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The 41 st Infantry Division, composed of National Guard units
from Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho, was the first unit
to be ordered north. The 163rd Infantry Regiment, arrived in
New Guinea at Port Moresby on 26 December 1942. The regiment
was attached to the Australian 7th Division, helping to destroy
the Japanese Forces along the Sananada Trail and moving into
the Bunz-Gona area to close the Papuan Campaign. It was there
that the 41 st Division became known as the “Jungleers”.
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