338th Regiment (United States)

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338th Infantry Regiment
338th Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia.jpg
Regimental Distinctive Unit Insignia
Active1917-1919
1921-1945
1946–present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg USA
Branch U.S. Army
Role Infantry
Size Regiment
Part of First Army
Motto(s)Marchons
AnniversariesConstituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army
Decorations Presidential Unit Citation
Army Superior Unit Award
Battle honours World War I
World War II
Insignia
The Regiment wears the 85th Division shoulder sleeve insignia [1] 85th Division SSI.svg
First Army shoulder sleeve insignia (worn 2007-2018) [1] 1st Army.svg
Coat of Arms 338RegimentCOA.jpg

The 338th Infantry Regiment was a National Army Infantry Regiment first organized for service in World War I as part of the 85th Infantry Division in Europe. It later served in the Mediterranean Theater during World War II. Since then it has served as a training regiment, training Army Reserve and Army National Guard soldiers for overseas service after the September 11 terrorist attacks. [2] [3]

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Service history

World War I

The regiment was constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 338th Infantry and assigned to the 169th Infantry Brigade of the 85th Division. It was organized at Camp Custer, Michigan, on 30 August 1917. In August 1917, the regiment was organized with 3,755 officers and enlisted men:

The Doughboys of the regiment deployed to France as part of the American Expeditionary Forces and were billeted in the cities of Nevers and Cosne. The regiment didn't participate in any named campaigns during the war; its Infantrymen were used as individual replacements to the fighting Divisions. [5] [6] [7] After completing its war service in France it was demobilized at Camp Custer on 14 April 1919. [8] [9]

Between the World Wars

The 338th Infantry was reconstituted 24 June 1921 and assigned to the 85th Division (later redesignated as the 85th Infantry Division). The headquarters was at Lansing, Michigan. [1]

World War II

Machine gun crew of the 338th Infantry, 85th Division, firing at Germans carrying demolitions, 19 September 1944. SC 329823 - Machine gun crew of 338th Inf., 85th Div., fires at German carrying demolitions. 19 September, 1944. (52594765174).jpg
Machine gun crew of the 338th Infantry, 85th Division, firing at Germans carrying demolitions, 19 September 1944.

The 338th Infantry was ordered into active military service 15 May 1942 and reorganized at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. In July 1943, the regiment was organized with 3,256 officers and enlisted men: [10]

The regiment departed Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation in December 1943 aboard the USS General William A. Mann [11] [12] with its supporting 329th Field Artillery Battalion. [13] Arriving in Italy on March 14, the 339th Regimental Combat Team was attached to the 88th Infantry Division and became the first regiment of the 85th to see combat during World War II on the Minturno-Castelforte front north of Naples, on 28 March. After service in the Mediterranean Theater it was disbanded 25 August 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia. [1] [14] [15] [16]

Post World War II

The 338th Infantry was reconstituted 6 November 1946 in the Organized Reserves and assigned to the 85th Infantry Division with headquarters at Peoria, Illinois. On 9 July 1952, the Organized Reserve was redesignated the Army Reserve. On 1 April 1952, the headquarters was relocated to Danville, Illinois. On 1 June 1959 the 338th Infantry was reorganized as a training unit and was redesignated as the 338th Regiment, an element of the 85th Division (Training), with headquarters at Chicago, Illinois. [1]

Current assignment

As part of Operation Bold Shift, the 338th mission is to train Army Reserve and Army National Guard Soldiers for war service before dispatch to the War in Afghanistan, the Iraq War, or elsewhere. [17] [18] All three battalions are elements of the 85th Support Command under the operational control of First Army. As of 2018, the 1st Battalion is stationed at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, with the 181st Infantry Brigade, [19] while the 2nd and 3rd Battalions are stationed at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, with the 157th Infantry Brigade. Each battalion provides Observer/Controllers to the NTC and JRTC to train units conducting rotations as well as conducting exercises at their home stations. [20]

Campaign streamers

ConflictStreamerYear(s)
World War I
Streamer WWI V.PNG
No Inscription
World War II
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal streamer.png
Streamer WWII V.PNG
Rome-Arno [21] 1944
North Apennines [22] 1944-1945
Po Valley [23] 1945

[1]

Decorations

RibbonAwardYearSubordinate ElementsEmbroideredNotes
Streamer PUC Army.PNG Presidential Unit Citation 1944Entire RegimentMount AltuzzoGeneral Orders #9, 21 October 1947 [24]
Streamer SUC.png Army Superior Unit Award 2003-20041st Battalion2003-2004Permanent Order 232-07, 20 August 2007 [25]
& General Order 2009-23 [26]
Streamer SUC.png Army Superior Unit Award 2004-20062nd and 3rd Battalions2004-2006Permanent Order 202-27, 21 July 2009 [27]
& General Order 2013-16 [26]
Streamer SUC.png Army Superior Unit Award 2008-2011Entire Regiment2008-2011
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
NoneSecretary of the Army
Superior Unit Certificate
1961-1962Headquarters Company, 3rd BattalionNone
DA GO 14, 20 March 1963 GO 14 March 1963.pdf
DA GO 14, 20 March 1963

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