34th Infantry Regiment (United States)

34th Infantry Regiment
Coat of arms
Active1916–Present
Country United States
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
TypeInfantry
Nickname(s)Leyte Dragons (special designation)[1]
Motto(s)Toujours en Avant (Always Forward)
EngagementsWorld War I
World War II
Korean War
Commanders
Current
commander
Chanda Mofu
Notable
commanders
Charles DuVal Roberts
Galusha Pennypacker
Aubrey 'Red' Newman
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The 34th Infantry Regiment (special designation "Leyte Dragons"[1]) is a Regular Army infantry regiment of the United States Army. It saw combat in World War I, in the Pacific Theater of Operations in World War II, and was the first full American regiment deployed in combat in the Korean War.[citation needed] The 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 34th are now basic training formations attached to the 165th Infantry Brigade at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

  1. ^ a b "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.