11th Infantry Brigade (United States)
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| 11th Infantry Brigade | |
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 11th Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia |
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| Active | 1917-1921 1967-1971 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | U.S. Army |
| Engagements | World War I Vietnam |
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, was first formed as part of the United States Army's 6th Division. It was active from 1967 through 1971.
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[edit] World War 1
Activated: November 1917
Segments: Infantry Regiments: 51st, 52d, Infantry Regiments Machine-Gun Battalion: 16th Field Artillery Battalion: 11th Overseas: June 1918 Days of combat: 43 Returned to U.S.: June 1919 Deactivated: 30 September 1921 at Camp Grant, Illinois
[edit] World War II
Brigade Headquarters inactive.
[edit] Vietnam
The brigade was organized as a separate Infantry Brigade at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. During the Vietnam War the 11th was part of the United States Army's 23rd Infantry Division (Also called the Americal Division).
ORDER OF BATTLE
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry
- 4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry
- 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry
- 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry
- 6th Battalion, 11th Artillery
- 6th Support Battalion
- 6th Engineer Company
- Troop E, 1st Cavalry
[edit] References
- Summers, Harry G. Historical Atlas of the Vietnam War. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.
- "The Brigade: A History, Its Organization and Employment in the US Army"
