3rd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment
LINEAGE
- Constituted May 15, 1917 in the Regular Army as Company C, 39th Infantry
- Organized June 1, 1917 at Syracuse, New York
- (39th Infantry assigned 19 November 1917 to the 4th Division)
- Inactivated Sept. 21, 1921 at Camp Lewis, Washington
- (39th Infantry relieved Aug. 15, 1927 from assignment to the 4th Division and assigned to the 7th Division; relieved Oct. 1 1933 from assignment to the 7th Division and assigned to the 4th Division; relieved Aug. 1, 1940 from assignment to the 4th Division and assigned to the 9th Division [later redesignated as the 9th Infantry Division])
- Activated Aug. 9, 1940 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Inactivated Nov. 30 1946 in Germany
- Activated July 15, 1947 at Fort Dix, New Jersey
- Inactivated Dec. 1 1957 at Fort Carson, Colorado, and relieved from assignment to the 9th Infantry Division; concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battle Group, 39th Infantry
- Redesignated Feb. 1, 1966 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 39th Infantry, assigned to the 9th Infantry Division and activated at Fort Riley, Kansas (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated)
- Inactivated Sept. 25 1969 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
- Activated July 21, 1972 at Fort Lewis, Washington
- Inactivated Jan. 21, 1983 at Fort Lewis, Washington, and relieved from assignment to the 9th Infantry Division
- Headquarters transferred April 3, 1987 to the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Dix, New Jersey
- Inactivated Dec. 16, 1988 at Fort Dix, New Jersey
- Battalion redesignated Oct. 1, 2005 as the 3rd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment
- Activated Oct. 1, 2016 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War I
- Aisne-Marne
- St. Mihiel
- Meuse-Argonne
- Champagne 1918
- Lorraine 1918
- World War II
- Algeria-French Morocco
- (with arrowhead)
- Tunisia
- Sicily
- Normandy
- Northern France
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
- Vietnam
- Counteroffensive, Phase II
- Counteroffensive, Phase III
- Tet Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase IV
- Counteroffensive, Phase V
- Counteroffensive, Phase VI
- Tet 69/Counteroffensive
- Summer-Fall 1969
Decorations
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered COTENTIN PENINSULA
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered LE DESERT
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered CHERENCE LE ROUSSEL
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered BEN TRE CITY
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered SAIGON
- French Croix de Guerre with Gilt Star, World War I, Streamer embroidered AISNE-MARNE
- French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered SAINT JACQUES DE NEHOU
- French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered CHERENCE LE ROUSSEL
- French Croix de Guerre, World War II, Fourragere
- Belgian Fourragere 1940
- Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at Meuse River
- Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at the Ardennes
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1969
WHAT FAMILIES SHOULD KNOW
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3rd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment
Phone:
(803) 751-8483
(803) 751-8483
Location:
11000 Hurtgen Forest Road
Fort Jackson, SC 29207
Fort Jackson, SC 29207
3rd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment