110th Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 110th Infantry Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army. Its legacy unit, 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry, is a subordinate command of 2nd Brigade, 28th Infantry Division.[2]
| 110th Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Active | 28 November 1873– |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance | US |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | light infantry |
| Garrison/HQ | Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania |
| Nickname(s) | Fighting Tenth (special designation)[1] |
| Motto(s) | "Cuiusque Devotio est Vis Regimenti" (The Devotion of Each Is The Strength Of The Regiment) |
| Engagements | Spanish–American War Mexican Expedition World War I World War II Korean War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Frank Tompkins |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia |  |
U.S. Infantry Regiments | |
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| Previous | Next |
| 109th Infantry Regiment | 111th Infantry Regiment |
110th Infantry memorial at Washington (PA) cemetery
The regiment served with the 55th Infantry Brigade, 28th Infantry Division from September 1917 – May 1919, and from 1921–24.[3]
- Organized and federally recognized 8 June 1921 in the Pennsylvania National Guard at Washington, Pennsylvania as Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry, an element of the 28th Division (later redesignated as the 28th Infantry Division).
- Inducted into federal service 17 February 1941 at Washington.
- Based in Pembrokeshire, Wales from October 1943 to April 1944, preparing for D-Day; a memorial to those lost in the liberation of Europe was unveiled in 2019.[4][5]
- Inactivated 25 October 1945 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.
- Reorganized and federally recognized 12 December 1946 at Washington as Headquarters Company, 110th Infantry.
- Ordered into active federal service 5 September 1950 at Washington.
- Headquarters Company, 110th Infantry [NGUS], organized and federally recognized 16 July 1953 at Washington.
- Released from active federal service 15 June 1954 and reverted to state control; federal recognition concurrently withdrawn from Headquarters Company, 110th Infantry (NGUS).
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 June 1959 as Headquarters Company, 1st Battle Group, 110th Infantry.
Current reorganization as of March 2014
- Home Station: Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
- Company A – Indiana, Pennsylvania
- Company B – Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
- Company C – Connellsville, Pennsylvania
- Company D – Greensburg, Pennsylvania
In June 2016, 1st Battalion-110th Infantry Regiment deployed to Jordan, UAE, and Kuwait to train their forces.[6]
Notable members
- Thomas S. Crago (1866–1925), member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Joseph H. Thompson (1871–1928), Medal of Honor recipient, Pennsylvania State Senator, and member of the College Football Hall of Fame
References
- "Special Designation Listing". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum, 28th Infantry Division Heraldry Archived 20 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 1 July 2013
- McGrath, The Brigade, 168.
- "Pembrokeshire memorial plan for US D-Day servicemen". BBC News. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- "D-Day: Pembrokeshire memorial unveiled for US soldiers". BBC News. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- Pennsylvania Guardsmen deploy to Jordan Archived 17 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine 7 July 2016
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