278th Armored Cavalry Regiment

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The Steel Cavalry Regiment 278 ( ACR 278 , " Third Tennessee "), formerly 117th Regiment Infantry , is an armored brigade combat team from the Tennessee Army National Guard with headquarters in Knoxville, Tennessee. This unit traces its lineage from volunteer militia in East Tennessee and has participated in the conflict from the Revolutionary War to the Global War on Terror.

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Mission

• Country mission

Provides trained and disciplined troops for domestic emergencies or as required by state law.

• Federal Mission

Maintain well-trained and well equipped units available for fast mobilization for war, national emergency, or if necessary.

Maps 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment

Garrison units

HQ 278 ACR (Saber)

HHT/278 ACR, Knoxville ("Prajurit")

Regimental Engineer Squadron (Phoenix)

HHT/RTS/278 ACR, Lebanon ("Elang")

A/RTS/278 ACR, Nashville (MI) ("Outrider")

B/RES/278 ACR, Russellville (ENG) ("Berserker")

A/RES/278 ACR, Dunlap (ENG) ("Apocalypse")

DET 1 A/RES/278 ACR, Monteagle (ENG) ("Apocalypse")

Pasukan E RSS/278 ACR, Smyrna ("Elang")

Skuadron 1 (Cobra)

HHT/Skuadron KE-1/ACR 278, Henderson ("Headhunter")

Detasemen 1, HHT 1/278 ACR, Selmer

Team A (-)/1/278 ACR, Huntingdon ("Assault")

Detachment 1, A/1/278 ACR Teams, Waynesboro

Team B (-)/1/278 ACR (-), Clarksville ("Bayonet")

Detachment 1, Team B/1/278 ACR, Springfield

C/1/278 ACR troop, Milan ("Crusader")

Pasukan D/1/278 ACR, Ashland City ("Destroyer")

Pasukan G RSS/278 ACR (-), Humboldt ("Caisson")

Detasemen 1 Pasukan G RSS/278 ACR, Parsons

Skuadron ke-2 (Phantom Raiders)

HHT (-)/Skuadron ke-2/ACR 278, Cookeville ("Havoc")

Detasemen 1, HHT/2/278 ACR, Gallatin

Troop E (-)/2/278 ACR, Jamestown ("Enforcer")

Detachment 1 Forces E, 2/278 ACR, Livingston

Pasukan F/2/278 ACR, McMinnville ("Fox")

Pasukan G/2/278 ACR, Crossville ("Gunslinger")

Team H/2/278 ACR, Rockwood ("Hammer") *

I/2/278 ACR Forces, Lafayette ("Iron Fist")

Detachment 1 Forces I RSS/278 ACR (-), Gordonsville

• Moved to 3rd squadron as Q3/278 ACR, Rockwood ("Quickdraw")

4th Squadron (Peacemaker)

HHT/3rd Skuadron/ACR 278, Gunung Carmel ("Highlander")

Pasukan I 3/278 ACR, Sweetwater (Nightmare)

Team K 3/278 ACR, Newport ("Kiowa")

Pasukan L 3/278 ACR, Greeneville, ("Longbow")

Pasukan D RSS/278 ACR (-), Clinton ("Dakota")

Detasemen 1, Pasukan D RSS/278 ACR, Rogersville

Dukungan Skuadron (Thunderbolt)

Squadron Support HHT/ACR 278, Colombia ("Atlas")

Troop A (-) (Supply & amp; Transportation), SPT/278 ACR, Lobelville ("Horse")

Detachment 1, Forces A (S & amp; T), SPT/278 ACR, New Tazewell

Team B (-) (Ordnance), SPT/278 ACR, Columbia ("Viking")

Perusahaan C (Medis), SPT/278 ACR, Knoxville ("Cutter")

Skuadron Kebakaran Resimen (Hickory)

HHT Fire Regiment Squadron/ACR 278, Winchester

Baterai A (-) RFS/278 ACR, Maryville ("Hewan")

Detasemen 1 Pasukan A, RFS/278 ACR, Pigeon Forge

Baterai B (-) RFS/278 ACR, Covington ("Bulldogs")

Detasemen 1 Pasukan B, RFS/278 ACR, Memphis

Baterai C Rfs/278 ACR, Smyrna (Reapers)

F Troop (-) RSS/278 ACR, Lewisburg (Forerunner)

Detachment 1 F Forces RSS/278 ACR, Shelbyville

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History

Establishment of previous unit

The Third Brigade of the Tennessee Militia was absorbed into the US National Guard on March 25, 1887 as the 3rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment with Headquarters in Knoxville. Battalion 1 is located in Knoxville, and 2nd Battalion is located in Chattanooga. In the spring of 1898, 1st and 2nd Battalions were consolidated to form the 6th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. Between 18 and May 20, 1898, the 6th Infantry was again designated as the Third Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Spanish Spanish-American War

Third Tennessee was collected into federal services from 18 to 20 May 1898 at Camp Dewy, Nashville to War with Spain. The Third Tennessee was deployed to Tampa, Florida and then returned and assembled from the federal service in Anniston, Alabama on January 31, 1899. It was rearranged in Knoxville at the Tennessee National Guard as the 6th Infantry Regiment. Five years later, the 6th Infantry Regiment was re-designated as the Third Infantry Regiment in 1903.

Mexican Punitive Expedition

On July 3, 1916, the Third Infantry Regiment was deployed into the federal service in Nashville and deployed to Eagle Pass, Texas to take part in the Army's pursuit of a Mexican bandit, Francisco (Pancho) Villa along the Mexican Border and US. They returned home and were collected from the federal agency on March 14, 1917.

