279th Infantry Regiment (United States)

279th Infantry Regiment

Coat of arms
Active 1946
Country United States
Branch Oklahoma Army National Guard
Type Infantry
Role Light infantry
Size One battalion
Garrison/HQ Sand Springs, OK
Motto(s) "Movin' On"
Colors Blue, white, red
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
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The 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment is headquartered in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. It is a part of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard.

The 279th Infantry saw action during World War II and the Korean War as part of the 45th Infantry Division and again in Afghanistan and Iraq as part of the 45th Infantry Brigade.

Lineage

Shared lineage with the 180th Infantry Regiment

Parent unit constituted in 1890 in the Oklahoma Volunteer Militia as the 1st Infantry Regiment.

(Oklahoma Volunteer Militia redesignated in 1895 as the Oklahoma National Guard.)

Organized 21 December 1895 from existing units with headquarters at Guthrie.

Consolidated with elements from Arizona, New Mexico, and the Indian Territory and mustered into federal service 4–23 July 1898 as the 1st Territorial Volunteer Infantry; mustered out of federal service 11–15 February 1899 at Albany, Georgia.

Former 1st infantry Regiment reorganized in 1899 in the Oklahoma National Guard as the 1st Infantry with headquarters at Guthrie.

Mustered into federal service 27 June - 1 July 1916 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma; mustered out of federal service 1 March 1917 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Mustered into federal service 5 August 1917 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma; concurrently, drafted into federal service.

Consolidated 15 October 1917 with the 7th Infantry, Texas National Guard; consolidated unit concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 142d Infantry and assigned to the 36th Division.

Demobilized 17 June 1919 at Camp Bowie, Texas.

Elements of the former 1st Infantry in eastern Oklahoma consolidated 1920-1921 with elements of the 3d Infantry (organized and federally recognized 3 September 1918 in the Oklahoma National Guard with headquarters at Muskogee) and consolidated unit designated as the 3d Infantry (elements of the former 1st Infantry in central Oklahoma consolidated with the 2d Infantry - hereafter separate lineage.)

Redesignated 14 October 1921 as the 180th Infantry and assigned to the 45th Division.

Inducted into federal service 16 September 1940 at home stations.

(45th Division redesignated 11 February 1942 as the 45th Infantry Division.)

Inactivated 22–29 November 1945 at Camp Bowie, Texas.

New separate lineage

Former elements of the 180th Infantry in northeastern Oklahoma reorganized and federally recognized 20 September 1946 as the 279th Infantry, with headquarters at Okmulgee (former elements of the 180th Infantry in southeastern Oklahoma reorganized as the 180th Infantry – hereafter a separate lineage.)

Ordered into active federal service 1 September 1950 at home stations.

(279th Infantry [NGUS] organized and federally recognized 30 October 1952 with headquarters at Okmulgee.)

Released 30 April 1954 from active federal service and reverted to state control; federal recognition concurrently withdrawn from the 279th Infantry (NGUS).

Reorganized 1 May 1959 as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System to consist of the 1st Battle Group, an element of the 45th Infantry Division.

Reorganized 1 April 1963 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 45th Infantry Division.

Reorganized 1 February 1968 to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 45th Infantry Brigade.

Withdrawn 1 May 1989 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System.

Reorganized 1 November 2005 to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 45th Infantry Brigade.

(1st Battalion ordered into active federal service 20 January 2004 at home stations; released from active federal service 17 July 2005 and reverted to state control.)

Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 279th Infantry Regiment.

(1st Battalion ordered into active federal service 19 October 2007 at home stations.)

Converted and redesignated 1 September 2008 as the 279th Cavalry Regiment.

(1st Squadron released from active federal service 21 November 2008 and reverted to state control.)

Converted and redesignated 1 December 2008 as the 279th Infantry Regiment.

(1st Battalion ordered into active federal service 31 March 2011 at home stations; released from active federal service 3 May 2012 and reverted to state control.)

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Current units

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-279th Infantry at Sand Springs with Detachment at Bartlesville

Additionally, the 279th is supported by its Forward Support Company (FSC)

Campaign streamers

World War II

Co D additionally entitled to:

Korea

Global War on Terror
Operation Enduring Freedom

Co D additionally entitled to:
Operation Iraqi Freedom

Battlefield or campaign honors, citations and decorations

Subordinate elements:

Company D (Claremore), 1st Battalion, additionally entitled to:

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Distinctive unit insignia

Description A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 3/32 inches (2.78 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, on a bend Argent two lightning bolts Gules, in chief a fleur-de-lis of the second. Attached below and to the sides of the shield is a Blue scroll inscribed "MOVIN’ ON" in Silver letters.

Background The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 279th Infantry Regiment on 26 September 1952. It was redesignated effective 1 September 2007, for the 279th Cavalry Regiment with the symbolism revised. It was redesignated again, effective December 2008, for the 279th Infantry Regiment with the symbolism revised.

Coat of arms [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Lineage and Honors 279th Infantry Regiment". US Army Center of Military History. US Army. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  2. "279th Infantry". 279th Infantry. US Army Institute of Heraldry.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document "279th Cavalry Regiment".

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