词条 | 26th Infantry Regiment (United States) |
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}}{{US Regiments |previous=25th Infantry Regiment |next=27th Infantry Regiment }} The 26th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army. Its nickname is "Blue Spaders", taken from the spade-like device on the regiment's distinctive unit insignia. The 26th Infantry Regiment is part of the U.S. Army Regimental System; currently only the 1st Battalion is active and assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Heraldic itemsCoat of arms
Distinctive unit insignia
Background Trimmings
HistoryAt the beginning of the 20th century, the United States Army was sorely pressed to meet its overseas commitments in Cuba, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico. As a result, in 1901 Congress authorized five additional Regular Army infantry regiments; the 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, and 30th Infantry. PhilippinesThe 26th Infantry began its life overseas in the Philippines and spent its first 20 years of service on deployments to the Southwest Pacific, the Mexican and Indian frontier and in Europe. It earned its first battle streamer during the Philippine–American War within two years of its forming as a unit. World War IAfter returning to the same location for another tour of duty (a habit the Blue Spaders would keep for the entire century), the regiment fought off Mexican bandits and settled disputes in the Indian Territory, until it was selected as one of only four Regular Army infantry regiments deemed fit for immediate combat to form the first American Expeditionary Division in June 1917. This expeditionary division would later be renamed the First Division and thus began the regiment's long association with the "Big Red One". As part of the first American soldiers to arrive in France, the regiment immediately left for the front. Along with its sister regiments of the division, it earned more campaign streamers than any other regiments during World War I. However, they came at a terrible cost. Over 900 Blue Spaders lost their lives in a six-month period. At Soissons alone, the regimental commander, executive officer, two of three battalion commanders and the regimental sergeant major were killed in action; sixty-two officers were killed or wounded; and of the 3,100 Blue Spaders that started the attack, over 1,500 had been killed or wounded. But the battle was won and this turned the tide for the Allies at a crucial period during the summer of 1918. By the war's end, the soldiers had earned seven battle streamers and two foreign awards. Following brief occupation duty in Germany, the regiment returned to the United States and served as a part of the smaller peacetime Army. World War IIIn 1941, the regiment once again stood with its sister regiments and prepared for war in Europe. The regiment was assigned to the 1st Infantry Division for the duration of World War II. In World War II, the 26th Infantry led America's first-ever amphibious assault in North Africa, fought at the Kasserine Pass, assaulted Sicily at the Amphibious Battle of Gela, invaded Normandy, conquered the first German city of the war at Aachen, vaulted the Rhine and attacked all the way to Czechoslovakia by war's end. The regiment, commanded by Colonel John F. R. Seitz, conducted three amphibious assaults, and earned seven battle streamers, a Presidential Unit Citation, and five foreign awards. Beginning another occupation of Germany, the Blue Spaders bore the United States national colors at the Allied Victory in Europe parade, and served as guards at Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Thus began a lengthy stay in Germany, first as conquerors and later as friends and allies. Called again to serve in the United States after a reorganization of the army, the unit was redesignated 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry and had a very short stay in the United States.{{When|date=June 2011}} Cold WarIn February 1963 2nd Battle Group, 26th Infantry was activated (with assets of 1st Battle Group, 5th Infantry) & assigned to 1st Infantry Division at Ft. Riley, Kansas. 2nd Battle Group, 26th Infantry participated in Operation Long Thrust VII, reinforcing U.S. Berlin Brigade summer & autumn 1963 before redeploying to Ft. Riley where it was inactivated in January 1964. Vietnam WarAfter serving as a battle group in Europe in the early 1960s, the battalion rejoined the 1st Infantry Division shortly before receiving orders to deploy as a part of the Army's first divisional-sized unit in Vietnam in 1965. The Blue Spaders served longer in Vietnam with their Big Red One units than any other division.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}} After five continuous years of combat, the Blue Spaders received orders to return home in 1970 with eleven battle streamers, a Valorous Unit Award and two foreign awards for its colors. Service in GermanyAt the conclusion of Vietnam, the battalion returned to Germany as part of a forward-deployed brigade of the Big Red One. Training recruitsThe 26th Infantry was reassigned to TRADOC in April 1987. All three Spader battalions spent several years training recruits at Fort Dix, New Jersey and Fort Jackson, South Carolina, until reassigned to the First Infantry Division in January 1996. Balkan WarsIn 1996, the battalion rejoined the Big Red One in Germany only to send its soldiers to Bosnia as part of the first American forces to enter the Balkans from February to September 1996. The entire battalion followed its initial deployment from October 1996 to April 1997. In March 1998, the unit deployed to the Balkans, this time to the Republic of Macedonia. Returning briefly in September 1998, the battalion was one of the first unit alerted for deployment to Kosovo in June 1999. It returned in December 1999. During this period, the unit earned the Superior Unit Award streamer and the Defense of Kosovo streamer. Three of the Task Force 1-26 Infantry soldiers lost their lives in Kosovo. PFC McGill. Aug 1st 1999. Cco 1- 26inf 1st ID. Global War on Terror
In February 2004 the "Blue Spaders" deployed to Iraq as part of OIF II. The unit primarily bore responsibility for Sammara, the capital of Salahuddin Province, a major part of the so-called Sunni Triangle. The battalion returned to Schweinfurt, Germany in February 2005.
