174th Infantry Brigade (United States)
| 174th Infantry Brigade | |
|---|---|
 174th Infantry Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia | |
| Active | 1917-1919 1921-1945 1947-1951 1997-1999 2006–present[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Army Multi-component |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Training |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | First Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Dix, New Jersey |
| Nickname(s) | "Patriot Brigade"[2] "The Away Brigade"[3] |
| Motto(s) | Pium in Cuspis (Patriots on Point)[4] |
| Colors | Red, Blue and Steel |
| Mascot(s) | Frank, the NY/NJ Continental Soldier |
| Engagements | World War I World War II |
| Decorations | Army Superior Unit Award (ASUA) |
| Commanders | |
| Commanding Officer | COL Matthew Bunch |
| Notable commanders | COL David Sanders COL Michael Wawrzyniak COL Craig A. Osborne |
| Insignia | |
| Designated but not authorized shoulder sleeve insignia |  |
The 174th Infantry Brigade is an
The brigade was deployed for both World War I and World War II.[1] Reorganized and redesignated numerous times, the 174th Infantry Brigade has been a reserve unit of the United States Army for most of its existence, seeing only short stints in the Active Duty forces and a combat role.
Reactivated in 2006 as an active duty, combined arms training brigade, the brigade is responsible for preparing Soldiers of the Reserve and National Guard for deployment through battle training in maneuvers, equipment, and other details. As such, many personnel in the brigade are instructors who are themselves combat veterans of
Organization
The brigade is a subordinate unit of the First Army's Division East.
The brigade is made up of ten
- Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 174th Infantry Brigade
1st Battalion (Training Support), 307th Infantry Regiment
1st Battalion (Training Support), 309th Regiment (Combat Support/Combat Service Support)- 2d Battalion (Training Support), 309th Regiment (Combat Support/Combat Service Support)
2d Battalion (Training Support), 312th Regiment (Combat Support/Combat Service Support)- 3d Battalion (Training Support), 312th Regiment (Combat Support/Combat Service Support)
3d Battalion (Training Support), 313th Regiment (Combat Support/Combat Service Support)
1st Battalion (Training Support), 314th Infantry Regiment- 3d Battalion (Training Support), 314th Field Artillery Regiment
1st Battalion (Brigade Support), 315th Regiment- 2d Battalion (Brigade Support), 315th Regiment
History
World War I
The 174th Infantry Brigade was first constituted on 5 August 1917 in the National Army.
Reorganized in December 1921 at Shreveport, Louisiana, the brigade was redesignated on 23 March 1925 as the 174th Brigade. It was again redesignated on 24 August 1936 as the 174th Infantry Brigade.[7][5] On 13 February 1942, the unit was converted and redesignated as 3rd platoon, 87th Reconnaissance Troop, still assigned to the 87th Division.[5] This consolidation also occurred to the 173rd Infantry Brigade.[8] That December, the unit was ordered into active military service and reorganized along with the rest of the division at Camp McCain, Mississippi, which became an Infantry division. It was then mechanized the next year.[7][5]
World War II
The 87th Infantry Division arrived in Scotland on 22 October 1944, and trained in England until the end of November.[9] It landed in France in early December, and moved to Metz, where, on the 8th, it went into action against and took Fort Driant. The troop followed its division as it shifted to the vicinity of Gross Rederching near the Saar-German border on 10 December, and capturing Rimling, Obergailbach, and Guiderkirch.[9]
The 87th Division was moving into Germany when
The 87th Division returned to the United States in July 1945 expecting to be called upon to play a role in the defeat of the Japanese, but the sudden termination of the war in the Pacific while the division was reassembling at
Cold War era
The 87th Reconnaissance Troop was reorganized and redesignated in April 1947 as the 87th Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop in the reserves.[5] It was then activated the next month at Birmingham, Alabama.[7] At the same time, the Organized Reserves were undergoing a transformation into the Army Reserve.[5] The unit was again reorganized and redesignated in 1949 as the 87th Reconnaissance Company before being inactivated in December 1951 in Birmingham.[5]
The unit was once again designated as the 174th Infantry Brigade following a conversion and redesignation in March 1963.[7] For the next 30 years, the brigade would continue as a Reserve unit in inactive status and would never be called on to participate in any conflicts.[7] In 1997, the brigade was withdrawn from the Reserve and activated in the Regular Army at Fort Drum, New York, before being inactivated two years later.[7]
Training brigade
The brigade headquarters were again reactivated on 1 December 2006 at Fort Drum,
During the summer of 2007, the brigade was mobilized to
October 2016 saw the 174th Infantry Brigade reorganize after the deactivation of the 72d Field Artillery Brigade in 2015. The 174th IN BDE is now configured as a Combined Arms Training Brigade (CATB) under 1st Army's Division East.
Honors
Unit decorations
| Ribbon | Award | Year | Orders |
|---|---|---|---|
Army ||Superior Unit Award |
2008-2011 |  |
Campaign streamers
| Conflict | Streamer | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
World War I 
|
No Inscription | |
World War II  
|
Rhineland
|
1944-1945 |
| Ardennes-Alsace | 1944–1945 | |
Central Europe
|
1945 |
References
- ^ a b https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/div/174infbde.htm Archived 1 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine Official Lineage and Honors Statement
- ^ a b "First Army Division East: Organization". First Army Staff. 2008. Archived from the original on 20 June 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ^ "IMCOM World Newsletter, September 2007". US Army Installation Management Command. 2007. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ^ a b c "The Institute of Heraldry: 174th Infantry Brigade". The US Army Institute of Heraldry. 2008. Archived from the original on 20 June 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Lineage: 174th Infantry Brigade" (PDF). US Army Center of Military History. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ^ "GlobalSecurity.org: 174th Infantry Brigade". GlobalSecurity.org. 2008. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g "174th Infantry Brigade Homepage: History". 174th Infantry Brigade Staff. 2008. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ^ "173rd Airborne Brigade Lineage". Airborne & Special Operations Roll Call. 2008. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Stalwart and Strong: The Story of the 87th Infantry Division". Stars & Stripes. 1944. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Reserve, Guard Soldiers extend mobilization to train others". Ben Abel, 10th Mountain Division Public Affairs. 2006. Archived from the original on 12 September 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ^ "174th Infantry Brigade Homepage: Mission". 174th Infantry Brigade Staff. 2008. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ^ "174th Infantry Brigade: Recruiting". 174th Infantry Brigade Staff. 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2008.[dead link]
- ^ a b c "The Fort Dix Post: Vol. 82, No. 38" (PDF). Adam Navarro, 72nd Field Artillery Brigade. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ^ "The Fort Dix Post: Vol. 82, No. 24" (PDF). Carolee Nisbet, Editor. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2008.