Jungle combat with the 112th Cavalry

Description:

"This narrative tracks the experiences of three veterans, providing an account of Troop G activities during the war years. The text follows the regiment from its time as mounted cavalry based in Fort Clark to New Caldonia, where the men gave up their horses to become infantymen in General Douglas MacArthur's conquest of New Guinea and the Philippines"--Provided by publisher.

subjects: Campaigns,  United States,  World War, 1939-1945,  Jungle warfare,  Regimental histories,  United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, 112th,  Biography,  History,  Soldiers,  Texas, biography,  World war, 1939-1945, regimental histories,  World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, pacific ocean

People: C. W. Wiggins (1916-2002),  Robert Locke Wright (1922-2007),  Alonzo Wright (1914-1991),  Soldiers

Places: United States,  Pacific Area,  Texas