Western Oklahoma's Regiment: The 179th Infantry

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Article discusses the history and formation of Western Oklahoma's 179th Infantry, including details about the men who formed the regiment and their participation in the Korean War. Penn V. Rabb, Jr. also addresses some of the challenges the regiment faced: obtaining supplies to equip themselves, responding to both state and national emergencies, and organizational changes.

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Rabb, Penn V., Jr. Summer 2000.

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Article discusses the history and formation of Western Oklahoma's 179th Infantry, including details about the men who formed the regiment and their participation in the Korean War. Penn V. Rabb, Jr. also addresses some of the challenges the regiment faced: obtaining supplies to equip themselves, responding to both state and national emergencies, and organizational changes.

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Abstract: In the early years of the new century, communities and individuals across the nation will commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Korean War. Many of the units engaged in the conflict were federalized state national guards. Penn V. Rabb, Jr. looks back at the organization and history of western Oklahoma's regiment, the 179th Infantry, and at the men who proudly and honorably served the people of the state, the nation, and the world in times of peace and times of war.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 78(2), Oklahoma Historical Society, 2000, pp. 196-215

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 78
  • Issue: 2
  • Page Start: 196
  • Page End: 215

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Rabb, Penn V., Jr. Western Oklahoma's Regiment: The 179th Infantry, article, Summer 2000; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2016805/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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