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41st Infantry Regiment
Active	1866-07-28 -- 1869-03-03 1917-06-20 -- 1921-09-22 1940-07-15 --
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry
Motto	Straight and Stalwart
Engagements	Indian Wars World War II Operation Desert Storm

The U.S. 41st Infantry Regiment is a regimental unit in the United States Army. Its 1st battalion is currently attached to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division.

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Contents 1 History 1.1 Civil War 1.2 20th Century 2 Lineage 3 References

[edit] History

[edit] Civil War

The 41st United States Infantry Regiment was one of several segregated regiments created following the Civil War to provide for African American participation in the defense of the United States. It was soon consolidated with the 24th Infantry Regiment.

[edit] 20th Century

The modern 41st Infantry Regiment was initially formed on 20 June 1917 as Company A, 41st Infantry at Fort Snelling, Minnesota from soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment. On 9 July 1918, the Regiment was assigned to the 10th Division at Camp Funston, Kansas, which was commanded by Leonard Wood. Here the 41st prepared for deployment to Europe to fight in World War I. In October 1918, the regiment sent an advance party to France to prepare for the deployment, however, the war ended in November so the regiment did not deploy. As part of the general demobilization following the war, the regiment was deactivated on 22 September 1921 at Camp Meade, Maryland.^[1]

It was reactivated on 15 July 1940 when the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry was activated as Company A, 41st Infantry (Armored) at Fort Benning, Georgia. The 41st Infantry Regiment constituted the organic infantry of the newly formed 2nd Armored Division. The association between the 41st Infantry and the 2nd Armored Division lasted throughout World War II and continued through Operation Desert Storm The regimental motto is "Straight and Stalwart", the crest shows a blue shield with a round yellow circle and a castle representing its birthplace at Fort Snelling Minnesota. In the upper left corner a star representing a previous fort in Texas is depicted.

The regiment has received four Presidential Unit Citations from WWII including one for leading the initial breakout in the Normandy Campaign and a later citation for actions in the invasion of Germany itself.

[edit] Lineage

• Constituted 1866-07-28 in the Regular Army as the 41st Infantry
• Organized 1866-12-25 at Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Consolidated 1869-03-15 with the 24th Infantry Regiment; consolidated units redesignated as 24th US Infantry Regiment.
• Constituted 1917-06-20 as Company A, 41st Infantry
• Assigned to the 10th Division on 1918-07-09
• Deactivated 1921-09-22 at Camp Meade, Maryland
• Activated 1940-07-15 in the Regular Army as Company A, 41st Infantry (Armored) at Fort Benning, Georgia

[edit] References

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