On 5 August 2006 Task Force "Blue Spader" deployed to Eastern Baghdad. The battalion's B Company was cross attached to TF 1-77 Armor, in return TF 1-26 Infantry received B Company, 1-77 Armor, B Company, 9th Engineers, a fire support team from 1-7 Field Artillery, and a maintenance support team from 299th Forward Support Battalion. Task Force 1-26 Infantry operated as the primary maneuver element in the Eastern Baghdad area. The unit returned to Schweinfurt, Germany in December 2007. 31 Soldiers from the Battalion lost their lives during the deployment.
In July 2008 the battalion deployed to Kunar Province of Afghanistan. Most of the unit was scattered in small combat outposts throughout the province to include the Kunar Valley, Pech Valley, Watapor Valley, Chapadara, and the Korengal Valley. The unit fell under CJTF-101 and later CJTF-82 during OEF 8 and 9. The unit returned to Fort Hood, Texas in July 2009. They were quickly moved again from Fort Hood, Texas to Fort Knox, Kentucky, having only months to get ready for another deployment in January 2011. Medal of Honor recipients
Lineage26th Infantry Regiment[6]Constituted 2 February 1901 in the Regular Army as the 26th Infantry Organized 22 February 1901 with headquarters at Fort McPherson, Georgia (1st Battalion organized in December 1900 at the Presidio of San Francisco, California, as the 1st Provisional Battalion of Infantry; redesignated 7 February 1901 as the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry) (2d Battalion organized March–April 1901 at Fort McPherson, Georgia; redesignated 29 May 1901 as the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry—hereafter separate lineage; new 2d Battalion, 26th Infantry, organized 1 July 1901 in the Philippine Islands) (3d Battalion organized in January 1901 at the Presidio of San Francisco, California, as the 2d Provisional Battalion of Infantry; redesignated 8 February 1901 as the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry; redesignated 29 May 1901 as the 3d Battalion, 26th Infantry) Assigned 8 June 1917 to the 1st Expeditionary Division (later redesignated as the 1st Infantry Division) Relieved 15 February 1957 from assignment to the 1st Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System Withdrawn 3 April 1987 from the Combat Arms Regimental System, reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System, and transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command Withdrawn 15 January 1996 from the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 26th Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment[7]Organized 25 December 1900 in the Regular Army at the Presidio of San Francisco, California, as Company A, 1st Provisional Battalion of Infantry Consolidated 7 February 1901 with Company A, 26th Infantry (constituted 2 February 1901 in the Regular Army), and consolidated unit designated as Company A, 26th Infantry (26th Infantry assigned 8 June 1917 to the 1st Expeditionary Division (later redesignated as the 1st Infantry Division) Reorganized and redesignated 15 February 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battle Group, 26th Infantry, and remained assigned to the 1st Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated) Relieved 14 April 1959 from assignment to the 1st Infantry Division and assigned to the 8th Infantry Division Relieved 24 October 1962 from assignment to the 8th Infantry Division and assigned to the 2d Infantry Division Relieved 15 February 1963 from assignment to the 2d Infantry Division and assigned to the 1st Infantry Division Reorganized and redesignated 13 January 1964 as the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Inactivated 24 February 1983 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 1st Infantry Division Headquarters transferred 3 April 1987 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Dix, New Jersey Inactivated 15 January 1996 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and withdrawn from the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command Battalion assigned 16 February 1996 to the 1st Infantry Division and activated in Germany Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment Relieved 16 March 2008 from assignment to the 1st Infantry Division and assigned to the 3d Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division 2d Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment[8]Organized 28 December 1900 in the Regular Army at the Presidio of San Francisco, California, as Company B, 1st Provisional Battalion of Infantry Consolidated 7 February 1901 with Company B, 26th Infantry (constituted 2 February 1901 in the Regular Army), and consolidated unit designated as Company B, 26th Infantry (26th Infantry assigned 8 June 1917 to the 1st Expeditionary Division [later redesignated as the 1st Infantry Division]) Inactivated 15 February 1957 at Fort Riley, Kansas, and relieved from assignment to the 1st Infantry Division; concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Battle Group, 26th Infantry Assigned 1 February 1963 to the 1st Infantry Division and activated at Fort Riley, Kansas (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated) Inactivated 13 January 1964 at Fort Riley, Kansas, and relieved from assignment to the 1st Infantry Division Redesignated 3 April 1987 as the 2d Battalion, 26th Infantry; Headquarters concurrently transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Dix, New Jersey Inactivated 18 July 1990 at Fort Dix, New Jersey; Headquarters concurrently withdrawn from the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command Battalion redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 2d Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment Assigned 16 April 2007 to the 3d Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Hood, Texas Campaign participation creditPhilippine Insurrection: Streamer without inscription World War I: Montdidier-Noyon; Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Lorraine 1917; Lorraine 1918; Picardy 1918 World War II: Algeria-French Morocco (with arrowhead); Tunisia; Sicily (with arrowhead); Normandy (with arrowhead); Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe Vietnam: Defense; 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 Kosovo: Kosovo Defense War on Terrorism: Iraq, Afghanistan Decorations
In popular cultureMarvel Superhero Captain America served in 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment.[9] 1-26 IN is depicted in the critically acclaimed documentary Restrepo as the unit that replaces The 173rd Airborne Brigade in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan. [10]References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/Heraldry.aspx?HeraldryId=17567&CategoryId=10023 |title=TIOH - Beret Flashes and Background Trimmings - 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment|publisher=Tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil |date=2014-10-24 |accessdate=2014-10-27}} {{ACMH| url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0026in.htm| article = 26th Infantry Lineage and Honors}}2. ^1 {{cite web |accessdate=2009-06-24 |url = http://www.history.army.mil/moh/wwII-m-s.html#REESEJW |archive-url = https://archive.is/20121212203521/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/wwII-m-s.html |dead-url = no |archive-date = 12 December 2012 |title = Medal of Honor Citations Archive |work = World War II Medal of Honor Recipients M-S |publisher= United States Army Center of Military History |date = 8 June 2009}} 3. ^{{cite web |accessdate=2009-06-25 |url = http://www.history.army.mil/moh/wwII-t-z.html#WARNER |work = United States Army Center of Military History Medal of Honor Citations Archive |title = World War II Medal of Honor Recipients T-Z |publisher= United States Army Center of Military History |date = 8 June 2009}} 4. ^United States Army Center of Military History: Medal of Honor Recipients of Vietnam M-Z {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212153624/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/vietnam-m-z.html/ |date=12 February 2009 }} 5. ^United States Army Center of Military History: Medal of Honor Recipients of OIF {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212153535/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/iraq.html/ |date=12 February 2009 }} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0026in.htm|title=26th Infantry Regiment|publisher=}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0026in001bn.htm|title=1ST BATTALION, 26th INFANTRY REGIMENT - Lineage and Honors - U.S. Army Center of Military History (CMH)|first=U.S. Army Center of Military History|last=(CMH)|publisher=}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0026in002bn.htm|title=2d Battalion, 26th Infantry|publisher=}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mil/article/142301/|title=From 'Blue Spader' to Avenger: Marvel superhero Captain America served with the 'Big Red One'|publisher=}} 10. ^Roberts, J. Parker. "From 'Blue Spader' to Avenger: Marvel Superhero Captain America Served with the 'Big Red One'" Us.army.mil. United States Army, 5 Feb. 2015. Web.
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