U.S. 22d Infantry Regiment
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The 22nd Infantry Regiment is a parent regiment
of the United States Army. Currently the 1st and 2nd Battalions are activated. The 3rd and 4th Battalions have been deactivated.
Activated again at Fort Ord for assignment to Germany in the German Occupation. Sent to Fort Benning and subsequently shipped out to Bremerhaven, Germany in 1951. 2d Battalion went to Schweinfurt, Germany.
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in Dakota territory which was then off limits due to treaty. In 1869, the Regiment was involved in action at Pine Ridge
, now in North Dakota. In 1872 they were in Montana engaged in a series of hit and run battles. In 1876 they participated in the Little Big Horn campaign.
From 1870 onward, the U.S. Army
invited Black Seminoles
to return from Mexico to serve as army scouts
for the United States. They were formally attached to the 22nd Infantry Regiment, but often served independently. The Seminole Negro Indian Scouts (originally a black unit despite the name) played a lead role in the Texas Indian Wars of the 1870s. The scouts became famous for their tracking abilities and feats of endurance. Four Seminole Scouts were awarded the Medal of Honor
. After the close of the Texas Indian Wars, the scouts remained stationed at Fort Clark in Brackettville
, Texas.
In 1891 the 22nd participated in repressing the feared revolt of the Ghost Dance
rs supposedly led by Sitting Bull
in December 1891 and later took part of patrols in Montana
through the end of 1892 trying to keep the peace. This was during the time when Sitting Bull was killed by an Army officer.
July 3 to July 17, 1898. One of the regimental officers, Captain Edward O. Ord
, (son of Major General Edward Otho Cresap Ord
and whom Fort Ord
was named for) remained in Cuba for nine months as interpreter on the staff of General Alexander R. Lawton
while the rest of the regiment prepared for service in the Philippines.
on Mindanao
and Jolo. By 1905, the Regiment had returned to garrison duty in the San Francisco region.
On April 18, 1906, just after the San Francico earthquake
recently retired Captain Edward Ord
of the 22nd Regiment was appointed a Special Police Officer by Mayor Eugene Schmitz
and liasioned with Major General Adolphus Greely
for relief work with the 22nd Regiment and other military units involved in the emergency. Ord later wrote a long letter to his mother on the 20th regarding Schmitz' "Shoot-to-Kill" Order and some “despicable” behavior of certain soldiers of his former 22nd Regiment from the Presidio who were looting. He also made it clear that the majority of soldiers served the community well.
, Alabama, as a component of the 8th Infantry Brigade, which was the sole active component of the deactivated 4th Infantry Division. 22d Inf Regt moved to Fort Benning
on February 21, 1941 to train with the division, and then moved to Camp Gordon
, Georgia on December 27, 1941, where it was reorganized under a motorized TO&E on September 9, 1942.
The regiment moved to Fort Dix, New Jersey on April 16, 1943, where it was reorganized under a regular infantry TO&E on August 1, 1943. The regiment continued to train for combat, moving on to Camp Gordon Johnston, Florida on September 28, 1943, and to Fort Jackson, South Carolina on December 1, 1943. 22nd IR subsequently got its Port Call orders, and staged at Camp Kilmer
, New Jersey on January 8, 1944 until it shipped out from the New York Port of Embarkation
on January 18, 1944.
The regiment arrived in England
on January 29, 1944, settled in near Plymouth, England, and started preparations to assault Utah Beach
.
The regiment assaulted Utah Beach
on June 6, 1944, as part of VII Corps in the D-Day Invasion, and arrived in the vicinity of Pavenoville, France by the end of D-day. It then participated in the Cherbourg Peninsula operation while attached to 2nd Armored Division from July 19 through August 2, 1944.
The regiment then returned to 4th Infantry Division, and headed for Belgium as part of the Operation Cobra
, moved into Belgium on September 6, 1944, and entered Germany on September 11, 1944. The regiment was attached to 83d Infantry Division between December 3–7, 1944, and then returned to 4th Infantry Division in Luxembourg
on December 12, 1944. 22nd IR then moved to Belgium on January 28, 1945, and re-entered Germany on February 7, 1945, where it remained on mop-up and occupation until July 12, 1945, when it DEROSed to the New York POE, and moved to its temporary home at Camp Butner
, North Carolina while the regiment trained for movement to Japan. However, the war in the Pacific terminated, and the regiment remained at Camp Butner until it was deactivated on March 5, 1946.
Companies A and I, 22nd Infantry consolidated on May 4, 1869 and the consolidated unit was designated as Company A, 22nd Infantry; the 22nd Infantry being assigned on March 24, 1923 to the 4th Division [later redesignated as the 4th Infantry Division]. It inactivated on June 30, 1927 at Fort McPherson
, Georgia.
