The 337th Infantry Regiment was a National Army

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first organized for service in

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as part of the 85th Division. It later served in the Mediterranean Theater during

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. Since then it has served as a training Regiment, training

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and

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Soldiers for service in support of the Global War on Terror.

Service history

World War I

The regiment was constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 337th Infantry and assigned to the 169th Infantry Brigade of the 85th Division. It was organized at

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, on 30 August 1917. Its initial commander was

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. In August 1917, the regiment was organized with 3,755 officers and enlisted men: * Headquarters & Headquarters Company- 303 ** Supply Company- 140 ** Machine Gun Company- 178 ** Medical & Chaplain Detachment- 56 * Infantry Battalion (x3)- 1,026 ** Headquarters- 2 ** Rifle Company (x4)- 256 The

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s of the regiment deployed to France as part of the

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and were billeted in the cities of

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and Cosne. The regiment didn't participate in any named campaigns during the war; its Infantrymen were used as individual replacements for divisions already fighting on the Western Front. After completing its war service in

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, it arrived at the port of New York on 2 April 1919 aboard '' S.S. Leviathan.'' The division demobilized at Camp Custer on 23 April 1919. File:The Library of Congress - Camp Custer, Michigan, photographed from kites, camera elevated 500 feet (LOC).jpg, Camp Custer, Michigan File:USS Leviathan SP-1326.jpg, ''SS Leviathan'', the former Hamburg-Amerika liner ''Vaterlan''d, sports wartime camouflage paint to help hide her from German U-boats. File:LEVIATHAN leaving for France with 11,000 American troops.png, SS Leviathan leaving for France with 11,000 American troops

Between the Wars

The regiment was reconstituted in the

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as the 337th Infantry on 24 June 1921 and reassigned to the 85th Division (later redesignated as the 85th Infantry Division) in the Sixth Corps Area. It was organized in December 1921 with the Regimental Headquarters and the 1st and 2d Battalions at

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and the 3rd Battalion at

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. The 2nd and 3rd Battalions relocated by 1929 to

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and

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respectively. The regiment conducted summer training most years with the 2d Infantry Regiment at Camp Custer. In 1928 the regiment conducted summer training with the 126th Infantry Regiment at

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. In 1934 the regiment conducted summer training with the 125th Infantry Regiment at

. They also conducted infantry Citizens Military Training Camp (CMTC) training some years at Camp Custer or

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, as an alternate form of summer training. The primary

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feeder school was Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science. File:Fort Brady Barracks c 1908.jpg, Fort Brady Barracks circa 1908

World War II

The regiment was ordered into active military service 15 May 1942 and reorganized at

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, using a cadre provided by the 2nd Infantry Division. The regiment participated in the #2

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in April 1943 and the

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Maneuvers in June 1943. In July 1943, the regiment was organized with 3,256 officers and enlisted men: * Headquarters & Headquarters Company- 111 ** Service Company- 114 ** Anti-Tank Company- 165 ** Cannon Company- 118 ** Medical Detachment- 135 * Infantry Battalion (x3)- 871 ** Headquarters & Headquarters Company- 126 ** Rifle Company (x3)- 193 ** Weapons Company- 156 It departed

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aboard HMS Andes on 24 December 1943, landed in

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, North Africa on 2 January 1944 and received

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training at Port aux Poules. It arrived in

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on 27 March 1944. The 337th participated in the Rome-Arno, North Apennines, and the Po Valley campaigns in the Mediterranean Theater as part of the Italian Campaign. The regiment usually fought as a

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with the addition of the 328th Field Artillery Battalion, Company A, 310th Engineer Battalion and Company A, 310th Medical Battalion attached. The regiment saw heavy combat attacking the German's

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and

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Lines as they moved north up the Italian Peninsula during

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. The regiment initially held defensive positions north of the

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until it attacked and seized Castellonorato until it was stopped by German resistance south of Monte Campese on 16 May 1944. The regiment began a drive on

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on 21 May that on the 24th opened the road to the Anzio beach head. Over the next month, the regiment fought through Monte Artemisio and

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. In June the 337th captured Monte Ceraso and advanced to the

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River before being relieved on 10 June 1944. The regiment relieved the

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on the

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River Line on 16 August. On 17 August the 337th seized Mount Pratone. By 18 September, the division had penetrated the

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. On 1 October, Sergeant Chris Carr of Company L earned the

