The 106th Supply Train relocated to Camp de Souge on 29 November. Organized September 1917 at Camp Jackson, SC, from drafts of NC, SC, and FL. 4th Battalion was assigned to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to support the U.S. Army Field Artillery School until it was inactivated in 1995, only to br reactivated and assigned to the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York in April 1996. The regiment also served as the honor guard of U.S. forces in the Philippine Department. On the night of 24 September, elements of the North Korean 105th Armored Division attacked the regiments 2d Battalion on Hill 142 near the Suwon airfield, but were repulsed with the help of artillery support. Before redeployment the battalion conducted task force level air assaults and raids in enemy strongholds south of Baghdad. Ladd, Garland S. 1st Ranger Battalion 839. The Army Historical Foundation is the designated official fundraising organization for the National Museum of the United States Army. 2nd Infantry Division Campaigns during World War II. 31st Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia, Army Battle Casualties and Nonbattle Deaths (Statistical and Accounting Branch, Office of the Adjutant General, 1 June 1953), Historical Section, Army War College 1931, Alabama Department of Archives and History 1959, "Dixie Division Finishes Effective Field Training", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=31st_Infantry_Division_(United_States)&oldid=1116891322. When the Army abandoned the Pentomic Division in favor of ROAD (Reorganization Objective Army Division) in 1963, the battalion designation was revived. Combat Chronicle. The most recent unit designated 31st Infantry is one of a few Regular Army units constituted and organized outside of the United States. The Association publishes a newsletter called "The Octofoil", and is published 4 times a year. Near the Hwacheon Reservoir, two members of the regiment earned the Medal of Honor in some of the war's most determined offensive combat. The regiment is the second to bear the designation, the first being formed out of the 3rd Battalion of the 13th Infantry on 28 July 1866 . A/4-31 and HHC/4-31 deployed to Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan to conduct security operations for CJTF-Phoenix which was training the Afghan National Army (ANA). The unit was later used to guard allied headquarters and supply lines in liberated territory. On 22 April 1945, the division landed on Mindanao to take part in the liberation of the Philippines. Its mission was to prevent allied war material left on Vladivostok's docks from being looted. [14] Meanwhile, in Alabama and Mississippi, units of the National Guard of the United States were organized to replace those on active duty, including a NGUS division headquarters at Birmingham on 26 June 1953. He spent the remainder of the war till August 1953, in POW Camp 3 in Ch'ang-Song. The Chinese withdrew after a brief battle. Other elements reverted to Sansapor, where they maintained and operated the base. We were established in 1983 as a member-based, charitable 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Remaining in Vietnam, the 6th Battalion conducted an Air Assault as part of the 3rd Brigade into the Parrot's Beak, Cambodia in May 1970, making the famed "Seminole Raid" to seize and destroy a huge enemy base area bordering the Plain of Reeds. 1/32 Infantry, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Don C. Faith, was also attacked, but held its ground thanks to air support by Marine F4U Corsairs. Mjthewiz99 31st JTF . Location changed 1 February 1979 to Northport, Alabama. World War II (1939-1945) Korean Conflict (1950-1953) Vietnam . Two additional soldiers at that position, SGT Alex Jimenez and PFC Byron Fouty, were captured during that attack and were missing until July 2008. Nicknamed "Wildcats" in recognition of wildcats that inhabited southern states and after Wildcat Creek, which ran near Camp Jackson, S.C., where the unit was mobilized. In 1964, the 2d Battle Group was reorganized as the 5th Battalion 31st Infantry which was transferred to Ft.Benning, Georgia in 1967 and reassigned to the 197th Infantry Brigade. With the end of hostilities on 15 August, the 31st and the Philippine Commonwealth military were accomplished the surrender of all Japanese forces remaining in Mindanao. The 106th Engineers and Train were the first to depart from New York on 16 September, arriving in Scotland on 29 September. For training, the division was directed to concentrate at Camp Wheeler on 3 August; the Alabama, Florida, and Georgia National Guards were drafted into federal service two days later. Alerted on 25 June 1944 for movement to Aitape, the 124th RCT left Oro Bay and landed at Aitape, New Guinea, 3-6 July 1944. When MG King announced he would surrender the Bataan Defense Force on 9 April 1942, the 31st Infantry buried its colors and the cherished Shanghai Bowl to keep them out of enemy hands. Great . After landing in northern and Southern Luzon, the Japanese pushed rapidly toward Manila, routing hastily formed Philippine Army units that had little training and few heavy weapons. Meanwhile, the remainder of the division relieved the 6th Infantry Division in the Sarmi-Wakde island area, 18 July 1944, built bridges, roads, and docks, patrolled the area, and engaged small units of the enemy, trying not to provoke a large scale counterattack by the enemy. 114 th FA, Camp Shelby, Miss., 12/10/1942. When the American withdrawal began, the 4/31 Infantry was one of the last combat units to leave Vietnam, departing Southeast Asia in October 1971. It returned to the United States in December and was demobilized in January 1919. source: 23rd Anniversary Organization Day, 13 August 1939, http://www.31stinfantry.org/history/past-commanders/ Archived 21 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Last edited on 24 December 2022, at 14:53, Learn how and when to remove this template message, attacked by insurgents in a pre-dawn raid, http://www.31stinfantry.org/history/past-commanders/, United States Army Center of Military History, "The 31st Infantry Regiment The Campaign for the National Museum of the United States Army", Drum's 31st Infantry celebrates a century, "Some veterans angered by events in Afghanistan", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=31st_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)&oldid=1129290830, Presidential Unit Citation (Army) Luzon 19411942, Presidential Unit Citation (Army) Bataan, Presidential Unit Citation (Army) Defense of the Philippines, Presidential Unit Citation (Army) Quang Tin Province (Vietnam) (4th Battalion), Presidential Unit Citation (Navy) - Hwechon Reservoir, Valorous Unit Award Que Son-Hiep Duc (4th Battalion), Valorous Unit Award Saigon (6th Battalion), Valorous Unit Award Parrot's Beak (6th Battalion). The unit is rare in that it was formed and has spent most of its life on non-American soil. It was used as school troops for the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia until it was inactivated on 2 March 1944. On 4 March 1933, the divisional headquarters was relocated to Bartow, Florida. As the 1st Marine Division advanced toward Seoul, the 31st moved to the town of Suwon, fifty miles south to prevent North Korean reinforcements from reaching the South Korean capital. The 31st Infantry was a part of American Expeditionary Forces Siberia (AEFS) that included the 27th Infantry Regiment and several support units under the command of Major General William S. Graves. U. S. ARMY 31ST INFANTRY (DIXIE DIVISION) - The 31st Infantry Division was a unit of the Army National Guard in World War I and World War II. It . After Vietnam, the 31st Infantry underwent another period of reorganization. The 31st Infantry was reconstituted on 19 January 1946 from the personnel of the 184th Infantry Regiment, California National Guard, and attached to the 7th Infantry Division in Korea during the Allied occupation. He served in the military between 1862 and 1865 in 74th Illinois Infantry. He returned to Corregidor Island under the orders of Major General Marshall in September 1945 to retrieve the bowl from its hidden location. When the Vietnam War came, the Army activated the 5th Battalion at Fort Rucker in 1964, 4th Battalion at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, in September 1965, and 6th Battalion at Fort Lewis, Washington, in 1967. Reg. On 10 November the division headquarters relocated to Birmingham; Blanding retired on 18 November and was replaced by Alabama Major General John C. Persons, who led the division for most of the next four years. May be continuation of #43. As fighting raged around the 3/31 Infantrys perimeter, MacLean spotted an approaching column coming under American fire. The task force survivors were then reorganized as a provisional battalion and participated in the 1st Marine Divisions breakout to the coast at Hungnam on 6-10 December. Command. For example, by the end of January, 1945, the 47 th Infantry Regiment (which fought in France and Germany) had lost well over 100% of their strength to battle casualties, where men were either killed, wounded . The battalion was then called upon to secure the Abu Ghraib Internment Facility from attacks. Mobilized during the Korean War, the division served stateside at Camp