The unit reactivated on June 1, 1940 at Fort McClellan
, Alabama, before inactivating on March 1, 1946 at Camp Butner, North Carolina.
It reactivated July 15, 1947 at Fort Ord, California. It reorganized and was redesignated on April 1, 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battle Group, 22nd Infantry and remained assigned to the 4th Infantry Division (with its organic elements being concurrently constituted and activated). It was reorganized and redesignated on October 1, 1963 as the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry. It was deployed to Vietnam as part of the 2d Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division and conducted operations in the Central Highlands. It inactivated on August 1984 at Fort Carson, Colorado and was relieved from its assignment to the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized).
It reactivated in May 1986 at Fort Drum
, New York
and was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division (Light). The battalion deployed to combat in Somalia
in 1993 as a part of the 10th Mountain Division. Relieved in February 1996 from this assignment to the 10th Mountain Division (Light), the 1st Battalion was reassigned to the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort Hood, Texas.
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, deployed in late April 2002 to become part of Joint Task Force 160, as the only Army Infantry deployed to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
, Cuba
. Approximately 200 soldiers from the 1-22 IN were tasked with providing external security for the detainee facilities . This included fixed site security, patrols, observation posts, a quick reaction force, and also playing a role in escorting and transporting detainees. The soldiers of the 22nd Infantry were awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award for their outstanding service in Cuba during this period.
with the 4th Infantry Division as a part of the 1st Brigade, 4ID. Commanded by LTC Steven Russell, the battalion secured Tikrit, in northern Iraq and was instrumental in the hunt and eventual capture of Saddam Hussein
during Operation Red Dawn
, on 13 December 2003. It was decorated with a Valorous Unit Award for its service during this period. The battalion redeployed from Iraq to Fort Hood, Texas in April, 2004.
Soldiers who did not return home: CPL Nathaniel Aguirre (d. 22 October 2006), SPC Matthew Creed (d. 22 October 2006), SGT Luis Montes (d. 22 October 2006), SGT Chase Haag (d. 1 October 2006), PFC Sean Tharp (d. 28 March 2006), SPC Ronald Gebur (d. 30 May 2006), CPL Bobby West (d. 30 May 2006), 2LT Johnny Craver (d. 13 October 2006), PFC Kevin Ellenburg (d. 1 November 2006), SPC William Hayes (d. 5 February 2006), 2LT Christopher Loudon (d. 17 October 2006), CPL Joseph Dumas, Jr. (d. 17 October 2006), CPL David Unger (d. 17 October 2006), SPC Russell Culbertson (d. 17 October 2006), CPL Marcus Cain (d. 14 September 2006), SGT Jennifer Hartman (d. 14 September 2006), and SGT Brandon Asbury (d. 4 October 2006).
The battalion redeployed from Iraq to Fort Hood, Texas in December, 2006. Once established at Fort Hood, Texas, the battalion immediately began preparations for another Operation Iraqi Freedom deployment.
for displaying "extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom" and "the unit demonstrated the ability to innovate and accomplish the mission beyond the call of duty".
Soldiers who did not return home: CPT Andrew "Drew" Pearson (HHC Commander) (d. 30 April 2008), SPC Ronald Tucker (d. 30 April 2008), and CPL Steven Thompson (d. 14 February 2009). In the Summer of 2009, the battalion moved with the 4th Infantry Division to Fort Carson, Colorado to prepare for future operations.
HHC "Hammer"
A Company "Able"
B Company "Blackhawk"
C Company "Cobra"
D Company "Dealer"
E / FSC "Eliminator"
Mortar Platoon "Thunder"
Medic Platoon "Blood"
B Company - "bears" changed december 2010 upon change of command to "Blackhawks"
, Ohio. It was reorganized and redesignated on September 21, 1866 as Companies B and K, 22nd Infantry.
Companies B and K, 22nd Infantry were consolidated on May 4, 1869. The resulting consolidated unit was designated as Company B, 22nd Infantry. It inactivated on June 30, 1927 at Fort McPherson
, Georgia.
The unit reactivated on June 1, 1940 at Fort McClellan, Alabama, and following the end of World War II, inactivated on March 1, 1946 at Camp Butner
, North Carolina.
It activated on July 15, 1947 at Fort Ord, California. It inactivated on again on April 1, 1957 at Fort Lewis, Washington, and was relieved from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division. The unit was concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battle Group, 22nd Infantry.
