3rd Infantry Division (United States)

The 3rd Infantry Division (nicknamed the Marne Division[3]) is a United States Army infantry division based at Fort Stewart, Georgia. It is a direct subordinate unit of the XVIII Airborne Corps and U.S. Army Forces Command  The division fought in France in World War I. In World War II, it fought in North Africa, then Italy before fighting in France and finally Germany.  The 3rd Infantry Division was the first conventional U.S. unit to enter Baghdad during the 2003 invasion, and the first division to serve four tours in Iraq. Its current organization includes four brigade combat teams, one aviation brigade, and support elements. Contents  [hide]       * 1 History           o 1.1 World War I           o 1.2 World War II           o 1.3 Korean War           o 1.4 1953 through 2000           o 1.5 Global War on Terror                 + 1.5.1 OIF I                 + 1.5.2 OIF III                 + 1.5.3 OIF V                 + 1.5.4 Reassignment of 1st Brigade                 + 1.5.5 Redesignation of 4th Brigade                 + 1.5.6 OIF VII     * 2 Current structure     * 3 Lineage and Honors           o 3.1 Division                 + 3.1.1 Campaign participation credit                 + 3.1.2 Decorations           o 3.2 Division Artillery                 + 3.2.1 Campaign participation credit                 + 3.2.2 Decorations           o 3.3 Aviation Brigade           o 3.4 Division Band                 + 3.4.1 Campaign participation credit                 + 3.4.2 Decorations     * 4 Notable members of the 3rd Infantry Division     * 5 See also     * 6 References     * 7 Bibliography     * 8 External links  [edit] History  The 3rd Infantry Division has one of the most successful combat records of any U.S. Army division.[citation needed] It has paid a high price for this distinction, suffering more than 50,000 wartime casualties. Fifty-one members of the 3rd Infantry Division have been awarded the Medal of Honor. [edit] World War I  The 3rd Infantry Division was activated in November 1917 during World War I at Camp Greene, North Carolina. Eight months later, it saw combat for the first time in France. At midnight on 14 July 1918, the Division earned lasting distinction. Engaged in the Aisne-Marne Offensive as a member of the American Expeditionary Force to Europe, the Division was protecting Paris with a position on the banks of the Marne River. The 7th Machine Gun Battalion of the 3rd Division rushed to Château-Thierry amid retreating French troops and held the Germans back at the Marne River. While surrounding units retreated, the 3rd Infantry Division, including the 30th and 38th Infantry Regiments, remained rock solid and earned its reputation in the Second Battle of the Marne as the "Rock of the Marne".[citation needed] The rest of the division was absorbed under French command until brought back together under the command of General Joseph T. Dickman and by 15 July 1918 they took the brunt of what was to be the last German offensive of the war. General "Black Jack" Pershing said the Division's performance one of the most brilliant of the United States' military history.[citation needed] During the war two members of the division were awarded the Medal of Honor.  Casualties during the war were 3,177 killed in action with 12,940 wounded.   Commanders     1. MG Joseph T. Dickman (28 November 1917)    2. BG J. A. Irons (11 February 1918)    3. MG Joseph T. Dickman (13 February 1918)    4. BG J. A. Irons (27 February 1918)    5. BG Charles Crawford (8 March 1918)    6. BG J. A. Irons (10 March 1918)    7. BG Charles Crawford (19 March 1918)    8. MG Joseph T. Dickman (12 April 1918)    9. BG F. W. Sladen (18 August 1918)   10. MG Beaumond B. Buck (27 August 1918)   11. BG Preston Brown (18 October 1918)   12. MG Robert L. Howze (19 November 1918)  [edit] World War II Soldiers of the US 3rd Infantry Division in Nuremberg, Germany on 20 April 1945  The 3rd Division is one of the few American divisions that fought the Axis on all European fronts and was among the first U.S. combat units to engage in offensive ground combat operations during World War II.  The Division first saw action as a part of the Western Task Force in the invasion of North African, landing at Fedala on 8 November 1942, and captured half of French Morocco. Eight months later, on 10 July 1943, the Division made an assault landing on Sicily, Licata town on the beach, to west, called Torre di Gaffi and Mollarella and on the beach, to east, called Falconara. Fought its way into Palermo before the armor could get there, and raced on to capture Messina, thus ending the Sicilian campaign. Nine days after the invasion of mainland Italy, on 18 September 1943, the 3rd landed at Salerno and in intensive action drove to and across the Volturno River and to Cassino. After a brief rest, the Division was part of the amphibious landing at Anzio, 22 January 1944, as part of VI Corps of British and American units. It would remain there for four months in a toe-hold against furious German counterattacks. On 29 February 1944, the 3rd fought off an attack by three German Divisions. The divisions former commander Lucas, was replaced as head of VI Corps by the 3rd divisions then commander Lucian Truscott.  