World War I

Four months after returning from Texas, on July 24, 1917, the Third Infantry Regiment was deployed into the federal service and assigned as a 30th Division element. The 30th Division was summoned to the federal service on July 25, 1917, seven days after the appointment as a division. On August 3, the War Department ordered concentration and organization at Camp Sevier, Greenville, South Carolina. On August 5, 1917, the Third Tennessee Infantry Regiment was "drafted" into federal service. Concentration continued throughout August 1917.

The 30th Division (The Old Hickory Division named after President Andrew Jackson of Tennessee) was reorganized according to the organization chart of August 8, 1917. On September 12, 1917 the infantry brigade was organized in the 30th Division. The 59th Infantry Brigade comprises the Third Tennessee and South Carolina First Infantry Regiment, and the First North Carolina and Second South Carolina Regiment Infantry detachments, and the Tennessee Cavalry. The 60th Infantry Brigade includes the Second and Third Infantry Infantry Regiment, and the First North Carolina detachment, and the Second Tennessee Regiments of Infantry and the North Carolina Cavalry. On September 14, 1917 the Third Tennessee Infantry Regiment was reorganized and re-established as the 117th Infantry Regiment assigned to the 30th Division.

The 30th Division underwent a period of systematic training from September 17 to April 30, 1918. During October 1917, the selective service people of Camps Gordon, Jackson and Pike completed the regiment and filled the rest of the division.

The 117th Infantry Regiment as part of the 59th Brigade, 30th Infantry Division received its first war on July 9, 1918. With the 27th Division (US), it was assigned to the organization and defense of East Poperinghe Line, the third defense positions at Dickebusch Lake and Sector Scherpenberg. The 30th Division on July 11, 1918 was fully responsible for the East Poperinghe trench system.

Affiliated with Britain, the 117th Infantry Regiment as part of the 30th Division reached the frontline for training on July 16, 1918 and remains until 18 August. The actual training is done until 9 August. The 117th Infantry Regiment and the remainder of the 59th Infantry Brigade remain with British 3rd Division (GB), while machine and infantry rifles are served by battalions and other division forces by a permanent detachment with the 30th Division.

After a brief return to further training, the 30th Division freed the 3rd Division (GB) at the front of the Channel Sector from around Elzenwalle to the southeastern railway line of Transport Fme on the night of 16 and 17 August 1918. On August 18, 1918, Division 30 (US) took command, with Division 6 (GB) on his right. The next day, the occupation of the Channel Sector was merged into Operation Ypres-Lys.

From 19 August to 4 September 30 (US) Division, less Artillery and Train Amunition 105 took part in Operation Ypres-Lys. August 26 - September 11 rumors of a German withdrawal were investigated. August 31, the 30th Division patrol (AS) determined that Germany withdrew. The next day, the 59th Infantry Brigade leads, the division captures Moated Orange, Voormezeele, Lock No. 8, and Lankhof Fme, and occupies a line connecting these areas with the original front at Gunners' Lodge. Division 27 (US) serves to the right, Division 14 (GB) to the left.

On the nights of 3 to 5 September, the 30th Division (AS) was relieved by the 35th Division (GB), and on September 4, the order was passed. The 30th Division (US) concentrated near Terbukti on September 5th and 6th, and moved to St. Pol, in the First British Army zone on 7 September for training.

Meanwhile, on September 12-15, the 37th Infantry Division, together with two units of the 30th Division, occupied the Avocourt Sector on 23-25 ​​September 1918.

30th Division (US), fewer artillery, and 105th Train of Ammunition participated in Operation Somme Attack September 22 - October 1st. On the night of 21-24 September 1918, the 30th Division moved to the Tincourt-Boucly Area (British Fourth Army), where the Second Corps was affiliated with the Australian 1st Division, east of Villeret and Hargicourt. The line is extended from 300 meters east of Buisson-Gaulaine Fme, through La Haute Bruyere, La Terrasse moat, Bois des Tuyas, Boyeu du Chevreau, to Malakoff Fme. 59th Infantry Brigade occupies the front. Command was passed to the 30th Division (US) on 24 September 1918.

On 26-27 September 30 (US) Division attacked from the departure line between 300 and 400 meters east of the line between La Haute Bruyere and Malakoff Fme, with the 46th Division (GB) on the right, and the 27th (US) Division on the left. On the night of September 27 and 28, the 60th Infantry Brigade freed the 59th Infantry Brigade and the 117th Infantry Regiment.

On September 29, 1918 the 30th Division (USA) with the 59th and 60th Infantry Brigade led, hit the formidable Hindenburg Path. Immediately after penetration, the 30th Division crossed the canal and seized the Bellicourt, then entered Nauroy. It was at Bellicourt, France, that the 30th Division destroyed its path through the "Hindenburg Line", a victory that accelerated the closure of the war.

The 5th (Australian) division moved up to pass the 30th Division, and the two divisions advanced to build the fronts of Wattling Street and Wattling Street, Wattling Street and Northeastern crossroads to Bois du Cabaret, 800 meters northeast of Boise de Malakoff. The next day the order was forwarded to the 5th Division of Australia, but the 30th Division unit (AS), in line, participated until noon.

During its 20-mile (32 km) adventure, the 30th Division captured 98 officers, 3,750 enlisted men, 72 artillery pieces, 26 trench mortars and 426 machine guns. It suffered 8,415 victims.

On October 1 and 2, 1918, the 117th Infantry Regiment as part of the 59th Infantry Brigade, the 30th Division moved to the Heroes and Mesnil-Bruntel Territories, and on the 5th, Corps II prepared to free the Australian troops on the front line. Back to the front of the 117th Infantry as part of the 59th Infantry Brigade and other units moved to the Tincourt-Boucly Area.

