198th Infantry Brigade (United States)
- 198th Infantry Brigade (United States)
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unit_name= 198th Light Infantry Brigade
caption=198th Light Infantry Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
dates= 1967-1971
2007-present
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identification_symbol_2_label=The 198th Light Infantry Brigade, was first formed as part of the United States Army Reserve's 99th Division. It was active from 1967 through 1971.
Vietnam
1967-1971 The Brigade was organized as a separate Infantry Brigade at Fort Hood, Texas. During the Vietnam War the 198th was part of the United States Army's 23rd Infantry Division (Also called the Americal Division).
On November 21, 1969, Colonel Joseph C. Clemons, (of Pork Chop Hill fame), assumed command of the 198th Infantry Brigade.
ORDER OF BATTLE
*Headquarters & Headquarters Company
*1st Battalion, 6th Infantry
*1st Battalion, 46th Infantry
*5th Battalion, 46th Infantry
*1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry
*1st Battalion, 14th Artillery
*9th Support Battalion
*155th Engineer Company
*Troop H, 17th Cavalry
Today
The 198th Infantry Brigade has been reactivated at Fort Benning, Georgia to serve as the Infantry Training Brigade. Commanded by Col. Casey Haskins.
*Headquarters & Support Company
*1st battalion, 19th Infantry
*2nd battalion, 19th Infantry Commanded by LTC David Priatko
*1st battalion, 50th Infantry
*2nd battalion, 54th Infantry
*2nd battalion, 58th Infantry. Commanded by LTC Richard Timmons
*3rd battalion, 330th Infantry. Commanded by LTC Donald Okura
References
* [https://www.benning.army.mil/198th/ "The United States Army Infantry Brigade"]
* [http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/content.asp#brigade "The Brigade: A History, Its Organization and Employment in the US Army"]
*Summers, Harry G. Historical Atlas of the Vietnam War. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.
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