In May VI Corps broke out of the beachhead with the 3rd Division in the main thrust. Instead of defeating the Germans, Clark sent the division on to Rome. The division was then removed from the front line and went into training for the invasion of Southern France. On 15 August 1944, another D-Day, the Division landed at St. Tropez, advanced up the Rhone Valley, through the Vosges Mountains, and reached the Rhine at Strasbourg, 26   27 November 1944. After maintaining defensive positions it took part in clearing the Colmar Pocket, 23 January, 18 February 1945, and on 15 March struck against Siegfried Line positions south of Zweibrücken. The Division advanced through the defenses and crossed the Rhine, 26 March 1945 ; then drove on to take Nuremberg in a fierce battle, capturing the city in block-by-block fighting, 17   20 April. The 3rd pushed on to take Augsburg and Munich, 27   30 April, and was in the vicinity of Salzburg when the war in Europe ended.[4]  Elements of the 7th Infantry Regiment serving under the 3rd Infantry Division had the honor of capturing Hitler's retreat at Berchtesgaden.[5]  The 3rd Division suffered more combat deaths in World War II than any other U.S. division, and the third highest among modern U.S. Divisions, behind only the 2nd Infantry Division in the Korean War and the 1st Cavalry Division in the Vietnam War.[citation needed] During the war, 4,922 were killed in action, and 18,766 wounded with a further 636 who died of wounds.  Commanders     1. MG Charles F. Thompson (Jul 1940 – Aug 1941)    2. BG Charles P. Hall (Aug 1941 – Sep 1941)    3. MG John P. Lucas (Sep 1941 – Mar 1942)    4. MG Jonathan W. Anderson (Mar 1942 – Mar 1943)    5. MG Lucian K. Truscott, Jr. (Mar 1943 – Feb 1944)    6. MG John W. O'Daniel (Feb 1944 – Dec 1945)    7. MG William R. Schmidt (Jul 1945 – Aug 1946)  [edit] Korean War  Commanders:     1. MG Robert H. Soule (Aug 1950 – Oct 1951)    2. MG Thomas J. Cross (Oct 1951 – May 1952)    3. MG Robert L. Dulaney (May 1952 – Oct 1952)    4. MG George W. Smythe (Oct 1952 – May 1953)    5. MG Eugene W. Ridings (May 1953 – Oct 1953)  3rd Infantry troops getting ready to patrol the Imjin River, 1951.  During the Korean War, the Division was known as the "Fire Brigade" for its rapid response to crisis. 3rd Infantry Division had been headquartered at Fort Benning along with its 15th Infantry Regiment. The 7th Infantry Regiment was located at Fort Devens. 3rd Infantry Division initially arrived in Japan where, as the Far East Command Reserve,[6] it planned post conflict occupation missions in northern Korea.[7] In Japan their strength was increased by augmentation from South Korean soldiers. They landed at Wonson and received the 65th Infantry Regiment as their third maneuver element before moving north to Hungnam and Majon-dong. At Majon-dong they established a defensive position with the 65th Infantry and began their baptism of fire. 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 7th Infantry were on the left flank. The 15th Infantry was between the 7th and 65th Regiments. 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry was set as the nucleus for Task Force Dog which was commanded by Brigadier General Armistead D. Mead, assistant 3rd Division Commander and sent north to conduct a relief in place with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment at Chinhung-ni; the south end of the 1st Marine Division and support the withdrawal of 1st Marine Division and Regimental Combat Team 31 from the Chosin Reservoir. 3rd Infantry Division's TF Dog was the rear guard keeping the pressure off of the Marine column. The Division established, along with the 7th Infantry Division a collapsing perimeter around the port of Hungnam until the last of X Corps was off the beach. The port of Hungnam was blown up to deprive the enemy the use of those facilities as the last of the 7th, 15th, and 65th Infantry units boarded ships.  The Division went on to support combat missions of the Eighth Army until 1953 when it was withdrawn. Notably, the Division fought valiantly, besides its extremely essential and able contribution during the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, at the Chorwon-Kumwha area, Jackson Heights and Arrowhead outposts, and blocked a CCF push in the Kumsong Area in July 1953.  3rd Infantry Division received ten Battle Stars. Eleven more MOH recipients were added to the division's list of heroes during the Korean War. Eight were from the 7th Infantry Regiment: Jerry K. Crump (6 and 7 September 1951), John Essebagger, Jr. (25 April 1951), Charles L. Gilliland (25 April 1951), Clair Goodblood (24 and 25 April 1951), Noah O. Knight (23 and 24 November 1951), Darwin K. Kyle (16 February 1951), Leroy A. Mendonca (4 July 1951), and Hiroshi H. Miyamura, whose award was classified Top Secret until his repatriation (24 and 25 April 1951). Three more recipients were with the 15th Infantry Regiment: Emory L. Bennett (24 June 1951), Ola L. Mize (10 and 11 June 1953) and Charles F. Pendleton (16 and 17 July 1953).  