It was redesignated on August 21, 1963 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (Mechanized), 22nd Infantry and assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, while its organic elements were concurrently constituted. The battalion activated on October 1, 1963 at Fort Lewis
, Washington.
It was relieved on August 1, 1967 from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division and assigned to the 25th Infantry Division. It was relieved on December 15, 1970 from its assignment to the 25th Infantry Division and assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, before being inactivated in September 1972 at Fort Carson, Colorado
.
The unit reactivated in September 1976 at Fort Carson and was assigned to Wiesbaden
, Germany
as part of the 4th Infantry Division (Forward). It inactivated in July 1984 in Wiesbaden
, Germany
and was relieved from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized).
The 2nd Battalion activated in September 1986 at Fort Drum, New York, and was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division (Light).
The 2nd Battalion has seen service in Somalia
, Haiti
, Bosnia
, Afghanistan
, and Iraq
.
2-22IN deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 2005-2006 to West Baghdad under the command of LTC Kevin P. Brown.
In January 2010, the Battalion deployed to Afghanistan. There, they served across the country as advisers and trainers for the Afghan National Army in a wide variety of capacities. The Battalion was awarded the Meritorious Unit Citation and the Joint Meritorious Unit Award in recognition for their efforts in improving ANA training and administration. In December of 2010, they returned home to Fort Drum, NY. Currently, the Battalion is training for their eventual return to Afghanistan.
A Company "Anvil"
B Company "Bushmaster"
C Company "Chaos"
D Company "Destroyer"
E Company (attached forward support company from 10th BSB) "Eagle"
Mortar Platoon "Reaper"
Medic Platoon "Pain Killer"
Spanish-American War
Philippine-American War
World War II
Vietnam
Somalia
Afghanistan
Iraq
was with the 22nd Infantry Regiment during World War II when the unit saw action from Paris through Belgium and into Germany.
was the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry. In the scene where Oliver Stone
makes a cameo appearance as the Battalion Commander, there is a small sign displaying: 3-22 CP (Command Post).
Parent regiment
Many armies use different regimental systems. The United States Army, among others, uses the parent regiment system.In this system, adopted in 1957 under the Combat Arms Regimental System, or CARS, regiments are simply there to preserve units' lineage, and few regiments actually are complete...
of the United States Army. Currently the 1st and 2nd Battalions are activated. The 3rd and 4th Battalions have been deactivated.
Regiment
- Constituted May 3, 1861 in the Regular Army as the 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment13th Infantry Regiment (United States)The 13th Infantry Regiment is a United States Army infantry regiment whose battalions are currently tasked as basic training battalions.- History :...
. Organized May 15, 1865 at Camp DennisonCamp DennisonCamp Dennison was a military recruiting, training, and medical post for the United States Army during the American Civil War. It was located near Cincinnati, Ohio, not far from the Ohio River. The camp was named for Cincinnati native William Dennison, Ohio's governor at the start of the war.With...
, Ohio. Reorganized and redesignated September 21, 1866 as the 22nd Infantry Regiment. Consolidated May 1–31, 1869 with the 31st Infantry Regiment. (see Annex) and consolidated unit designated as the 22nd Infantry Regiment.
- Assigned March 24, 1923 to the 4th Division (later redesignated as the 4th Infantry Division).
- (1st Battalion inactivated June 30, 1927 at Fort McPhersonFort McPhersonFort McPherson was a U.S. Army military base located in East Point, Georgia, on the southwest edge of the City of Atlanta, Ga. It was the headquarters for the U.S. Army Installation Management Command, Southeast Region; the U.S. Army Forces Command; the U.S. Army Reserve Command; the U.S...
, Georgia; activated June 1, 1940 at Fort McClellanFort McClellanFort McClellan, originally Camp McClellan, was a United States Army post located adjacent to the city of Anniston, Alabama. During World War II, it was one of the largest U.S. Army installations, training an estimated half-million troops...
, Alabama.) Inactivated March 1, 1946 at Camp ButnerCamp ButnerCamp Butner was a United States Army installation in Butner, North Carolina during World War II. It was named after Army General Henry W. Butner....
, North Carolina. Activated July 15, 1947 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.
Activated again at Fort Ord for assignment to Germany in the German Occupation. Sent to Fort Benning and subsequently shipped out to Bremerhaven, Germany in 1951. 2d Battalion went to Schweinfurt, Germany.
- Relieved April 1, 1957 from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent Regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System.
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- Constituted May 3, 1861 in the Regular Army as the 3rd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment13th Infantry Regiment (United States)The 13th Infantry Regiment is a United States Army infantry regiment whose battalions are currently tasked as basic training battalions.- History :...
