23rd Infantry Regiment (United States)

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23rd Infantry Regiment
Image:23INF COA.gif
Active 1861-
{redesignated 23rd Regiment in 1866}
Country United States
Branch U.S. Army
Type Stryker Combat Team
Nickname "Tomahawks"
Motto WE SERVE
Engagements American Civil War
Indian Wars
Philippine-American War
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Iraq War
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia Image:23INF DUI.gif

The 23rd Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the United States Army. Formed during the American Civil War, the regiment has seen action in American wars up through the Iraq War. It included a a battalion of volunteers made up of active and reserve French military personnel sent to the Korean Peninsula as part of the United Nations force fighting in the Korean War.

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[edit] Lineage

  • Constituted May 3, 1861 in the Regular Army as the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry
  • Organized July 8, 1861 at Fort Trumbull, Connecticut
  • Redesignated April 30, 1862 as the 2d Battalion, 14th Infantry
  • Reorganized and redesignated September 21, 1866 as the 23d Infantry
  • Assigned September 22, 1917 to the 2d Division (later redesignated as the 2d Infantry Division)
  • Relieved June 20, 1957 from assignment to the 2d Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
  • Withdrawn January 21, 1983 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System

[edit] Campaign Participation Credit

  • American Civil War: Peninsula; Manassas; Antietam; Fredericksburg; Chancellorsville; Gettysburg; Wilderness; Spotsylvania; Cold Harbor; Petersburg; Virginia 1862; Virginia 1863
  • Indian Wars: Little Big Horn; Arizona 1866; Idaho 1868;
  • Spanish-American War: Manila
  • Philippine-American War: Manila; Malolos; Mindanao; Jolo; Jolo 1903
  • World War I: Aisne; Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Ile de France 1918; Lorraine 1918
  • World War II: Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
  • Korean War: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953
  • Vietnam War: Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII

[edit] Decorations

  • Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for BREST, FRANCE
  • Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for WIRTZFELD, BELGIUM
  • Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for KRINKELTER WALD, BELGIUM
  • Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for ST. VITH
  • Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for TWIN TUNNELS
  • Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for CHIPYONG-NI
  • Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for HONGCHON
  • Valorous Unit Award for SAIGON
  • Valorous Unit Award for TAY NINH PROVINCE
  • French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I for CHATEAU THIERRY
  • French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I for AISNE-MARNE
  • French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I for MEUSE-ARGONNE
  • French Croix de Guerre, World War I, Fourragere
  • Belgian Fourragere 1940
Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the Ardennes
Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at Elsenborn Crest

[edit] References

This article incorporates text from 23rd Infantry, Lineage and Honors Information as of 16 September 2000, a public domain work of the United States Government. UNIT HISTORY Constituted in the Regular Army on 3 May 1861 as Company A, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, the 23rd Infantry has, in seven wars, won 58 battles and campaign streamers, seven Presidential Unit Citations, four French Croix de Guerre (three with palms), four Korean Presidential Unit Citations and the Belgium fourragere (for being cited twice in the Belgium Order of the Day), making it one of the most decorated units in the United States Army. Redesignated in 1862 as Company A, 2d Battalion, 14th Infantry, the 23rd Infantry Regiment served with the Army of the Potomac and fought in the Peninsula Campaign, Manassas, Antietam, Fredricksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg. Redesignated on 21 September 1866 as Company A, 23rd Infantry, the 23rd battled at Little Big Horn, the 1866 Arizona Campaign, and the 1868 Idaho Campaign during the Indian Wars. During the War with Spain, the 23rd fought at Manila. During the Philippine Insurrection, the 23rd saw action at Manila, Malolas, Mindanao, and Jolo. Assigned to the 2d Infantry Division, the 23rd distinguished itself and the 2d ID by winning honors at Aisne, Lorraine, He de France, Aisne-Marne, St.Mihel, and Meusse-Argonne in World War I. The 23rd returned to France in World War II on D-Day plus one and fought in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe. During the Korean War, the 23rd participated in all ten campaigns, distinguishing itself once again. At Chipyong-Ni, when the 23rd Regimental Combat Team and attached units found themselves cut off and surrounded, they withstood the frenzied assaults of four Chinese Communist Divisions for five days, halting the Chinese offensive threatening to engulf the entire Eighth Army. It was here that the 23rd was given the honored name "TOMAHAWKS." In December 1957, the 23rd was relieved from assignment to the 2d ID and, in June of 1958 was designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battle Group, 23rd Infantry. In January 1963, the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry was back with the 2d Infantry Division until its deactivation on 16 December 1986 in Korea. The colors of the 23rd were unfurled once again on 29 March 1995 at Fort Lewis, Washington, as 4-8 Infantry was redesignated the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, part of the 3d Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division. The battalion deployed in October 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and returned to Fort Lewis, WA in October 2004.The Battalion deployed again in July 2006 in support of Operation Iraq Freedom and returned to Fort Lewis,Wa in September 2007.The Battalion is currently training to be deployed in 2009.

•Presidential Unit Citation (Army, Streamer embroidered at WIRTZFELD, BELGIUM; ST VITHE; KRINKELTER WALD; BELGIUM; BREST, FRANCE; TWIN TUNNELS; CHIPYONG-NI; HONGCHON) -French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I, Streamer embroidered at AISNE-MARNE; MEUSE-ARGONNE; CHATEAU THEIRRY -French Croix de Guerre, World War I, Fourragere -Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered at NAKTONG RIVER LINE; KOREA 1950-1952; KOREA 1950-1953; KOREA 1952-1953 -Belgian Fourragere 1940 -Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the ARDENNES and ELSENBORN CREST -Meritorious Unit Citation for Operation Iraqi Freedom in Mosul, Tal Afar, Samarra and Al Kut (November 2003-November 2004), Baghdad (June 2006-Sept 2007) -Valorous Unit Award for action in Baquabah as part of OPERATION ARROWHEAD RIPPER CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT Civil War Peninsula Manassas Antietam Fredricksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg Wilderness Spotsylvania Cold Harbor Petersburg Virginia 1862 Virginia 1863 Indian Wars Little Big Horn Arizona 1866 Idaho 1868 War with Spain Manila Philippine Insurrection Manila Malalos Mindanao Jolo Jolo 1903 World War I Aisne Aisne-Marne St. Mihel Meuse-Argonne Lorraine 1918 World War II Normandy Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Central Europe Korean War UN Defensive UN Offensive CCF Intervention First UN Counteroffensive CCF Spring Offensive UN Summer-Fall Offensive Second Korean Winter Korea, Summer-Fall 1952 Third Korean Winter Korea, Summer 1953