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The
379th Infantry Regiment
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History
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Constituted 5 September 1918 in the National Army as
the 379th Infantry and assigned to the 95th
Division. Organized 24 September 1918 at Camp
Sherman, Ohio. Demobilized 10-20 December 1918 at
Camp Sherman. Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the
Organized Reserves and assigned to the 95th
Division. Organized during November 1921 with
Headquarters at Enid, Oklahoma. |
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Ordered into active military service, less
personnel, and organized 15 July 1942 at Camp Swift,
Texas. Inactivated 12 October 1945 at Camp Shelby,
Mississippi. Activated 12 February 1947 with
Headquarters at Hot Springs, Arkansas. (Organized
Reserves redesignated Organized Reserve Corps 25
March 1948; redesignated Army Reserve 9 July 1952.)
Headquarters relocated to Little Rock, Arkansas, 31
January 1955. Relieved from the 95th Infantry
Division 1 April 1955 and redesignated as the 379th
Regiment (Basic Combat Training).
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Campaign Streamers |
| World
War II |
| Northern
France |
| Rhineland |
| Ardennes-Alsace |
| Central
Europe |
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Decorations
- None
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Coat of Arms |
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Shield:
Azure, on a bend gules, fimbriated or, three
bendlets wavy of the like.
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Crest:
The shield is blue for infantry. The
charges are in part emblematic of Oklahoma and refer
to the organization of the regiment in that State
after World War l. The bend represents the
"Cherokee Strip" of land ceded to the
Cherokee Indians, which was practically all
contained within the area to which the regiment was
originally allocated. The three gold wavy bendlets
represent the three rivers which cross Northern
Oklahoma, the Arkansas, the Cimarron, and the
Canadian Rivers. Oklahoma was a part of the
Louisiana Purchase and of the Spanish Conquest. Blue
is the color of France and the blue shield has a
dual significance. Yellow and red are the colors of
Spain and red is also typical of the Indian country;
therefore, the bend is red and the bendlets gold.
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Motto:
Ad Finem
(To the end)
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Distinctive Insignia
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The insignia is the shield and motto of the coat of
arms. The sample of the insignia was approved 7 May
1926.
My
specials tanks to Theresa Bunn.
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Rhineland