| 22nd Infantry Regiment | |
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22nd Infantry coat of arms |
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| Active | May 15, 1865 – Present |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | Infantry Branch (United States) |
| Type | 1st Bn Mechanized Infantry 2nd Bn Light Infantry |
| Part of | 1st Bn: 4th Infantry Division 2nd Bn: 10th Mountain Division |
| Garrison/HQ | 1st Bn: Fort Carson 2nd Bn: Fort Drum |
| Motto | Deeds, Not Words |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Engagements | Indian Wars Civil War War with Spain Philippine–American War World War II Vietnam War Armed Forces Expeditions - Somalia Afghanistan Campaign Iraq Campaign |
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The 22nd Infantry Regiment is a parent regiment of the United States Army. Currently the 1st and 2nd Battalions are activated. The 3rd and 4th Battalions have been deactivated.
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Activated again at Fort Ord for assignment to Germany in the German Occupation. Sent to Fort Benning and subsequently shipped out to Bremerhaven, Germany in 1951. 2d Battalion went to Schweinfurt, Germany.
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After the Civil War and garrison duty in the East, the Regiment was moved to the Northern Plains and served in a series of frontier forts. Patrolling was common place and their efforts included keeping civilians out of the Black Hills in Dakota territory which was then off limits due to treaty. In 1869, the Regiment was involved in action at Pine Ridge, now in North Dakota. In 1872 they were in Montana engaged in a series of hit and run battles. In 1876 they participated in the Little Big Horn campaign.
From 1870 onward, the U.S. Army invited Black Seminoles to return from Mexico to serve as army scouts for the United States. They were formally attached to the 22nd Infantry Regiment, but often served independently. The Seminole Negro Indian Scouts (originally a black unit despite the name) played a lead role in the Texas Indian Wars of the 1870s. The scouts became famous for their tracking abilities and feats of endurance. Four Seminole Scouts were awarded the Medal of Honor. After the close of the Texas Indian Wars, the scouts remained stationed at Fort Clark in Brackettville, Texas.[1] In 1891 the 22nd participated in repressing the feared revolt of the Ghost Dancers supposedly led by Sitting Bull in December 1891 and later took part of patrols in Montana through the end of 1892 trying to keep the peace. This was during the time when Sitting Bull was killed by an Army officer.[2][3]
The 22nd Infantry Regiment fought at Santiago July 3 to July 17, 1898. One of the regimental officers, Captain Edward O. Ord, (son of Major General Edward Otho Cresap Ord and whom Fort Ord was named for) remained in Cuba for nine months as interpreter on the staff of General Alexander R. Lawton while the rest of the regiment prepared for service in the Philippines.[4]
By 1900 the 22nd Regiment was enroute piece meal to the Philippines when the Philippine–American War broke out. They participated in battles in Manila, Luzon, Malolos, San Isidro then other battles during the Moro Rebellion on Mindanao and Jolo. By 1905, the Regiment had returned to garrison duty in the San Francisco region.[4]
On April 18, 1906, just after the San Francico earthquake recently retired Captain Edward Ord of the 22nd Regiment was appointed a Special Police Officer by Mayor Eugene Schmitz and liasioned with Major General Adolphus Greely for relief work with the 22nd Regiment and other military units involved in the emergency. Ord later wrote a long letter[4] to his mother on the 20th regarding Schmitz' "Shoot-to-Kill" Order and some “despicable” behavior of certain soldiers of his former 22nd Regiment from the Presidio who were looting. He also made it clear that the majority of soldiers served the community well.[5][6]
During World War I the 22nd Regiment was primed for deployment to the Philippines but remained garrisoned on the West Coast.
The 22d Infantry Regiment was stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, as a component of the 8th Infantry Brigade, which was the sole active component of the deactivated 4th Infantry Division. 22d Inf Regt moved to Fort Benning on February 21, 1941 to train with the division, and then moved to Camp Gordon, Georgia on December 27, 1941, where it was reorganized under a motorized TO&E on September 9, 1942.
The regiment moved to Fort Dix, New Jersey on April 16, 1943, where it was reorganized under a regular infantry TO&E on August 1, 1943. The regiment continued to train for combat, moving on to Camp Gordon Johnston, Florida on September 28, 1943, and to Fort Jackson, South Carolina on December 1, 1943. 22nd IR subsequently got its Port Call orders, and staged at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey on January 8, 1944 until it shipped out from the New York Port of Embarkation on January 18, 1944.
The regiment arrived in England on January 29, 1944, settled in near Plymouth, England, and started preparations to assault Utah Beach.