. Organized in December 1865 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. Reorganized and redesignated September 21, 1866 as the 31st Infantry Regiment. Consolidated May 1–31, 1869 with the 22nd Infantry and consolidated unit designated as the 22nd Infantry Regiment.
Indian Wars
After the Civil War and garrison duty in the East, the Regiment was moved to the Northern Plains and served in a series of frontier forts. Patrolling was common place and their efforts included keeping civilians out of the Black HillsBlack Hills
The Black Hills are a small, isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, USA. Set off from the main body of the Rocky Mountains, the region is something of a geological anomaly—accurately described as an "island of...
in Dakota territory which was then off limits due to treaty. In 1869, the Regiment was involved in action at Pine Ridge
Pine Ridge
Pine Ridge may refer to:*Pine Ridge , of northwestern Nebraska and southwestern South Dakota*Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of southwestern South Dakota*Pine Ridge Campaign of the United States Army*Pine Ridge, Alabama...
, now in North Dakota. In 1872 they were in Montana engaged in a series of hit and run battles. In 1876 they participated in the Little Big Horn campaign.
From 1870 onward, the U.S. Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
invited Black Seminoles
Black Seminoles
The Black Seminoles is a term used by modern historians for the descendants of free blacks and some runaway slaves , mostly Gullahs who escaped from coastal South Carolina and Georgia rice plantations into the Spanish Florida wilderness beginning as early as the late 17th century...
to return from Mexico to serve as army scouts
U.S. Army Indian Scouts
Native Americans have made up an integral part of U.S. military conflicts since America's beginning. Colonists recruited Indian allies during such instances as the Pequot War from 1634–1638, the Revolutionary War, as well as in War of 1812...
for the United States. They were formally attached to the 22nd Infantry Regiment, but often served independently. The Seminole Negro Indian Scouts (originally a black unit despite the name) played a lead role in the Texas Indian Wars of the 1870s. The scouts became famous for their tracking abilities and feats of endurance. Four Seminole Scouts were awarded the Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
. After the close of the Texas Indian Wars, the scouts remained stationed at Fort Clark in Brackettville
Brackettville, Texas
Brackettville is a city in Kinney County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,876 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Kinney County...
, Texas.
In 1891 the 22nd participated in repressing the feared revolt of the Ghost Dance
Ghost Dance
The Ghost Dance was a new religious movement which was incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems. The traditional ritual used in the Ghost Dance, the circle dance, has been used by many Native Americans since prehistoric times...
rs supposedly led by Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull Sitting Bull Sitting Bull (Lakota: Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake (in Standard Lakota Orthography), also nicknamed Slon-he or "Slow"; (c. 1831 – December 15, 1890) was a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux holy man who led his people as a tribal chief during years of resistance to United States government policies...
in December 1891 and later took part of patrols in Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
through the end of 1892 trying to keep the peace. This was during the time when Sitting Bull was killed by an Army officer.
Spanish–American War
The 22nd Infantry Regiment fought at SantiagoSiege of Santiago
The Siege of Santiago also known as the Siege of Santiago de Cuba was the last major operation of the Spanish-American War on the island of Cuba. This action should not be confused with the naval battle of Santiago de Cuba.-Santiago Campaign:...
July 3 to July 17, 1898. One of the regimental officers, Captain Edward O. Ord
Edward Otho Cresap Ord, II
Edward Otho Cresap Ord, II was a United States Army Major who served with the 22nd Infantry Regiment during the Indian Wars, the Spanish–American War and the Philippine-American War....
, (son of Major General Edward Otho Cresap Ord
Edward Ord
Edward Otho Cresap Ord was the designer of Fort Sam Houston, and a United States Army officer who saw action in the Seminole War, the Indian Wars, and the American Civil War. He commanded an army during the final days of the Civil War, and was instrumental in forcing the surrender of Confederate...
and whom Fort Ord
Fort Ord
Fort 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...
was named for) remained in Cuba for nine months as interpreter on the staff of General Alexander R. Lawton
Alexander Lawton
Alexander Robert Lawton was a lawyer, politician, diplomat, and brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
while the rest of the regiment prepared for service in the Philippines.
Philippine-American War
By 1900 the 22nd Regiment was enroute piece meal to the Philippines when the Philippine–American War broke out. They participated in battles in Manila, Luzon, Malolos, San Isidro then other battles during the Moro RebellionMoro Rebellion
The Moro Rebellion was an armed military conflict between Moro revolutionary groups in the Mindanao, Sulu, and Palawan and the United States military which took place in the Philippines as early as between 1899 to 1913, following the Spanish-American War in 1898...
on Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...
and Jolo. By 1905, the Regiment had returned to garrison duty in the San Francisco region.
