page_title: 19th Infantry Regiment (United States)
section_title: World War II
hierarchical_section_title: 19th Infantry Regiment (United States) / Lineage / 1st Battalion / World War II
caption_attribution_description: English: Plaque commemorating the landing of troops in barangay Sawang for the WW-II liberation of Romblon on March 11, 1945. Below the official seal of the province of Romblon, the inscription reads: Romblon Landing Along the shores of Sawang, Romblon, Company C of the 19th Infantry landed on the night of March 11, 1945. Of merited significance where the bravery and heroism of the officers and men of the 7th MD Guerillas under the command of Colonel Macario Peralta, Jr. in clearing the area for the landing of the American liberation forces. Romblon was liberated on March 18, 1945. This marker was installed pursuant to the Board Resolution No. 2 S 1994 of the National Historical Institute.
context_page_description: The 19th Infantry Regiment is a United States Army infantry regiment which is assigned to the US Army Training and Doctrine Command, with the assignment of conducting Basic and Advanced Infantry Training.
context_section_description: Deployed forward from Hawaii on 1943-07-30.
  Regiment arrived in Australia on 1943-08-08,
  Regiment moved to Goodenough Island on 1944-01-26.
  Regiment assaulted Tanahmerah Bay, New Guinea on 1944-04-22.
  Regiment departed Humboldt Bay, New Guinea in stages between 1944-10-07 and 1944-10-12, and Assaulted Leyte Island in the Philippines on 1944-10-20.
  Regiment attached to the US 6th Army from 1944-11-20.
  Regiment assaulted Mindoro, Philippines on 1944-12-15.
  The Army attachment was changed from the 6th US Army to the 8th US Army on 1945-01-01.
  Regiment was relieved from attachment to 8th Army on 1945-02-01
  Regiment assaulted Romblon Island on 1945-03-11 and Simara Island on 1945-03-12, and Malabang, Mindanao on 1945-04-17.
  Regiment was at Davao, Mindanao on 1945-08-20.
  Regiment arrived in Japan for Occupation Duty on 1945-10-22, where they were active through 1946.
caption: Plaque commemorating the landing of American liberation forces in Sawang, Romblon during World War II
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