306th Infantry Regiment (United States)
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Cornelius W. Wickersham |
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The 306th Infantry Regiment was a
Combat Arms Regimental System and redesignated as a non-branch regiment. The regiment's 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th battalions are stationed at Fort Stewart under the command of the 188th Infantry Brigade
. The 3rd Battalion is inactive.
History
World War I
Between the Wars
Fort Slocum, New York, and some years with the 26th Infantry Regiment at Plattsburg Barracks, New York. The regiment also conducted infantry Citizens Military Training Camp (CMTC) training some years at Camp Dix and Plattsburg Barracks as an alternate form of summer training. 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.[1]
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:[4]
- 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.[5][6][7]
Post War Service
Combat Arms Regimental System to consist of the 1st Battle Group, an element of the 77th Infantry Division under the Pentomic division design.[8] After adoption of the ROAD program,[9] the regiment was reorganized on 26 March 1963 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, subordinate elements of the 77th Infantry Division. The 1st and 2d Battalions were inactivated 30 December 1965 and relieved from assignment to the 77th Infantry Division.[10]
Under the 87th Training Division
87th Division (Training Support).[11]
The 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions were concurrently allotted to the Regular Army.
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 188th Infantry Brigade. In October 2012, 3rd Battalion was inactivated. In 2016, the 4th and 5th Battalions were activated at Fort Stewart.
Lineage and honors
Lineage
Campaign participation credit
| Conflict | Streamer | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
World War I 
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Oise-Aisne | 1917 |
| Meuse-Argonne | 1917 | |
| Champagne | 1918 | |
| Lorraine | 1918 | |
World War II  
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Western Pacific | |
| Leyte (with Arrowhead) | 1944 | |
| Ryukyus(with Arrowhead) | 1945 |
Decorations
| Ribbon | Award | Element | Inscription | Orders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Presidential Unit Citation | 1st Battalion | Ie Shima
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War Department General Orders |
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Presidential Unit Citation | 3rd Battalion | Okinowa | War Department General Orders |
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Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation | Entire Regiment | 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 | War Department General Orders |
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Army Superior Unit Award
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1st & 2nd Battalions | 2008-2011 |  |
References
- ^ a b US Army Order of Battle 1919-1941 p454
- ^ "Order of battle for the 77th Infantry Division in World War I" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ 77th Division Order of Battle in World War I
- ^ Maneuver and Firepower p183
- ^ Order of Battle for 77th ID in WW2
- ^ Additional footage
- ^ Stanton, Shelby L. (1984). World War II Order of Battle. New York, New York: Galahad Books.
- ^ Maneuver and Firepower p270
- ^ Wilson, John B. (1997). Maneuver and Firepower: The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades. Washington, DC: Center of Military History.
- ^ Maneuver and Firepower p329
- ^ Maneuver and Firepower p424
- ^ https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/regt/0306rgt.htm Lineage and Honors Certificate