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for actions near Guignola, Italy. The 85th Division went on the defensive near Pizzano from 27 October through 22 November 1944. On 9 January 1945, the 85th relieved the British 1st Division near Monte Grande and then the 1st Armored Division on 17 April as part of

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. On 26 April the division crossed the

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River in the

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area and by 1 May was clearing the Piave Valley. The German forces in Italy surrendered on 2 May 1945. The regiment departed Fagianeria, Italy for Hampton Roads and was inactivated at

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, on 25 August 1945. File:Desert training center - map.png, Map of the Desert Training Center File:Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation leased facilities.png, Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation File:Welcome Home, Camp Patrick Henry, VA.jpg, Welcome Home, Camp Patrick Henry File:SpringOffensiveItaly1945.jpg, Spring Offensive, Italy 1945 File:IVCorpsApr45.jpg, IV Corps operations, Italy April 1945 File:337 INF Jan Apr 1944 Operations Report.pdf, Operations Report by the 337th Infantry Regiment for January through April 1944 File:337 INF May 1944 Operations Report.pdf, Operations Report by the 337th Infantry Regiment for May 1944 File:337 1st BN May 44.pdf, 1st Battalion's operations report for May 1944 File:337 INF Jun Jul 1944 Operations Report.pdf, Operations Report by the 337th Infantry Regiment for June and July 1944 File:337 INF Aug 1944 Operations Report.pdf, Operations Report by the 337th Infantry Regiment for August 1944 File:337 INF Sep 1944 Operations Report.pdf, Operations Report by the 337th Infantry Regiment for September 1944 File:337 INF Oct 1944 Operations Report.pdf, Operations Report by the 337th Infantry Regiment for October 1944 File:337 INF Nov Dec 1944 Operations Report.pdf, Operations Report by the 337th Infantry Regiment for December 1944 File:337th INF Jan 1945 Operations Report.pdf, Operations Report by the 337th Infantry Regiment for January 1945 File:337th INF Feb 1945 Operations Report.pdf, Operations Report by the 337th Infantry Regiment for February 1945 File:337th INF Mar 1945 Operations Report.pdf, Operations Report by the 337th Infantry Regiment for March 1945 File:337th INF Apr 1945 Operations Report.pdf, Operations Report by the 337th Infantry Regiment for April 1945

Post War Service

The Regiment was reconstituted on 6 November 1946 in the Organized Reserves with headquarters in the

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, under TOE 29-7T. Its recruiting area was

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, Minnesota,

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, and

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. On 31 December 1949 the Regimental Headquarters was moved to

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, Illinois and then to

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, Illinois, on 1 August 1955. The regiment, and its parent 85th Infantry Division belonged to the Fifth Army, headquartered in Chicago. The 1948 organization of the regiment called for a strength of 3,774 officers and enlisted men organized as below: * Headquarters & Headquarters Company- 289 ** Service Company- 186 ** Tank Company- 148 ** Heavy Mortar Company- 190 ** Medical Company- 214 * Infantry Battalion (x3) ** Headquarters & Headquarters Company- 119 ** Rifle Company (x3)- 211 ** Weapons Company- 165

Under the 85th Training Division

The 337th Infantry was redesignated as the 337th Regiment ( Basic Combat Training), and reorganized to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 85th Division (Training Support) on 1 June 1959. On 31 January 1968, the Regimental Headquarters and the 3rd Battalion were inactivated. On 1 May 1971, the 3rd Battalion was reactivated and all three Battalions were redesigned as

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units. 1st Battalion was inactivated on 13 January 1995 with personnel transferred to the 2nd and 3rd Battalions. The 1st Battalion was reactivated and allotted to the Regular Army on 17 October 1999 and assigned to the 166th Aviation Brigade at

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, with a mission to train Aviation units.

Transformation of the Army

All Battalions are currently subordinate to the First Army and wear the First Army Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. The 1st Battalion was assigned to the 166th Aviation Brigade and specialized in training Aviation units at

, until it was reassigned to Fort McCoy in 2015. The 1st Battalion was responsible for training an

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aviation unit for deployment in 2010, elements of the 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment for a deployment to

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, as well as several units for deployment to

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as part of the KFOR in 2014. The 2nd Battalion was assigned to the 205th Infantry Brigade with a mission to train Combat Support and Combat Service Support units.

