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XXIV Corps was first activated at Ft.
Shafter, Hawaii, on April 8, 1944. It remained in Hawaii until Sept. 11
of the same year, when it then embarked on combat operations in the
South Pacific.
The Corps received its baptism of fire near Dulag, on Leyte in the Philippine Islands on Oct. 20, 1944. At that time, the 7th Infantry Division and 96th Infantry Division were the major combat elements of the Corps, later to be joined by the 77th Infantry Division. From the Philippines, the Corps moved to Okinawa, and in September 1945, moved into Korea. It remained in Korea until it was deactivated on Jan. 25, 1949. On Aug. 15, 1968, XXIV Corps was recalled to the colors at Phu Bai, Republic of Vietnam. The Corps replaced Provisional Corps Vietnam which had been created to assist in stemming the tide of the North Vietnamese Army Tet Offensive in January 1968. The Corps was placed under the operational control of III Marine Amphibious Force- its brother in arms of 24 years earlier in the South Pacific. At the time of its activation, the Corps assumed operational control of those units which had been under the control of Provisional Corps Vietnam: the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), the 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile), the 3rd Marine Division and the 108th Artillery Group and the Navy's Task Force Clearwater. |