| Battalion History |
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| 23rd Infantry Birthday: |
May 3, 1861 |
| 1/23 IN Birthday: |
September 21, 1866 |
| Joined 2ID: |
September 22, 1918 |
| Tomahawks: |
Battalion named after the battle of Chipyong-Ni during the Korean War |
| Achievements: |
11 Medal of Honor Recipients (3 in A co)
7 Presidential Unit Citations: Brest-France, St. Vithe, Chipyong-Ni, Twin Tunnels, Hong Chon, Wirtzfeld-Belgium, Krinkelter Wald-Belgium
4 Korean Presidential Unit Citations
1 Meritorious Unit Citation
2 Superior Unit Citation
3 French Croix de Guerre (3 w/ palms)
French Fourragere
Belgian Fourragere
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| Constituted: |
Company A, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry |
| Organized: |
July 8, 1861 at Fort Trumbull, Connecticut |
| Wars: |
7 wars and 58 battles w/ campaign streamers
Civil War: Peninsula, Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Virginia 1862, Virginia 1863
Indian War: Little Big Horn, Arizona 1866, Idaho 1868
Spanish American War: Manila
Philippine Insurrection: Manila, Malalos, Mindanao, Jolo, Jolo 1903
WWI: Aisne, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihel, Meuse-Argonne, Lorraine 1918
WWII: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe
Korean War: UN Defensive, UN Offensive, CCF, Intervention, FIrst UN Counteroffensive, CCF Spring Offensive, UN Summer Fall OFfensive, Second Korean Winter, Korean Summer-Fall 1952, Third Korean Winter, Korean Summer 1953 |
| Chipyong-Ni: |
February 13-15, 1951, 23IN fought 5 Chinese divisions, first unit to stop the Chinese offensive, over 5000 Chinese casualties |
| Korea Bowl: |
Battalion Punch Bowl is made of 5610 CIBs and CMBs, it weighs 220 lbs it is 23.25in high, and 36in in diameter |
| Goblets: |
23 goblets that represent all the units of the regiment at the time |
| Gold Goblet: |
Represents all the men killed in action |
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| Brigade History |
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| Established: |
1st Provisional Brigade on August 11, 1917 in Syracuse, New York |
| Redesignated: |
Steptember 22, 1917 as HHC, 3 BDE and assigned to 2 ID |
| Became the first Brigade Combat Team (BCT) on May 18, 2000 |
| Became the first Stryker BCT to deploy in November 2003 |
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| Army History |
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| Birthday: |
June 14, 1775 |
| Pearl Harbor: |
December 7, 1941 |
| Declaration of War (WWII): |
December 8, 1941 |
| D-Day: |
June 6, 1944 |
| D-Day Location: |
Normandy Beach, France |
| Normandy Beach Names: |
American - Utah, Omaha
British and Canadian - Gold, Juno, Sword |
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| Unit Crest: |
Approved October 29, 1924, amended August 6, 1986 to add the motto "We Serve" |
| Sea Lion: |
Service in the Philippines, taken from the Seal of Manila |
| 7 Barbed Sword: |
7 Presidential Unit Citations in Korea and WWII |
| Maltese Cross: |
Army of the Potomac, V Corps |
| Globe with 2 Steam Ships: |
First American Regiment to circumnavigate the globe |
| Blue/White: |
New and old colors of the infantry |
| The Hump: |
Mont Blanc, France, October 1918 during WWI |
| Totem Pole: |
Service in Alaska |
| Arrows: |
Service during the Indian Wars |
| Wreath: |
Represents 4 French Croix de Guerre, 3 with Palms |
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