63rd Infantry Regiment (United States)
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The 63rd Infantry Regiment was an Regular infantry regiment in the United States Army.
of San Francisco, California, from personnel of the 12th infantry. Assigned to the 11th Infantry Division 5 July 1918. Relived from the 11th Division 29 November 1918. Demoblized 31 July 1922 at Plattsburg Barracks, New York.
Lineage
Constituted 15 May 1917 in the Regular Army as the 63rd Infantry. Organized 1 June 1917 at the PresidioPresidio
A presidio is a fortified base established by the Spanish in North America between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. The fortresses were built to protect against pirates, hostile native Americans and enemy colonists. Other presidios were held by Spain in the sixteenth and seventeenth...
of San Francisco, California, from personnel of the 12th infantry. Assigned to the 11th Infantry Division 5 July 1918. Relived from the 11th Division 29 November 1918. Demoblized 31 July 1922 at Plattsburg Barracks, New York.
- Assigned to the 6th Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Leonard WoodFort Leonard Wood (military base)Fort Leonard Wood is a United States Army installation located in the Missouri Ozarks. The main gate is located on the southern boundary of St. Robert. The post was created in December 1940 and named in honor of General Leonard Wood, former Chief of Staff, in January 1941...
, Missouri 1 June 1941. Inactivated 10 January 1949 in Korea. Activated 4 October 1950 at Fort OrdFort OrdFort Ord was a U.S. Army post on Monterey Bay in California. It was established in 1917 as a maneuver area and field artillery target range and was closed in September 1994. Fort Ord was one of the most attractive locations of any U.S. Army post, because of its proximity to the beach and California...
, California. Inactivated 3 April 1956 at Fort Ord.
Decorations
- Presidential Unit CitationPresidential Unit CitationThe Presidential Unit Citation is a senior unit award granted to military units which have performed an extremely meritorious or heroic act, usually in the face of an armed enemy...
Streamer embroidered MOUNT SANTO DOMINGO (2nd Battalion cited) - Presidential Unit CitationPresidential Unit CitationThe Presidential Unit Citation is a senior unit award granted to military units which have performed an extremely meritorious or heroic act, usually in the face of an armed enemy...
Streamer embroidered MONTALBAN LUZON (3rd Battalion cited) - Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 to 4 JULY 1945