During the Korean War, the division had 2,160 killed in action and 7,939 wounded. [edit] 1953 through 2000  Commanders:     1. MG Charles D. W. Canham (Nov 1953 – Nov 1954)    2. MG Haydon L. Boatner (Dec 1954 – Oct 1955)    3. MG George E. Lynch (Oct 1955 – Feb 1957)    4. BG Frederick R. Zierath (Mar 1957 – Mar 1957)    5. MG Roy E. Lindquist (Mar 1957 – Aug 1958)    6. MG John S. Upham, Jr. (Aug 1958 – Apr 1960)    7. MG Albert Watson II (Apr 1960 – Apr 1961)    8. MG William W. Dick, Jr. (Apr 1961 – Apr 1962)    9. BG Morris O. Edwards (Apr 1962 – Jun 1962)   10. MG Frank T. Mildren (Jun 1962 – Mar 1964)   11. MG Albert O. Connor (Mar 1964 – Feb 1966)   12. BG Jack S. Blocker (Feb 1966 – Apr 1966)   13. MG Robert H. Schellman (Apr 1966 – Aug 1967)   14. BG Lawrence V. Greene (Aug 1967 – Oct 1967)   15. MG George P. Seneff, Jr. (Oct 1967 – Mar 1969)   16. MG George M. Seignious II (Mar 1969 – Feb 1970)   17. MG Robert C. Taber (Feb 1970 – Apr 1971)   18. MG Marshall B. Garth (Apr 1971 – Sep 1972)          19. MG Sam S. Walker (Sep 1972 – Jun 1974)   20. MG Edward C. Meyer (Jun 1974 – Aug 1975)   21. MG Pat W. Crizer (Aug 1975 – Oct 1977)   22. MG R. Dean Tice (Oct 1977 – Oct 1979)   23. MG Robert L (Sam) Wetzel (Oct 1979–1981)   24. MG Fred K. Mahaffey (1981–1983)   25. MG Howard G. Crowell, Jr. (1983–1985)   26. MG George R. Stotser (1985–1987)   27. BG Nicholas S. H. Krawciw (1987–1989)   28. MG Wilson A. Shoffner (1989–1991)   29. BG Richard F. Keller (1991–1993)   30. MG Leonard D. Holder (1993–1995)   31. MG Montgomery C. Meigs (Jul 1995 – Feb 1996)   32. MG Joseph De Francisco (Jun 1996 – Aug 1996)   33. MG John W. Hendrix (Aug 1996 – Oct 1997)   34. MG James C. Riley (Oct 1997 – Dec 1999)   35. MG Walter L. Sharp (Dec 1999 – Dec 2001)  From April 1958 to April 1996, the Marne Division was stationed with the VII Corps in West Germany from near the Czech border westward throughout various towns including Wūrzburg (Div. Hq. & Support Command), Schweinfurt (1st Brigade), Kitzingen (2nd Brigade), and Aschaffenburg (3rd Brigade). In August 1961, a few days after the Berlin Wall was erected, a reinforced company from the 7th Infantry Regiment (a unit of the 3rd Infantry Division) in full battle gear, was ordered to travel along the Autobahn (a major highway) from Aschaffenburg in Bavaria to West Berlin. This was to assert the right of US forces to travel unhindered from West Germany across the western part of East Germany to West Berlin. After the Berlin Wall was built, it was not known if the East German forces would attempt to impede or restrict the movement of US troops when crossing East Germany while trying to reach West Berlin. The unit arrived in West Berlin without incident confirming the right of free passage.  In November 1990, soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division were once again called into action. Following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, more than 6,000 Marne men and women deployed with the 1st Armored Division on Operation Desert Storm as part of the Allied Coalition. Later nearly 1,000 soldiers deployed to southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq to provide comfort to Kurdish refugees. In late Spring of 1991, the Division supplied senior ranking officers and non-commissioned officers, along with a military police company to Task Force Victory (Forward). Stationed in Kuwait the Task Force was to provide division level support to the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (which shared the same duty station). Those elements of 5th Corps attached to the task force (including those of Division) returned to their home units in early September 1991.  As part of the Army's reduction to a ten-division force, the 24th Infantry Division was inactivated on 15 February 1996, and reflagged to become the 3rd Infantry Division.  In 1996 the division was restationed at Fort Stewart, Fort Benning, and Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. The division repeatedly demonstrated its deployability since then by maintaining a battalion, and later a brigade task force presence in Kuwait. It has also moved sizable forces to Egypt, Bosnia and Kosovo in partnership training and peacekeeping missions.  In 1996–97, the 3rd Infantry Division Detachment, Rear Tactical Operations Center (RTOC), which is a unit manned by the Georgia Army National Guard was mobilized and served in Operation Joint Endeavor. During this time, the 3rd ID RTOC served under the 1st Infantry Division and later the 1st Armored Division. Respectively serving in Bosnia, at Camps Dallas and Angela, near Tuzla under the 1ID, and then in Croatia at Slavonski Brod, under the 1AD, serving the Assistant Division Commander for Support, then BG George Casey. [edit] Global War on Terror  Commanders      * MG Buford Blount     * MG William Grant Webster     * MG Rick Lynch     * MG Tony Cucolo     * MG Robert B. Abrams  [edit] OIF I  Early in 2003 the deployability and fighting capability of the Marne Division was highly visible worldwide when the entire division deployed in weeks to Kuwait. It was called on subsequently to spearhead Coalition forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom, fighting its way to Baghdad in early April, leading to the end of the Saddam Hussein government. The First Brigade captured the Baghdad International Airport and cleared and secured the airport, which also resulted in the Division's first Medal of Honor since the Korean War, awarded to SFC Paul Ray Smith. Second Brigade, Third Infantry division made the much-publicized "Thunder Run" into downtown Baghdad. The Second Brigade was redeployed to Fallujah, Iraq during the summer of 2003. The division returned to the United States in September 2003.  