28th Infantry Regiment (United States)

28th Infantry Regiment
Coat of arms
Active1901–1945
1950–present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeInfantry
Garrison/HQ1st Battalion at Fort Moore, Georgia
Nickname(s)"Lions of Cantigny" (special designation)[1]
Motto(s)Vincit amor patriae (Love of Country Conquers)
EngagementsPhilippine–American War

World War I

World War II

Vietnam War

Iraq War

War in Afghanistan
Commanders
Honorary CommanderBrigadier General (Ret.) James E. Shelton
Honorary CSMCommand Sergeant Major (Ret.) John Terry
Notable
commanders
Mott Hooton
Robert Lee Bullard
Beaumont B. Buck
Hanson Edward Ely
Clarence R. Huebner
Terry de la Mesa Allen, Jr.
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

Since the establishment of the United States Army in 1775, three regiments have held the designation 28th Infantry Regiment. The first was a provisional unit that was constituted on 29 January 1813 and served during The War of 1812. The second was a reorganization and redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment on 1 October 1866 for the American Indian Wars. This incarnation of the 28th Infantry Regiment lasted until 15 March 1869, when it was consolidated back into the 19th Infantry Regiment. The third version of the 28th Infantry Regiment is the one that has the permanent designation and history, and is the one this article is about.

  1. ^ "Special Unit Designations". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.