305th Infantry Regiment (United States)

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305th Infantry Regiment
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Regimental Coat of Arms
Active1917–1919
1921–1946
1946–1965
1999-present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg USA
Branch U.S. Army
Role Infantry
Size Regiment
Part of 177th Armored Brigade
Garrison/HQ Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Motto(s)"Second to None"
AnniversariesConstituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army
EngagementsOise-Aisne
Meuse-Argonne
Champagne 1918
Lorraine 1918
Western Pacific
Leyte
Ryukyus
Decorations Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Presidential Unit Citation
Army Superior Unit Award
Battle honours World War I
World War II

The 305th Infantry Regiment was a National Army unit first organized for service in World War I as part of the 77th Infantry Division in Europe. It later served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Since then it has served as a training Regiment. In 1999, it was withdrawn from the Combat Arms Regimental System and redesignated as a non-branch regiment. The regiment's 1st and 2nd battalions are stationed at Camp Shelby under the command of the 177th Armored Brigade. The regiment's 3rd battalion is inactive.

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History

World War I

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The regiment was constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 306th Infantry and assigned to the 153rd Infantry Brigade of the 77th Division. The 305th Infantry was commanded by William Renwick Smedberg Jr., who later commanded the 153rd Brigade, [1] It was organized at Camp Upton, New York on 29 August 1917. The regiment participated in the following campaigns: Oise-Aisne, Meuse-Argonne, Champagne, and Lorraine. The regiment demobilized at Camp Upton on 9 May 1919. [2] [3] [4]

Between the Wars

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The 305th Infantry was reconstituted in the Organized Reserve on 24 June 1921, assigned to the 77th Division, and allotted to the Second Corps Area. It was initiated on 5 August 1921 with the regimental headquarters, 1st Battalion, and 2nd Battalion at Brooklyn, and the 3rd Battalion at Manhattan. The regiment conducted summer training most years with the 1st Division's 16th Infantry Regiment at Camp Dix, New Jersey, and some years at Plattsburg Barracks or Fort Slocum, New York. An alternate form of summer training was conducting the infantry Citizens Military Training Camps at Camp Dix or Plattsburg Barracks. The primary ROTC "feeder" schools for new Reserve lieutenants for the regiment were the College of the City of New York and New York University. Designated mobilization training station was Camp Dix. [2]

World War II

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Ordered into active military service 25 March 1942 and reorganized at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. The regiment participated in the January 1943 Louisiana Maneuvers. In July 1943, the regiment was organized with 3,256 officers and enlisted men: [5]

The regiment departed San Francisco on 23 March 1944 and arrived in Hawaii on 1 April. The 306th first saw combat during the liberation of Guam in July, 1944. The 306th served in the liberation of the Philippines, arriving on 23 November 1944. The regiment fought on Okinawa from 27 April though 27 June. [6] [7]

Post War Service

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Activated 17 December 1946 in the Organized Reserves with headquarters in New York City. In May 1959 the regiment was reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System to consist of the 1st Battle Group, an element of the 77th Infantry Division under the Pentomic division design. [8] After adoption of the ROAD program, [8] the regiment was reorganized on 26 March 1963 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, subordinate elements of the 77th Infantry Division. The 1st and 2d Battalions were inactivated 30 December 1965 and relieved from assignment to the 77th Infantry Division. [8]

Under the 87th Training Division

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The 305th Infantry was withdrawn 17 October 1999 from the Combat Arms Regimental System, redesignated as the 305th Regiment, and reorganized to consist of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd battalions, elements of the 87th Division (Training Support). [9] The 1st, 2nd and 3rd battalions were concurrently allotted to the Regular Army.

Transfer to First Army

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On 15 December 2007, the battalions were relieved from their assignment to the 87th Division and reassigned to First Army’s 177th Armored Brigade. In October 2012, 3rd Battalion was inactivated.

Lineage and honors

Lineage

Campaign participation credit

ConflictStreamerYear(s)
World War I
Streamer WWI V.PNG
Oise-Aisne1917
Meuse-Argonne1917
Champagne1918
Lorraine1918
World War II
Streamer APC.PNG
Streamer WWII V.PNG
Western Pacific
Leyte (with Arrowhead)1944
Ryukyus(with Arrowhead)1945

Decorations

RibbonAwardElementInscriptionOrders
Presidential Unit Citation (Philippines) Streamer.png Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Entire Regiment17 October 1944 to 4 July 1945War Department General Orders
Streamer PUC Army.PNG Presidential Unit Citation 1st Battalion Okinawa War Department General Orders
Streamer SUC.png Army Superior Unit Award 1st & 2nd Battalions2008-2011
Permanent Orders 332-07 announcing award of the Army Superior Unit award 332-07 20121127 HRCMD CC.pdf
Permanent Orders 332-07 announcing award of the Army Superior Unit award
Streamer PUC Army.PNG Presidential Unit Citation 3rd Battalion Shuri defense line War Department General Orders

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