291st Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | 1942–1945 1952–present |
Country | USA |
Branch | U.S. Army |
Role | Infantry |
Size | Regiment |
Part of | First Army |
Motto(s) | "Altaha Abilia" (Always Ready) |
Anniversaries | Constituted 24 December 1942 in the National Army |
Decorations | Army Superior Unit Award |
Battle honours | World War II |
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The 291st Infantry Regiment was a National Army Infantry Regiment first organized for service in World War II as part of the 75th Infantry Division in Europe. Since 1952 it has served as a training Regiment, both in the Reserve Component and Active Component. [1]
The regiment was ordered into active military service 15 April 1943 and reorganized at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. [2] The regiment participated in the Louisiana Maneuvers in January 1944. The regiment departed Camp Shanks on 22 October 1944 through the New York Port of Embarkation. The regiment fought across France and Germany, entering Germany on 10 March 1945. In July 1943, the regiment was organized with 3,256 officers and enlisted men: [3]
The regiment departed France and arrived at Camp Patrick Henry and the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation on 23 November 1945, and inactivated on the same date. [5]
From 1 March 1952, until 15 April 1997, the regiment served as a training unit under the 95th Training Division working with other units of the Army Reserve.
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Conflict | Streamer | Year(s) |
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World War II | Rhineland | 1944-1945 |
Ardennes-Alsace | 1944-1945 | |
Central Europe | 1945 |
Ribbon | Award | Year | Unit | Orders |
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Meritorious Unit Commendation | 2021-2022 | 1st Battalion | ||
Army Superior Unit Award | 2008-2011 | 1st Battalion | ||
None | Secretary of the Army Superior Unit Certificate | 1961-1962 | B Company, 1st Battalion | |
None | Secretary of the Army Superior Unit Certificate | 1962-1963 | M Company, 3rd Battalion | |
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