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US 21st Infantry Regiment
The 21st Infantry Regiment ("Gimlet") Is a United States Army infantry regiment. The 1st Battalion currently exists as part of 25th Infantry Division (United States), 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division and the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Infantry Brigade combat team, Brigade Combat Team 11th Airborne Division (United States), 11th Airborne Division. The regiment fought in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, as well as Operation Iraqi Freedom. Task Force Smith, the first American unit to see action in the Korean War, was derived from the regiment's 1st Battalion. History Civil War The 21st Infantry traces its history back to the 2nd Battalion of the 12th Infantry Regiment (United States), 12th Infantry Regiment, formed on 3 May 1861 for the American Civil War. Companies A, B, E and G were activated at Fort Hamilton on 20 May 1862. They were sent to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, Harpers Ferry and on 26 May fought in a skirmish with a Confederat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infantry Branch (United States)
The Infantry Branch (also known as the "Queen of Battle") is a branch of the United States Army first established in 1775. History Ten companies of riflemen were authorized by a resolution of the Continental Congress on 14 June 1775. However, the oldest Regular Army infantry regiment, the 3rd Infantry Regiment, was constituted on 3 June 1784, as the First American Regiment 18th century On 3 March 1791, Congress added to the Army "1st Infantry Regiment (United States)#Origins, The Second Regiment of Infantry" * An Act of Congress on 16 July 1798 authorized twelve additional regiments of infantry * An Act of Congress on 11 January 1812 increased the Regular Army to 46 infantry and 4 rifle regiments * An Act of Congress on 3 March 1815 reduced the Regular Army from the 46 infantry and 4 rifle regiments it fielded in the War of 1812 to a peacetime establishment of 8 infantry regiments, further reduced to 7 in 1821. The origins of the Army's current regimental numbering system dates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
