The 310th Infantry Regiment was a National Army Infantry Regiment first organized for service in World War I as part of the 78th Division. It later served in the European Theater during World War II. Since then it has served as a training Regiment, training Army Reserve and Army National Guard soldiers for service after the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Service history World War I The Regiment was constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 310th Infantry and assigned to the 155th Infantry Brigade of the 78th Division. It was organized at Camp Dix, New Jersey, on 6 September 1917.Military Map of the United States in 1918 The regiment was organized with 3,755 officers and enlisted men:http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/310infstats.htm Statistical Summary: Maximum Strength A Typical AEF Infantry Regiment 310th Infantry, 78th Division Headquarters & Headquarters Company- 303 Supply Company- 140 Machine Gun Company- 178 Medical & Chaplain Detachment- 56 Infantry Battalion (x3)- 1,026 Headquarters- 2 Rifle Company (x4)- 256Maneuver and Firepower p56 The Doughboys of the regiment deployed to France as part of the American Expeditionary Forces and participated in the St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, and Lorraine campaigns.Reports of the Commander-in-Chief, Staff Sections and Services p14-18Maneuver and Firepower p69 After completing its war service in France, the regiment returned home aboard the USS Tiger.http://shipscribe.com/usnaux/ww1/ships/id1640.htm UNITED STATES NAVY TEMPORARY AUXILIARY SHIPS WORLD WAR Ihttps://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1494.html Tiger American Steam tankerThe US Army Order of Battle from 1919 to 1941 p456 They arrived at the Port of New York on 31 May 1919 and demobilized at Camp Dix on 6 June 1919.http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/918UKAA.pdf Order of battle for the 77th Infantry Division in World War IFile:A history of the Three hundred tenth infantry, seventy-eighth division, U. S. A., 1917-1919 (IA historyofthreehu00thom).pdf
Between the Wars The regiment was reconstituted in the Organized Reserves as the 310th Infantry on 24 June 1921 and reassigned to the 78th Division (later redesignated as the 78th Infantry Division) in the First Corps Area.Maneuver and Firepower p103 It was organized in December 1921 with the Regimental Headquarters in Jersey City. The regiment normally conducted summer training at Camp Dix with the 16th and 18th Infantry Regiments or at Plattsburg Barrackshttp://www.historiclakes.org/Plattsburg/barracks.htm Plattsburg Barracks with the 26th Infantry Regiment. The regiment was tasked to conduct Citizens' Military Training Camp (CMTC) some years as an alternative summer training. Rutgers University was the primary ROTC feeder school.
World War II
The regiment was ordered into active military service 15 August 1942 and reorganized at Camp Butner, North Carolina, using a cadre provided by the 2nd Infantry Division.World War II Order of Battle, front cover chart In July 1943, the regiment was organized with 3,256 officers and enlisted men:Maneuver and Firepower p183 Headquarters & Headquarters Company- 111 Service Company- 114 Anti-Tank Company- 165 Cannon Company- 118 Medical Detachment- 135 Infantry Battalion (x3)- 871 Headquarters & Headquarters Company- 126 Rifle Company (x3)- 193 Weapons Company- 156 The regiment served in the Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe campaigns. The regiment was inactivated 15 June 1946 in Germany.
Stanton, Shelby L. (1984). World War II Order of Battle. New York, New York: Galahad Books.
Post War Service The Regiment was reconstituted on 17 December 1946 in the Organized Reserves with headquarters in Jersey City, New Jersey, under TOE 29-7T. On 9 November 1955 the Regimental Headquarters was moved to Kearny, New Jersey and then to Lodi, New Jersey on 12 October 1961. The 1948 organization of the regiment called for a strength of 3,774 officers and enlisted men organized as below: Headquarters & Headquarters Company- 289 Service Company- 186 Tank Company- 148 Heavy Mortar Company- 190 Medical Company- 214 Infantry Battalion (x3) Headquarters & Headquarters Company- 119 Rifle Company (x3)- 211 Weapons Company- 165
Under the 78th Training Division The 310th Infantry was redesignated as the 310th Regiment (Basic Combat Training), and reorganized to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 78th Division (Training) on 31 January 1968, the Regimental Headquarters was deactivated. The 1st and 3rd Battalions were activated on 25 January 1991 to train Army Reserve units deploying to Operation Desert Storm and inactivated again on 31 March. The 1st Battalion was reactivated and allotted to the Regular Army on 17 October 1999 and assigned at Fort Dix.
Current Assignment The 1st Battalion is a Regular Army unit assigned to the 181st Infantry Brigade at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, with a mission to train Brigade Engineer Battalions, Military Police, and Chemical units. The Battalion frequently sends personnel to NTC and JRTC to train units conducting rotations. The 2nd Battalion is an Army Reserve unit assigned to the 86th Training Division with a mission to train Combat Support and Combat Service Support units. army.mil First Army completing 'Bold Shift' transformation
Campaign streamers Conflict Streamer Year(s) World War I St. Mihiel 1918 Meuse-Argonne 1918 Lorraine 1918 1918 World War II Rhineland 1944 Ardennes-Alsace 1944-1945 Central Europe 1945
Decorations Ribbon Award Year Subordinate Elements Embroidered NotesPresidential Unit Citation19441st Battalion’’’REMAGEN BRIDGEHEAD’’’https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1038&context=ww_reg_his 310th Infantry Regimental History p88Presidential Unit Citation19443rd Battalion’’’ROER-RHINE RIVERS’’’http://www.leisuregalleries.com/sahlinprescitation.html Recommendation for the Presidential Unit Citation for the 3d - 310th Infantry Regiment Army Meritorious Unit CommendationAfghanistan Retrograde 2021–20221st Battalion2021-2022Army Superior Unit Award2008-20111st Battalion2nd Battalion2008-2011Permanent Order 202-27, 21 July 2009army.mil Permanent Order 202-27, 21 July 2009 & General Order 2013-16 army.mil Unit Award Index 1987- PresentNoneSecretary of the Army Superior Unit Certificate1960-1961 3rd BattalionNone
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