San Francisco Earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco, California, and the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906. The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude of 7.9; however, other...
recently retired Captain Edward Ord
Edward Otho Cresap Ord, II
Edward Otho Cresap Ord, II was a United States Army Major who served with the 22nd Infantry Regiment during the Indian Wars, the Spanish–American War and the Philippine-American War....
of the 22nd Regiment was appointed a Special Police Officer by Mayor Eugene Schmitz
Eugene Schmitz
Eugene Edward Schmitz was an American politician and the 26th mayor of San Francisco, who became notorious for his conviction by a jury on charges of corruption.-Life and career:...
and liasioned with Major General Adolphus Greely
Adolphus Greely
Adolphus Washington Greely , was an American Polar explorer, a United States Army officer and a recipient of the Medal of Honor.-Early military career:...
for relief work with the 22nd Regiment and other military units involved in the emergency. Ord later wrote a long letter to his mother on the 20th regarding Schmitz' "Shoot-to-Kill" Order and some “despicable” behavior of certain soldiers of his former 22nd Regiment from the Presidio who were looting. He also made it clear that the majority of soldiers served the community well.
World War I
During World War I the 22nd Regiment was primed for deployment to the Philippines but remained garrisoned on the West Coast.World War II
The 22d Infantry Regiment was stationed at Fort McClellanFort McClellan
Fort McClellan, originally Camp McClellan, was a United States Army post located adjacent to the city of Anniston, Alabama. During World War II, it was one of the largest U.S. Army installations, training an estimated half-million troops...
, Alabama, as a component of the 8th Infantry Brigade, which was the sole active component of the deactivated 4th Infantry Division. 22d Inf Regt moved to Fort Benning
Fort Benning
Fort Benning is a United States Army post located southeast of the city of Columbus in Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties in Georgia and Russell County, Alabama...
on February 21, 1941 to train with the division, and then moved to Camp Gordon
Fort Gordon
Fort Gordon, formerly known as Camp Gordon, is a United States Army installation established in 1917. It is the current home of the United States Army Signal Corps and Signal Center and was once the home of "The Provost Marshal General School" . The fort is located in Richmond, Jefferson, McDuffie,...
, Georgia on December 27, 1941, where it was reorganized under a motorized TO&E on September 9, 1942.
The regiment moved to Fort Dix, New Jersey on April 16, 1943, where it was reorganized under a regular infantry TO&E on August 1, 1943. The regiment continued to train for combat, moving on to Camp Gordon Johnston, Florida on September 28, 1943, and to Fort Jackson, South Carolina on December 1, 1943. 22nd IR subsequently got its Port Call orders, and staged at Camp Kilmer
Camp Kilmer
Camp Kilmer, New Jersey is a former United States Army camp that was activated in June 1942 as a staging area and part of an installation of the New York Port of Embarkation. The camp was organized as part of the Army Service Forces Transportation Corps. Troops were quartered at Camp Kilmer in...
, New Jersey on January 8, 1944 until it shipped out from the New York Port of Embarkation
New York Port of Embarkation
The New York Port of Embarkation was established in 1917 as the United States entered into World War I. Using seized docking facilities of German passenger and freight steamship lines on the Hudson River, the U.S. Army began moving troops and material to France to fight in the war.Originally under...
on January 18, 1944.
The regiment arrived in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
on January 29, 1944, settled in near Plymouth, England, and started preparations to assault Utah Beach
Utah Beach
Utah Beach was the code name for the right flank, or westernmost, of the Allied landing beaches during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, as part of Operation Overlord on 6 June 1944...
.
The regiment assaulted Utah Beach
Utah Beach
Utah Beach was the code name for the right flank, or westernmost, of the Allied landing beaches during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, as part of Operation Overlord on 6 June 1944...
on June 6, 1944, as part of VII Corps in the D-Day Invasion, and arrived in the vicinity of Pavenoville, France by the end of D-day. It then participated in the Cherbourg Peninsula operation while attached to 2nd Armored Division from July 19 through August 2, 1944.
The regiment then returned to 4th Infantry Division, and headed for Belgium as part of the Operation Cobra
Operation Cobra
Operation Cobra was the codename for an offensive launched by the First United States Army seven weeks after the D-Day landings, during the Normandy Campaign of World War II...
