4-18 Infantry

4-18 Infantry

18TH INFANTRY REGIMENT

“SPARTANS”

DISTINCTIVE UNIT INSIGNIA 

DISTINCTIVE UNIT INSIGNIA

COAT OF ARMS 

COAT OF ARMS

 

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SPEARHEAD 73-76

 

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A silver metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, a saltire Argent, between in chief two arrows in saltire of the second armed and flighted Or, in fess the insignia of the 8th Army Corps in the Spanish War Proper and a bolo of the second hilted of the third, on a chief indented of the second a bend Gules between two fleurs-de-lis of the field. Attached below the shield a blue scroll inscribed IN OMNIA PARATUS in silver letters.

Symbolism: Civil War service is shown by the saltire cross from the Confederate flag. The crossed arrows represent the regiment’s Indian campaigns; the old 8th Corps badge recalls service in the Spanish War and the bolo stand for operations in the Visayas during the Philippine Insurrection. In World War I the regiment was awarded two French Croix de Guerre with Palm and the French Fourragere for its part in the Soissons offensive of 18 July 1918 and the operations of early October 1918 around Exermont and Hill 240 in the old province of Lorraine. The chief bears the bend of the arms of Lorraine between the fleurs-de-lis of the arms of Sassions.

Background: The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 27 Dec 1923.


Coat of Arms

Blazon:

Shield: Azure, a saltire Argent, between in chief two arrows in saltire of the second armed and flighted Or, in fess the insignia of the 8th Army Corps (2d Division, 2d Brigade (solid white)); in the Spanish War Proper and a bolo paleways of the second hilted of the third, on a chief indented of the second a bend Gules between two fleurs-de-lis of the field.

        Crest: On a wreath of the colors an acorn Gules.

        Motto: IN OMNIA PARATUS (In All Things Prepared).

Symbolism: The regiment was organized in 1861 and was in the First Division of the 14th Corps, Army of Cumberland, during most of its operations during the Civil War, the badge of which was a red acorn. The prominent feature of the Confederate flag was the saltire cross. The crossed arrows represent the regiment’s Indian campaigns; the old 8th Corps badge of the Spanish War recalls the Philippine service during the Spanish War and the bolo for the operations in the Visayas. In World War I the regiment was awarded the Fourragere for its part in the Soissons offensive of July 18, 1918, and the operations of early October around Exermont and Hill 240 in the old Lorraine. The chief bears the bend of the arms of Lorraine between the fleurs-de-lis of the arms of Soissons.

Background: The coat of arms was originally approved on 24 Apr 1922. It was amended on 10 Sep 1923 to correct the history. On 16 Apr 1924 it was amended to correct the wording of the blazon. The coat of arms was amended on 16 Feb 1939 to change the color of the acorn in the crest from Azure (blue) to Gules (red) and change the description accordingly.

 

Department of the Army

Lineage and Honors

  • Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry
  • Organized 22 July 1861 at Camp Thomas, Ohio
  • Reorganized and redesignated 21 September 1866 as the 18th Infantry
  • Consolidated in April 1869 with the 25th Infantry and consolidated unit designated as the 18th Infantry
  • Assigned 8 June 1917 to the 1st Expeditionary Division (later redesignated as the 1st Infantry Division)
  • Relieved 15 February 1957 from assignment to the 1st Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent regiment under the
  • Combat Arms Regimental System
  • Withdrawn 16 June 1989 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the
  • United States Army Regimental System
  • Constituted 3 May 1961 in the Regular Army as the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry
  • Organized 12 May 1862 at Camp Thomas, Ohio
  • Reorganized and redesignated 21 September 1866 as the 25th Infantry
  • Consolidated in April 1869 with the 18th Infantry and consolidated unit designated as the 18th Infantry


Brief History

Symbolism: Civil War service is shown by the saltire cross from the Confederate flag. The crossed arrows represent the regiment’s Indian campaigns. The VIII Corps badge recalls service in the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division of that corps in the War with Spain and the Bolo stands for operations in the Visayas during the Philippine Insurrection. In World War I the regiment was awarded two French Croix de Guerre with Palm and the French Fourragere for its part in the Soissons offensive on 18 July 1918 and the operations of early October 1918 around Exermont and Hill 240 in the old province of Lorraine. The chief bears the bend of the arms of Lorraine between the fleurs-de-lis of the arms of Soissons. The crest is the badge of the 1st Division of the XIV Corps of the Army of the Cumberland, with which the regiment served during most of its operations in the Civil War.

Distinctive Insignia: The distinctive insignia is the shield and motto of the coat of arms.


Campaign Participation Credit

Civil War

World War II

Murfreesborough

Algeria_French Morrocco (with arrowhead)

Chickamaugua

Tunisia

Chattanooga

Sicily (with arrowhead)

Atlanta

Northern France

Kentucky 1862

Rhineland

Mississippi 1862

Ardennes-Alsace

Tennessee 1863

Central Europe

Georgia 1864

 
   

War with Spain

Vietnam

Manila

Defense

 

Counteroffensive

Philippine Insurrection

Counteroffensive Phase II

Iloilo

Counteroffensive Phase III

Panay 1899

Tet Counteroffensive

Panay 1900

Counteroffensive Phase IV

 

Counteroffensive Phase V

 

Counteroffensive Phase VI

World War I

Tet 69 Counteroffensive

Montdidier-Noyon

Summer-Fall 1969

Aisne-Marne

Winter_Spring 1970

St. Mihiel

 

Meuse-Argonne

Southwest Asia

Lorraine 1917

Defense of Saudi Arabia

Lorraine 1918

Liberation and Defense of Kuwait

Picardy 1918

Cease-Fire

 

Decorations

  • Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BEJA, TUNISIA
  • Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered NORMANDY
  • Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered AACHEN, GERMANY
  • Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered BINH LONG PROVINCE
  • *Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered DI AN
  • Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1994
  • French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I, Streamer embroidered AISNE-MARNE
  • French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I, Streamer embroidered MEUSE-ARGONNE
  • French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered KASSERINE
  • French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered NORMANDY
  • French Medaille Militaire, Fourragere
  • Belgian Fourragere 1940
  • Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at MONS
  • Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at EUPEN-MALMEDY
  • Valorous Unit Award for IRAQ
  • Valorous Unit Award for IRAQ-KUWAIT

By order of the Secretary of the Army

John W. Mountcastle

Brigadier General United States Army

Chief of Military History

(16Mar 98)

* Awarded after Mar 98



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