Re: Questions regarding NAC ground units, was SG IF morale
From: Derek Fulton <derekfulton@b...>
Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2001 13:45:19 +1100
Subject: Re: Questions regarding NAC ground units, was SG IF morale
At 07:57 30/11/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Zooom, over my head... Huh?
2ND BATTALION, PRINCESS PATRICIA'S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY was one of
three
units named in a United States Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation
awarded for the battle of Kapyong, Korea, 23-24 April 1951.
The units involved (in order on the citation) were:
3RD BATTALION, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT
2ND BATTALION, PRINCESS PATRICIA'S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY
COMPANY A, 72ND HEAVY TANK BATTALION (UNITED STATES)
A transcript of the citation can be found here:
http://www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/pres_cit.htm
one perspective of the battle can be found also here:
http://www.awm.gov.au/korea/operations/kapyong/kapyong.htm
Derek
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