, moved into Belgium on September 6, 1944, and entered Germany on September 11, 1944. The regiment was attached to 83d Infantry Division between December 3–7, 1944, and then returned to 4th Infantry Division in Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
on December 12, 1944. 22nd IR then moved to Belgium on January 28, 1945, and re-entered Germany on February 7, 1945, where it remained on mop-up and occupation until July 12, 1945, when it DEROSed to the New York POE, and moved to its temporary home at Camp Butner
Camp Butner
Camp Butner was a United States Army installation in Butner, North Carolina during World War II. It was named after Army General Henry W. Butner....
, North Carolina while the regiment trained for movement to Japan. However, the war in the Pacific terminated, and the regiment remained at Camp Butner until it was deactivated on March 5, 1946.
1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment
The 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, was originally constituted on May 3, 1861 in the Regular Army as Companies A and I, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry. It organized in May 1865 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. It reorganized and was redesignated on September 21, 1866 as Companies A and I, 22nd Infantry.Companies A and I, 22nd Infantry consolidated on May 4, 1869 and the consolidated unit was designated as Company A, 22nd Infantry; the 22nd Infantry being assigned on March 24, 1923 to the 4th Division [later redesignated as the 4th Infantry Division]. It inactivated on June 30, 1927 at Fort McPherson
Fort McPherson
Fort McPherson was a U.S. Army military base located in East Point, Georgia, on the southwest edge of the City of Atlanta, Ga. It was the headquarters for the U.S. Army Installation Management Command, Southeast Region; the U.S. Army Forces Command; the U.S. Army Reserve Command; the U.S...
, Georgia.
The unit reactivated on June 1, 1940 at Fort McClellan
Fort McClellan
Fort McClellan, originally Camp McClellan, was a United States Army post located adjacent to the city of Anniston, Alabama. During World War II, it was one of the largest U.S. Army installations, training an estimated half-million troops...
, Alabama, before inactivating on March 1, 1946 at Camp Butner, North Carolina.
It reactivated July 15, 1947 at Fort Ord, California. It reorganized and was redesignated on April 1, 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battle Group, 22nd Infantry and remained assigned to the 4th Infantry Division (with its organic elements being concurrently constituted and activated). It was reorganized and redesignated on October 1, 1963 as the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry. It was deployed to Vietnam as part of the 2d Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division and conducted operations in the Central Highlands. It inactivated on August 1984 at Fort Carson, Colorado and was relieved from its assignment to the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized).
It reactivated in May 1986 at Fort Drum
Fort Drum
Fort Drum is a United States Army base in New York near the Canadian border.Fort Drum may also refer to:*Fort Drum, Florida, a nearly-uninhabited town in the United States*Fort Drum , Philippines...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division (Light). The battalion deployed to combat in Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
in 1993 as a part of the 10th Mountain Division. Relieved in February 1996 from this assignment to the 10th Mountain Division (Light), the 1st Battalion was reassigned to the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort Hood, Texas.
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, deployed in late April 2002 to become part of Joint Task Force 160, as the only Army Infantry deployed to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base is located on of land and water at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba which the United States leased for use as a coaling station following the Cuban-American Treaty of 1903. The base is located on the shore of Guantánamo Bay at the southeastern end of Cuba. It is the oldest overseas...
, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
. Approximately 200 soldiers from the 1-22 IN were tasked with providing external security for the detainee facilities . This included fixed site security, patrols, observation posts, a quick reaction force, and also playing a role in escorting and transporting detainees. The soldiers of the 22nd Infantry were awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award for their outstanding service in Cuba during this period.
OIF I
In April 2003, the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, deployed to IraqIraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
with the 4th Infantry Division as a part of the 1st Brigade, 4ID. Commanded by LTC Steven Russell, the battalion secured Tikrit, in northern Iraq and was instrumental in the hunt and eventual capture of Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
during Operation Red Dawn
Operation Red Dawn
Operation Red Dawn was the U.S. military operation conducted on 13 December 2003 in the town of ad-Dawr, Iraq, near Tikrit, that captured Iraq President Saddam Hussein, ending rumours of his death. The operation was named after the 1984 film Red Dawn. The mission was assigned to the 1st Brigade...
, on 13 December 2003. It was decorated with a Valorous Unit Award for its service during this period. The battalion redeployed from Iraq to Fort Hood, Texas in April, 2004.
