5 7 th ▁Par ach ute ▁Field ▁Art illery ▁Battalion . ▁Then ▁Major ▁( l ater ▁L TC ) ▁Robert ▁V . ▁Con n olly ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Silver ▁Star ▁for ▁Gall antry ▁in ▁Battle . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 2 3 rd ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁longest ▁and ▁blood iest ▁campaign s ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁Army ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁it ▁suffered ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 9 6 ▁combat ▁cas ual ties . ▁ ▁Its ▁relatively ▁low ▁cas ual ty ▁rate ▁is ▁a ▁test ament ▁to ▁the ▁long ▁and ▁int ensive ▁training ▁the ▁unit ▁under w ent ▁before ▁eng aging ▁in ▁combat . ▁ ▁Japan ▁and ▁Dem obil ization ▁The ▁main ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 3 rd ▁Infantry ▁arrived ▁in ▁Japan ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁conduct ▁occupation ▁duty . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁g arrison ed ▁at ▁Tak ar azu ka ▁and ▁remained ▁until ▁ 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁fully ▁dem obil ized ▁and ▁sent ▁home . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁regiment ▁arrived ▁in ▁Japan , ▁their ▁strength ▁was ▁ 1 4 0 ▁officers ▁and ▁ 3 , 3 1 1 ▁en list ed ▁men . ▁ ▁About ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁were ▁rep lac ements ▁who ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁Regiment ▁on ▁Lu zon . ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁the ▁