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The Infantryman's Creed

I am the Infantry.
I am my country's strength in war, her deterrent in peace.
I am the heart of the fight — wherever, whenever.

I carry America's faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle.

I am what my country expects me to be: the best-trained soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win.

Never will I fail my country's trust. Always I will fight on — through the foe, to the objective, to triumph over all. If necessary, I fight to my death.

By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not — to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, for I am mentally tough, physically strong, amd morally straight.

I forsake not — my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty.

I am relentless, I am always there, now and forever.

I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!

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The Soldier's Creed

I am an American Soldier.

I am a Warrior and a member of a team. I serve the people of the United States and live the Army Values.

I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.

I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills. I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself.

I am an expert and a professional.

I stand ready to deploy, engage and destroy the enemies of the United States of America in close combat.

I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.

I am an American Soldier.

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US Army Infantry Graduation Ceremony

Fort Benning, Georgia :: Sand Hill ::

Delta Co. 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry Reg't

3rd Platoon :: 22-23 January 2009 ::

PFC D.A. Garlock III :: Mortarman 11-C

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198th Infantry Brigade
2nd Battalion / 58th Infantry

 

On 15 May 1917, the 58th Infantry Regiment was activated at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and assigned to the 4th Infantry Division. The Regiment was assembled at Gettysburg and trained at Camp Greene, North Carolina until April 1918. The Regiment shipped over to England in May of 1918 and crossed the English Channel, landing at Calais, France on 9 June 1918. A and B companies of the regiment suffered the regiment’s first casualties on the morning of 23 May 1918 when their troop ship, the Moldavia, was sunk by a German submarine at a point midway between Land’s End and the Isle of Wright. 56 men were lost, most of them killed instantly when the torpedo exploded directly against their sleeping compartment. A torpedo now adorns the crest of the regiment to commemorate this event. The rest of the regiment landed in France at Calais, where the regiment was reassembled on 9 June 1918. During their initial combat operations, the battalions of the 58th were assigned to French regiments of their 164th Infantry Division for the Aisne - Marne Counter - offensive of July 1918. The regiment also fought in the St. Mihiel in September of 1918 and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive during October of 1918. In November 1918, the regiment took up occupation duty around the towns of Moselkern and Coblenz. They sailed back to the United States in the late summer of 1919 and were inactivated and demobilized in June and July of 1922.

The 58th Infantry Regiment was reconstituted and reactivated in April of 1942, and participated in the retaking of the Aleutian Islands of Attu and Kiska from the Japanese during the period May through August of 1943. These were the only battles with the Japanese on U.S. North American soil. The 58th also fought in Europe as a part of the 8th Armored Division in the Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns. The 58th Infantry thus had units fight both the Japanese and Germans.

The 58th Armored Infantry Battalion was inactivated after World War II was over, but reactivated and consolidated with headquarters of the 58th Infantry Regiment and served a brief year from 1956 to 1957 in Germany as a unit of the 2nd Armored Division, and later moved to Fort Hood, Texas, where they served until 1981.

Since 1962, the 1st Battalion, 58th Infantry served with the 197th Infantry Brigade at Fort Benning. However, D, E, and F companies served briefly in Vietnam, from 1967 to 1969, with the 4th Infantry Division. These companies performed long range reconnaissance missions and were later redesignated as ranger companies of the 75th Infantry. The First Battalion, 58th Infantry Regiment was reactivated on May 16, 1987. It took over the personnel and mission of the 4th Battalion, 2nd Infantry Training Brigade. Since then, the battalion has continued its reputation for excellence in the training of new Infantry soldiers. The 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry awaits the call to serve again in combat. Until then, it will continue to provide trained and ready soldiers for the Army.

LINEAGE AND HONORS

Constituted 15 May 1917 in the Regular Army as Company B. 58th Infantry.
Organized 5 June 1917 at Gettysburg National Park, Pennsylvania. (58th Infantry assigned 19 November 1917 to the 4th Division.)
Inactivated 21 June 1922 at Fort George Wright, Washington.
Demobilized 31 July 1922.
Reconstituted 8 April 1942 in the Regular Army as Company B, 58th Infantry.
Activated 24 April 1942 at Fort Lewis, Washington.
Reorganized and redesigned 26 January 1944 as Company B, 203d Infantry Battalion.
Inactivated 2 March 1945 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.
Consolidated 10 July 1951 with company B, 58th Armored Infantry Battalion (see ANNEX) and consolidated unit designated as Company B, 58th Armored Infantry Battalion, an element of the 8th Armored Division.
(58th Armored Infantry Battalion relieved 23 July 1956 from assignment to the 8th Armored Division.)
Activated 15 August 1956 in Germany.
Reorganized and redesigned 1 July 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Armored Rifle Battalion, 58th Infantry, and assigned to the 2s Armored Division (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated.)
Inactivated 1 July 1963 at Fort Hood, Texas, and relieved from assignment to the 2d Armored Division.
Redesignated 1 April 1975 as the 2d Battalion, 58th Infantry, assigned to the 2d Armored Division, and activated at Fort Hood, Texas.
Inactivated 31 May 1981 at Fort Hood, Texas, and relieved from assignment to the 2d Armored Division.
Headquarters transferred 28 August 1987 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and organized at Fort Benning, Georgia.


ANNEX

Constituted 15 May 1917 in the Regular Army as Company B, 49th Infantry.
Organized 1 June 1917 at Syracuse, New York.
Inactivated 18 November 1921 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
Demobilized 31 July 1922.
Reconstituted 1 April 1942 in the Regular Army as Company B, 49th Armored Infantry, an element of the 8th Armored Division, and activated at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Reorganized and redesignated 20 September 1943 as Company B, 58th Armored Infantry Battalion, an element of the 8th Armored Division.
Inactivated 11 November 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey.
Consolidated 10 July 1951 with Company B, 203d Infantry Battalion, and consolidated unit designated as Company B, 58th Armored Infantry Battalion, an element of the 8th Armored Division.


CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT


World War I
* Aisne-Marne
* St. Mihiel
* Meuse-Argonne
* Champange 1918
* Lorraine

World War II
* Aleutian Islands
* Rhineland
* Ardennes-Alsace
* Central Europe

 

Vietnam War

 

* Counteroffensive, Phase II

* Counteroffensive, Phase III

* Counteroffensive, Phase IV

* Tet Counteroffensive

* Counteroffensive, Phase V

* Counteroffensive, Phase VI

* Tet 69 Counteroffensive

* Vietnam, Summer-Fall 1969

* Vietnam, Winter-Spring 1970

* Sanctuary Counteroffensive

* Counteroffensive, Phase VII

* Consolidation I

* Consolidation II

* Cease Fire