The 86th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the United States Army.

History

The 86th Infantry was briefly activated during WWI but never sent overseas, then reactivated during WWII at Camp Hale

Camp Hale

Camp Hale, between Red Cliff and Leadville in the Eagle River valley in Colorado, was a U.S. Army training facility constructed in 1942 for what became the 10th Mountain Division. It was named for General Irving Hale....

 in 1942, with 3 Battalions, and attached to the 10th Mountain Division

10th Mountain Division

The 10th Mountain Division is a light infantry division of the United States Army based at Fort Drum, New York. It is a subordinate unit of the XVIII Airborne Corps and the only division-sized element of the U.S. Army to specialize in fighting under harsh terrain and weather conditions...

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Lineage

Constuted 31 July 1918 in the Regular Army as the 86th Infantry and assigned to the 18th Infantry Division. Organized September 1918 at Camp Travis, Texas from personnel of the 35th Infantry

35th Infantry Regiment (United States)

The 35th Infantry Regiment was created on 1 July 1916 at Douglas, Arizona from elements of the 11th, 18th and 22nd Infantry Regiments. The 35th served on the Mexican Border during the First World War and was stationed at Nogales, Arizona in 1918...

. Relieved from the 18th Division and demoblized 13 February 1919 at Camp Travis.

Constituted 25 November 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 86th Infantry. activated 12 December 1942-1 May 1943 at Camp Hale

Camp Hale

Camp Hale, between Red Cliff and Leadville in the Eagle River valley in Colorado, was a U.S. Army training facility constructed in 1942 for what became the 10th Mountain Division. It was named for General Irving Hale....

, Colorado. assigned to the 10th Mountain Division, 15 July 1943 Redesignated 86th Mountain Infantry and assigned to the 10th Mountain Division 6 November 1944. Inactivated 27 November 1945 at Camp Carson, Colorado.

Redesignated 86th Infantry and assigned to 10th Infantry Division 18 June 1948, allotted to the regular Army 25 June 1948. Activated 1 July 1948 at Fort Riley

Fort Riley

Fort Riley is a United States Army installation located in Northeast Kansas, on the Kansas River, between Junction City and Manhattan. The Fort Riley Military Reservation covers 100,656 acres in Geary and Riley counties and includes two census-designated places: Fort Riley North and Fort...

, Kansas. Inactivated 1 July 1957 in Germany.

Distinctive Unit Insignia

• Description

A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Argent, a fess dancetté the points to chief fleury Azure. Attached below and to the sides of the shield is a Blue scroll inscribed “COURAGE AND DEPENDABILITY” in Silver letters.

• Symbolism

The shield is in the colors of the Infantry. The ordinary, dancetté partition lines, and the fleury peaks are symbolic of the mountains in which the organization fought in Italy in World War II. The two campaigns in which the Regiment participated are North Apennines and Po Valley.

• Background

The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 6 September 1951. It was amended to correct the symbolism on 4 March 1955.

Blazon

• Shield

Argent, a fess dancetté the points to chief fleury Azure.

• Crest None. Motto- COURAGE AND DEPENDABILITY.
• Symbolism
• Shield

The shield is in the colors of the Infantry. The ordinary, dancetté partition lines, and the fleury peaks are symbolic of the mountains in which the organization fought in Italy in World War II. The two campaigns in which the Regiment participated are North Apennines and Po Valley

Po Valley

The Po Valley, Po Plain, Plain of the Po, or Padan Plain is a major geographical feature of Italy. It extends approximately in an east-west direction, with an area of 46,000 km² including its Venetic extension not actually related to the Po River basin; it runs from the Western Alps to the...

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• Crest None.
• Background

The coat of arms was approved on 6 September 1951. It was amended to correct the symbolism on 4 March 1955.