On the night of 5 and 6 October 1818 the 59th Infantry Brigade took up a position to support nearby Hargicourt and Bellicourt. The next day the 59th Infantry Brigade attacked to straighten the front lines.

The 30th (US) Division on Oct. 8, assisted by a tank with the 59th Infantry Brigade and a battalion of the 60th Infantry Brigade, led, attacked the northeast, and captured the Brancourt-le-Grand and Premont, from Fme de la Piete to the eastern suburbs of Premont. Division 6 (GB) is on the right, while Division 25 (GB) is on the left. The 60th Infantry Brigade passed 59 on October 9, and captured Busigny and Becquigny. The next day the front division extended along the western edge of Vaux-Andigny, through La Haie-Menneresse, and St. Souplet, to St. Benin.

During this advancement on October 7, 1918 Sergeant Edward R. Talley, of Russellville, Tennessee, Company L, the 117th Infantry Regiment near Ponchaux, France, was unaffected by seeing some comrades killed in an attempt to put hostile machine guns nesting outside action. He attacked the position with one hand, only with his Springfield 03 rifle. Sergeant Talley stormed the machinegun nest in front of intense enemy fire, killing or injuring at least 6 crewmen, and silencing his weapons. When the enemy tried to bring in other weapons and ammunition, Sergeant Talley pushed them back with an effective shot from his rifle. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.

The next day, Sgt. James Ernest Karnes of Knoxville, and Private Calvin John Ward of Morristown, Company D, the 117th Infantry Regiment near Estrees, France, on 8 October 1918 participated in common progress. Their company was rounded up by a machine gun, which blockaded troops. Both of these soldiers "have all they can" so they fix their bayonets and accuse the machine gun position and succeed in destroying the machine-gun's nest by killing 3 people and capturing 7 enemies and their weapons. Sgt. Karnes and Private Ward are both awarded the Medal of Honor for this action.

On October 11, the 30th (US) Division occupied Vaux-Andigny, La Haie-Menneresse, and reached the northwestern outskirts of St. Louis. Martin-Riviere, the front extends north along the West Bank to the St. La Selle River. Benin. It was a relief during the night of 11/12 October and 1918 by the 27th (US) Division, and rested near Premont, Brancourt-le-Grand, and Monibrehain. The command was adopted on 12 October 1918.

The 30th Division (US) returned to the line on the night of 15/16 October 1918. The 59th Infantry Brigade freed the 54th Infantry Brigade (Division 27), in the Corps II's right-hand sector from Vaux-Andigny by half. kilometer west Martin-Riviere. Division 6 (GB) on the right, Division 27 (US) on the left. On October 17, 30 (US) Division strikes northeast, crossing the La Selle River, catching Molain and forming a line of three quarters north of La Demi-Lieue to l'Arbre-de-Guise. The next day Ribeauville was occupied. The front was extended from Rejet-de-Beaulieu to three quarters of a kilometer southeast of the Jonquiere Fme, on 19 October 1918.

Division 30 (US) was relieved by Division 1 (GB) on the night of 19/20 October and moved, 20-23 October to around Tincourt-Boucly and Roisel. The Division moved to the Querrieu Area on 23 October 1918 for rehabilitation and training.

The 117th Infantry moved back to the United States after the signing of the Armistice on 11 November 1918 and demobilized during 13-17 April 1919 in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia near Chattanooga.

In 1921, a monument to the 117th Infantry was erected in front of the old Knoxville High School at the corner of E 5th Ave NE & amp; Lamar St NE. It consists of a filling army with a raised fist and a shotgun. Some of the plaques around the base honor the soldiers who were killed in the action and list of regimental achievements.

Interwar Period

In 1921 and 1923, the 117th Infantry and the 4th Infantry Regiment were consolidated and reorganized in the Tennessee National Guard as the 117th Infantry and assigned to the 30th Division on 24 April 1923.

World War II

On September 16, 1940, the 117th Infantry Regiment from Tennessee was sworn in to federal service at home stations for one year. The regiment was moved by train and arrived at Fort Jackson South Carolina on 24 September 1940 as part of the 30th Division once again. The regiment is housed in pyramid tents at Fort Jackson. Colonel Grant A. Schlieker took command of the regiment on August 12, 1940. In October 1940, the unit was filled by Selective Service with men mainly from the Knoxville area.

The 117th Infantry was transferred by motorcycle convoy to Dixie, Tennessee on May 27, 1941 for Manuver VII Corps Tennessee. The regiment returned to Fort Jackson on July 5, 1941. The regiment along with the rest of the National Guard soldiers who were inducted in the 1940's extended during World War II. The regiment then moved to Chester, South Carolina on 27 September 1941 for the Carolina Maneuver in October and November 1941. The 117th Infantry Regiment as part of the 30th Division returned to Fort Jackson on 29 November 1941 where the 30th Division (Old Hickory) redesigned as the 30th Infantry Division.

On February 16, 1942, the 30th Infantry Division arrived at Camp Blanding, Florida for an extensive Infantry Training. On September 12, 1942, the 117th Infantry Regiment was ordered to the Infantry School, located in Fort Benning, Georgia, to provide troops for demonstration purposes and to assist instructors in officer class training and School of Officers (OCS). The 117th Infantry Regiment moved back to Camp Blanding, Florida by motorcycle convoy on 28 February 1943 to conduct training designed to physically harden troops.

They moved on May 30, 1943 to Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Beginning September 4, 1943, the regiment participated in the No.3 Tennessee Army Second Maneuver. On September 7, 1943 the 117th Infantry Regiment returned to Camp Forrest (Arnold AFB today), near Tullahoma, Tennessee.

