113th Infantry Regiment (United States)

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113th Infantry Regiment
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Coat of arms
Active1775
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Branch New Jersey Army National Guard
TypeInfantry
SizeRegiment
Part of 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States), NJ ARNG
Nickname(s)FIRST NEW JERSEY [1]
Motto(s)Fidelis et Fortis (Faithful and Brave)
Commanders
Notable
commanders		 Julius Ochs Adler
Insignia
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The 113th Infantry Regiment is an Infantry regiment of the New Jersey Army National Guard. It is one of several National Guard units with colonial roots and campaign credit for the War of 1812.

Contents

Lineage

The unit's origins lie in the 1st New Jersey Regiment, Continental Army, created 26 October - 15 December 1775 to consist in part of existing militia companies from Essex County. [2]

Reorganized 5 June 1793 in the New Jersey Militia and expanded to form the Essex Brigade (Elements of the Essex Brigade mustered into federal service during 1814)

Mustered into federal service 30 April 1861 at Trenton as the 1st Regiment, New Jersey Brigade; mustered out of federal service 31 July 1861 at Newark

Former 1st Regiment, Newark Brigade, reorganized and redesignated 19 July 1865 as the 1st Regiment, New Jersey Rifle Corps

Former 1st and 4th Regiments consolidated with the 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry, and reorganized in the New Jersey National Guard as the 6th Infantry with headquarters federally recognized 13 November 1919 at Newark

Consolidated 9 July 1946 with the 324th Infantry (see ANNEX 5) and consolidated unit designated as the 113th Infantry

Soldiiers with 2-113th Infantry, New Jersey Army National Guard, stand guard at the Salem Nuclear Power Plant, Oct. 22, 2002. Soldiers support Operation Noble Eagle 021022-Z-AL508-008.jpg
Soldiiers with 2-113th Infantry, New Jersey Army National Guard, stand guard at the Salem Nuclear Power Plant, Oct. 22, 2002.

Withdrawn 1 May 1989 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System

Annex 1

Annex 2

Annex 3

Annex 4

Annex 5

Commanders

Note: Highest Rank Attained by Commander Listed

Command Sergeant Major

Campaign Participation

Revolutionary War

War of 1812

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Civil War

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World War I

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World War II

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War on Terrorism

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[5] The Iraq Campaign Streamer is added to the 2/113 Infantry Battalion's Guidon on 22 January.

Decorations

War on Terrorism

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[6] (GENERAL ORDERS NO. 2014–12 28 May 2014)

World War II

Distinctive unit insignia

A Gold color metal and enamel device 1+1⁄8 inches (2.9 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, a saltire Argent, in chief an oak tree eradicated of the last. Attached above the shield from a wreath Argent and Azure, a lion's head erased Or collared four fusils Gules. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "FIDELIS ET FORTIS" in Black letters.

The shield is blue for the Infantry; the white saltire cross commemorates the service of the old regiment in the Civil War and the silver oak tree the service in World War I (Argonne Forest). The motto is the motto of the old 1st New Jersey Infantry and translates to "Faithful and Brave."

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 113th Infantry Regiment on 26 March 1925. It was amended to include the motto on 22 July 1925. It was redesignated for the 113th Armored Infantry Battalion on 5 July 1952. The insignia was redesignated for the 113th Infantry Regiment and amended to include the State crest on 5 June 1961.

Coat of arms

Blazon

Azure, a saltire Argent, in chief an oak tree eradicated of the last. Attached above the shield from a wreath Argent and Azure, a lion's head erased Or collared four fusils Gules.

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the New Jersey Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Azure, a lion's head erased Or collared four fusils Gules. Motto: FIDELIS ET FORTIS (Faithful and Brave).

Symbolism

The shield is blue for the Infantry; the white saltire cross commemorates the service of the old regiment in the Civil War and the silver oak tree the service in World War I (Argonne Forest).

The crest is that of the New Jersey Army National Guard.

Background

The coat of arms was originally approved for the 113th Infantry Regiment on 26 March 1925. It was redesignated for the 113th Armored Infantry Battalion on 5 July 1952. It was redesignated for the 113th Infantry Regiment on 5 June 1961.

References

  1. ↑ "Special Designation Listing". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  2. ↑ Beginning Lineage
  3. ↑ Stanton, p. 217
  4. ↑ Unit History
  5. ↑ R. Michael Longoria (27 January 2011). "Airman marches, low-crawls and sweats her way into history: Part one" (PDF). DMAVA Highlights.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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