Korean War

23rd Infantry Regiment - Historical Report - October 1950

2nd Infantry Division

Korean War Project Record: USA-44

Folder: 070014

Box: 07

File: 14

National Archives and Records Administration

College Park, Maryland

Records: United States Army

Unit Name: Second Infantry Division

Record Group: RG407

Editor: Hal Barker

Korean War Project

P.O. Box 180190

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