The 117th Infantry Regiment arrived at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 14 November 1943 to complete the final stages of their training. The 117th Infantry Regiment departed from Camp Atterbury and arrived at the staging area at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts on January 29, 1944. The regiment departed from Boston Harbor, which is the Embarkation Port, in the USS John Ericsson on February 12, 1944. The 18th Infantry Regiment 117 landed in Liverpool, England on 24 February 1944.

In England, from 25 February, to 5 April 1944 the regiment lined the Nissen shack near Petworth, England and conducted extensive Infantry training. From April 6 to June 9, 1944, the regiment was arranged in the town of Berkhamstead, England and completed their final training before entering the battle in Normandy.

On "D-Day" June 6, 1944 the regiment was alerted to move to France. The regiment moved to a staging area in Southern England where briefings were given in the general situation, then moved to the Southampton dock to load.

The 117th Infantry Regiment crossed the English Channel and landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy on D 4, June 10, 1944. The regiment originally moved to the Staging Area near Lison, France. The regiment remained here until July 2, 1944. The first victims of World War II suffered here as a result of German 88 mm gunships in the Staging Area. The initial mission of the regiment was to replace some of the 29th Division units, which were almost immediately lost on D-Day. The balance of the 30th Infantry Division went to Normandy and was almost immediately committed to acting against the German Army.

The 117th Infantry Regiment struck across the Vire River along with the 120th Infantry at 4:30 am on July 7, 1944 as part of an early escape from Normandy Beachhead. They were attacked on the Vire-Taute Canal on July 7, 1944, building a bridge to Les Landes, east of St. Jean-de-Day, where the 3rd Armored Division passed through the regiment to carry out exploitation operations.

The regiment denounced the huge German counterattack by the German Panzer-Lehr-Division on the night of July 7, 1944 and again on the morning of July 9, 1944. Germany suffered heavy losses as a result of the fierce and accurate battles of the Tennessee guards. fire.

When the 117th Infantry forward in Saint-LÃ'r, as part of the 30th Infantry Division (US), he checked the German backlash along the main Hauts-Vents Highway on July 11, 1944 and Pont Hebert fell after a prolonged battle of July 14, 1944 Patrol reached Periers-Saint-LÃ'r Road on July 18, 1944.

VII (US) Corps made a major effort along the St. Louis highway. Lo-Periers in the west of Saint-LÃÆ'Â'. The corps commander's intention was to push defense like the German crust before Germany could reform, then take advantage of the thought of rest by passing the mechanical forces back to Germany. The plan called for bombardment of bombardment by heavy, middle and heavy bombers, from the front line back to enemy artillery positions to disrupt and expel Germany. After the bomber, the 4th Infantry Division (US), 9th Infantry Division (US), and 30th Infantry Division (AS) strike south along the narrow front, paving the way for 2d (US) armor and 3d (US) Division and First Infantry Division (USA) to pass. Armored forces will sweep south and then southwest to the back of German forces opposed to the VIII Corps along the western part of the Cotentin Peninsula.

The 30th Infantry Division (US) attacked with the 120th Infantry Regiment on the right and the 119th Infantry Division on the left. Two battalions from the 117th Infantry Regiment were attached (one battalion each) to the 119th and 120th Infantry Regiments. The remaining 117th Infantry was in the division reserves prepared to pass on the left and cleared the curve on the River Vier.

The air plan called for 350 fighter bombers to hit the German front line followed by 1,500 bombers placed on target as far as 2,500 yards (2,300 m) and 6,000 yards (5,500 m) wide. As the friendly troops advanced, the other bombers would bomb the rear area for another 45 minutes. Friendly troops were moved back 1,200 meters (1,100 m) from their departure line for safety.

After two delays due to bad weather, the attack took place on the morning of 24 July 1944. At 11:30 am, 350 P-47 fighter planes arrived on schedule and began diving, followed by 1,500 heavy bomber aircraft.. Some P-47 bombers bombed the friendly troops and a heavy bomber squadron dropped his bombs right on friendly troops. Twenty minutes after the attack began, the phone was switched off. "Operation COBRA" escape from St. Lo, the 30th Infantry Division suffered the heaviest bombardment by "friendly aircraft" of the entire war. About 88 men were killed and more than 500 were seriously wounded for two days. Lt. Gen. Leslie J. McNair, Commander of the Army, visited and observed this attack in the area of ​​Second Battalion, 120th Infantry, 30th Infantry Division when a direct bombing killing was dropped by a friendly B-17 flight to support COBRA Operations.

Two battalions of the 117 attacked with the unit they installed on July 25, 1944 to drive outside Saint-LÃÆ'Â' during COBRA Operations. On July 26, 1944 the 117th Infantry Regiment took the high ground overlooking Saint-LÃÆ'Â'. Armor and Infantry Forces pass through holes in the German defense and advance to the south. The 30th Infantry Division has made spectacular strikes, paving the way for the newly arrived Patton Third Army to go to Brittany and beyond to Brest, France.

This division took the well-defended Troisgots on July 31, 1944 and liberated the 1st Infantry Division near Mortain, France on August 6, 1944. The 30th Infantry Division and the 117th Infantry Regiment were subjected to a strong German counter-attack, the line in the region. the next day during the battle for Avranches.

