414th Infantry Regiment (United States)

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unit_name= 414th Infantry Regiment


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dates= 1942-Present
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motto="Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum"
"If You Wish Peace, Prepare For War"
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Iraq Campaign
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previous=374th Infantry Regiment
next=442nd Infantry Regiment

Symbolism

The shield is blue for Infantry. The dancette partition line represents the mountainous character of the State of Idaho from which state the personnel of the regiment were originally drawn. The wavy partition line represents Snake River, which runs across the southern and western portions of the state. [ [http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Regt/414Regiment.htm 414th Regiment Insignia Page ] ]

Lineage

*Constituted June 24, 1921 as the 414th Infantry and assigned to the 104th Division, later redesignated as the 104th Infantry Division.

*Organized in December 1921 with Headquarters at Pocatello, Idaho.

*Ordered into active military service September 15, 1942 and reorganized at Camp Adair, near what is now Adair Village, Oregon.

*Inactivated December 11, 1945 at Camp San Luis Obispo, California.

*Activated March 25, 1947 in the Organized Reserves with Headquarters at Los Angeles, California.

*Reorganized and redesignated June 10, 1959 as the 414th Regiment, an element of the 104th Division (Training), with Headquarters at Salem, Oregon.

*Reorganized January 10 - February 29, 1968 to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 104th Division (Training).

*Reorganized April 16, 1995 to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 104th Division (Institutional Training).

*Reorganized September 16, 1995 to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 104th Division (Institutional Training)

*Reorganized October 16 - November 16, 1996 to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 104th Division (Institutional Training) [ [http://www.nightfighters.org/index.shtml 1-414th Regimental Association Home Page ] ] [ [http://www.history.army.mil/lineage/branches/regt/0414rgt.htm 414th Regiment ] ]

External links

* [http://www.nightfighters.org 414th Infantry Regiment Website]

References