162nd Infantry Regiment (United States) - World War II

World War II

See also: 41st Infantry Division (United States)

At one point in World War II, from 1943 until early 1944, the 2d battalion of the 162d was commanded by Archibald Roosevelt, the son of 26th US President, Theodore Roosevelt.

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