The 211th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the

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. The regiment was active during the Cold War era as part of the 51st Infantry Division. The regiment's headquarters was in Miami. The 211th Infantry performed their first annual field training at Fort Jackson from July 4 to 18, 1948 as part of the 51st Infantry Division. Companies C and G were ordered into State Active Duty to aid civil authorities in hurricane relief. Lieutenant Roland Fisher commanded Company G (3 officers and 83 soldiers) during the relief operation in Fort Lauderdale from October 5 to November 15, 1948. Captain Richard H. Coburn commanded Company C (3 officers and 48 soldiers) during relief operations from October 5 to 7, 1948. The

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reorganization of 1959 broke up the 211th Infantry Regiment and it was perpetuated by the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 211th Infantry of the 51st Infantry Division until their elimination in 1963 under the

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reorganization. The heraldry of the regiment was transferred to the Florida Army National Guard training school, the 211th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) on 21 May 1997.

Organization in 1948

The 211th Infantry conducted annual training at Fort Jackson July 3 to 17, 1949 and August 13 to 27, 1950 with the 51st Infantry Division. The regiment was again partially called on for hurricane relief. Second battalion headquarters and portions of Companies G and H (altogether totalling 9 officers and 153 soldiers) conducted relief operations in West Palm Beach, Fort Pierce, Hollywood, and Fort Lauderdale areas from August 26 to September 1, 1949. Company K (4 officers and 52 soldiers) under command of Captain Richard Woodring aided in hurricane relief to Tarpon Springs-Clearwater area on September 6 to 7, 1950. Company C (5 officers and 46 soldiers) under command of Lieutenant Elby H. Cross aided in hurricane relief from October 18 to 20, 1950. The 211th Infantry conducted Annual Training at

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, Alabama, from July 29 to August 12, 1951, and Company I was awarded The Adjutant General's Trophy for 1951. The regiment conducted Annual Training from June 15 to 29, 1952, July 26 to August 9, 1953, July 4 to 18, 1954, and from June 6 to 23, 1957 at Fort McClellan. {{cite book, last1=Lance, first1=Mark, title=Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Florida, 1947-1948, date=1948, publisher=Florida National Guard, page=9, ref=AGR 1947-1948

Commanders

File:211 Inf Rgt DUI.jpg, COL Robert A. Ballard, 211th Infantry Regiment, 1947 -

References

* Hawk, Robert. Florida's Army: Militia/State Troops?National Guard 1565-1985. Englewood, FL. Pineapple Press, Inc. 1986.

Peacetime Soldiers, The Miami Daily News, February 20, 1949

National Guard Story Salutes 211th Infantry, St. Petersburg Times, June 18, 1950

Area Infantry Unit SUmmer Training Starts, St. Petersburg Times, June 6, 1957

History of the 50th Area Support Group, Claims its ancestry from the 211th Infantry, Florida Guard Online, 2011
Military units and formations in Florida

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Organization in 1948

Commanders

See also

References