185th Infantry Regiment (United States)

185th Infantry Regiment
Coat of arms
Active
  • 1885–2008
  • 2016–present
Country United States
AllegianceCalifornia
BranchCalifornia Army National Guard
TypeInfantry
SizeBattalion
Garrison/HQSan Bernardino, California
Nickname(s)Sixth California[1]
Motto(s)"Nunquom Non Paratus" (Never Unprepared)[2]
EngagementsWorld War I
World War II[3]
*Bismarck Archipelago
*Luzon
*Southern Philippines
*Normandy
*Northern France
*Rhineland
*Ardennes-Alsace
*Central Europe
Korean War
Vietnam War
War in Southwest Asia
Iraq Campaign
DecorationsPhilippine Presidential Unit Citation
Meritorious Unit Commendation[4]
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
U.S. Infantry Regiments
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The 185th Infantry Regiment is a unit of the United States Army made up of soldiers from the California Army National Guard, represented by the 1st Battalion, part of the 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

The 185th Infantry was first used for a unit that traced its lineage back to the 6th Infantry Battalion of the California National Guard. The last active unit of the former 185th Infantry was the 1st Battalion, 185th Infantry, part of the 100th Troop Command, headquartered in Moreno Valley, CA. Its higher headquarters, in turn, was the 40th Infantry Division. This unit was disbanded in 2008.

In 2016, the 1st Battalion of the 185th Armor Regiment was redesignated as the 1st Battalion of the 185th Infantry to form the current unit, which is not connected to the previous 185th Infantry.

  1. ^ "Special Designation Listing". United States Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  2. ^ "185th Infantry Regiment (Sixth California)". California Military Museum. California Military Department. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  3. ^ Wickham, Kenneth (7 November 1968). "Lineages and Honors of the California National Guard, 185th Infantry Regiment (Sixth California)". The California State Military Museum. California State Military Department. Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 185iraq2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).