The Rum and Coke Outfit
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The 65th Infantry Regiment, an all-Puerto Rican outfit commanded by American officers, was deemed to be an unreliable military unit dubbed with derision by the rest of the US Army as the "Rum and Coke Outfit." Relegated during World War II to mostly guard duty, it was later returned to Puerto Rico, where it was spread over the island, and reduced to two of its three battalions.
In 1949, Colonel William H Harris assumed command of the outfit, deeming it a demotion and an end to his military ...























