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The 30th Infantry Division was a United States Army unit of the National Guard that served in World War I and World War II. It was nicknamed the "Old Hickory" division, in honor of President Andrew Jackson. The Germans nicknamed this division "Roosevelt's SS". [1]
The 30th Indiana Infantry was organized at Fort Wayne, ... Kentucky, to November 1861. 5th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to December 1861. 5th Brigade, 2nd Division, ...
The 30th Infantry Regiment arrived at the port of New York on 20 August 1919 on the troopship USAT America and was transferred on 26 August 1919 to Camp Pike, Arkansas.It was again transferred on 21 September 1921 to Camp Lewis (later Fort Lewis), Washington, with the rest of the 3rd Division.
Background: The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved on 23 October 1918 for the 30th Division. It was redesignated for the 30th Infantry Brigade on 20 February 1974. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 2004, with description updated, for the 30th Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina Army National Guard. [28]
The 2nd Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment was most famous for its actions in the Battle of Mortain (German: Operation Lüttich), repelling a German advance and preserving an American breakout from 7–13 August 1944 as part of the 30th Infantry Division. The 2-120th's actions sustained the American initiative as Allied forces pushed through ...
Antitank battalions created from armored division assets received numbers in the 700s. Separate infantry antitank battalions (irrespective of the arm of the cadre source) and those created from antitank assets of non-divisional field artillery units received numbers in the 800s. Towed and self-propelled units were often noted by (T) or (SP ...
30th Connecticut Infantry Regiment (Colored) 30th Indiana Infantry Regiment; 30th Illinois Infantry Regiment; 30th Iowa Infantry Regiment; 30th Kentucky Mounted Infantry Regiment; 30th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment; 30th Maine Infantry Regiment; 30th Michigan Infantry Regiment; 30th New York Infantry Regiment; 30th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
The regiment had two battalions, but was reduced to a single battalion, 1-632 Armor, on 30 December 1967. At times, the battalion was part of the 32nd Infantry Division (later 32nd Infantry Brigade) and the battalion was also a non-divisional unit for some periods.