10th Infantry Regiment (United States)
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| 10th Infantry Regiment | |
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 10th Infantry Regiment distinctive unit isignia - the 10th US Infantry is not authorized to have a Coat of Arms; the 10th US Infantry badge appears on the organizational color above the eagle |
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| Active | April, 1855 - Present |
| Country | USA |
| Motto | Courage and Fidelity |
| Engagements | Civil War Indian Wars Spanish-American War Philippine-American War World War II |
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[edit] Lineage
[edit] Regiment
Constituted 3 March 1855 in the Regular Army as the 10th Infantry
Organized in April 1855 at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
Consolidated June-July 1869 with the 26th Infantry (see ANNEX) and consolidated unit designated as the 10th Infantry
Assigned July 5, 1918 to the 14th Division
Relieved in February 1919 from assignment to the 14th Division
(2d and 3d Battalions inactivated 16 December 16, 1921 at Camp Sherman, Ohio; activated June 7, 1922 at Camp Knox, Kentucky)
Assigned 24 March 1923 to the 5th Division (later redesignated as the 5th Infantry Division)
(1st Battalion inactivated 31 October 1929 at Fort Thomas, Kentucky; activated 1 October 1933 at Fort Hayes, Ohio)
Inactivated 20 September 1946 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky
Activated 15 July 1947 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Inactivated 30 April 1950 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Activated 1 March 1951 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania
Inactivated 1 September 1953 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania
Activated 25 May 1954 in Germany
Relieved 1 June 1957 from assignment to the 5th Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
Withdrawn 16 June 1989 from the Combat Arms Regimental System, reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System, and transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
ANNEX
Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as the 2d Battalion, 17th Infantry
Organized in June 1862 at Fort Preble, Maine
Reorganized and redesignated 16 December 1866 as the 26th Infantry
Consolidated June-July 1869 with the 10th Infantry and consolidated unit designated as the 10th Infantry
[edit] 1st Battalion
Constituted 3 March 1855 in the Regular Army as Company A, 10th Infantry
Organized in June 1855 at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
Consolidated 10 June 1869 with Company A, 26th Infantry (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Company A, 10th Infantry
(10th Infantry assigned 5 July 1918 to the 14th Division; relieved in February 1919 from assignment to the 14th Division; assigned 24 March 1923 to the 5th Division [later redesignated as the 5th Infantry Division])
Inactivated 31 October 1929 at Fort Thomas, Kentucky
Activated 1 October 1933 at Fort Hayes, Ohio
Inactivated 20 September 1946 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky
Activated 15 July 1947 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Inactivated 30 April 1950 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Activated 1 March 1951 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania
Inactivated 1 September 1953 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania
Activated 25 May 1954 in Germany
Reorganized and redesignated 1 June 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 10th Infantry, and relieved from assignment to the 5th Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated or organized from existing units)
Inactivated 25 April 1961 at Fort Ord, California
Redesignated 3 February 1962 as the 1st Battalion, 10th Infantry, and activated at Fort Carson, Colorado
Assigned 19 February 1962 to the 5th Infantry Division
Relieved 15 December 1970 from assignment to the 5th Infantry Division and assigned to the 4th Infantry Division
Inactivated 16 June 1989 at Fort Carson, Colorado, and relieved from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division
Headquarters transferred 15 April 1996 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
ANNEX
Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as Company A, 2d Battalion, 17th Infantry
Organized in July 1862 at Fort Preble, Maine
Reorganized and redesignated 16 December 1866 as Company A, 26th Infantry
Consolidated 10 June 1869 with Company A, 10th Infantry, and consolidated unit designated as Company A, 10th Infantry
[edit] 2nd Battalion
Constituted 3 March 1855 in the Regular Army as Company B, 10th Infantry
Organized in June 1855 at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
Consolidated 23 June 1869 with Company B, 26th Infantry (see ANNEX), and consolidated unit designated as Company B, 10th Infantry
(10th Infantry assigned 5 July 1918 to the 14th Division; relieved in February 1919 from assignment to the 14th Division; assigned 24 March 1923 to the 5th Division [later redesignated as the 5th Infantry Division])
Inactivated 31 October 1929 at Fort Thomas, Kentucky
Activated 1 October 1933 at Fort Hayes, Ohio
Inactivated 20 September 1946 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky
Activated 15 July 1947 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Inactivated 30 April 1950 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Activated 1 March 1951 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania
Inactivated 1 September 1953 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania
