385th Infantry Regiment (United States)

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385th Regiment
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Coat of arms
Active1918
1921-1945
1946-2017
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Branch Army Reserve
TypeTraining
Motto(s)"Follow Me"
EngagementsWorld War II
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia 385 Inf Rgt DUI.png

The 385th Infantry Regiment was part of the 76th Infantry Division of the US Army during World War II and fought in Germany, including the Siegfried Line. The 385th's 2nd Battalion crossed the Nims River at Niederweis taking the town while the 1st Battalion attacked south between Nims and the Prum toward Irrel. 3rd Battalion was the first of the regiment to span the Sauer and go into action in Germany. The first days of combat were a series of pillboxes and prepared defenses until the Line had been breached and the Regiment began moving at an ever-accelerated speed.

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Lineage

Constituted 5 September 1918 in the National Army as the 385th Infantry and assigned to the 97th Division.

(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve).

Honors

WWII Campaign Participation Credit

Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe

Notable members

PVT Audie Murphy, [2] future Medal of Honor recipient

Distinctive unit insignia

Superimposed on a gold shield 1+12 inches (3.8 cm) high, a black felt hat of the Puritan period with white band and gold buckle transfixed horizontally by a red Indian arrow with gold arrowhead outlined red all above and conjoined with a gold motto scroll inscribed "FOLLOW ME" in black letters.

The hat is of the type worn by Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, transfixed by an Indian arrow.

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 385th Infantry, Organized Reserves on 9 August 1924. It was redesignated for the 385th Regiment (BCT), Army Reserve on 15 June 1960. The insignia was amended to revise the description of the design on 11 June 1970

Coat of arms

Publication after hostilities ended

385th At Ease 29 May 1945 Edition

385th At Ease 3 July 1945 Edition

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