OIF 05-07
In December 2005, under the command of LTC Craig Osborne, the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry once again deployed with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division to Iraq to serve for one year in the Baghdad area. During this time, the battalion secured their area of operations, engaged in assisting the local population, and fought against the extremist groups.Soldiers who did not return home: CPL Nathaniel Aguirre (d. 22 October 2006), SPC Matthew Creed (d. 22 October 2006), SGT Luis Montes (d. 22 October 2006), SGT Chase Haag (d. 1 October 2006), PFC Sean Tharp (d. 28 March 2006), SPC Ronald Gebur (d. 30 May 2006), CPL Bobby West (d. 30 May 2006), 2LT Johnny Craver (d. 13 October 2006), PFC Kevin Ellenburg (d. 1 November 2006), SPC William Hayes (d. 5 February 2006), 2LT Christopher Loudon (d. 17 October 2006), CPL Joseph Dumas, Jr. (d. 17 October 2006), CPL David Unger (d. 17 October 2006), SPC Russell Culbertson (d. 17 October 2006), CPL Marcus Cain (d. 14 September 2006), SGT Jennifer Hartman (d. 14 September 2006), and SGT Brandon Asbury (d. 4 October 2006).
The battalion redeployed from Iraq to Fort Hood, Texas in December, 2006. Once established at Fort Hood, Texas, the battalion immediately began preparations for another Operation Iraqi Freedom deployment.
OIF 07-09
In March 2008, under the command of LTC Matt Elledge, the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry deployed with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division to Iraq for a third time to conduct operations in the Baghdad area. In March 2009, the battalion returned to Fort Hood, TX, having restored civil order in southwestern Baghdad. Upon returning home from Iraq, the battalion was awarded the Valorous Unit AwardValorous Unit Award
The Valorous Unit Award is the second highest unit decoration which may be bestowed upon a U.S. Army unit and is considered the unit equivalent of the Silver Star...
for displaying "extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom" and "the unit demonstrated the ability to innovate and accomplish the mission beyond the call of duty".
Soldiers who did not return home: CPT Andrew "Drew" Pearson (HHC Commander) (d. 30 April 2008), SPC Ronald Tucker (d. 30 April 2008), and CPL Steven Thompson (d. 14 February 2009). In the Summer of 2009, the battalion moved with the 4th Infantry Division to Fort Carson, Colorado to prepare for future operations.
Companies
The 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment is one of the first Combat Arms Battalions to be aligned under the Combined Arms model, which includes 2 mechanized infantry companies, 2 tank companies, an engineer company, and a forward support company (FSC).HHC "Hammer"
A Company "Able"
B Company "Blackhawk"
C Company "Cobra"
D Company "Dealer"
E / FSC "Eliminator"
Specialty Platoons
Scout Platoon "Commanche"Mortar Platoon "Thunder"
Medic Platoon "Blood"
B Company - "bears" changed december 2010 upon change of command to "Blackhawks"
2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment
The 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry (Triple Deuce) regiment was originally constituted on May 3, 1861 in the Regular Army as Companies B and K, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry. It was organized in May 1865 at Camp DennisonCamp Dennison
Camp Dennison was a military recruiting, training, and medical post for the United States Army during the American Civil War. It was located near Cincinnati, Ohio, not far from the Ohio River. The camp was named for Cincinnati native William Dennison, Ohio's governor at the start of the war.With...
, Ohio. It was reorganized and redesignated on September 21, 1866 as Companies B and K, 22nd Infantry.
Companies B and K, 22nd Infantry were consolidated on May 4, 1869. The resulting consolidated unit was designated as Company B, 22nd Infantry. It inactivated on June 30, 1927 at Fort McPherson
Fort McPherson
Fort McPherson was a U.S. Army military base located in East Point, Georgia, on the southwest edge of the City of Atlanta, Ga. It was the headquarters for the U.S. Army Installation Management Command, Southeast Region; the U.S. Army Forces Command; the U.S. Army Reserve Command; the U.S...
, Georgia.
The unit reactivated on June 1, 1940 at Fort McClellan, Alabama, and following the end of World War II, inactivated on March 1, 1946 at Camp Butner
Camp Butner
Camp Butner was a United States Army installation in Butner, North Carolina during World War II. It was named after Army General Henry W. Butner....
, North Carolina.
It activated on July 15, 1947 at Fort Ord, California. It inactivated on again on April 1, 1957 at Fort Lewis, Washington, and was relieved from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division. The unit was concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battle Group, 22nd Infantry.
It was redesignated on August 21, 1963 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (Mechanized), 22nd Infantry and assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, while its organic elements were concurrently constituted. The battalion activated on October 1, 1963 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.
It was relieved on August 1, 1967 from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division and assigned to the 25th Infantry Division. It was relieved on December 15, 1970 from its assignment to the 25th Infantry Division and assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, before being inactivated in September 1972 at Fort Carson, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
.
The unit reactivated in September 1976 at Fort Carson and was assigned to Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
as part of the 4th Infantry Division (Forward). It inactivated in July 1984 in Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and was relieved from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized).