Atterbury and Camp Carson. This roster is not comprehensive. In January 1920, President Wilson, under pressure from Congress and a war weary public, ordered all forces in Siberia be withdrawn. Rommel's promotions are among the most desirable of all World War II documents. In France, it was reduced to a cadre and most of its troops used to provide replacements for units already in France. During the occupation of Morotai, elements of the division, primarily the 167th Infantry Regiment, seized Mapia, 1517 November, and waded ashore on the Asia Islands, 1920 November, only to find the Japanese had already evacuated. With North Korean resistance shattered, UN troops pushed toward the Yalu River. Company: Rank: Name: Remarks: Field & Staff: Adjutant: Boynton, Joseph W. Wounded at Stones River, Tennessee on 31 Dec 1862 . 33rd Infantry Division. It was originally activated as the 10th, a division established in early 1917 consisting of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia national guardsmen. List of names with reference to this Report, but Report not available. The 31st, the "Montezuma Regiment," contained one company from Williamsburg and the others were from New York city, where it was mustered into the U. S. service for two years on May 14 and 27 and June 13, 1861. Ray, E. D. 3rd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron 914. The division headquarters (aboard the USS Orizaba), most of the infantry, the 106th Field Signal Battalion, and the 106th Train Headquarters and Military Police sailed between 30 September and 11 October. As the various Allied sectors came under increased attacks by Red partisans, the Bolsheviks tried to avoid confrontation with the Americans until May 1919, when Red forces in the Suchan sector demanded a complete withdrawal of all Allied troops. A period of patrolling and training followed while elements of the . [11] In 1984-5 the 31st Armored Brigade comprised the 1st Battalion, 131st Armor Regiment, 1st-152nd Armor, 1st-167th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 117th Field Artillery, E Troop, 31st Cavalry and the 31st Engineer Company. However, the 31st Infantrys first trials were not to occur in the trenches of France, but in the frozen wasteland of Siberia. The 1st Battalion was formed at Regan Barracks, the 2nd at Camp McGrath, and the 3rd at Fort William McKinley. Immediately following GADSDEN, 4th Battalion took part in Operation JUNCTION CITY, its last operation in Tay Ninh, to clear VC activity in the province. The 31st Infantry Regiment ("Polar Bears"[1]) of the United States Army was formed on 13 August 1916, and was part of USAFFE's Philippine Division during World War II. The 106th Trench Mortar Battery and part of the 106th Sanitary Train sailed on 2 and 15 January, respectively. For more information on the history of this unit, see: The Civil War Archive section, 31st Regiment Infantry (accessed 5 June 2012). Lacy, Joseph US Army Rangers 384. also has 86 Distinguished Service Crosses. Activated 25 Nov 1940 Entered Combat 3 Jul 1944 Days of Combat 245 Casualties 1,733, Maj. Gen. John C. Persons (Nov 40 - Sep 44)Maj. Gen. Clarence A. Martin (Sep 44 - inactivation), Southern Philippines(27 Feb 45 - 4 Jul 45). Believing it to be 2/31 Infantry, MacLean ran out to try and prevent its destruction. Called into federal service: 25 November 1940; Camp Blanding, Florida (National Guard Division from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi). Citation: He displayed conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity. [Recruiting][EU][Cold War+WW2][Semi-Realism] The Old Breed - Iron Sights, Ground Combat and Direct Action! Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 31st Infantry Division Artillery, 31st Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), Headquarters, Special Troops, 31st Infantry Division, Headquarters Company, 31st Infantry Division, 31st Counterintelligence Corps Detachment. In November 1950, the 31st Infantry made its second amphibious invasion of the campaign, landing at Iwon, not far from Vladivostok where the 31st had fought just 30 years before. Over 1,000 Japanese were killed in these actions. The headquarters company of the 2nd Brigade became the headquarters company of the new 31st Brigade.