Beginning in 2004, the 3rd began re-organizing. The division shifted from three maneuver brigades to four "units of action", which are essentially smaller brigade formations, with one infantry, one armor, one cavalry, and one artillery battalion in each. The former Engineer Brigade became the 4th Brigade at Fort Stewart. Each of these units of action engaged in several mock battles at the National Training Center (NTC) and Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), and preparation for a second deployment to Iraq. [edit] OIF III  In January 2005, the Third Infantry Division became the first Army Division to serve a second tour in Iraq. The division headquarters took control of the Multi-National Division Baghdad, MND-B, headquartered at Camp Liberty and with responsibility for the greater Baghdad area. First and Third Brigades of the Third Infantry Division were placed under control of the 42nd Infantry Division, and later under the 101st Airborne Division, in MND-North. In preparation of this deployment a Fourth Brigade was organized and became the first cohesive "Brigade Combat Team" sent into a combat zone by the US Army, cohesive in that it fulfilled the Table of Organization requirement of such a unit. The California Army National Guard's 1st Battalion 184th Infantry Regiment served as one of the brigade's two infantry battalions, as well as the detachment from the Hawaii Army National Guard's 29th Brigade Combat Team, the 2/299th Infantry,also the 48th Brigade Combat Team from Ga.Army National Guard and the Charlie Company 1/295th Infantry Battalion from Puerto Rico Army National Guard served in this Operation. [edit] OIF V  The Division redeployed to Fort Stewart and Fort Benning in January 2006. On 17 November 2006, the Army announced that the Third Infantry Division is scheduled to return to Iraq in 2007 and thus become the first Army division to serve three tours in Iraq. The division headquarters became the leadership organization of MND-C (Multi-National Division Central), a new command established south of Baghdad as part of the Iraq War troop surge of 2007.  In support of operations in Baghdad, the unit 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry was detached from 3ID and assigned by General Petraeus to 3rd BCT, 82nd Airborne who was under the command of the 1st Cavalry Division. In 2008, 82nd Airborne and 1st CAV would redeploy back home, and 3–7 CAV would be handed over to 3rd BCT, 4th Infantry Division under the command of the 25th Infantry Division. They would remain uder this command until 3–7 CAV's redeployment back to Fort Stewart, being reattached to the 3rd Infantry Division. [edit] Reassignment of 1st Brigade  In the fall of 2008, the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Brigade was assigned to serve as the on-call federal response force under the control of NORTHCOM, the combatant command assigned responsibility for the continental United States. The brigade remained at its home station of Fort Stewart, Georgia, and "is training to deploy domestically in response to terrorist attacks or other national emergencies."[8] The brigade will be trained in responding to WMD attacks, crowd control, and dealing with civil unrest.[9]  The force was renamed Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosive Consequence Management Response Force. Its acronym, CCMRF, is pronounced "see-smurf",[10] and the unit is now under the daily control of United States Northern Command's Army North, whose mission is to "protect the United States homeland and support local, state, and federal authorities."[11] It should be noted that the unit is a multi-branch force with Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and Marines from the four branches of the United States Department of Defense. [edit] Redesignation of 4th Brigade  In March 2009, 4th Brigade reorganized from a mechanized or heavy brigade to a light infantry brigade. As part of this reorganization, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor was reflagged as 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry.[12] [edit] OIF VII  The 3rd Infantry Division assumed command of the Multi-National Division-North, now United States Division-North, in October 2009. This milestone marked the division’s fourth tour in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (I, III, V, and VII). The Marne Division has elements operating in every area of Iraq, from North, Center and South, as the mission changes from Operation Iraqi Freedom to Operation New Dawn on 1 Sept. 2010. With the advent of Operation New Dawn, the focus will shift from combat operations to stability and Advise & Assist operations throughout all Iraq’s provinces.  