XI Corps was a

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of the

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in World War II.

History

XI Corps was constituted in the Organized Reserves as XI Army Corps on 29 July 1921, within the First Corps Area. In 1922 the XI Corps received a Shoulder Sleeve insignia:“The shoulder sleeve insignia of The New England Reserve Corps, the XI, is truly historic for it is a clever adaption of the famous Bunker Hill flag, a blue shield with the cross of St. George and the defiant green pine tree.”General Staff Officer “Army Heraldry” rmy, Navy, Air Force Journal 1922-07-015:Vol. 59 Issue 46 p.1122/ref>

World War II

The XI Army Corps was activated on 15 June 1942 at Chicago, Illinois and was redesignated XI Corps on 19 August 1942. On 20 October 1942 Major General (later Lieutenant General) Charles P. Hall assumed command of the Corps. General Hall commanded the Corps until its disbandment.The Army Almanac. The Stackpole Company. 2nd Ed. 1959. p. 647. XI Corps embarked for the

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in March 1944 and was assigned to the Alamo Force after arriving at Finschhafen, New Guinea. After service in New Guinea, XI Corps participated in the liberation of the Philippines and fought in Luzon, and the Southern Philippines. In the Philippines the Corps was under the

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. It was disbanded on 11 March 1946 at Mito, Japan. A unit history named ''Paradise Parade'' was published by the XI Corps Public Relations Office in 1945.

Campaign credit

*New Guinea *Luzon *Southern Philippines

References

* Weigley, Russell F. (1981). ''Eisenhower's Lieutenants''. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. . * Williams, Mary H., compiler (1958). ''US Army in World War II, Chronology 1941–1945''. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office. * Wilson, John B., compiler (1999). ''Armies, Corps, Divisions, and Separate Brigades''. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office. . {{DEFAULTSORT:11 Corps of the United States in World War II Corps of the United States Army Military units and formations established in 1942 1942 establishments in the United States Military units and formations disestablished in 1945