On the morning of August 6, 1944, the regiment moved southwest to the vicinity of Bracy, France near Mortain to relieve the 26th Infantry and take on a defensive position. At dusk, it was clear that the Germans were in the territory of Battalion 1 with power. Around 1:30 am, on August 7, 1944 the 117th Infantry Regiment was attacked by the crack troops of the 1st SS Adolf Hitler SS Division. Between midnight and 4 am the regiment was enveloped by intense and powerful mortar and artillery fire. Enemy aircraft fired on Artillery support units as they tried to register their shots in German tanks and infantry. The situation became critical at dawn when Germany's main body attacked in thick fog and raided two corporate roadblocks. Company C of the 117th Infantry defended its position, which caused the Germans to stop attacking. Colonel Walter M. Johnson, the regimental commander issued an order to withstand at all costs because there was nothing behind the 117th Infantry Regiment that stopped the Germans from reaching the sea. A new line of defense was erected on a sunken road that was split by the highway from Juvigny to Saint Barthelemy and located on a hill overlooking Saint Barthelemy. Cooks, clerks, messengers, and administrative personnel from the battalion and regiment headquarters became vandals. The Tennessee Infantrymen held their position against intense attacks by German infantry and armor.

By evening of August 8, 1944, the Germans launched a recent massive attack using many fresh tanks and Infantry. Despite the terrible possibilities, the 117th Infantry Regiment stopped the German offensive. The determined, stubborn Tennessee guards and machine-gunners held their positions and stopped the German Infantry. Company B of Athens, Tennessee bears the brunt of the attack. Pvt. Timothy L. Birt of Company B was a platoon platoon and ended up as a runner for all platoons. Through heavy enemy fire, he carried orders, ammunition, rations and letters from the company command post to all platoons. On six different occasions he repaired the phone line between the CP and the platoon. He helped evacuate the seriously wounded soldiers from the open field under intense enemy fire. Twice he went with a trash carrier to help evacuate the wounded. Once during the battle he served as an observer and adjusted the company's 60 mm mortar fire. Private Birt, from rural Meigs County, Tennessee was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his courage.

During the battle at Mortain and Saint-Barthelemy, the 117th Infantry Regiment and the 30th Infantry Division became known as the Western Front Hard Workers. It was also known as the "Roosevelt SS Force," so named by Germany's high command because of its consistent strength and division pressure brought to bear on elite SS Adolf Hitler Division. According to the three main German generals interviewed after World War II, (Jodl, Keitel and von Kesslring) the battle for Mortain and Saint-Barthelemy was one of two important operations that led to Germany's defeat in the west. Especially Battalion 1, the 117th Infantry in Saint-Barthelemy, absorbed the main force of the German Army in Normandy, allowing Lieutenant General George Patton's armored troops to move forward through France, thus shortening the war for months.

The 117th Infantry Regiment went to the 11 August 1944 attacks again and reinforced Germany's advantage to Mortain. The 117th Infantry Regiment along with the rest of the 30th Infantry Division (US) then pushed east behind the 2nd Armored Division, taking Nonancourt on 21 August 1944.

The 117th Infantry Regiment was moved by truck on August 14 to nearby Rouelle near Domfront France. German artillery fired on the regimental battalions forcing them down and moving on foot to l'Onlay-l'Abbaye, France. Tennessee 117th Infantry Regiment crossed the Seine River near Mantes-Grassicourt 25 miles (40 km) west of Paris to free the 79th (US) Infantry Division, which has erected a bridge across the Seine River. After two days of fighting the regiment moved quickly in the open country to Belgium.

The 30th Infantry Division (US) (with the 117th Infantry Regiment) was the first American infantry division to enter Belgium on September 2, 1944, and flourished on the Meuse River in Vise and Liege September 11, 1944. The 117th Infantry Regiment is an allied unit first to enter the Netherlands on 13 September 1944.

On September 14, 1944, the 117th and 119th Infantry moved forward to Maastricht east of the Meuse River where Battalion 2, the 117th Infantry Regiment cleared the area west of the river.

The 117th Infantry Regiment attacked from Maastricht to the German border around the German Scherpenseel beginning on the morning of 17 September 1944. Here the German resistance increased when the Germans used 155 mm artillery against the regiment as they approached the border.

On the afternoon of 19 September 1944, the 1st Battalion crossed into Germany and entered the city of Scherpenseel. The next morning, the regiment plotted an attack on the Siegfried Line, which Germany claimed to be an unbeatable fortress.

Infantry 119 and 120 struck towards the Western Wall north of Aachen and the first reached the position that led the Wurm River on September 18, 1944. The 30th Infantry Division attacked across the Rhine River between Aachen and Geilenkirchen on October 2, 1944 against strong German opposition. The next day, the 117th Infantry Regiment captured Uebach after a house-to-house battle when the 119th Infantry finally captured the Rimburg Castle.

At 11:00, October 2, 1944, the 117th Infantry, along with the rest of the 30th Infantry Division, launched an attack on the Siegfried Line near Palenberg, Germany. This is where Private Harold G. Kiner of Aline, Oklahoma of Company F, the 117th Infantry Regiment won the Medal of Honor. With four others, Soldier Kiner leads a frontal assault on the Siegfried Line pill box near Palenberg, Germany. Machinegun's firepower from the highly defended position of the enemy as far as 25 yards (23 m) left the attackers under siege. The Germans threw hand grenades, one of which fell between Private Kiner and two others. Without hesitation, Private Kiner threw himself into the grenade, resisting the explosion. With his handsome actions and voluntary sacrifices from his own life, he rescued his two companions from serious injury or death. Medal of Honor is given posthumously to Private Kiner. The Kiner Warrior is the fourth soldier of the regiment to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

The 117th Infantry Regiment was aided by elements of the 2nd Armored Division as it continued with slow progress against the Western Wall. The 1st Battalion of the 117th Infantry Regiment was the only major battalion to break the Western Wall for the entire XIX Corps. Regiment progress was examined by a strong German counterattack on October 9, 1944 that isolated the 119th Infantry in North Wuerselen. The Aachen siege was completed on 16 October 1944 when the 117th Infantry made contact with the 1st Infantry Division.

