XI Corps (United States)

For the Eleventh Army Corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War, see XI Corps (ACW).
XI Corps

Shoulder sleeve insignia of XI Corps
Active 1942-45
Country United States United States
Branch  United States Army
Engagements World War II
Korean War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Charles P. Hall
U.S. Corps (1939 - Present)
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XI Corps was a corps of the United States Army in World War II and the Korean War.

It embarked for the Pacific theater in March of 1944 and was assigned to the Alamo Force after arriving at Finschhafen, New Guinea. The Corps fought in New Guinea, Luzon, and the southern Philippines. After the Japanese surrender, the Corps moved to occupation duty in and around Yokohama, Japan.

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