[11]. Reg. After deploying to Afghanistan in early 2002, 4th Battalion took part in Operation ANACONDA in the Shah-i-Kot Valley in March of that same year. The 31st Infantry was far from finished. Florida units trained at Camp J. Clifford R. Foster, Alabama units at Camp McClellan, Mississippi units at Camp Shelby, and Louisiana and sometimes Mississippi units at Camp Beauregard. Five of those soldiers, all belonging to D/4-31, were killed on 12 May 2007 when their observation post was attacked by insurgents in a pre-dawn raid. May 45 General Orders 36 Lists of Silver Star and Bronze Star Medal Citations . Tasked with protecting American citizens and property and preventing refugees and armed Chinese from overwhelming the settlement zone, the 31st remained in Shanghai until hostilities ended in June. On 1 February 1932, the regiment was ordered to Shanghai, China, arriving on 4 February. "[by whom?] During this action Sergeant Paine was mortally wounded while fiercely resisting enemy forces counterattacking in an attempt to retain the hilltop. When American forces departed, the 4th Battalion 31st Infantry was part of the last brigade to leave Vietnam. For the next 2 years, the 31st and its sister, the 27th Infantry Regiment, fought off bands of Red revolutionaries and White counter-revolutionaries that were plundering the Siberian countryside and trying to gain control of the Trans-Siberian Railroad. In wake of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, 4th Battalion participated in Operation NOBLE EAGLE, protecting critical infrastructure in Maryland. The two battalions destroyed fourteen enemy tanks, six antitank guns, several mortars, inflicted over 300 North Korean casualties, and secured the Suwon-Osan corridor. including the 87th unit history books that were published shortly after . [2], On 1 September, the 31st was reorganized in accordance with the tables of organization of 8 August, which called for a square division with four infantry regiments. The 31st Regiment, Maine Infantry was organized at Augusta and mustered in April 17, 1864. Returning to Iraq in May 2006 at the height of the Sunni insurgency, 4/31 Infantry was the core of an 800-strong task force operating in the Sunni Triangle. Working in conjunction with Iraqi security forces, the soldiers of 4/31 Infantry conducted counterinsurgency operations accounting for the capture of approximately 1,500 insurgents. After the end of the war the division was demobilized in December 1945. Relieved from division 15 December 1941; reactivated in New Guinea on 5 April 1944 using the assets of the 154th Infantry Regiment, and assigned to division. On 15 December 1941, the 124th Infantry Regiment of the Florida National Guard was relieved from assignment to the 31st Division. The combat team moved up to advanced positions and took part in the . The regiment suffered its first battle casualties on 29 August 1918, in action near Ugolnaya. It was then consolidated with the 22d Infantry on 15 May 1869 and redesignated the 22d Infantry. The most significant event for the battalion was during the first ever Iraqi national elections, when TF 431 provided polling centers in the Kadhamiya area with security and other force protection measures. In 1999, 4th Battalion deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina as a part of Task Force Eagle. The 30th Infantry Division was a unit of the Army National Guard in World War I and World War II.It was nicknamed the "Old Hickory" division, in honor of President Andrew Jackson.The Germans nicknamed this division "Roosevelt's SS.". By the end of that same year, the 10th Division became the . During this deployment, the regiment recommended one Medal of Honor and 15 Distinguished Service Crosses. The 31st incurred heavy casualties by the time it rejoined the main defensive line at Abucay on 9 January. The 31st Infantry was a part of American Expeditionary Forces Siberia (AEFS) that included the 27th Infantry Regiment and several support units under the command of Major General William S. Graves. When hostilities broke out in Korea on 25 June 1950, many of the 7th Divisions experienced personnel were reassigned as replacements for divisions already deployed in the Pusan perimeter. When Bataan fell to the Japanese in April 1942 it became obvious that the 31st would be forced to surrender. [3], The division began its overseas movement in September, relocating via Camp Mills to the Brooklyn, Hoboken, and New York Ports of Embarkation. A relief force from the 31st Tank Company attempted to reach the beleaguered infantry battalions, but it was ambushed by Chinese troops and pushed back. The 31st Infantry Division ("Dixie") was an infantry division of the United States Army National Guard, active almost continuously from 1917 to 1968. A 31st Infantry sergeant on detail at Camp John Hay in Baguio became the campaign's first fatality. [1] On 18 July, the War Department designated the National Guard troops of these three states to form the 31st Division. He would receive his next (and last) promotion, to Field Marshal, on June 22, 