110th Infantry Regiment (United States)
| 110th Infantry Regiment | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Active | 1873 |
| Country |
 United States |
| Allegiance | US |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | light infantry and heavy weapons support |
| Garrison/HQ | Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania |
| Nickname(s) | Fighting Tenth (special designation)[1] |
| Motto(s) | "Cuiusque Devotio est Vis Regimenti" (The Devotion of Each Is The Strength Of The Regiment) |
| Engagements |
Civil War Spanish–American War Mexican Expedition World War I World War II Korean War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Frank Tompkins |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia |
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| U.S. Infantry Regiments | |
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110th Infantry memorial at Washington (PA) cemetery
The 110th Infantry Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army. Its legacy unit, 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry, is a subordinate command of 2nd Brigade, 28th Infantry Division.[2]
The regiment served with the 55th Infantry Brigade, 28th Infantry Division from September 1917 – May 1919, and from 1921–24.[3]
- Organized and federally recognized 8 June 1921 in the Pennsylvania National Guard at Washington, Pennsylvania as Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry, an element of the 28th Division (later redesignated as the 28th Infantry Division).
- Inducted into federal service 17 February 1941 at Washington.
- Inactivated 25 October 1945 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.
- Reorganized and federally recognized 12 December 1946 at Washington as Headquarters Company, 110th Infantry.
- Ordered into active federal service 5 September 1950 at Washington.
- Headquarters Company, 110th Infantry [NGUS], organized and federally recognized 16 July 1953 at Washington.
- Released from active federal service 15 June 1954 and reverted to state control; federal recognition concurrently withdrawn from Headquarters Company, 110th Infantry (NGUS).
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 June 1959 as Headquarters Company, 1st Battle Group, 110th Infantry.
Current reorganization as of March 2014
- Home Station: Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
- Company A – Indiana, Pennsylvania
- Company B – Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
- Company C – Connellsville, Pennsylvania
- Company D – Greensburg, Pennsylvania (Weapons Company)
In June 2016, 1st Battalion-110th Infantry Regiment deployed to Jordan, UAE, and Kuwait to train their forces.[4]
References
- ↑ "Special Designation Listing". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum, 28th Infantry Division Heraldry, accessed 1 July 2013
- ↑ McGrath, The Brigade, 168.
- ↑ Pennsylvania Guardsmen deploy to Jordan 7 July 2016
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