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The
377th Infantry Regiment
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History
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Constituted 5 September 1918 in the National Army as
the 377th Infantry and assigned to the 95th
Division. (Was to be organized in France from
personnel of the 1st Pioneer Infantry but never
accomplished.) Disbanded 22 December 1918.
Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves
and assigned to the 95th Division. Organized during
November 1921 with Headquarters at Tulsa, Oklahoma. |
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Ordered into active military service, less
personnel, and organized 15 July 1942 at Camp Swift,
Texas. Inactivated 11 October 1945 at Camp Shelby,
Mississippi. Activated 16 December I946with
Headquarters at New Orleans, Louisiana. (Organized
Reserves redesignated Organized Reserve Corps 25
March 1948.) Relieved from the 95th Infantry
Division and assigned to the 75th Infantry Division
1 March 1952. (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated
Army Reserve 9 July 1952.)
Relieved from the 75th Infantry Division and
assigned to the 95th'Infantry Division 30 January
1955. Headquarters relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma 31
July 1955. Relieved from the 95th Infantry Division
1 April 1959 and redesignated as the 377th Regiment
(Basic Combat Training).
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Campaign Streamers |
| World
War II |
| Northern
France |
| Rhineland |
| Ardennes-Alsace |
| Central
Europe |
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Decorations
- None
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Coat of Arms |
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Shield:
Argent, on a less vert seven gouttes d'eau,
four and three, between three gouttes d'olive in
chief and seven in base, four and'three.
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Crest:
The shield is white for infantry, while the
green fess indicates the original organization of
the regiment in the oil belt of Oklahoma. The
gouttes resemble drops of oil and the arrangement of
the drops indicate the numerical designation of the
unit. The motto is Cherokee Indian for "Onward."
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Motto:
Ni ga da e
sa sdi (Onward)
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Distinctive Insignia
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The insignia is the shield and motto of the coat of
arms, The sample of the insignia was approved 11
October 1927.
My
specials tanks to Theresa Bunn.
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Rhineland