22nd Infantry Regiment (United States)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=22nd Infantry Regiment


caption=22nd Infantry coat of arms
dates=May 15, 1865 - Present
country=USA
allegiance=Federal
branch=Regular Army
type=1st Bn Mechanized Infantry
2nd Bn Light Infantry
role=
size=
command_structure=1st Bn: 4th Infantry Division
2nd Bn: 10th Mountain Division
current_commander=
garrison=1st Bn: Fort Hood
2nd Bn: Fort Drum
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colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname=
patron=
motto="Deeds Not Words"
colors=Blue and White
march=
mascot=
battles=Indian Wars
Civil War
War with Spain
Philippine Insurrection
World War II
Vietnam War
Armed Forces Expeditions - Somalia
Afghanistan Campaign
Iraq Campaign
notable_commanders=
anniversaries=
identification_symbol=
identification_symbol_label=Distinctive Unit Insignia
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identification_symbol_2_label=US Regiments
previous=21st Infantry Regiment
next=23rd Infantry RegimentThe 22nd Infantry Regiment is a parent regiment of the United States Army. Currently the 1st and 2nd Battalions are activated. The 3rd and 4th Battalions have been deactivated.

Lineage

Regiment

*Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as the 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment. Organized 15 May 1865 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. Reorganized and redesignated 21 September 1866 as the 22nd Infantry Regiment. Consolidated 1-31 May 1869 with the 31st Infantry Regiment. (see Annex) and consolidated unit designated as the 22nd Infantry Regiment.

*Assigned 24 March 1923 to the 4th Division (later redesignated as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._4th_Infantry_Division 4th Infantry Division] ).

*(lst Battalion inactivated 30 June 1927 at Fort McPherson, Georgia; activated 1 June 1940 at Fort McClellan, Alabama.) Inactivated 1 March 1946 at Camp Butner, North Carolina. Activated 15 July 1947 at Fort Ord, California.

*Relieved 1 April 1957 from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent Regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System.

ANNEX

*Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as the 3rd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment. Organized in December 1865 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. Reorganized and redesignated 21 September 1866 as the 31st Infantry Regiment. Consolidated 1-31 May 1869 with the 22nd Infantry and consolidated unit designated as the 22nd Infantry Regiment.

1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment

The 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, was originally constituted on 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as Companies A and I, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry. It organized in May 1865 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. It reorganized and was redesignated on 21 September 1866 as Companies A and I, 22nd Infantry.

Companies A and I, 22nd Infantry consolidated on 4 May 1869 and the consolidated unit was designated as Company A, 22nd Infantry; the 22nd Infantry being assigned on 24 March 1923 to the 4th Division [later redesignated as the 4th Infantry Division] . It inactivated on 30 June 1927 at Fort McPherson, Georgia.

The unit reactivated on 1 June 1940 at Fort McClellan, Alabama, before inactivating on 1 March l946 at Camp Butner, North Carolina.

It reactivated 15 July 1947 at Fort Ord, California. It reorganized and was redesignated on 1 April 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battle Group, 22nd Infantry and remained assigned to the 4th Infantry Division (with its organic elements being concurrently constituted and activated). It was reorganized and redesignated on 1 October 1963 as the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry. It inactivated on August 1984 at Fort Carson, Colorado and was relieved from its assignment to the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized).

It reactivated in May 1986 at Fort Drum, New York and was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division (Light). The battalion deployed to combat in Somalia in 1993 as a part of the 10th Mountain Division. Relieved in February 1996 from this assignment to the 10th Mountain Division (Light), the 1st Battalion was reassigned to the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort Hood, Texas.

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, deployed in late April 2002 to become part of Joint Task Force 160, as the only Army Infantry deployed to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. Approximately 200 soldiers from the 1-22 IN were tasked with providing external security for the detainee facilities . This included fixed site security, patrols, observation posts, a quick reaction force, and also playing a role in escorting and transporting detainees. The soldiers of the 22nd Infantry were awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award for their outstanding service in Cuba during this period.

In April 2003, the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, deployed to Iraq with the 4th Infantry Division as a part of the 1st Brigade. The battalion secured Tikrit, Iraq and was instrumental in the hunt and eventual capture of Saddam Hussein. It was decorated with a Valorous Unit Award for its service during this period. The battalion redeployed from Iraq to Fort Hood, Texas in April, 2004.

In December 2005, the 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry once again deployed with the 4th Infantry Division to Iraq to serve for one year in the Baghdad area.

2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment

The 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry regiment was originally constituted on 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as Companies B and K, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry. It was organized in May 1865 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. It was reorganized and redesignated on 21 September 1866 as Companies B and K, 22nd Infantry.

Companies B and K, 22nd Infantry were consolidated on 4 May 1869. The resulting consolidated unit was designated as Company B, 22nd Infantry. It inactivated on 30 June 1927 at Fort McPherson, Georgia. The unit reactivated on 1 June 1940 at Fort McClellan, Alabama, and following the end of World War II, inactivated on 1 March 1946 at Camp Butner, North Carolina.

It activated on 15 July 1947 at Fort Ord, California. It inactivated on again on 1 April 1957 at Fort Lewis, Washington, and was relieved from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division. The unit was concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battle Group, 22nd Infantry.