On December 17, 1944 the 117th Infantry Regiment was ordered to an assembly area around Haustet, Belgium in the Belgian Ardennes. On the way, the regiment was stopped by the division commander's assistant and diverted to Malmedy and Stavelot to block a strong German counterattack. When the regiment approached Stavelot, it was noted that the German Panzer unit had occupied the city. The 117th Infantry element was ordered to retake Stavelot, a key intersection on the AmblÃ|ve River. When they moved to their destination, Axis Sally was on the radio that morning with a big counterattack although the Ardennes, which she said, could not be stopped. He said "The fanatical 30th Division, SS Roosevelt's SS, are on their way to save, but this time they will be completely destroyed!" As the regiment approached the city of Stavelot, large Tiger Royal (Mark VIb) tanks, and rifle attacks were observed in the center of the city. Battalion 1 regiment attacked and established a defensive position in Town Square. Battalion 1 was reinforced with tank destroyers, machine guns, and mortars. In the afternoon, two American jeeps, and two half-ton trucks roared to Stavelot filled with Germans in American uniforms with blazing weapons. The Tennesseans of 117 quickly exterminated all Germans who captured and confiscated jeeps and trucks.

It has been determined that Germany has occupied Stavelot with the SS Division of Adolf Hitler 1st. This is the second time SS Division Adolf Hitler 1st faces the 117th Infantry Regiment and 30th Infantry Division during the Ardennes Attack in the winter of 1944-45. SS Adolf Hitler's 1st SS Division, the main effort of the 1st SS Corps and the spearhead of the Sixth Armored Army, succumbed to their efforts to reclaim Stavelot after the 117th Infantry Regiment repatriated six fanatic German attacks on December 20, 1944. Stavelot, Mortain, is the key attack of the Sixth Panzer Army in the Ardennes. It is estimated that at least 1,000 Germans died on the banks of the AmblÃÆ'¨ve River which is a mute testimony to the heroic action of the 1st battalion, the 117th Infantry Regiment. Once again the 117th Infantry Regiment had defeated the 1st elite Adolf Hitler SS Division, which never again did battle.

The 117th Infantry Regiment moved to Germany and arrived in Varlautenheide, Germany at 2:00 AM, 3 February 1945. On 19 February 1945 Major General Leland Hobbs, CG 30th Infantry Division, for the Performance of Saint-Barthelemy (Mortain) was awarded the Presidential The regimental quotation unit for action in France in Saint-Barthelemy. They were also awarded Fourragere Belgium for his appearance in the Ardennes and for the regiment part in the liberation of Belgium 4-10 September 1944.

On February 23, 1945 the 117th Infantry Regiment crossed the Roer River and moved on to the heart of Germany. On February 27, 1945 elements from the 83rd Infantry Division and 2nd Armored Division passed through the regiment to exploit Roer River's breakthroughs. The regiment spearheaded the Ninth Army crossing on the Rhine at 2:00 pm on 24 March 1945. They drove west to Stockum, Germany, then crossed the Autobahn and proceeded to Hunxe, Germany. They captured the German Air Field here on March 27, 1945. On March 31, 1945, the 117th Infantry Regiment captured the Lippe Canal, then drove 55 miles (89 km) to Brensteinfurt, Germany. Here they had a massive German surrender with the German army, held up their hands and ran to the POW cage behind. Here they met the first of the Allied detainees, thin as skulls, released from German prison camps along with workers from Poland, Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union and France.

During April 1945, the regiment continued its effort to head east. At 06:00 on April 7, 1945 the 117th Infantry Regiment attacked and seized the city of Hamelin, Germany. Hamelin is famous for the Grimm Brothers story of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" children's fairy tales. Here the regiment captures hundreds of German soldiers as prisoners of war.

On 17 April 1945 the regiment seized the town of Magdeburg on the River Elbe. The regiment moved east on the morning of April 18, 1945 and by noon had closed on the River Elbe where they were ordered to establish a defense and wait for the Soviet Army. The regiment waited for three weeks in Russia and the end of the war. On May 27, 1945 British troops occupied Magdeburg and the 117th Infantry moved 150 miles (south) to Oelenln and Bad Elsren, Germany near the Czechoslovakia border for occupation. The plan is to transfer the regiment and the 30th Infantry Division to the Pacific Theater to fight Japan.

On August 13, 1945 the regiment boarded the Liberty Marine Wolfe Ship and sailed to Southampton, England. Before departing from Southampton, news of Japan's surrender was canceled with plans to move the regiment into the Pacific. On August 17, 1945 the regiment sailed on the RMS Queen Mary from the Seaport in Southampton. They arrived at Dock 90 in New York City, the port of debarkation on August 21, 1945. The 117th Infantry Regiment moved to Fort Jackson SC on August 21, 1945. The 117th Infantry Regiment was attributed 17-24 November 1945 in Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

Cold War

In a letter to the 30th Division commander in May 1946, US Army's Supreme True Army Chief Colonel S.L.A. Marshall called the 30th Infantry Division the "Best Infantry Division at the European Operations Theater". Marshall writes, "This is a combined assessment of some 35 historic officers who have worked on the record and on the ground that the 30th deserve this distinction.It is our finding that 30 has been outstanding in three operations and we can consistently recommend it for quotations on one of these occasions.Furthermore it was found that it was never done separately or weakly... and in no single operation performed less than its share of the load or looked bad compared to the strengths on its sides We were especially impressed with the fact that it consistently achieves results without undue wastage from its people. "

On July 31, 1946, the date 117 was reorganized. Battalion 1 in Cleveland was withdrawn, expanded, and reinstated as a 278 Armored Infantry Battalion. The 2nd Battalion at Kingsport was withdrawn, altered, and reinstated as the 168th Military Police Battalion. The newly formed 1st and 2nd Battalions in West Tennessee. The 278th Armored Infantry Battalion was recognized federally on September 1, 1947 in eastern Tennessee with headquarters in Cleveland, continuing the 117th Infantry Basin lineage. On 18 March 1947, Battalion 278 was expanded to Regal Tempur 278 (RCT) with headquarters in Athens.

