27th Infantry Regiment (United States)

27th Infantry Regiment
Coat of arms
Active1901–present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeInfantry
Nickname(s)"Wolfhounds" (special designation)[1]
Motto(s)Nec aspera terrent
(No Fear on Earth)
MarchWolfhound March
Mascot(s)"Kolchak" A pure bred Russian wolfhound
AnniversariesOrganization Day (Victory at the Battle of Bayan) 2 May
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders
William H. Gill
Lewis Millett
John H. Michaelis
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The 27th Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the "Wolfhounds",[1] is an infantry regiment of the United States Army established in 1901, traditionally aligned with the 25th Infantry Division for more than 8 decades. It served in the Philippine–American War, in the Siberian Intervention after World War I, and as part of the 25th Infantry Division ("Tropic Lightning") during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and later, the Iraq War.

Currently two active battalions of the regiment, the 1st and 2nd, as part of the 25th Infantry Division are stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. More recently the regiment deployed to Afghanistan for the second time, following two deployments to Iraq. The regimental march is the Wolfhound March.

  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.