Current Assignment

As part of Operation Bold Shift, the battalion changed their missions to better train Army Reserve and National Guard units. : The 1st Battalion is a

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unit assigned to the 181st Infantry Brigade at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, with a mission to

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Brigade Support Battalions, Combat Sustainment Support Battalions, and other logistics units. The Battalion frequently sends personnel to NTC and JRTC to train units conducting rotations. : The 2nd Battalion is an

unit assigned to the 157th Infantry Brigade with a mission to train Combat Support and Combat Service Support units. : The 3rd Battalion is an Army Reserve unit assigned to the 4th Cavalry Brigade at

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and provides Observer, Controller/ Trainers (OC/T) and Staff to various Mobilization Training Centers responsible for conducting post mobilization training to Reserve Component units preparing them for deployment to Overseas Contingency Operations. File:U.S. Army Capt. Amy Ferrell, operations officer with the 1st Battalion, 337th Aviation Regiment, 166th Aviation Brigade, First Army Division West, during pre-flight inspections as she prepares for an evening 100401-A-ZZ999-001.jpg, 1st Battalion supporting NTC Rotation 10-05 File:Archers supporting JRTC 16-03 January 2016.jpg, 1st Battalion supporting JRTC Rotation 16-03 with 3-340th BEB and 1-291st BSB File:1-337th BSB Color Guard.jpg, 1-337 color guard ready for the battalion reactivation ceremony File:1-337th BSB saluting during ceremony.jpg, 1-337th BSB at 181st Infantry Brigade change of command ceremony July 28, 2017 File:1st BN 337th Brigade Support Battalion at Camp Ripley 5 August 2017.jpg, 1-337th BSB preparing to conduct Observer/ Controller duties at

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during the Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 17-86-03 File:After Action Review during CSTX 86-17-03.jpg, 1-337th BSB Observer/Controller-Trainer conducts an

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to assist a Reserve unit capture lessons learned from their exercise File:1st BN 337th Brigade Support Battalion at Camp Ripley 17 AUG 2017.jpg, 1-337th BSB after conducting Observer/Controller duties at Camp Ripley for CSTX 17-86-03 File:FortMcCoyUSArmy.JPG, Fort McCoy, Wisconsin

Campaign streamers

Decorations

Shoulder sleeve insignia

* Description: On a background equally divided horizontally white and red, 3¼ inches high and 2½ inches wide at base and 2⅛ inches wide at top, a black block letter "A", 2¾ inches high, 2 inches wide at base and 1⅝ inches wide at top, all members 7/16 inch wide, all enclosed within a 1/8 inch Army Green border. * Symbolism: #The red and white of the background are the colors used in flags for Armies. #The letter "A" represents "Army" and is also the first letter of the alphabet suggesting "First Army." * Background: #A black letter "A" was approved as the authorized insignia by the

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, on 16 November 1918 and approved by the

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on 5 May 1922. #The background was added on 17 November 1950.

Distinctive Unit Insignia

* Description/Blazon A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 5/32 inches (2.94 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, billette Or, a wolverine sejant guardant erect Argent. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "VIS ET VIRTUS" in Black letters. * Symbolism The shield is blue for Infantry. The gold billettes are taken from the arms of

, the capital of the Department of

Nièvre Nièvre () is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, central-east France. Named after the river Nièvre, it had a population of 204,452 in 2019.Cosne, the first locations where the regiment was billeted in the War Zone, being in the Department of Nievre. The

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represents Michigan, the location of the 337th Infantry in 1921. The motto translates to "Strength and Courage." * Background The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 337th Infantry Regiment on 16 June 1926. It was redesignated for the 337th Regiment on 8 August 1960 Excerpt from U.S. Army Heraldic Crests: A Complete Illustrated History of Authorized Distinctive Unit Insignia by Barry Jason Stein
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Coat of Arms

* Description/Blazon ** Shield: Azure, billette Or, a wolverine sejant guardant erect Argent. ** Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Azure, the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts. ** Motto: VIS ET VIRTUS (Strength and Courage). * Symbolism ** Shield: The shield is blue for Infantry. The gold billettes are taken from the arms of Nevers, the capital of the Department of Nievre, Cosne, the first locations where the regiment was billeted in the War Zone, being in the Department of Nievre. The wolverine represents Michigan, the location of the 337th Infantry in 1921. ** Crest: The crest is that of the United States Army Reserve. ** Background : The coat of arms was originally approved for the 337th Infantry Regiment on 15 June 1926. It was redesignated for the 337th Regiment on 8 August 1960.

References

External links

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