Korean War

On September 1, 1950, during the Korean War, RCT 278 was ordered to an active federal service at the home station and moved to Fort Devens, Massachusetts. Individual soldiers from RCT 278 were sent to 8 US Army in Korea as a substitute. 1st Battalion remained at Fort Devens as a training battalion, while the 2nd Battalion was sent to Iceland for garrison duty. RCT was released from federal service on 8 September 1954 after the end of the war and returned to state control.

Reorganization and consolidation

On October 27, 1954, federal recognition was withdrawn from the 278th Infantry RCT and split, its units becoming part of the 30th Armored Division. Headquarters and Battalion 1 became the 278th Armored Infantry Battalion in Athens, 2nd Battalion became the 330th Anti-Block Battalion in Kingsport, and the 3rd Battalion became the 190th Armored Infantry Battalion. The 117th Infantry was also disbanded, with headquarters and Battalion 1 being the 170th Armored Infantry Battalion in Henderson, the 2nd Battalion being the 174th Tank Battalion in Murfreesboro, and the 3rd Battalion being the 117th Weapons Infantry Battalion at Dyersburg.

On March 1, 1959, the 117th and 170th Armored Infantry Battalions were consolidated with the 278th Armored Infantry Battalion, 31st Anti-Block Artillery Battalion and 176th Tank Battalion and reorganized and redesigned as the 6th Infantry Regiment 117, parent regiment under the Combat Weapon Regiment System (CARS)). The new one consists of Battalions 1, 2, 3, and 4, all part of the 30th Armored Division. The 117th was reorganized to consist of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Battalions on 1 November 1973, with the 2nd and 3rd Battalions being part of the 278th Infantry Brigade and the 4th Battalion that merged with the 30th Armored Brigade. On the same day, the 278th Infantry Brigade became the Separate Infantry Brigade, just before the 30th Armored Division was attenuated.

On April 29, 1977, the 278 Infantry Brigade (Separated) was reorganized and re-established as a 278 Armored Cavalry Regiment, a separate corps maneuver unit. Colonel Russell A. Newman was appointed as his first commander. The regiment's motto, "I'm Volunteer Sir", was inspired by a volunteer unit in eastern Tennessee in the Mexican-American War. Regiment headquarters and headquarters troops (HHT) were redesigned on May 1 from Brigade 278 headquarters and headquarters (HHC). Squadron 1 and 2 were redesigned from existing units on the same day. The 2nd Battalion, the 117th HHC was redesigned as the 288th Hrth Squadron to the 288th ACR in Athens. The first squadron was largely redesigned from the 2nd Battalion. The 1st Squadron Force was redesigned from Company B in Cleveland, B Force of the Support Company at Sweetwater, Detachment 1 Troop B of Company C at Lenoir City, Troop C of Signal Company 376 in Newport, Company D of Detachment 1 Military Police Company 130 at Oak Ridge, and Howitzer Battery from Company A in Maryville.

The headquarters and the 330th Battalion detachment station at Kingsport were redesigned as the 2nd Squadron HHT. Troop E was redesigned from the 1130 Transportation Company in Morristown, F Force of the 1174 Transportation Company in Bristol, G Force from Detachment 1 of 376 Signal Companies in Greeneville, Company H of the 130th Military Police Company in Clinton, and Howitzer Battery from Detachment 1 from Battalion 2 to 117 in Knoxville. On September 30, 1978, Maintenance Company 777 (GS), a separate unit housed in Knoxville in Knoxville Armory, was rearranged and redesigned as Air Force 278. The unit was later transferred to Alcoa. A year later, the 450th Assault Helicopter Company, stationed in Smyrna, was reorganized and redesigned as Regiment Officers Helicopter Attack. The headquarters and the 130th Battalion of Detachment and the 1155th Flight Transportation (Flyover Flight) station are attached to 278 by the Area Area Command to serve as command and control for separate air forces and attack helicopter forces.

On February 1, 1980, HHC 3rd Battalion, 117th in Cookeville was redesigned as the 278th HrT Squadron to ACR. The 3rd Squadron was largely redesigned from the 117th Battalion. My troops redesigned from Company A in McMinnville, Detachment 1 of Troops I of Detachment 1 of Company A in Smithville, K Force from the Support Company in Livingston, Detachment 1 of the K Forces of Detachment 1 Company B in Jamestown, L Force of Detachment 1 of Support Company in Crossville, Detachment 1 L Force from Detachment 1 Company C in Harriman, Company M from Company C in Rockwood, and Howitzer Battery from Company B in Sparta. The 1174th Medium Truck Company (Separately) has been rearranged and redesigned as the 190th Regiment Engineer Company on October 1st at Pulaski. Detachment 1 is located in Waynesboro. On 17 October 1986, the 278th flight unit was consolidated into the new 4th Squadron, the regiment flight squadron.

While 278 Military Intelligence (MI) Companies in ARNG are currently the MI organization for ACR 278, that's not always the case. From 1987 to 1997, the MI 278 unit was the MI 302 Company, US Army Reserve (USAR), stationed in Memphis, TN. The MI organization for 278 was converted from USAR to ARNG as part of a combat service combat, combat service, and combat support service between two Army Reserve Components beginning in 1995.

The 302d MI company was organized with a major (MAJ) as company commander, and was authorized to 156 soldiers. In addition to the company's headquarters element, which has technical control and analysis elements (TCAE), two collecting and jamming (C & amp; J) platoon, one radar tracker (GSR) dissolution, one counter intelligence (CI)/platoon man intelligence (HUMINT), a communications platoon, and support personnel, including food service, motor maintenance, and communication/electronic repair.

