305th Infantry Regiment (United States)
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The 305th Infantry Regiment was a
History
World War I
Between the Wars
The regiment was reconstituted in the Organized Reserves as the 305th Infantry on 24 June 1921 and reassigned to the 77th Division (later redesignated as the 77th Infantry Division) within the II Corps area. It was actually organized in August 1921 with the entire Regiment located in New York, New York. The primary ROTC feeder schools were the College of the City of New York and New York University. The Regimental designated mobilization training station was Camp Jackson, South Carolina.[2]
World War II
Ordered into active military service 25 March 1942 and reorganized at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. The regiment participated in the January 1943 Louisiana Maneuvers. In July 1943, the regiment was organized with 3,256 officers and enlisted men:[5]
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company- 111
- Service Company- 114
- Anti-Tank Company- 165 (M1 gun)
- Cannon Company- 118 (M3 howitzer)
- Medical Detachment- 135
- Infantry Battalion (x3)- 871
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company- 126
- Rifle Company (x3)- 193 (M1 carbine, M1 Garand, M1903 Springfield, M3 submachine gun, M1919 Browning machine gun, M9 Rocket Launcher, M2 mortar)
- Weapons Company- 156 (M2 machine gun)
The regiment departed San Francisco on 23 March 1944 and arrived in Hawaii on 1 April. The 306th first saw combat during the liberation of Guam in July, 1944. The 306th served in the liberation of the Philippines, arriving on 23 November 1944. The regiment fought on Okinawa from 27 April though 27 June.[6][7]
Post War Service
Under the 87th Training Division
Transfer to First Army
On 15 December 2007, the battalions were relieved from their assignment to the 87th Division and reassigned to First Army’s 177th Armored Brigade. In October 2012, 3rd Battalion was inactivated.
Lineage and honors
Lineage
Campaign participation credit
Conflict | Streamer | Year(s) |
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World War I |
Oise-Aisne | 1917 |
Meuse-Argonne | 1917 | |
Champagne | 1918 | |
Lorraine | 1918 | |
World War II |
Western Pacific | |
Leyte (with Arrowhead) | 1944 | |
Ryukyus(with Arrowhead) | 1945 |
Decorations
Ribbon | Award | Element | Inscription | Orders |
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Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation | Entire Regiment | 17 October 1944 to 4 July 1945 | War Department General Orders | |
Presidential Unit Citation | 1st Battalion | Okinawa | War Department General Orders | |
Army Superior Unit Award
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1st & 2nd Battalions | 2008-2011 | ||
Presidential Unit Citation | 3rd Battalion | Shuri defense line | War Department General Orders |
References
- ISBN 978-1-5719-7088-6 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Clay, Steven E. (2010). US Army Order of Battle 1919-1941 (PDF). Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute Press, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center. p. 454. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Historical Division, Dept of the Army (1992). "US Forces in Meuse-Argonne Offensive 29 September – 11 November 1918" (PDF). Fort Leavenworth, KS: U.S. Army Combined Arms Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Order of Battle (Unit Structure) – American Forces – World War I". www.newrivernotes.com. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Wilson, John B. (1998). Maneuver and Firepower: The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades | U.S. Army Center of Military History (PDF). U.S. Army Center for Military History. p. 183. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Component Elements of the Infantry Divisions in World War II - U.S. Army Center of Military History". history.army.mil. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Army Center for Military History. 1950. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ISBN 9780811701570.
- ^ a b c Wilson, John B. (1998). Maneuver and Firepower: The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades | U.S. Army Center of Military History (PDF). U.S. Army Center for Military History. p. 270. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Wilson, John B. (1998). Maneuver and Firepower: The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades | U.S. Army Center of Military History (PDF). U.S. Army Center for Military History. p. 424. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Bowery, Charles R. Jr. (8 July 2019). "305th Regiment | Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History". history.army.mil. U.S. Army Center for Military History. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
External links
- "1st Battalion 305th Infantry, 177th Armored Brigade". www.first.army.mil/diveast. U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- "2nd Battalion 305th Field Artillery, 177th Armored Brigade". www.first.army.mil/diveast. U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- Tiebout, Frank (1919). History of the 305th Infantry. Retrieved 9 May 2021 – via longwood.k12.ny.us.
- Division, 77th, United States Army Infantry (1947). Ours to Hold it High: The History of the 77th Infantry Division in World War II. Infantry Journal Press. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
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