The 58th Infantry Regiment is a Regiment

Regiment

A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...

 of the United States Army

United States Army

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 first established in 1917.

Lineage

Constituted 15 May 1917 in the regular army as the 58th Infantry. Organized 5 June 1917 at Gettysburg National Park, Pennsylvania, from personnel of the 4th Infantry Regiment. Assigned to the 4th Infantry Division 19 November 1917. Inactivated 21 June 1922 at Fort George Wright

Fort George Wright

Fort George Wright is a land area located in Spokane, Washington. It is named after General George Wright, who had been stationed in the area....

, Washington, Disbanded 31 July 1922.

Reconstituted 8 April 1942 in the regular army as the 58th Infantry Regiment. Activated 24 April 1942 at Fort Lewis

Fort Lewis

Joint Base Lewis-McChord is a United States military facility located south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Joint Base Garrison, Joint Base Lewis-McChord....

, Washington. Regiment broken up 26 January 1944 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows-

• Headquarters disbanded.
• 1st Battalion as the 203rd Infantry battalion.
• 2nd Battalion as the 204th Infantry battalion.
• 3rd Battalion as the 205th Infantry battalion.

Headquarters 58th Infantry reconstituted 10 July 1951 in the regular army and consolidated with the 203rd Infantry Battalion (Inactivated 2 March 1945 at Camp Shelby

Camp Shelby

Camp Shelby is a military post whose North Gate begins at the southern boundary of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on United States Highway 49. It is the largest state owned training site in the nation. During wartime, the camp's mission is to serve as a major, independent mobilization station of the...

, Mississippi) and with the 58th Armored Infantry Battalion (constuted 15 May 1917 in the regular army as the 1st Battalion 49th Infantry

49th Infantry Regiment (United States)

The 49th Infantry Regiment was an Regular infantry regiment in the United States Army.-Lineage:Constuted 15 May 1917 in the Regular Army as the 49th Infantry. Organized 1 June 1917 at Syracuse, New York, from personnel of the 23rd Infantry. Inactivated 18 November 1921 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota...

) and consolidated unit designated as the 58th Armored Infantry Battalion, an element of the 8th Armored Division. Relieved from the 8th Armored Division 23 July 1956. Activated 15 August 1956 in Germany; inactivated 9 August 1957 in Germany.

• 204th Infantry Battalion inactivated 8 March 1945 at Camp Shelby
  Camp Shelby
  Camp Shelby is a military post whose North Gate begins at the southern boundary of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on United States Highway 49. It is the largest state owned training site in the nation. During wartime, the camp's mission is to serve as a major, independent mobilization station of the...
  
  , Mississippi. Redesignated 30 September 1948 as the 43rd Armored Infantry Battalion. Activated 28 January 1949 at Fort Sill
  Fort Sill
  Fort Sill is a United States Army post near Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.Today, Fort Sill remains the only active Army installation of all the forts on the South Plains built during the Indian Wars...
  
  , Oklahoma as an element of the 2nd Armored Division. Relieved from the 2nd Armored Division and inactivated 1 July 1957 in Germany.
• 205th Infantry Battalion Inactivated 6 March 1945 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi Redesignated 18 June 1948 as the 45th Armored Infantry Battalion. and assigned to the 5th Armored Division. Activated 6 July 1948 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. Inactivated 1 February 1950 at Camp chaffee. Relieved from the 5th Armored Division 15 February 1957.
• 58th, 43rd, and 45th Armored Infantry Battalions consolidated 1 July 1959 to form the 58th Infantry, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System.

Description

A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, a chevron rompu point enhanced argent between in chief two fleurs-de-lis the dexter of the last the sinister or, and in base on an inescutheon vert fimbriated or the second (argent) a cross patée of the like (for the 4th Infantry). Attached below the shield a silver scroll inscribed "LOVE OF COUNTRY" in blue letters. The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 26 November 1958.

Symbolism

This regiment was organized in 1917 from the Fourth Infantry shown on the small shield. The field is blue for infantry. The regiment served in France in the Fourth Division shown by the ivy leaf from the shoulder insignia. The torpedo commemorates the first losses of the regiment when the troop ship Moldavia carrying some of the regiment was torpedoed, May 23, 1918. The broken chevron commemorates the piercing of the German line between Soissons and Rheims, which are represented by the silver and golden fleurs-de-lis taken from the coat of arms of those cities respectively.

Blazon

Azure, a chevron rompu point enhanced argent between in chief two fleurs-de-lis the dexter of the last the sinister or, and in base on an inescutheon vert fimbriated or the second (argent) a cross patée of the like (for the 4th Infantry). On a wreath of the colors a torpedo argent charged with an ivy leaf Vert.

Symbolism

This regiment was organized in 1917 from the Fourth Infantry shown on the small shield. The field is blue for Infantry. The regiment served in France in the Fourth Division shown by the ivy leaf from the shoulder insignia. The torpedo commemorates the first losses of the regiment when the Troop ship RMS Moldavia carrying some of the regiment was torpedoed, May 23, 1918. The broken chevron commemorates the piercing of the German line between Soissons and Rheims, which are represented by the silver and golden fleurs-de-lis taken from the coat of arms of those cities respectively.

Background

The coat of arms was originally approved for the 58th Infantry Regiment on 18 Jun 1921. It was amended on 20 Mar 1924 to correct the shield. On 15 Aug 1942 it was redesignated for the 58th Infantry Regiment (Reinforced). The coat of arms was redesignated for the 58th Infantry on 26 Nov 1958

Current configuration

• 1st Battalion 58th Infantry
• 2nd Battalion 58th Infantryhttp://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/2-58inf.htm

Campaign Streamers

World War I

• Aisne-Marne
• St. Mihiel
• Meuse-Argonne
• Champagne 1918
• Lorraine

World War II

• Aleutian Islands
• Rhineland
• Ardennes-Alsace
• Central Europe

Vietnam

• Counteroffensive Phase II
• Counteroffensive Phase III
• Tet Counteroffensive
• Counteroffensive Phase IV
• Counteroffensive Phase V
• Counteroffensive Phase VI
• Tet69 Counteroffensive
• Summer-Fall 1969
• Winter-Spring 1970
• Sanctuary Counteroffensive
• Counteroffensive Phase VII
• Consolidation I
• Consolidation II
• Cease-Fire

Decorations

Meritorious Unit Commendation

Meritorious Unit Commendation

The Meritorious Unit Commendation is a mid-level unit award of the United States military which is awarded to any military command which displays exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service, heroic deeds, or valorous actions....

, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968, Company D cited

See also

• United States Army branch insignia
  United States Army branch insignia
  Branch insignia of the United States Army refers to military emblems that may be worn on the uniform of the United States Army to denote membership in a particular area of expertise and series of functional areas...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• 4th Infantry Division (United States)

External links

• http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/default.htm
• http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0058in002bn.htm