Operation Iraqi Freedom III

The 278 ACR (278 RCT) was deployed to support Operation Iraqi Freedom III (2004-2005) from late November 2004 to November 2005 under the command of COL Dennis Adams. The 278 was mobilized out of Camp Shelby, MS began in June 2004 with about 3800 members. His main attachment was the 1/128 Infantry ("Elang Battalion"), Wisconsin National Guard, and Engineer 386 from Texas National Guard.

While conducting mobilization training at Camp Shelby, each squadron is equipped with nine major M1A1 Abrams, 13 M3A2 Bradley combat tanks, and two 120mm mortar embankments, divided into three troops. The howitzer battery has six 155mm M109 howitzers, and the tank company has 14 M1A1 more. The regiment also has two additional Bradleys for the squadron commander and their operations officer (S-3).

The 278 RCT took over from 30th BCT, North Carolina, ordered by BG Danny Hickman on Christmas Eve 2004 at FOB Caldwell where the regiment headquarters was founded. Initially RCT 278 fell under Danger Troop and Infantry Division 1. In February 2005, 278 became part of the Task Force Liberty commanded by the 42nd Infantry Division. Battalion 1/278 and Battalion 386 are located at FOB Caldwell along with regimental headquarters. The regiment operates along the Iranian border in Diyala Province and in the center of the ethnic triangle formed by Arabs, Kurds and Turkomen in Salah Ah Din Province. Each squadron is assigned to the FOB (front operating base) and detachment sent to another location, with some undertaking a convoy escort mission from Kuwait to Mosul. The 101st Airborne Division (AASLT) replaces 278 RCTs on 278 displacements to the United States.

FOB setting:

FOB Caldwell (Balad Ruz - Kirkush Military Training Base): RHHT, Regular Reconnaissance Regiment (RRT), ACR/278 ACR, ACR 1/278 and attachments.

FOB Cobra (Jalula, Iraq): I Troops, Troops L, K Troops 3/278 ACR, B Co 1/128 Infantry and soldiers from Engineer Battalion 386.

FOB Bernstein (Tuz, Iraq): ACR 2/278 and attachments.

FOB McKenzie (Samara East Airbase): 3rd Platoon, Lightning Troop 3/278th. Appendix from Pasadena, TX and Wisconsin infantry.

FOB O'Ryan (Near Ad Dujayl, Iraq): K 3/278 ACR (attached at 1-128 Battalion Infantry, 32nd Infantry Brigade, Wisconsin ARNG) assigned to Brigade 1 (Raiders), 3rd Infantry Division.

International Zone (Baghdad Iraq): Forces F 2/278 RCT. Attached to the 1st Cavalry (Cavalry 3-8) and then under the 3rd Infantry Division (4-64 Tuskers) Under the name of the Baghdad Task Force.

The FOBs include: Black hawk, Prosperity, Union (Trojan Horse). These troops are responsible for a security mission that includes a mission with the CIA to guard the temporary house of the prime minister. Other missions include patrolling, providing listening and observation (LP/OP) posts during the elections and for the protection of the strength of the International Zone. This unit performs checkpoints, convoy operations and provides security for EOD Warfare Navy teams as well as Australian bomb squads.

Eight ACR 278 soldiers were killed in action in Iraq in 2005. Two more died from accidents or natural causes.

Operation Iraqi Freedom 9-11

278 deployed again to Iraq in 2010 to support Operation Iraq Freedom 9-11.

The 278 was mobilized out of JFTC Shelby (Camp Shelby) starting in December 2009 with attachments from Wisconsin, Tennessee, and the West Virginia National Guard unit. 278 acted as a convoy safety element for the 13th ESC, and was given the task of protecting FOB retrograde and closing activities from the Turkish border to Kuwait.

FOB Assignment:

Camp Taji: RHHT/278 ACR, SPT/278 ACR, RTS/278 ACR

Memori COB: 3/278 ACR

Baseball Joint Base: 2/278 ACR

FOB Q-West: 1/278 ACR

FOB Marez/Diamond Back: RFS/278 ACR

FOB prosperity:

Spc. Robert D. West received the Purple Heart and Combat Action Badge because of an injury he suffered on May 31, 2010 when he was assigned to the 2nd RFS/278 ACR Platoon on a mission back to Marez/Diamond. After passing the Iraqi Army checkpoint, his vehicle was hit with two IEDs, injuring the West. West climbs back into the turret and manages.50BMG until he and his crew are transferred to the vehicle around him. After undergoing medical treatment, West returned to his unit and remained in the theater until his unit was transferred to the United States in August 2010 without any loss of life.

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The 1st and 2nd squadrons have 2 individual tank companies and 2 mechanical infantry companies respectively. Each tank company (troop) is equipped with 14 M1A1 SA (situational awareness variant) of the main battle tanks. Every Infantry company (troops) is equipped with the Bradley Fighting V3 M3A2. The 3rd Squadron is the ARS (armored reconnaissance squadron and consists of Bradley Fighting Vehicles and reconnaissance vehicles (HMMWV) Field Artillery Squadron (FAS) consists of two artillery batteries (fielded M109A6 Paladins), a support company, and a platoon of Headquarters.

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Awards

Campaign participation credits

• WORLD WAR I

1. Offending
2. Ypres-Lys
3. Flanders 1918

• WORLD WAR II

1. Normandy
2. French North
3. Rhineland
4. Ardennes-Alsace
5. Central Europe
6. Guinea
7. Leyte
8. Luzon
9. Ryukyus (with arrow head)

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