289th Regiment Lineage


Constituted 24 December 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 289th Infantry and assigned to the 75th Infantry Division

Activated 15 April 1943 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

Inactivated 23 November 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia

Allotted 21 February 1952 to the Organized Reserve Corps

Activated 1 March 1952 with Headquarters at Beaumont, Texas

(Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)

(Location of Headquarters changed 25 May 1954 to College Station, Texas)

Inactivated 31 January 1955 at College Station, Texas, and relieved from assignment to the 75th Infantry Division

Redesignated 1 October 1993 as the 289th Regiment and reorganized to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 75th Division (Exercise)

Reorganized 17 October 1999 to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 75th Division (Training Support); 2d Battalion concurrently allotted to the Regular Army


289th Regiment Honors


Campaign Participation Credit


World War II: Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe


Decorations


None