Washington Light Infantry
WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY
1807
1807
1812-WAR of 1812-1814 between the United States and Great Britain. This Company was mustered into active service.
1836-SEMINOLE WAR-The Washington Light Infantry was sent to St. Augustine for the protection of women and children.
1847-MEXICAN WAR-This Company volunteers formed the nucleus of Company A of the famous and Historic Palmetto Regiment of South Carolina which served under General Scott in this campaign.
1861-WAR BETWEEN THE STATES 1861-1865- This organization furnished three companies for a total of four hundred fourteen men in this conflict. Its combat losses amounted to one hundred fourteen killed.
1917-WORLD WAR ONE-One hundred fifty men of this organization served in the army in Europe as a Company in the 30th Division in the battles of St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, and others.
1940-WORLD WAR TWO-At the call of the President of the United States, Co. B, (WLI), 118th Infantry, South Carolina National Guard entrained for training at Fort Jackson, S.C. where they remained for a time before they were sent overseas to the European Theater of Operations.
Washington Light Infantry members served in the following additional combat actions:
KOREA
VIETNAM
PANAMA
VIETNAM
PANAMA
PERSIAN GULF
TODAY THE WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY CONTINUES OUR PROUD HERITAGE
THROUGH INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS WHO HAVE SERVED IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, DESERT SHIELD, DESERT STORM, HAITI, ENDURING FREEDOM (AFGHANISTAN), IRAQI FREEDOM AND IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM AS WE CONTINUE TO "REMEMBER WHO WE ARE".
Submitted by @lampbane
Submitted by @lampbane