In the course of Operation Iraqi Freedom up 24 September 2010, 436 members of the division were killed in action[13] [edit] Current structure Structure of 3rd Infantry Division 3rd ID Soldiers manning an M1A1 Abrams in Iraq. Soldiers from the 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team of the 3rd Infantry training at Fort Irwin  3rd Infantry Division      * Special Troops Battalion[14]     * 1st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) "Raider"           o Special Troops Battalion "Desert Cat"[15]           o 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment (RSTA) "Warpaint"           o 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment "Speed & Power"           o 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment "Cottonbalers"           o 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment "Glory Guns"           o 3rd Brigade Support Battalion "Ready to Roll"     * 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) "Spartan"           o Special Troops Battalion "Titan"[16]           o 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment "Saber"           o 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment "Desert Rogue"           o 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment "Battleboar"           o 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment "Battleking"           o 26th Brigade Support Battalion "Challenger"     * 3rd Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) "Sledgehammer"[3]           o Special Troops Battalion "Buffalo"[17]           o 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment "Blackhawk"           o 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment "Panther"           o 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment "Dragon"           o 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment "Rock"           o 203rd Brigade Support Battalion "Eagle"     * 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team "Vanguard"           o Special Troops Battalion "Sentinel"[18]           o 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment "Mustang"           o 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment "China"[19]           o 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment "Baler"           o 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment "Patriot"           o 703rd Brigade Support Battalion "Maintain"     * Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division "Falcon"           o Headquarters and Headquarters Company, "Talons"           o 1st Battalion (Attack), 3rd Aviation Regiment (AH-64D/AH-64DW), "Viper"           o 2nd Battalion (General Support), 3rd Aviation Regiment (UH-60A/UH-60L/CH-47), "Knighthawk"           o 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment (OH-58D), "Lighthorse"           o 4th Battalion (Assault), 3rd Aviation Regiment (UH-60L), "Brawler"           o 603rd Support Battalion (Aviation) "Work Horse"  [edit] Lineage and Honors [edit] Division      * Constituted 12 November 1917 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 3d Division     * Organized 21 November 1917 at Camp Greene, North Carolina     * Redesignated 1 August 1942 as Headquarters, 3d Infantry Division     * Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1960 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Infantry Division     * Reorganized and redesignated 16 May 2004 as Headquarters and Tactical Command Posts, 3d Infantry Division     * Reorganized and redesignated 16 November 2010 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 3d Infantry Division  [20] [edit] Campaign participation credit  World War I      * Aisne[disambiguation needed ]     * Champagne-Marne     * Aisne-Marne     * St. Mihiel     * Meuse-Argonne     * Champagne 1918  World War II      * Algeria-French Morocco (with arrowhead)     * Tunisia     * Sicily (with arrowhead)     * Naples-Foggia     * Anzio (with arrowhead)     * Rome-Arno     * Southern France (with arrowhead)     * Rhineland     * Ardennes-Alsace     * Central Europe  Korean War      * CCF Intervention     * First UN Counteroffensive     * CCF Spring Offensive     * UN Summer-Fall Offensive     * Second Korean Winter     * Korea, Summer-Fall 1952     * Third Korean Winter     * Korea, Summer 1953  War on Terrorism      * Liberation of Iraq     * Transition of Iraq     * Iraqi Governance     * National Resolution     * Iraqi Surge  [edit] Decorations Ribbon     Award     Year     Notes Dark blue ribbon with a gold border     Presidential Unit Citation (Army)     1945     Streamer embroidered COLMAR Dark blue ribbon with a gold border     Presidential Unit Citation (Army)     2003     Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003 Red ribbon     Meritorious Unit Commendation     2007–2008     Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2007-2008 alt:Red ribbon with vertical green stripes in the center and a palm leaf in the middle     Croix de guerre 1939–1945 (France) with Palm     1945     Streamer