Alamo Scouts

Alamo Scouts, 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit
Active28 November 1943 – November 1945
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeSpecial reconnaissance unit
RoleDirect action
Foreign internal defense
Jungle warfare
Raiding
Reconnaissance
Special reconnaissance
Unconventional warfare
Size138
EngagementsWorld War II

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.