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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the fictional character Forrest Gump was portrayed as serving during the Vietnam War with the 47th Infantry Regiment?

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Forrest Gump was a Raider

Only reference I can find is the movie alone. In the scene where Gump and Bubba report to 2LT Dan in Viet Nam the sign at the base indicates the unit. Right after the ice cream scene in the hospital, during mail call, one can read the addresses on Gump's returned letters he wrote to Jenny. Gump also wears the 2/47 DUI on his uniforms, as well as the Octofoil.

PFC Forrest Gump RA 40203078 4th Platoon, A Company 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry APO (Army Postal Office), San Francisco, California 96602

From 1978 to 1981 I served in HHC, 2nd Bn. 47th INF. (Raiders) 3rd BDE. (Go Devils), 9th INF. DIV. (Old Reliables) at Fort Lewis, WA. Ex Virtute Honos Tjlynnjr (talk) 06:18, 23 April 2014 (UTC). Tjlynnjr (talk) 06:39, 23 April 2014 (UTC).[reply]

This Article is currently stating that Forrest Gump was in B 2/47. I have not watched the movie in a good long while, and, at this time, do not have the opportunity to do so, so I cannot verify, personally, if this is the case, and, therefore, will make NO CHANGE to the article. I should state, for the record, that in 2009, I underwent Basic Combat Training with 1st Platoon, B Company 2/47 (Bulldogs!! REPRESENT!). If the information presented in this article is inaccurate, it should be corrected. If the information in the article on Forrest Gump is inaccurate, IT should be corrected. There is NO REASON for disparity here. -- 107.7.147.20 (talk) 06:04, 13 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Potential soruce

The Brigade: A History, Its Organization and Employment in the US Army. DIANE Publishing. 2004. pp. 165–166. ISBN 978-1-4289-1022-5.
Stewart, Richard W., ed. (2010). "Between World Wars" (PDF). American Military History: Volume II (PDF).

--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 06:58, 8 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

First Infantry troops across the Remagen Bridge

The 310th Infantry Regiment also claims this fact; according to "The story of the 310th infantry regiment, 78th Infantry division in the war against Germany, 1942-1945" The 1st Battalion of the 310th Infantry Regiment was already in Remagen's town square and prepared to cross around midnight of the 7th. And then goes on to say, "Sergeant James L. Heaton of Company B was the first infantryman of the 310th to set foot on the Rhine's east bank. " The 1st Battalion of the 310th Infantry Regiment crossed at 4:30 AM on March 8th. So which claim is the correct one? Smearsett21 (talk) 10:45, 30 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]