The 2nd Battalion activated in September 1986 at Fort Drum, New York, and was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division (Light).
The 2nd Battalion has seen service in Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
, Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
, Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, and Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
.
2-22IN deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 2005-2006 to West Baghdad under the command of LTC Kevin P. Brown.
In January 2010, the Battalion deployed to Afghanistan. There, they served across the country as advisers and trainers for the Afghan National Army in a wide variety of capacities. The Battalion was awarded the Meritorious Unit Citation and the Joint Meritorious Unit Award in recognition for their efforts in improving ANA training and administration. In December of 2010, they returned home to Fort Drum, NY. Currently, the Battalion is training for their eventual return to Afghanistan.
Companies
HHC "Hostile"A Company "Anvil"
B Company "Bushmaster"
C Company "Chaos"
D Company "Destroyer"
E Company (attached forward support company from 10th BSB) "Eagle"
Specialty Platoons
Scout Platoon "Watchdog"Mortar Platoon "Reaper"
Medic Platoon "Pain Killer"
Campaigns
Indian Wars- Little Big Horn, 1876
- Pine Ridge, North Dakota, 1869/69
- Montana 1872
Spanish-American War
- Santiago
Philippine-American War
- Manila
- Malolos
- San Isidro
- Mindanao
- Jolo
- Luzon 1900
World War II
- Normandy (with arrowheadArrowhead deviceThe Arrowhead device is a decoration of the United States Army which is issued as an attachment to certain service medals. The Arrowhead device is awarded to any service member who participates in an amphibious assault, a combat parachute drop, a helicopter assault landing, or a combat glider...
) - Northern France
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
Vietnam
- Counteroffensive, Phase II
- Counteroffensive, Phase III
- Tet Counteroffensive, 1968
- Counteroffensive, Phase IV, 1968
- Counteroffensive, Phase V, 1968
- Counteroffensive, Phase VI, 1968–69
- Tet 69/ Counteroffensive 1969
- Summer-Fall 1969
- Winter-Spring 1970
- Sanctuary Counteroffensive 1970
- Counteroffensive Phase VII, 1970–71
Somalia
- Somalia 1993 (1st & 2nd Battalion)
Afghanistan
- Streamer to be determined for service in 2003-04 (2nd Battalion)
Iraq
- Streamer to be determined for service in 2003-04 (1st Battalion)
- Streamer to be determined for service in 2005-06 Baghdad Iraq (1st & 2nd Battalion)
- Streamer to be determined for service in 2007-08 Kirkuk Iraq (2nd Battalion)
Decorations
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered HURTGEN FOREST (22nd Infantry cited; WD GO 37, 1946)
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ST. GILLIS MARIGNY (22nd Infantry cited; WD GO 14, 1945)
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered CARENTAN (3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry cited;. WD GO 85,1944)
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered SUOI-TRE, VIETNAM (2nd Battalion and 3rd Battalion (less Company C), 22nd Infantry cited; DA GO 59,1968) * FSB - Gold, March 21, 1967
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered TAY NINH PROVINCE (3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry cited; DA GO 42, 1969)
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered KONTUM (lst Battalion, 22nd Infantry cited; DA GO 43,1970)
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ (lst Battalion, 22nd Infantry cited; DA GO May 17, 2005)
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ (lst Battalion, 22nd Infantry cited; DA GO August 19, 2009)
- Belgian Fourragere 1940 (22nd Infantry cited; DA GO 43, 1950) Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in BELGIUM (22nd Infantry cited; DA GO 43, 1950)
- Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the ARDENNES (22nd Infantry cited; DA GO 43, 1950)
Crest
The Regimental crest is very symbolic in nature.- The white represents the color of the old infantry, the past.
- The blue represents the color of the new infantry, the present.
- The crossed arrows represent the 5 Indian Campaigns the regiment participated in.
- The face of the sun represents the Philippine–American War.
Notable members
Ernest HemingwayErnest Hemingway
Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American author and journalist. His economic and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the...
was with the 22nd Infantry Regiment during World War II when the unit saw action from Paris through Belgium and into Germany.
In media
The unit depicted in the 1986 movie PlatoonPlatoon (film)
Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone and stars Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe and Charlie Sheen. It is the first of Stone's Vietnam War trilogy, followed by 1989's Born on the Fourth of July and 1993's Heaven & Earth....
was the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry. In the scene where Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
William Oliver Stone is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, for which he had previously participated as an infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on...
makes a cameo appearance as the Battalion Commander, there is a small sign displaying: 3-22 CP (Command Post).