DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Lineage and Honors
47th INFANTRY
Constituted 15 May 1917 in the Regular Army as the 47th Infantry
Organized 1 June 1917 at Syracuse, New York
Assigned 19 November 1917 to the 4th Division
Inactivated 22 September 1921 at Camp Lewis, Washington
Relieved 15 August 1927 from assignment to the 4th Division and assigned to the 7th Division
Relieved 1 October 1933 from assignment to the 7th Division
Assigned 1 August 1940 to the 9th Division (later redesignated as the 9th Infantry Division)
Activated 10 August 1940 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Inactivated 31 December 1946 in Germany
Activated 15 July 1947 at Fort Dix, New Jersey
Relieved 1 December 1957 from assignment to the 9th Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
Withdrawn 16 June 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System
Transferred 15 April 1996 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War I
Aisne-Marne
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Champagne 1918
Lorraine 1918
World War II
Algeria-French Morocco (with arrowhead)
Tunisia
Sicily
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Vietnam
Counteroffensive, Phase II
Counteroffensive, Phase III
Tet Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase IV
Counteroffensive, Phase V
Counteroffensive, Phase VI
Tet 69/Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Sanctuary Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase VII
DECORATIONS
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered CHERBOURG
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered HAGUE PENINSULA
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ROETGEN, GERMANY
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered NOTHBERG, GERMANY
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered FREUZENBERG CASTLE
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered REMAGEN, GERMANY
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered OBERKIRCHEN, GERMANY
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MEKONG DELTA
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered LONG BINH - BIEN HOA
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered SAIGON
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered FISH HOOK
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968
French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered CHERBOURG
Belgian Fourragere 1940
Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at the MEUSE RIVER
Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the ARDENNES |