1942. . Unfortunately, the peninsula had not been provisioned with food and medicine and no help could come in from the outside after much of the Pacific fleet was destroyed at Pearl Harbor and mid-ocean bases at Guam and Wake Island were lost. When the Army abandoned battle groups in favor of brigades and battalions in 1963, the 31st Infantry's 1st and 2nd Battalions were reactivated in South Korea, the 3rd Battalion remained in the Army Reserve, and the 5th Battalion replaced the 2nd Battle Group at Fort Rucker. The 4th Battalion was formed at Fort Devens, Massachusetts in 1965 and the 6th Battalion was formed at Fort Lewis, Washington in 1967. battle of omdurman order of battle. The unit returned to the US on 11 March 1946. [2] On 28 September, 61st Brigade commander Brigadier General Walter Alexander Harris took command of the division, leading it until 14 November. The bowl became an important part of future regimental ceremonies. The division, which initially had nine infantry regiments grouped into three brigades was squared or reorganized into a more simplified four-regiment structure within two brigades. On 27 November, the record cadre and 56th Field Artillery Brigade (without the 106th Trench Mortar Battery) moved to Brest, from which they sailed aboard the USS Manchuria between 9 and 10 December. Our funding helps to acquire and conserve Army historical art and artifacts, support Army history educational programs, research, and publication of historical materials on the American Soldier, and provide support and counsel to private and governmental organizations committed to the same goals. The second organization to be called the 31st Infantry was consolidated with its sister regiment the 22nd Infantry (also formed out of the 13th) in an 1869 reorganization. Of the original fifty officers and 1,000 soldiers of the 3/31 Infantry during the Chosin operation, only two officers and 100 enlisted men reached the coast. what happened to audrey williams daughter . The 31st Infantry Division ("Dixie") was an infantry division of the United States Army National Guard, active almost continuously from 1917 to 1968.Composed of men from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Illinois, and Mississippi at various points in its existence, the division saw service in both World War I and World War II, and was mobilized during the Korean War, although it . It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery; blue for Infantry; and yellow for Cavalry. During the latter month, 2,000 men, including 1,200 from Camp Travis, joined the 31st. Upon completion of training at Kuwait, the task force assumed responsibility for conducting combat operations in the Taji, Saba al Boor, Al Rasheed, Kadhamiya, Abu Ghraib, and Yusufiyah districts of Baghdad. Medical Units attached to Third United States Army during operations in the E.T.O., dated 1 August 1944. In WWII the 31st Infantry Regiment was part of the US Philippine Division, after the war referred to as the 12th Infantry Division. In 1946, the 31st was reactivated with Alabama and Mississippi units. By the end of that same year, the 10th Division became the 31st. 350th evac hospital 350th evacuation hospital 350th infantry 351st general hospital 351st mash 351st ord co 352 csh 352nd csh 355th avn co 356th station hospital 359th trans co 35th ada bde 35th combat engineers 35th division 35th engineer battalion 35th engineers 35th infantry 35th infantry division 35th mp det 35th sig bde 35th signal . - HQ Eighth US Army Korea, General Orders No. This roster includes Division Headquarters, Division Artillery Headquarters, 736th Ordnance Company, 36th Signal Company, 36th Quartermaster Company, 36th Cavalry Recon Troop, MP Troop, Band, and the entirety of the 141st Infantry Regiment. In all, around 1,000 men from the task reached friendly lines, but less than 400 were considered fit for duty. After two years of patrolling against North Korean guerrillas along the 38th Parallel, the 31st Infantry along with the 7th Infantry Division were sent to the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido where they underwent constant physical and combat training. This section includes the entirety of the 142nd Infantry Regiment and the first part of the 143rd . While actively hunting insurgents, the soldiers of TF 431 set about improving the community, aiding in the improvement of schools, roads, irrigation canals, community centers, and emplacing solar power street lights. In mid-August the Division began to stage for the Morotai operation, leaving Aitape and Maffin Bay, 11 September 1944. They landed at Brest between 13 and 21 October, except for the 117th and 118th Machine Gun Battalions and the 106th Train Headquarters and Military Police, which arrived in England on 17 October. 