| 289th Infantry Regiment | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Active | 1942 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Reserve |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Motto(s) | "Vincere Aut Mori" (To Conquer or To Die) |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia |
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The 289th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the U.S. Army Reserve.
History[]
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Lineage[]
Constituted 24 December 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 289th Infantry and assigned to the 75th Infantry Division (United States)
- Activated 15 April 1943 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
- Inactivated 23 November 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia
- Allotted 21 February 1952 to the Organized Reserve Corps
- Activated 1 March 1952 with Headquarters at Beaumont, Texas
- (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
- (Location of Headquarters changed 25 May 1954 to College Station, Texas).
Inactivated 31 January 1955 at College Station, Texas, and relieved from assignment to the 75th Infantry Division
- Redesignated 1 October 1993 as the 289th Regiment and reorganized to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 75th Division (Exercise)
- Reorganized 17 October 1999 to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 75th Division (Training Support); 2d Battalion concurrently allotted to the Regular Army
- Elements ordered into active military service in support of the War on Terrorism
- Relieved 1 May 2007 from assignment to the 75th Division (Training Support)
Distinctive unit insignia[]
- Description
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1⁄8 inches (2.9 cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Argent, a bunch of grapes stalked and leaved between in bend an acorn and a fleur-de-lis Azure. Attached below the shield a Silver scroll inscribed "VINCERE AUT MORI" in Blue. The translation of the motto is "To Conquer or To Die."
- Symbolism
Blue and white are colors traditionally associated with Infantry. The grapes refer to service in the Rhineland; the acorn is for the forests of Ardennes; and the fleur-de-lis for Central Europe; all symbolic of the unit's service in World War II.
- Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 289th Infantry Regiment on 19 June 1952. It was redesignated for the 289th Regiment, with description and symbolism revised, on 28 October 1993.
Soldiers of the 289th Infantry march along the snow-covered road on their way to cut off the Saint Vith-Houffalize road in Belgium on 24 January 1945
Coat of arms[]
- Blazon
- Shield: Argent, a bunch of grapes stalked and leaved between in bend an acorn and a fleur-de-lis Azure.
- Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Argent and Azure, the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts.
- Motto VINCERE AUT MORI (To Conquer or To Die).
- Symbolism
- Shield: Blue and white are colors traditionally associated with Infantry. The grapes refer to service in the Rhineland; the acorn is for the forests of Ardennes; and the fleur-de-lis for Central Europe; all symbolic of the unit's service in World War II.
- Crest: The crest is that of the U.S. Army Reserve.
- Background: The coat of arms was originally approved for the 289th Infantry Regiment on 19 June 1952. It was redesignated for the 289th Regiment, with blazon and symbolism revised, on 28 October 1993.
Campaign streamers[]
World War II
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
Decorations[]
2d Battalion entitled to:
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2001-2004
3d Battalion entitled to:
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2003
See also[]
References[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document "289th Infantry".- This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.
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External links[]
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