1st Infantry Division, United States Army
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1st Infantry Division, United States Army
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The 1st Infantry Division is a combined arms division of the United States Army, and is the oldest continuously serving division in the Regular Army. It has seen continuous service since its organization in 1917 during World War I. It was officially nicknamed "The Big Red One" (abbreviated "BRO") after its shoulder patch and is also nicknamed "The Fighting First." The division has also received troop monikers of "The Big Dead One" and "The Bloody First" as puns on the respective officially sanctioned nicknames. It is currently based at Fort Riley, Kansas.[1]
Served in: World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, First Gulf War, Balkans, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Operations Inherent Resolve, Freedom's Sentinel, and Atlantic Resolve
World War I
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The 1st Infantry Division was assigned to:
- I Corps Feb 1918
Primary subordinate units were:
- Headquarters, 1st Division
- 1st Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Infantry Brigade
- 1st Field Artillery Brigade
- 1st Machine Gun Battalion
- 1st Engineer Regiment
- 2nd Field Signal Battalion
- Headquarters Troop, 1st Division
- 1st Train Headquarters and Military Police
- 1st Ammunition Train
- 1st Supply Train
- 1st Engineer Train
- 1st Sanitary Train
- 2nd Field Hospital and Ambulance Company
- 3rd Field Hospital and Ambulance Company
- 12th Field Hospital and Ambulance Company
- 13th Field Hospital and Ambulance Company
- 4th Field Hospital and Ambulance Company
- 5th Field Hospital and Ambulance Company
The division had suffered 4,964 killed in action, 17,201 wounded in action, and 1,056 missing or died of wounds. Five division soldiers received Medals of Honor.
World War II
The 1st Infantry Division was assigned to:
- Third Army in May 1945
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| Mail call, 1944 |
Primary subordinate units were:
- HQs & HQs Company 1st Infantry Division
- HQs & HQs Battery Division Artillery
- Headquarters Special Troops
- Military Police Platoon
- 1st Cavalry Recon Squadron
- 1st CIC Detachment
- 1st Engineer Combat Battalion
- 1st Medical Battalion
- 1st Quartermaster Company
- 1st Signal Corps Company
- 16th Infantry Regiment
- 18th Infantry Regiment
- 26th Infantry Regiment
- 5th Field Artillery Battalion (155-MM)
- 7th Field Artillery Battalion (105-MM)
- 32nd Field Artillery Battalion (105-MM)
- 33rd Field Artillery Battalion (105-MM)
- 701st OD Light Maint Company
- 745th Tank Battalion – at: 6 June 1944 – 8 May 1945
- 634th Tank Destroyer Battalion – at: 1 August 1944 – 2 May 1945
- 635th Tank Destroyer Battalion – at: 7 June 1944 – 30 September 1944
- 703rd Tank Destroyer Battalion – at: 18 December 1944 – 31 December 1944
- 103rd AAAA-W Battalion – at: 16 June 1944 – 7 February 1945
- 103rd AAAA-W Battalion – at: 24 February 1945 – 8 May 1945
Sixteen members of the division were awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II.
Vietnam War
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| Soldiers distributing supplies to Vietnamese children in 1967 |
Order of Battle in Vietnam
1st Brigade, 1st Inf Div Oct 1965 – Apr 1970
1st Bn/16th Inf Oct 1965 – Nov 1966 1st Bn/28th Inf Oct 1965 – Apr 1970 2nd Bn/28th Inf Oct 1965 – Nov 1966 1st Bn/2nd Inf Dec 1966 – Apr 1970 1st Bn/26th Inf Dec 1966 – Jan 1970 2nd Bn(M)/2nd Inf Feb 1970 – Apr 1970 2nd Bn/28th Inf Feb 1970 – Apr 1970 1st Bn/5th Art (105mm How) DS 1st Bde Oct 1965 – Apr 1970
2nd Brigade, 1st Inf Div Jul 1965 – Apr 1970
2nd Bn/16th Inf Jul 1965 – Apr 1970 1st Bn/18th Inf Jul 1965 – Jan 1970 2nd Bn/18th Inf Jul 1965 – Apr 1970 1st Bn(M)/16th Inf Feb 1970 – Apr 1970 1st Bn/7th Art (105mm How) DS 2nd Bde Oct 1965 – Apr 1970
- Thus, the brigade had no artillery battalion for the period Jul – Sep 1965.
3rd Brigade, 1st Inf Div Oct 1965 – Apr 1970
1st Bn/2nd Inf Oct 1965 – Nov 1966 2nd Bn/2nd Inf Oct 1965 – Feb 1969 mechanized by Jan 1965 1st Bn/26th Inf Oct 1965 – Nov 1966 1st Bn/16th Inf Dec 1966 – Jan 1970 mechanized ca Oct 1968 2nd Bn/28th Inf Dec 1966 – Jan 1970 2nd Bn(M)/2nd Inf Apr 1969 – Jan 1970 1st Bn/18th Inf Feb 1970 – Apr 1970 1st Bn/26th Inf Feb 1970 – Apr 1970 2nd Bn/33rd Art (105mm How) DS 3rd Bde Oct 1965 – Apr 1970
2nd Bn (M)/2nd Inf with 1st Cavalry Division Mar 1969
11 members of the division were awarded the Medal of Honor. During its involvement in the Vietnam war, the division lost 6,146 killed in action, with a further 16,019 wounded. Twenty of its number were taken as prisoners-of-war.
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