Alamo Scouts

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Alamo Scouts, 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit
Active	28 November 1943 – November 1945
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Special reconnaissance unit
Role	Direct action Foreign internal defense Jungle warfare Raiding Reconnaissance Special reconnaissance Unconventional warfare
Size	138
Engagements	World War II New Guinea Campaign Philippines Campaign (1944–1945)

The Alamo Scouts (U.S. 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit) was a reconnaissance unit of the Sixth United States Army in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. The unit is best known for its role in liberating American prisoners of war (POWs) from the Japanese Cabanatuan POW camp near Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines in January 1945.