embroidered COLMAR Red and Green woven citation cord with brass tip     French Croix de guerre Fourragère     1945     Fourragère White ribbon with vertical green and red stripes on its edges and a red and blue circle in the middle     Presidential Unit Citation (Korea)     1951     Streamer embroidered UIJONGBU CORRIDOR White ribbon with vertical green and red stripes on its edges and a red and blue circle in the middle     Presidential Unit Citation (Korea)     1953     Streamer embroidered IRON TRIANGLE The streamer has five alternating stripes (3 blue and two white) with the inscription in yellow     Chryssoun Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece)     1950-1953     Streamer embroidered KOREA   [edit] Division Artillery      * Constituted 12 November 1917 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, and assigned to the 3rd Division     * Organized 26 November 1917 at Camp Stanley, Texas     * Disbanded 16 October 1939 at Fort Lewis, Washington     * Reconstituted 1 October 1940 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Division Artillery, and activated at Fort Lewis, Washington     * Redesignated 1 July 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Infantry Division Artillery  [21] [edit] Campaign participation credit  World War I      * Champagne-Marne     * Aisne-Marne     * St. Mihiel     * Meuse-Argonne     * Champagne 1918  World War II      * Tunisia     * Sicily (with arrowhead)     * Naples-Foggia     * Anzio (with arrowhead)     * Rome-Arno     * Southern France (with arrowhead)     * Rhineland     * Ardennes-Alsace     * Central Europe  Korean War      * CCF Intervention     * First UN Counteroffensive     * CCF Spring Offensive     * UN Summer-Fall Offensive     * Second Korean Winter     * Korea, Summer-Fall 1952     * Third Korean Winter     * Korea, Summer 1953  [edit] Decorations  [22] Ribbon     Award     Year     Notes Dark blue ribbon with a gold border     Presidential Unit Citation (Army)     1945     Streamer embroidered COLMAR Red ribbon     Meritorious Unit Commendation     2007–2008     Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2007-2008 alt:Red ribbon with vertical green stripes in the center and a palm leaf in the middle     French Croix de guerre with Palm     1945     Streamer embroidered COLMAR Red and Green woven citation cord with brass tip     French Croix de guerre Fourragère     1945     Fourragère White ribbon with vertical green and red stripes on its edges and a red and blue circle in the middle     Presidential Unit Citation (Korea)     1951     Streamer embroidered UIJONGBU CORRIDOR White ribbon with vertical green and red stripes on its edges and a red and blue circle in the middle     Presidential Unit Citation (Korea)     1953     Streamer embroidered IRON TRIANGLE The streamer has five alternating stripes (3 blue and two white) with the inscription in yellow     Chryssoun Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece)     1950-1953     Streamer embroidered KOREA   [edit] Aviation Brigade  Constituted 16 March 1985 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, and activated in Germany. [23] [edit] Division Band      * Constituted 20 August 1943 in the Regular Army as the Band, 3d Infantry Division     * Redesignated 1 December 1943 as the 3d Infantry Division Band and activated in North Africa     * Consolidated 20 March 1963 with Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3d Infantry Division Trains, and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters, Headquarters and Band, 3d Infantry Division Support Command.     * Reorganized and redesignated 15 March 1968 as Headquarters, Headquarters Company and Band, 3d Infantry Division Support Command.     * Band element withdrawn 21 May 1972 from Headquarters, Headquarters Company and Band, 3d Infantry Division Support Command, and absorbed by the 3d Adjutant General Company     * Band element withdrawn 1 October 1984 from the 3d Adjutant General Company and redesignated as the 3d Infantry Division Band. [24]  [edit] Campaign participation credit  World War II – EAME      * Tunisia     * Sicily (with arrowhead)     * Naples-Foggia     * Anzio (with arrowhead)     * Rome-Arno     * Southern France (with arrowhead)     * Rhineland     * Ardennes-Alsace     * Central Europe  Korean War      * CCF Intervention     * First UN Counteroffensive     * CCF Spring Offensive     * UN Summer-Fall Offensive     * Second Korean Winter     * Korea, SummerFall 1952     * Third Korean Winter     * Korea, Summer 1953  War on Terrororism      * Iraq Campaign  [edit] Decorations Ribbon     Award     Year     Notes Dark blue ribbon with a gold border     Presidential Unit Citation (Army)     1945     Streamer embroidered COLMAR Dark blue ribbon with a gold border     Presidential Unit Citation (Army)     2003     Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003 Red ribbon     Meritorious Unit Commendation     1951–1952     Streamer embroidered KOREA 1951–1952 alt:Red ribbon with vertical green stripes in the center and a palm leaf in the middle     French Croix de guerre with Palm     1945     Streamer embroidered COLMAR Red