Alamo Scouts

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The Alamo Scouts were an elite U.S. Army reconnaissance and raider unit in the Southwest Pacific during World War II, renowned for deep-penetration missions behind Japanese lines and their role in the Cabanatuan POW rescue.

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instanceOf United States Army special reconnaissance unit
World War II military unit
areaOfOperations Leyte NERFINISHED
Luzon NERFINISHED
Mindanao NERFINISHED
Netherlands New Guinea NERFINISHED
New Guinea NERFINISHED
Philippines NERFINISHED
casualties very low relative to number of missions
commander Walter Krueger NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
cooperatedWith 6th Ranger Battalion NERFINISHED
Allied Intelligence Bureau NERFINISHED
Philippine guerrilla units
country United States of America
decorations multiple Bronze Star awards to members
multiple Purple Heart awards to members
multiple Silver Star awards to members
disbandedIn 1946
formedIn 1943
garrison Sixth Army headquarters area in the Southwest Pacific
militaryBranch United States Army
missionType deep-penetration reconnaissance behind enemy lines
prisoner snatches
support to guerrilla forces
target identification for amphibious landings
namedAfter The Alamo NERFINISHED
notableFor clandestine operations behind Japanese lines
contribution to liberation of the Philippines
high success rate with minimal casualties
notableOperation Cabanatuan POW rescue NERFINISHED
Raid at Cabanatuan NERFINISHED
numberOfMissions over 100 combat missions
opponent Imperial Japanese Army
partOf U.S. Sixth Army NERFINISHED
recognizedAsPrecursorOf modern U.S. Army special operations forces
role guerrilla liaison
intelligence gathering
long-range reconnaissance
pathfinder operations
raiding operations
selectionStandard advanced fieldcraft skills
marksmanship proficiency
rigorous physical conditioning
small-unit tactics proficiency
volunteer-only
size approximately 700 men total served
theaterOfOperations Southwest Pacific Area NERFINISHED
trainingLocation Dobodura, New Guinea NERFINISHED
Finschhafen, New Guinea NERFINISHED

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