1st Infantry Regiment
Lineage and Honors Information as of 24 April 2007
1st Infantry Regiment Lineage
Constituted 3 March 1791 in the Regular Army as the 2d Infantry
Organized in March 1791 in New England
Redesignated in 1792 as the Infantry of the 2d Sub-Legion
Redesignated 31 October 1796 as the 2d Infantry
Consolidated May-October 1815 with the 3d and 7th Infantry (both constituted 12 April 1808) and the 44th Infantry (constituted 29 January 1813) to form the 1st Infantry
Consolidated in April 1869 with the 43d Infantry, Veteran Reserve Corps (constituted 21 September 1866), and consolidated unit designated as the 1st Infantry
Assigned 11 September 1918 to the 13th Division
Relieved 8 March 1919 from assignment to the 13th Division
Assigned 27 July 1921 to the 2d Division
Relieved 16 October 1939 from assignment to the 2d Division and assigned to the 6th Division (later redesignated as the 6th Infantry Division)
Inactivated 10 January 1949 in Korea
Activated 4 October 1950 at Fort Ord, California
Relieved 3 April 1956 from assignment to the 6th Infantry Division
Assigned 15 May 1956 to the United States Military Academy
Relieved 15 May 1958 from assignment to the United States Military Academy and reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
Withdrawn 16 March 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System
Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 1st Infantry Regiment
1st Infantry Regiment Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
War of 1812: Canada; Lundy's Lane; New Orleans; Alabama 1814; Florida 1814; Alabama 1815; Louisiana 1815
Mexican War: Monterey; Vera Cruz
Civil War: Mississippi River; Vicksburg; Missouri 1861; Texas 1861; Mississippi 1862
Indian Wars: Miami; Creeks; Seminoles; Black Hawk; Apaches; Pine Ridge; Texas 1850
War with Spain: Santiago
Philippine Insurrection: Samar 1901
World War II: New Guinea (with arrowhead); Luzon (with arrowhead)
Vietnam: Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I; Consolidation II; Cease-Fire
War on Terrorism: Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for MAFFIN BAY
Valorous Unit Award for QUANG TIN PROVINCE
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945