- 2671st Special Reconnaissance Battalion (United States)
The 2671st Special Reconnaissance Battalion was organized at
Caserta ,Italy on1944-08-01 under the sponsorship of U.S. 5th Army. It immediately was transferred to theOffice of Strategic Services , where it remained for the duration of the war. It had been originally organized as the OSS Operational Group (Provisional) in North Africa on1943-05-04 .Campaign participation Credit
#Naples-Foggia (
1943-09-09 -1944-01-21 )
#Rome-Arno (1944-01-22 -1944-09-09 )
#North Apennines (1944-09-10 -1945-04-04 )
#Po Valley (1945-04-05 -1945-05-08 )The battalion was located in
Salzburg ,Austria on1945-08-14 The battalion was disbanded in
Austria on1945-10-01 .References
*Records of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) [http://www.archives.gov/iwg/declassified-records/rg-226-oss/]
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