The 167th Infantry Regiment (nicknamed "4th Alabama") is an infantry regiment of the

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. The unit traces its history back to the

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The 167th Infantry Regiment's history lives on in the 1st Battalion, 167th Infantry, "4th Alabama", part of the

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Origins

The 167th Infantry Regiment was formed in 1836. They fought in the Civil War at Seven Pines,

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, Gettysburg and The Wilderness as the 4th Alabama (symbolized in the 13 blue stars on the coat of arms). The regiment fought for the Confederacy as part of the Alabama Brigade. In 1916, they skirmished with

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World War I

The 167th Infantry Regiment fought under the 42nd Division in

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and fought in five major campaigns, symbolized in the 5

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on their coat of arms. The red cross embattled commemorates the carrying of entrenched Croix Rouge Farm below Fere-en-Tardenois in the Battle of Soissons on 26–27 July 1918.

World War II

The 167th Regiment was assigned to the 31st Division during

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and fought in the Pacific in the Battle of the Philippines. 167th Infantry, Alabama, 4th Alabama Infantry, WWI Memorial, France

2005 and 2007 deployments to Iraq

When the 1-167th Infantry Battalion deployed to Iraq in 2005, Company A of the 167th was selected for mobilization. The infantrymen's mission was focused on finding and fixing insurgents, but also providing security for the population as a whole; particularly, during the Iraqi democratic elections of 2005. Voters took part in the first free elections since the fall of Saddam Hussein and his ruling Baath party. When the 1-167th Infantry Battalion was deployed to Iraq again in 2007, Company C of the 167th was mobilized for Iraq. The unit's main mission provided critical security escorts from the Kuwaiti border crossing throughout Iraq to all Forward Operating Bases (FOBs). This even included missions to other country's FOBs, such as the South Korean FOB located near the Northern Turkish border. The largest of all 1144th Joint Logistics Task Force elements, the Alabama Company brought 196 members to OIF, of the 210 members that had been deployed to Iraq. At various times, all members were on missions to and from Iraq at the same time.

2012 deployment to Afghanistan

The 1-167th Infantry Battalion deployed to Afghanistan in 2012 to conduct security force missions in support of NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan (NTM-A) throughout the Afghanistan theater of operations to provide freedom of maneuver for NTM-A and regional support command assets.

The 4th Alabama Tab

The tab was created to honor the 1-167th's Civil War history as the 4th Alabama Regiment, lineage acknowledged by its officially recognized 4th Alabama

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. The 1-167th Infantry has been under many different higher commands, including the 31st Infantry Division, the 35th Infantry Division, the 149th Armor Brigade, the 226th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, the 31st Separate Armored Brigade, the 48th Brigade Combat Team, and the 142nd Battlefield Surveillance Brigade. The 1-167th Infantry is the 3rd maneuver battalion assigned to the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. 167th Infantry, Alabama, 4th Alabama Infantry, Tab, Afghanistan pattern, example

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Current Structure

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 167th Infantry at

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*Company A, 1st Battalion, 167th Infantry at

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*Company C, 1st Battalion, 167th Infantry at

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*Company D, 1st Battalion, 167th Infantry at

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*Forward Support Company (FSC) at

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Regimental Commanders

*Col. Laroy S. Graham, May 16, 1945 - General Orders No. 38, 31st Infantry Division, dated May 16, 1945. Found at: http://www.indianamilitary.org/31STINFDIV/References/GeneralOrders

References

*Thomas, Brenda. 2012. The Alabama National Guard. New Croix Rouge Farm memorial honors 167th Infantry Regiment

*Whitman, Kalisha. 2012. NBC Channel 13 Alabam
Alabama National Guard deploys historic infantry unit again
*Marshall, Mike. 2005. Mobile Register. http://www.al.com/armedforces/mobileregister/index.ssf?stories/december11_05.html {{Webarchive, url=https://archive.today/20130116102000/http://www.al.com/armedforces/mobileregister/index.ssf?stories/december11_05.html , date=16 January 2013

External links

*Task Force Centurion (1-167 IN) Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/TaskForceCenturion *Pictures of 2005 deployment to Iraq, A Company, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8ax2ZPzxBY *Afghanistan. 2012. http://blog.al.com/afghanistan/2012/11/alabama_guards_167th_infantry.html *Iraq 2005-2006. Journal. http://www.submarineboat.com/blown_up.htm *Pictures from 167th in World War II. https://www.flickr.com/photos/charlesduggar/sets/72157617441304263/ Infantry regiments of the United States Army, 167 Infantry regiments of the United States Army in World War II United States Army regiments of World War I Military units and formations established in 1836 Infantry regiments of the United States Army National Guard 1836 establishments in the United States