1st Brigade, 7th Infantry Division (United States)

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1st Brigade, 7th Infantry Division
7th Infantry Division SSI (1973-2015).svg
7th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia
Active1917 – 21
1963 – 71
1974 – 94
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States of America
Branch United States Department of the Army Seal.svg United States Army
Type Infantry
RoleLight infantry
Part of 7th Infantry Division
EngagementsWorld War I
Panama

The 1st Brigade, 7th Infantry Division was an infantry brigade of the United States Army, and a part of the 7th Infantry Division. The brigade was based at Fort Ord, California for most of its history. After the Korean War, it was activated as a brigade in 1963, and was returned to the United States where it saw action in Operation Just Cause and Operation Golden Pheasant before being finally deactivated in 1995.

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The 7th ID remained in Korea near the DMZ from the truce in 1953 until 1971, participating in “The Second Korean War” from 1966 to 1969.

History

Post-Korean War

In the wake of the Korean War, between 1953 and 1971, the 7th Infantry Division defended the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Its main garrison was Camp Casey, South Korea. During this period, the division was restructured in compliance with the Reorganization Objective Army Divisions tables of organization. [1] In 1963, the division's former headquarters company grew into the 1st Brigade, 7th Infantry Division. [1] On 2 April 1971, the division and its brigades returned to the United States and inactivated at Fort Lewis, Washington. [2]

Tactical map of Operation Just Cause. Operation Just Cause.jpg
Tactical map of Operation Just Cause.

In October 1974 the 7th and two brigades reactivated at their former garrison, Fort Ord. [2] The division was tasked to keep a close watch on South American developments. It trained at Fort Ord, Camp Roberts, and Fort Hunter Liggett. On 1 October 1985 the division redesignated as the 7th Infantry Division (Light), organized again as a light infantry division. The various battalions of the 17th, 31st, and 32nd Regiments moved from the division, replaced by battalions from other regiments, including battalions from the 21st Infantry Regiment, the 27th Infantry Regiment, and the 9th Infantry Regiment. The 27th Infantry and the 9th Infantry Regiment participated in Operation Golden Pheasant in Honduras. [3] In 1989 the 1st Brigade (or 9th Infantry Regiment as it was more commonly known), 7th Infantry Division participated in Operation Just Cause in Panama. [3]

The 1991 Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommended the closing of Fort Ord due to the escalating cost of living on the central California coastline. By 1994, the garrison was to be closed and the division was to relocate to Fort Lewis, Washington. [4]

In 1993 the division was slated to move to Fort Lewis, WA and inactivate as part of the post-Cold War drawdown of the US Army. The 1st Brigade relocated to Ft. Lewis and was later reflagged as the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division while the division headquarters formally inactivated on 16 June 1994 at Fort Lewis. [2]

Honors

Unit decorations

RibbonAwardYearNotes
Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)1953for service in Korea
Korean Presidential Unit Citation.png Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation 1950for the Inchon Landings
Korean Presidential Unit Citation.png Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation 1950–1953for service in Korea
Korean Presidential Unit Citation.png Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation 1945–1948; 1953–1971for service in Korea
Philippines Presidential Unit Citation.png Philippine Presidential Unit Citation 1944–1945for service in the Philippines during World War II

Campaign streamers

ConflictStreamerYear(s)
World War I Lorraine 1918
World War II Aleutian Islands 1943
World War IIEastern Mandates1944
World War II Leyte 1945
World War II Ryukyus 1945
Korean War UN Defensive1950
Korean War UN Offensive1950
Korean War CCF Intervention1950
Korean War First UN Counteroffensive1950
Korean War CCF Spring Offensive1951
Korean War UN Summer-Fall Offensive1951
Korean War Second Korean Winter1951–1952
Korean War Korea, Summer-Fall 19521952
Korean War Third Korean Winter1952–1953
Korean War Korea, Summer 19531953

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