and Green woven citation cord with brass tip     French Croix de guerre Fourragère     1945     Fourragère White ribbon with vertical green and red stripes on its edges and a red and blue circle in the middle     Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation     1951     Streamer embroidered UIJONGBU CORRIDOR White ribbon with vertical green and red stripes on its edges and a red and blue circle in the middle     Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation     1953     Streamer embroidered IRON TRIANGLE The streamer has five alternating stripes (3 blue and two white) with the inscription in yellow     Chryssoun Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece)     1950-1953     Streamer embroidered KOREA   [edit] Notable members of the 3rd Infantry Division  [25] Name     Rank     Unit     Engagement     Notabability Robert B. Abrams     Major General     3rd Division     Iraq     Son of General Creighton Abrams Lucian Adams     Staff Sergeant     30th Infantry     WWII     Medal of Honor Sylvester Antolak     Sergeant     15th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor James Arness     Private     7th Infantry     WW II     Actor John L. Barkley     Private First Class     4th Infantry     WW I     Medal of Honor Stanley Bender     Staff Sergeant     7th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor Emory L. Bennett     Private First Class     15th Infantry     Korea     Medal of Honor Maurice L. Britt     Captain     3d Division     WW II     Medal of Honor Edward H. Brooks     Lieutenant General     76th Field Artillery     WW I     Distinguished Service Cross Preston Brown     Brigadier General     3d Division     WW I     Distinguished Service Medal Frank Burke     Major     15th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor Agustín Ramos Calero     Sergeant First Class     65th Infantry     WW II     Most decorated Hispanic soldier of WW II Herbert F. Christian     Private     15th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor James P. Connor     Sergeant     7th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor Robert Craig     Second Lieutenant     15th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor Jerry K. Crump     Master Sergeant     7th Infantry     Korea     Medal of Honor Michael J. Daly     Captain     15th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor Rudolph B. Davila     First Lieutenant     7th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor Joseph T. Dickman     Major General     3d Division     WW I     First commander of the 3d Division Russell E. Dunham     Technical Sergeant     30th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor John W. Dutko     First Sergeant     3d Division     WW II     Medal of Honor Dwight D. Eisenhower     General of the Army     15th Infantry     WW I     President of the United States John Essebagger, Jr.     Corporal     7th Infantry     Korea     Medal of Honor Eric G. Gibson     Technician Fifth Grade     3d Division     WW II     Medal of Honor Shawn Gibson     Staff Sergeant     64th Armor     Iraq     Accused for the murder of José Couso. Charles L. Gilliland     Corporal     7th Infantry     Korea     Medal of Honor Clair Goodblood     Corporal     7th Infantry     Korea     Medal of Honor John R. Guthrie     General     3d Division     Korea     General officer Charles P. Hall     Lieutenant General     3d Division     WW II     Principal commander during the Battle of Bataan Lloyd C. Hawks     Sergeant First Class     30th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor George Price Hays     Lieutenant General     10th Field Artillery     WW I     Medal of Honor Robert Lee Howze     Major General     3d Division     WW I     Medal of Honor (while in 6th U.S. Cavalry) Elden H. Johnson     Private     15th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor Harold Keith Johnson     General     7th Infantry     Korea     Army Chief of Staff Victor L. Kandle     First Lieutenant     15th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor Gus Kefurt     Staff Sergeant     15th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor Patrick L. Kessler     Private First Class     30th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor Richard D. Kisling     Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force     3d Division     WW II     Third Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Alton W. Knappenberger     Private First Class     3d Division     WW II     Medal of Honor Noah O. Knight     Private First Class     7th Infantry     Korea     Medal of Honor Darwin K. Kyle     Second Lieutenant     7th Infantry     Korea     Medal of Honor Floyd K. Lindstrom     Private First Class     7th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor John P. Lucas     Major General     3d Division     WW II     Distinguished Service Medal Robert D. Maxwell     Technician Fifth Grade     7th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor Leroy A. Mendonca     Sergeant     7th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor Joseph F. Merrell     Private     15th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor Harold O. Messerschmidt     Sergeant     30th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor James H. Mills     Corporal     15th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor Hiroshi H. Miyamura     Staff Sergeant, Honorary Sergeant Major, 7th Infantry     7th Infantry     Korea     Medal of Honor Ola L. Mize     Colonel     15th Infantry     Korea     Medal of Honor Audie L. Murphy     Major     15th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor Actor Charles P. Murray, Jr.     