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OCCUPATION
OF JAPAN

Praetorian Guard
of Japan

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This page is dedicated to the troopers who dutifully maintained prosperity and peace in Occupied Japan during the early days of rebuilding the country.

1945 - 1950

Following the surrender of Imperial Japan, the 1st Cavalry Division was redeployed from Luzon to Japan to take up occupation duties.

The division marched victoriously into Tokyo in 1945 and began the grueling tasks of policing a now-defeated Japan. Destruction of war material, securing Imperial bullion and wealth, and protecting the citizenry were all cornerstones of the service the 1st Cavalry Division conducted in Japan. The First Team remained in Japan from 1945 to 1950 before the aptly nicknamed Praetorian Guards were sent to Korea for the first war of the new global Cold War.

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DOCUMENTED
TROOPERS

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FIRST SERGEANT

HOWARD CAWEIN

Medical Detachment, 8th Cavalry Regiment

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FIRST SERGEANT

RUSSELL HOOK

Service Troop, 12th Cavalry Regiment

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TECHNICIAN THIRD GRADE

ROBERT DAVIDSON

F Troop, 7th Cavalry Regiment

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STAFF SERGEANT

BUD JANICH

Headquarters & Headquarters Battery, 271st Field Artillery Battailion

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STAFF SERGEANT

JAMES TREVIS

F Troop, 7th Cavalry Regiment

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CORPORAL

EMIL GLENFORST JR.

A Troop, 5th Cavalry Regiment

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TECHNICIAN FIFTH GRADE

DEAN DONALDS

99th Field Artillery Battalion

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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS

JAMES JOLIFF

G Troop, 12th Cavalry Regiment

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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS

LESLIE KIMBRELL

G Troop, 7th Cavalry Regiment

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