35th Infantry
(The Cacti)
Lineage and Honors Information as of 21 August 1996
35th Infantry Lineage
Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 35th Infantry
Organized 8-19 July 1916 at Douglas, Arizona
Assigned 7 August 1918 to the 18th Division
Relieved 14 February 1919 from assignment to the 18th Division
Assigned 17 October 1922 to the Hawaiian Division
Relieved 1 October 1941 from assignment to the Hawaiian Division and assigned to the 25th Infantry Division
Relieved 1 February 1957 from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
Withdrawn 16 August 1995 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System
35th Infantry Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Central Pacific; Guadalcanal; Northern Solomons (with arrowhead); Luzon
Korean War: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953
Vietnam: Counteroffensive; 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
Decorations
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for GUADALCANAL
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for NAM RIVER
Valorous Unit Award for QUANG NGAI PROVINCE
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1967-1968
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for MASAN-CHINJU
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for MUNSAN-NI
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA