The 55th Infantry Regiment was a Regular infantry regiment in the United States Army.

Lineage

Constituted 15 May 1917 in the Regular Army as the 55th Infantry. Organized 16 June 1917 at Chickamauga Park, Georgia from personnel of the 17th Infantry. Assigned to the 7th Infantry Division 16 November 1917. Inactivated 22 September 1921 at Camp Meade, Maryland. Disbanded 31 July 1922

Reconstituted in the regular Army as the 55th Armored Infantry and assigned to the 11th Armored Division 9 June 1942 . Activated 15 August 1942 at Camp Polk

Camp Polk

Camp Polk may refer to*Camp Polk , a former military installation in the U.S. state of Oregon*Fort Polk, a United States Army post located near Leesville, Louisiana...

, Louisiana. Regiment broken up 20 September 1943, and elements reorganized and redesignated as elements of the 11th Armored Division as follows-

• 55th Armored Infantry (less 1st 2nd, and 3rd Battalions) as the 55th Armored Infantry Battalion.
• 1st Battalion as the 63rd Armored Infantry Battalion.
• 2nd Battalion as the 21st Armored Infantry Battalion.
• 3rd Battalion disbanded

Coat Of Arms

This regiment was organized in 1917 from personnel of the 17th Infantry

17th Infantry Regiment (United States)

The 17th Infantry Regiment is a United States Army infantry regiment. While the 17th Infantry Regiment was organized on January 11, 1812, it was consolidated with the 3rd Infantry due to extremely heavy losses at Frenchtown, and lost its identity two years later until May 3, 1861, when it was...

 which is shown in the canton. The division of which this regiment formed a part was engaged on the outer defenses of Metz

Metz

Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...

, and about to make another attack when the Armistice was signed. The shield of Metz is divided per pale silver and black and the crest is the Napoleonic eagle on a mural crown. this regiment first entered the lines in the vicinity of Pont-à-Mousson

Pont-à-Mousson

Pont-à-Mousson is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.Population : 14,592 . It is an industrial town , situated on the Moselle River...

, the arms of which bear a bridge of three arches flanked by two towers. the center arch is broken to symbolize the partial destruction of the bridge at the time the regiment was there.

See also

• commons:Field Army insignia of the United States Army
• Corps insignia of the United States Army
  Corps insignia of the United States Army
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• Division insignia of the United States Army
  Division insignia of the United States Army
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• Brigade insignia of the United States Army
  Brigade insignia of the United States Army
  Shoulder sleeve insignia are cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of US Army uniforms to identify the primary headquarters to which a Soldier is assigned. Like Division sized units, separate brigades of the United States Army are allowed their own SSI to distinguish their wearers from those of...
  
  
• Coats of arms of U.S. Army units
  Coats of arms of U.S. Army units
  Coats of arms of US Army units are heraldic emblems associated with units in the US Army. By Army regulation, all regiments, and some other units, of the US Army organized under a Table of Organization and Equipment are authorized a coat of arms to be displayed on the organization's standard,...
  
  
• Coats of arms of U.S. Artillery Regiments
  Coats of arms of U.S. Artillery Regiments
  Coats of arms of US Artillery Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with field artillery, air defense artillery, and coast artillery regiments in the US Army...
  
  
• Coats of arms of U.S. Armor Regiments
  Coats of arms of U.S. Armor Regiments
  Coats of arms of US Armor Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with armor regiments in the US Army. By Army regulation, all regiments of the US Army organized under a Table of Organization and Equipment are authorized a coat of arms to be displayed on the organization's standard, called the...
  
  
• Coats of arms of U.S. Army Aviation Regiments
  Coats of arms of U.S. Army Aviation Regiments
  Coats of arms of U.S. Army Aviation Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with aviation regiments in the US Army. By Army regulation, all regiments of the US Army organized under a Table of Organization and Equipment are authorized a coat of arms to be displayed on the organization's standard,...
  
  
• Coats of arms of U.S. Cavalry Regiments
  Coats of arms of U.S. Cavalry Regiments
  Coats of arms of US Cavalry Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with armor and cavalry regiments in the US Army. By Army regulation, all regiments of the US Army organized under a Table of Organization and Equipment are authorized a coat of arms to be displayed on the organization's standard,...
  
  
• Coats of arms of U.S. Infantry Regiments
  Coats of arms of U.S. Infantry Regiments
  Coats of arms of US Infantry Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with infantry regiments in the US Army. By Army regulation, all regiments of the US Army organized under a Table of Organization and Equipment are authorized a coat of arms to be displayed on the organization's standard, called...
  
  
• Distinctive unit insignia (U.S. Army)

External links

• http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lh.html
• http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com/history/55th_AIB.html