The regiment assaulted Utah Beach on June 6, 1944, as part of VII Corps in the D-Day Invasion, and arrived in the vicinity of Pavenoville, France by the end of D-day. It then participated in the Cherbourg Peninsula operation while attached to 2nd Armored Division from July 19 through August 2, 1944.
The regiment then returned to 4th Infantry Division, and headed for Belgium as part of the Operation Cobra, moved into Belgium on September 6, 1944, and entered Germany on September 11, 1944. The regiment was attached to 83d Infantry Division between December 3–7, 1944, and then returned to 4th Infantry Division in Luxembourg on December 12, 1944. 22nd IR then moved to Belgium on January 28, 1945, and re-entered Germany on February 7, 1945, where it remained on mop-up and occupation until July 12, 1945, when it DEROSed to the New York POE, and moved to its temporary home at Camp Butner, North Carolina while the regiment trained for movement to Japan. However, the war in the Pacific terminated, and the regiment remained at Camp Butner until it was deactivated on March 5, 1946.
The 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, was originally constituted on May 3, 1861 in the Regular Army as Companies A and I, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry. It organized in May 1865 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. It reorganized and was redesignated on September 21, 1866 as Companies A and I, 22nd Infantry.
Companies A and I, 22nd Infantry consolidated on May 4, 1869 and the consolidated unit was designated as Company A, 22nd Infantry; the 22nd Infantry being assigned on March 24, 1923 to the 4th Division [later redesignated as the 4th Infantry Division]. It inactivated on June 30, 1927 at Fort McPherson, Georgia.
The unit reactivated on June 1, 1940 at Fort McClellan, Alabama, before inactivating on March 1, 1946 at Camp Butner, North Carolina.
It reactivated July 15, 1947 at Fort Ord, California. It reorganized and was redesignated on April 1, 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battle Group, 22nd Infantry and remained assigned to the 4th Infantry Division (with its organic elements being concurrently constituted and activated). It was reorganized and redesignated on October 1, 1963 as the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry. It was deployed to Vietnam as part of the 2d Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division and conducted operations in the Central Highlands. It inactivated on August 1984 at Fort Carson, Colorado and was relieved from its assignment to the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized).
It reactivated in May 1986 at Fort Drum, New York and was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division (Light). The battalion deployed to combat in Somalia in 1993 as a part of the 10th Mountain Division. Relieved in February 1996 from this assignment to the 10th Mountain Division (Light), the 1st Battalion was reassigned to the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort Hood, Texas.
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, deployed in late April 2002 to become part of Joint Task Force 160, as the only Army Infantry deployed to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. Approximately 200 soldiers from the 1-22 IN were tasked with providing external security for the detainee facilities . This included fixed site security, patrols, observation posts, a quick reaction force, and also playing a role in escorting and transporting detainees. The soldiers of the 22nd Infantry were awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award for their outstanding service in Cuba during this period.
In April 2003, the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, deployed to Iraq with the 4th Infantry Division as a part of the 1st Brigade, 4ID. Commanded by LTC Steven Russell, the battalion secured Tikrit, in northern Iraq and was instrumental in the hunt and eventual capture of Saddam Hussein during Operation Red Dawn, on 13 December 2003. It was decorated with a Valorous Unit Award for its service during this period. The battalion redeployed from Iraq to Fort Hood, Texas in April, 2004.
In December 2005, under the command of LTC Craig Osborne, the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry once again deployed with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division to Iraq to serve for one year in the Baghdad area. During this time, the battalion secured their area of operations, engaged in assisting the local population, and fought against the extremist groups.
Soldiers who did not return home: CPL Nathaniel Aguirre (d. 22 October 2006), SPC Matthew Creed (d. 22 October 2006), SGT Luis Montes (d. 22 October 2006), SGT Chase Haag (d. 1 October 2006), PFC Sean Tharp (d. 28 March 2006), SPC Ronald Gebur (d. 30 May 2006), CPL Bobby West (d. 30 May 2006), 2LT Johnny Craver (d. 13 October 2006), PFC Kevin Ellenburg (d. 1 November 2006), SPC William Hayes (d. 5 February 2006), 2LT Christopher Loudon (d. 17 October 2006), CPL Joseph Dumas, Jr. (d. 17 October 2006), CPL David Unger (d. 17 October 2006), SPC Russell Culbertson (d. 17 October 2006), CPL Marcus Cain (d. 14 September 2006), SGT Jennifer Hartman (d. 14 September 2006), and SGT Brandon Asbury (d. 4 October 2006).