Colonel     30th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor John W. O'Daniel     Lieutenant General     3d Division     WW II     Distinguished Service Cross Arlo L. Olson     Captain     15th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor Truman O. Olson     Sergeant     7th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor Forrest E. Peden     Technician Fifth Grade     10th Field Artillery     WW II     Medal of Honor Charles F. Pendleton     Corporal     15th Infantry     Korea     Medal of Honor Wilburn K. Ross     Master Sergeant     350th Infantry Regiment     WW II     Medal of Honor Henry Schauer     Technical Sergeant     3d Division     WW II     Medal of Honor William R. Schmidt     Major General     3d Division     WW II     Instructor at the United States Military Academy Paul Ray Smith     Sergeant First Class     11th Engineer     Iraq     Medal of Honor John C. Squires     Sergeant     30th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor John J. Tominac     Colonel     15th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor Lucian Truscott     General     3d Division     WW II     General officer Jose F. Valdez     Private First Class     7th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor Keith L. Ware     Major General     15th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor David C. Waybur     First Lieutenant     3d Division     WW II     Medal of Honor Frederick C. Weyand     General     7th Infantry     Korea     Army Chief of Staff Eli Whiteley     Captain     15th Infantry     WW II     Medal of Honor John A. Wickham, Jr.     General     1st Brigade 3d Division     Korea     Army Chief of Staff   [edit] See also      * Baker Boys: Inside the Surge – 2010 documentary about a company in 3d ID.     * Dogface – term referring to soldiers of the 3d ID.     * Heavy Metal: a Tank Company's Battle to Baghdad – 2005 book co-written by former 3d ID company commander.     * Over There – 2005 fictional television series about a 3d ID unit.     * To Hell and Back – 1955 film based on Audie Murphy's 1949 autobiography novel.     * 256th Infantry Brigade – US Army unit attached to 3d ID in OIF III.  [edit] References     This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (June 2011)     1. ^ New 3d ID CG 2011    2. ^ Major General Robert B. Abrams    3. ^ a b "Special Unit Designations". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-ra_ar.html. Retrieved 23 June 2010.     4. ^ Stanton, Shelby, World War II Order of Battle: An Encyclopedic Reference to U.S. Army Ground Forces from Battalion through Division, 1939-1946 (Revised Edition, 2006), p. 80    5. ^ http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii-race-to-seize-berchtesgaden.htm    6. ^ Rottman, Gordon L., Korean War order of battle, Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated, December 2002 ISBN 978-0-275-97835-8    7. ^ Cowart, Glenn C. (1992). Miracle In Korea: The Evacuation of X Corps from the Hungnam Beachhead. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 0-87249-829-8.    8. ^ Balko, Radley. Constitutional Refuseniks, Reason (May 2011)    9. ^ Gina Cavallaro (30 September 2008). "Brigade homeland tours start 1 Oct.". Army Times. http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_homeland_090708w/. Retrieved 13 April 2009.    10. ^ Democracy Now! Staff (2 October 2008). "Invasion of the Sea-Smurfs". Democracy Now! the War and Peace Report. http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2008/10/2/amy_goodmans_latest_column_invasion_of_the_sea_smurfs. Retrieved 15 October 2008.    11. ^ http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_homeland_090708w/   12. ^ http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0015in003bn.htm   13. ^ http://www.stewart.army.mil/warrWalk/default.asp   14. ^ Special Troops Battalion, 3 Infantry Division   15. ^ Special Troops Battalion, 1 Brigade, 3 Infantry Division   16. ^ Special Troops Battalion, 2 Brigade, 3 Infantry Division   17. ^ Special Troops Battalion, 3 Brigade, 3 Infantry Division   18. ^ Special Troops Battalion, 4 Brigade, 3 Infantry Division   19. ^ [1]   20. ^ 3d Infantry Division Lineage and Honors   21. ^ Division Artillery Lineage and Honors   22. ^ US Army, Center of Military History, Lineage and Honors   23. ^ Aviation Brigade Lineage and Honors   24. ^ "3rd ID Band Lineage and Honors". history.army.mil. http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/ag/band-003id.htm.    25. ^ 3d ID MoH recipients  [edit] Bibliography      * American Battle Monuments Commission. 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