It was redesignated on 21 August 1963 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (Mechanized), 22nd Infantry and assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, while its organic elements were concurrently constituted. The battalion activated on 1 October 1963 at Fort Lewis, Washington.

It was relieved on 1 August 1967 from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division and assigned to the 25th Infantry Division. It was relieved on 15 December 1970 from its assignment to the 25th Infantry Division and assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, before being inactivated in September 1972 at Fort Carson, Colorado.

The unit reactivated in September 1976 at Fort Carson and was assigned to Wiesbaden, Germany as part of the 4th Infantry Division (Forward). It inactivated in July 1984 in Wiesbaden, Germany and was relieved from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized).

The 2nd Battalion activated in September 1986 at Fort Drum, New York, and was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division (Light).

The 2nd Battalion has seen service in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

Honors

Campaigns

Indian Wars

#Little Big Horn
#Pine Ridge, North Dakota, 1869/69
#Montana 1872

Spanish-American War
#Santiago

Philippine-American War
#Manila
#Malolos
#San Isidro
#Mindanao
#Jolo
#Luzon 1900

World War II

#Normandy (with arrowhead)
#Northern France
#Rhineland
#Ardennes-Alsace
#Central Europe Vietnam

#Counteroffensive, Phase II
#Counteroffensive, Phase III
#Tet Counteroffensive, 68
#Counteroffensive, Phase IV, 68
#Counteroffensive, Phase V, 68
#Counteroffensive, Phase VI, 68-69
#Tet 69/ Counteroffensive 69
#Summer-Fall 1969
#Winter-Spring 1970
#Sanctuary Counteroffensive 1970
#Counteroffensive Phase VII, 70-71

Somalia

#Somalia 1993 (1st & 2nd Battalion)

Afghanistan

#Streamer to be determined for service in 2003-04 (2nd Battalion)

Iraq

#Streamer to be determined for service in 2003-04 (1st Battalion)
#Streamer to be determined for service in 2005-06 (1st & 2nd Battalion)

Decorations

#Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered HURTGEN FOREST (22nd Infantry cited; WD GO 37, 1946)
#Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ST. GILLIS MARIGNY (22nd Infantry cited; WD GO 14, 1945)
#Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered CARENTAN (3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry cited;. WD GO 85,1944)
#Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered SUOI-TRE, VIETNAM (2nd Battalion and 3rd Battalion (less Company C), 22nd Infantry cited; DA GO 59,1968) * FSB - Gold, March 21, 1967
#Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered TAY NINH PROVINCE (3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry cited; DA GO 42, 1969)
#Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered KONTUM (lst Battalion, 22nd Infantry cited; DA GO 43,1970)
#Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ (lst Battalion, 22nd Infantry cited; DA GO 17 May, 2005)
#Belgian Fourragere 1940 (22nd Infantry cited; DA GO 43, 1950) Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in BELGIUM (22nd Infantry cited; DA GO 43, 1950)
#Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the ARDENNES (22nd Infantry cited; DA GO 43, 1950)

History

The 22d Infantry Regiment was stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, as a component of the 8th Infantry Brigade, which was the sole active component of the deactivated 4th Infantry Division. 22d Inf Regt moved to Fort Benning on February 21 1941 to train with the division, and then moved to Camp Gordon, Georgia on December 27 1941, where it was reorganized under a motorized TO&E on September 9 1942.

The regiment moved to Fort Dix, New Jersey on April 16 1943, where it was reorganized under a regular infantry TO&E on August 1 1943. The regiment continued to train for combat, moving on to Camp Gordon Johnston, Florida on September 28 1943, and to Fort Jackson, South Carolina on December 1 1943. 22nd IR subsequently got its Port Call orders, and staged at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey on January 8 1944 until it shipped out from the New York Port of Embarkation on January 18 1944.

The regiment arrived in England on January 29 1944, settled in near Plymouth, England, and started preparations to assault Utah Beach.

The regiment assaulted Utah Beach on June 6 1944, as part of VII Corps in the D-Day Invasion, and arrived in the vicinity of Pavenoville, France by the end of D-day. It then participated in the Cherbourg Peninsula operation while attached to 2d Armored Division from July 19 through August 2 1944.

The regiment then returned to 4th Infantry Division, and headed for Belgium as part of the Operation Cobra, moved into to Belgium on September 6 1944, and entered Germany on September 11 1944. The regiment was attached to 83d Infantry Division between December 3-7, 1944, and then returned to 4th Infantry Division in Luxembourg on December 12 1944. 22nd IR then moved to Belgium on January 28 1945, and re-entered Germany on February 7 1945, where it remained on mop-up and occupation until July 12 1945, when it DEROSed to the New York POE, and moved to its temporary home at Camp Butner, North Carolina while the regiment trained for movement to Japan. However, the war in the Pacific terminated, and the regiment remained at Camp Butner until it was deactivated on March 5 1946.

Trivia

Ernest Hemingway was with the 22d Infantry Regiment when the unit from Paris through Belgium to Germany.

During the Battle of the Bulge, US war maps show that the 4 ID (to which the 22nd was assigned) was south of Bastogne, massed along the Belgium-German border across from Trier, Germany.

External links

* [http://www.22ndinfantry.org/index.htm The 22nd Infantry Regiment Society]