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry, arrived in South Vietnam in April 1968 and assisted in the recapture of Saigons suburbs during Phase II of the Tet Offensive in May 1968. [citation needed] They established six patrol bases, 17 battle positions, assisted the Iraqi Army in the establishment of many more. Once in France, the 31st was planned to become the seventh depot division, a cadre formation responsible for processing replacements. Two captains from the 31st, Earl R. Short and George A. Sansep, buried the Shanghai Bowl and cups in a waterproof box on Malinta Hill and burned the colors before Corregidor fell on 6 May. Valorous Unit Award - Company C additionally entitled to: Valorous Unit Award Iraq 20062007 (4th Battalion), Meritorious Unit Commendation Iraq 2005 (4th Battalion), Philippine Presidential Unit Citation 19411942, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Inchon, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Korea 19501953, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Korea 19461950, 19531957, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm AprilJune 1968 (6th Battalion), Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm JulyNovember 1968 (6th Battalion), Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm 1969 (4th and 6th Battalions), Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm 19691970 (4th and 6th Battalions), Vietnamese Civic Action Honor Medal, First Class 19681969 (6th Battalion), Vietnamese Civic Action Honor Medal, First Class 19691970 (6th Battalion), COL Frederic H. Sargent (27 Jun 1917 to 1 Oct 1919), COL Fred W. Bugbee (2 Oct 1919 to 4 Apr 1920), COL Ralph H. Van Deman (5 Apr 1920 to 6 Apr 1923), LTC F. C. Endicott (7 Apr 1923 to 17 Oct 1923), COL William Uline (18 Oct 1923 to 8 Jan 1924; 3 Jun 1924 to 4 Jul 1925; 5 Oct to 3 Nov 1925), LTC H. Clay M. Supplee (4 Nov 1925 to 22 Feb 1926), COL Daniel G. Berry (23 Feb 1926 to 15 Feb 1928), COL James H. Kimbrough (16 Feb 1928 to 11 Mar 1930), COL Earle W. Tanner (12 Mar 1930 to 4 Aug 1930), COL E. L. Hooper (5 Aug 1930 to 8 Dec 1930), COL Gustave A. Wieser (9 Dec 1930 to 29 Jan 1931), LTC G. A. Lynch (24 Feb 1931 to 17 Jun 1931), LTC Oliver S. Wood (19 Mar 1934 to 16 Jun 1934), COL Samuel T. Mackall (17 Jun 1934 to 12 Feb 1936), COL Charles S. Hamilton (13 Feb 1936 to 20 Feb 1938), COL William A. Alfonte (21 Feb 1938 to 30 Oct 1938), COL Jesse C. Drain (31 October 1938 to Jul 1940 ), LTC Constant L. Irwin (Jul 1940 to Nov 1940), COL Albert M. Jones (Nov 1940 to Dec 1941), COL Charles L. Steel (Dec 1941 to Mar 1942), LTC Jasper E. Brady (Mar 1942 to Apr 1942), COL Eustis L. Poland (Sep 1947 to May 1948), LTC William S. Bodner (May 1948 to Jun 1948), LTC Ralph E. Leighton Jr. (Jun 1948 to Sep 1948), COL Willett J. Baird (Sep 1948 to Dec 1948), LTC Ralph E. Leighton Jr. (Dec 1948 to Jan 1949), LTC Marion W. Schewe (Jan 1949 to Mar 1949), COL John K. Miller (Mar 1949 to Feb 1950), COL Richard P. Ovenshine (Feb 1950 to Oct 1950), COL Allan MacLean (Oct 1950 to November 1950), LTC Glen A. Nelson (Nov 1951 to Dec 1951), COL Noel M. Cox (WIA) (Dec 1951 to Jun 1952), COL Lloyd R. Moses (Jun 1952 to Nov 1952), COL William B. Kern (Nov 1952 to May 1953), COL Edgar C. Doleman (Jul 1953 to Dec 1953), LTC William H. G. Fuller (Dec 1953 to Feb 1954), COL Richard K. Boyd (Feb 1954 to Aug 1954), COL Walter E. Sewall (Aug 1954 to Feb 1955), COL George E. Fletcher (Feb 1955 to Apr 1956), LTC James Hannon (Feb. 1975 to Feb. 1976), LTC Richard F. Holmes (Dec 1986 to May 1987), LTC Michael Infanti (2005 to 10 Dec 2007), LTC Richard G. Greene Jr. (10 Dec 2007 to 29 Sep 2010), LTC Robert M. Ryan (29 Sep 2010 to 5 Jun 2012), LTC Roland Dicks (5 Jun 2012 to Aug 2014), LTC Christopher Landers (Aug 2014 to May 2016), LTC Issac Rademacher (May 2016 to May 2018), LTC Steven Wallace (May 2018 to Feb 2020), LTC Christopher M. Rowe (Feb 2020 to May 2022), LTC David J. Simmons (May 2022 to Current), This page was last edited on 24 December 2022, at 14:53. The Thirty-First Indiana Volunteer Infantry Web site contains information on the Regiments' History, Flags, Battles, Uniform and Weapons and information on my Great Great Grandfather, Andrew Gosnell.. In 1959, the 3d Battle Group 31st Infantry was formed in the Army Reserve in southern California as part of the 63d Infantry Division. It remains the only active battalion of the 31st Infantry to uphold a proud legacy that includes six Presidential Unit Citations, a host of other unit awards, and twenty-five campaign streamers. 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