Activated 25 May 1954 in Germany
Inactivated 1 June 1957 at Fort Ord, California, and relieved from assignment to the 5th Infantry Division
Redesignated 1 July 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Battle Group, 10th Infantry, assigned to the 10th Infantry Division, and activated in Germany
(organic elements concurrently constituted and activated)
Inactivated 14 June 1958 at Fort Benning, Georgia, and relieved from assignment to the 10th Infantry Division
Activated 23 April 1960 in the Canal Zone
Reorganized and redesignated 19 February 1962 as the 2d Battalion, 10th Infantry, and assigned to the 5th Infantry Division
Relieved 15 December 1970 from assignment to the 5th Infantry Division and assigned to the 4th Infantry Division
Inactivated 21 March 1973 at Fort Carson, Colorado, and relieved from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division
Headquarters transferred 4 June 1987 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
ANNEX
Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as Company B, 2d Battalion, 17th Infantry
Organized in October 1862 at Fort Preble, Maine
Reorganized and redesignated 16 December 1866 as Company B, 26th Infantry
Consolidated 23 June 1869 with Company B, 10th Infantry, and consolidated unit designated as Company B, 10th Infantry
[edit] 3rd Battalion
Constituted 3 March 1855 in the Regular Army as Company C, 10th Infantry
Organized in June 1855 at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
Consolidated 25 July 1869 with Company C, 26th Infantry (see ANNEX 1), and consolidated unit designated as Company C, 10th Infantry
(10th Infantry assigned 5 July 1918 to the 14th Division; relieved in February 1919 from assignment to the 14th Division; assigned 24 March 1923 to the 5th Division [later redesignated as the 5th Infantry Division])
Inactivated 31 October 1929 at Fort Thomas, Kentucky
Activated 1 October 1933 at Fort Hayes, Ohio
Inactivated 20 September 1946 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky
Activated 15 July 1947 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Inactivated 30 April 1950 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Activated 1 March 1951 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania
Inactivated 1 September 1953 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Pennsylvania
Activated 25 May 1954 in Germany
Inactivated 1 June 1957 at Fort Ord, California, and relieved from assignment to the 5th Infantry Division
Redesignated 19 March 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Battle Group, 10th Infantry, withdrawn from the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, and assigned to the 83d Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted)
Battle Group activated 20 March 1959 with Headquarters at Cleveland, Ohio (Headquarters and Headquarters Company concurrently consolidated with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 331st Infantry [see ANNEX 2], and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Battle Group, 10th Infantry)
Reorganized and redesignated 15 April 1963 as the 3d Battalion, 10th Infantry
Inactivated 31 December 1965 at Cleveland, Ohio
Withdrawn 10 May 1967 from the Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army; concurrently relieved from assignment to the 83d Infantry Division and assigned to the 5th Infantry Division
Activated 26 May 1967 at Fort Carson, Colorado
Inactivated 15 December 1970 at Fort Carson, Colorado
Activated 21 November 1976 at Fort Polk, Louisiana
Inactivated 1 August 1984 at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and relieved from assignment to the 5th Infantry Division
Headquarters transferred 4 June 1987 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
ANNEX 1
Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as Company C, 2d Battalion, 17th Infantry
Organized in April 1863 at Fort Preble, Maine
Reorganized and redesignated 16 December 1866 as Company C, 26th Infantry
Consolidated 25 July 1869 with Company C, 10th Infantry, and consolidated unit designated as Company C, 10th Infantry
ANNEX 2
Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 331st Infantry Regiment, an element of the 83d Division
Organized 30 August 1917 at Camp Sherman, Ohio
Demobilized 9 February 1919 at Camp Sherman, Ohio
Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 331st Infantry, an element of the 83d Division (later redesignated as the 83d Infantry Division)
Organized in November 1921 at Cleveland, Ohio
Ordered into active military service 15 August 1942 and reorganized at Camp Atterbury, Indiana
Inactivated 30 March 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey
Activated 26 December 1946 at Columbus, Ohio
(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the U.S. Army Reserve)
Consolidated 20 March 1959 with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Battle Group, 10th Infantry, and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Battle Group, 10th Infantry
Reconstituted in Ft. Leonardwood Missouri as a Basic Training station for new recruits.
[edit] Honors
[edit] Campaign Participation Credit
Civil War:
- Peninsula;
- Manassas;
- Antietam;
- Fredericksburg;
- Chancellorsville;
- Gettysburg;
- Wilderness;
- Spotsylvania;
- Cold Harbor;
- Petersburg;
- New Mexico 1862;
- Virginia 1862;
- Virginia 1863
Indian Wars:
- Comanches;
- Apaches
War with Spain:
- Santiago
Philippine Insurrection:
- Streamer without inscription
World War II:
- Normandy;
- Northern France;
- Rhineland;
- Ardennes-Alsace;
- Central Europe
[edit] Decorations
- French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II for MOSELLE RIVER
