu West earned a Distinguished Unit Citation. The next day the regiment attacked again beside the 381st but could not break the ridge. After withdrawal and reserve service, it returned for Maeda and then relieved into the eastern Shuri line. From May 11 it fought for Conical Hill, using the northern and northeastern approaches to gain the crest and open the east-coast corridor. It then struggled through King and Love Hills, helped relieve Oboe, pushed toward Yuza in June, and passed tired elements into reserve before the final collapse.