The 36th Infantry Regiment is a

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infantry regiment.

History

The 36th Armored Infantry was formed on 1 July 1916 at Brownsville,

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from elements of the 4th Infantry, 26th Infantry and

28th Infantry Since the establishment of the United States Army in 1775, three regiments have held the designation 28th Infantry Regiment. The first was a provisional unit that was constituted on 29 January 1813 and served during The War of 1812. The second ...

. It was assigned to the 12th Division on 5 July 1918, relieved from the 12th Division 31 January 1919, and inactivated at Fort Jay New York on 13 October 1921. The 36th was reassigned to the Ninth Infantry Division on 24 March 1923 and relieved from the Ninth Infantry Division on 1 August 1940. It was redesignated the 36th Infantry (Armored) on 15 April 1941 and reassigned to the Third Armored Division. On 1 July 1942 it was redesignated the 36th Armored Infantry Regiment. The regiment's first commander was Walton Walker. The 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment (Spartans), was reactivated at

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, Germany, in 1996, having been reflagged from 3-5 CAV, which was stationed at nearby Kirchgöns. The battalion was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division (Ready First Combat Team). The battalion participated in an 11 month rotation in Bosnia

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, followed by a sixth month Stabilisation Force (SFOR) rotation ending in another six month rotation as part of the Kosovo Force (KFOR) in 2000. The battalion was stationed at

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. In May 2003, the Spartans deployed to central Baghdad, Iraq, for a fifteen-month mission in support of the Iraq War's Operation Iraqi Freedom. The battalion deployed to Iraq for a second time in 2006, where it provided security and stability to the city of Hit. The unit redeployed to Germany in February 2007. The 1st Battalion of the 36th Infantry Regiment was reactivated on 16 September 2008 and assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team (currently 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team), 1st Armored Division. The motto is "Deeds Not Words!"

Campaign participation credit

;World War II * Normandy * Northern France * Rhineland * Ardennes-Alsace * Central Europe ;Iraq War * Operation Iraqi Freedom ;Global War on Terrorism * Operartion Enduring Freedom * Operation Freedom Sentinel

Decorations

* Presidential Unit Citation for the Roer River Salient; Companies "A" and "C" of the First Battalion * Presidential Unit Citation; First Battalion assault on the

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* Presidential Unit Citation; Medical Section 2nd Battalion

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France * Presidential Unit Citation; Medical Section 3rd Battalion Stolberg, Germany * Presidential Unit Citation, Siegfried Line; First Battalion * Presidential Unit Citation, Echtz-Hoben; First Battalion * Belgian Fourragère * Presidential Unit Citation, Iraq; First Battalion (2004) *

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, Iraq; First Battalion (2004) *

Navy Unit Commendation The Navy Unit Commendation (NUC) is a United States Navy unit award that was established by order of the Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal on 18 December 1944. History Navy and U.S. Marine Corps commands may recommend any Navy or Marine Co ...

, Al Anbar, Iraq; First Battalion (2007) * Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Al Anbar, Iraq; First Battalion (2007) *

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, Iraq; First Battalion (2010)

References and notes

External links

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36th Infantry Lineage and Honors
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36th Armored Infantry Regiment during WWII
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