The battalion redeployed from Iraq to Fort Hood, Texas in December, 2006. Once established at Fort Hood, Texas, the battalion immediately began preparations for another Operation Iraqi Freedom deployment.
In March 2008, under the command of LTC Matt Elledge, the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry deployed with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division to Iraq for a third time to conduct operations in the Baghdad area. In March 2009, the battalion returned to Fort Hood, TX, having restored civil order in southwestern Baghdad. Upon returning home from Iraq, the battalion was awarded the Valorous Unit Award for displaying "extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom" and "the unit demonstrated the ability to innovate and accomplish the mission beyond the call of duty".
Soldiers who did not return home: CPT Andrew "Drew" Pearson (HHC Commander) (d. 30 April 2008), SPC Ronald Tucker (d. 30 April 2008), and CPL Steven Thompson (d. 14 February 2009). In the Summer of 2009, the battalion moved with the 4th Infantry Division to Fort Carson, Colorado to prepare for future operations.
The 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment is one of the first Combat Arms Battalions to be aligned under the Combined Arms model, which includes 2 mechanized infantry companies, 2 tank companies, an engineer company, and a forward support company (FSC).
HHC "Hammer"
A Company "Able"
B Company "Blackhawk"
C Company "Cobra"
D Company "Dealer"
E / FSC "Eliminator"
Scout Platoon "Commanche"
Mortar Platoon "Thunder"
Medic Platoon "Blood"
B Company - "bears" changed december 2010 upon change of command to "Blackhawks"
The 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry (Triple Deuce) regiment was originally constituted on May 3, 1861 in the Regular Army as Companies B and K, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry. It was organized in May 1865 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. It was reorganized and redesignated on September 21, 1866 as Companies B and K, 22nd Infantry.
Companies B and K, 22nd Infantry were consolidated on May 4, 1869. The resulting consolidated unit was designated as Company B, 22nd Infantry. It inactivated on June 30, 1927 at Fort McPherson, Georgia. The unit reactivated on June 1, 1940 at Fort McClellan, Alabama, and following the end of World War II, inactivated on March 1, 1946 at Camp Butner, North Carolina.
It activated on July 15, 1947 at Fort Ord, California. It inactivated on again on April 1, 1957 at Fort Lewis, Washington, and was relieved from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division. The unit was concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battle Group, 22nd Infantry.
It was redesignated on August 21, 1963 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (Mechanized), 22nd Infantry and assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, while its organic elements were concurrently constituted. The battalion activated on October 1, 1963 at Fort Lewis, Washington.
It was relieved on August 1, 1967 from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division and assigned to the 25th Infantry Division. It was relieved on December 15, 1970 from its assignment to the 25th Infantry Division and assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, before being inactivated in September 1972 at Fort Carson, Colorado.
The unit reactivated in September 1976 at Fort Carson and was assigned to Wiesbaden, Germany as part of the 4th Infantry Division (Forward). It inactivated in July 1984 in Wiesbaden, Germany and was relieved from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized).
The 2nd Battalion activated in September 1986 at Fort Drum, New York, and was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division (Light).
The 2nd Battalion has seen service in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
2-22IN deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 2005-2006 to West Baghdad under the command of LTC Kevin P. Brown.
In January 2010, the Battalion deployed to Afghanistan. There, they served across the country as advisers and trainers for the Afghan National Army in a wide variety of capacities. The Battalion was awarded the Meritorious Unit Citation and the Joint Meritorious Unit Award in recognition for their efforts in improving ANA training and administration. In December of 2010, they returned home to Fort Drum, NY. Currently, the Battalion is training for their eventual return to Afghanistan.
HHC "Hostile"
A Company "Anvil"
B Company "Bushmaster"
C Company "Chaos"
D Company "Destroyer"
E Company (attached forward support company from 10th BSB) "Eagle"
Scout Platoon "Watchdog"
Mortar Platoon "Reaper"
Medic Platoon "Pain Killer"
Indian Wars
Spanish-American War
Philippine-American War
World War II
Vietnam
Somalia
Afghanistan
Iraq
The Regimental crest is very symbolic in nature.
Ernest Hemingway was with the 22nd Infantry Regiment during World War II when the unit saw action from Paris through Belgium and into Germany.
The unit depicted in the 1986 movie Platoon was the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry. In the scene where Oliver Stone makes a cameo appearance as the Battalion Commander, there is a small sign displaying: 3-22 CP (Command Post).