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Within hours of the strike against Pearl Harbor, the U.S. military sprang into action to implement a "contingency plan" previously drawn up to protect the coast against a full-scale German invasion or incursions by Nazi espionage agents and saboteurs. The War Department placed the 26th "Yankee" Division (YD) under the jurisdiction of the 1st Coast Artillery District, a subdivision of the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps. Military leaders charged the division with securing the coast of New England and Long Island, later expanding its area to include the entire eastern seaboard.
Focusing primarily on the unit's work in "home defense" from January 1942 through November 1943, this history begins with prewar activation and training and recounts in detail the two highly publicized incidents of saboteurs coming ashore in June 1942. Also included are reports of U-boat sightings and encounters with subversive agents by veterans of the YD while on patrol. Firsthand accounts by members of the division provide a look at day-to-day operations.
Appendices contain a number of previously unpublished historical documents. Many period photographs complete this history of a previously undocumented chapter of World War II history.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. The 26th "Yankee" Division: Mobilization Period
2. Trainees Arrive at Camp Edwards
3. Basic Training: March-September 1941
4. The "Stovepipe" Platoon
5. Time Off from Training: Off Duty Hours
6. Public Relations Exercise: Three Day Bivouac in Worcester, Massachusetts
7. Advanced Infantry Training: June 16-August 15
8. Fort Devens Maneuvers: August 19-September 12, 1941
9. Planning Prior to the Carolina Maneuvers of 1941
10. The Carolina Maneuvers: October 2-December 3, 1941
11. Conclusions of the Carolina Maneuvers
12. Return to Camp Edwards: December 6, 1941
13. On Shore Patrol in New England and New York: December 1941 to May 1942
14. Living Accommodations for Men on Coast Patrol Duty
15. Return to Coast Patrol Duty, May 1942: German Spies and Saboteurs Land on American Shores
16. U-Boat Sightings and Encounters by the Men of the 181st Infantry
17. Problems and Developments
18. Saco, Maine—Headquarters, 2nd Battalion, 181st Infantry: May 1942 to November 1943
19. Duties and Assignments of the Units on Coast Patrol
20. Social and Recreational Activities
21. Patrol-Scout Dogs
22. Provisional Military Police Unit
23. The Rockland Sector
Conclusion
Appendix A. Organizational List, National Guard of Massachusetts—1939
Appendix B. Organizational List, 181st Infantry Regiment, 26th Division—1941
Appendix C. Station List, 181st Infantry Combat Team
Appendix D. History of the 181st Infantry
Appendix E. Résumé of Regimental Activities, 181st Infantry, Since Induction on January 16, 1941
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
