25th Infantry Division (USA)

The division was formed in the Hawaiian Islands on October 1, 1941 . "Baptism of fire" was held in January 1943 on the island of Guadalcanal . In July – August of the same year, she took part in battles in New Georgia . After that, the division was relocated to New Zealand , and later to New Caledonia for recreation and training of personnel. In the first half of 1945 she took part in the liberation of the Philippines . With the end of the war, the 25th Infantry Division was sent to Japan , where it carried out occupation service for five years.

From July 1950 to July 1953, the division took part in the Korean War and earned two Presidential quotes from the Republic of Korea. In the fall of 1954, she was relocated to Hawaii, returning home after a 13-year absence.

During the war, fourteen division troops were honored with the highest American military award - Honor medals

• 14th Infantry Regiment: Donn F. Porter , Ernest E. West and Brian H. Womack .
• 24th Infantry Regiment: Cornelius Charlton and William Thompson .
• 27th Infantry Regiment: John W. Collier , Reginald B. Desiderio , Benito Martinez , Lewis Millett and Jerome O. Sudet .
• 35th Infantry Regiment: William R. Jecelin , Billie G. Kanell, and Donald R. Moyer .

The division at that time bore the nickname: "Electric Strawberry."

In 1963, the first soldiers of the 25th division were sent to South Vietnam as airborne shooters for helicopters. In December 1965, the entire division began redeploying to participate in the next war . Its headquarters was located in Kuti , and the sector of responsibility was located west of Saigon . During its stay in South Vietnam, the division took part in a number of major battles, including Operation Attleboro , the reflection of the Tet offensives of 1968 and 1969, and the invasion of Cambodia . The withdrawal of the 25th division from Vietnam was completed in the spring of 1971 .

By this time, "Tropical Lightning" was the only division of the US Army, for three decades of its existence, has never been deployed in the continental part of the country. In the 1970s and 1980s, she remained in the Pacific region, participating in numerous exercises and in training the Fiji armed forces. By October 1, 1986, the reorganization process was completed, turning the division into a light infantry division. The exercises were held in Thailand , Australia , Japan , more than half of the division’s personnel participated in the largest annual Tim Spirit maneuvers in South Korea .

Since the division was located in the Pacific region and was called upon to protect South Korea, it sent very insignificant forces to the 1991 Gulf War that guarded the forward headquarters of the 3rd US Army and took part in Kuwait City mopping operations after liberation. There were no losses.

In the 2000s, the 25th Light Infantry Division took part in military operations of the US Armed Forces abroad. In 2004-2005, one brigade of its composition was in Afghanistan . In 2005, an airborne brigade was included in the division , sent in Iraq in the fall of 2006 .

In January 2006, the division lost the status of light and again became the usual infantry.

As of 2019, the division has four line brigades (1 motorized infantry, 2 light infantry, 1 airborne), a combat aviation brigade, and a number of auxiliary units.

2007

• 1st Motorized Infantry Brigade "Arctic Wolves" (1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Arctic Wolves" (managed by the United States Army in Alaska )
  • Team Management (Headquarters & Headquarters Company)
  • 5th squadron of the 1st Cavalry Regiment (5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment) ( RSTA )
  • 1st Battalion of the 5th Infantry Regiment (1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment)
  • 3rd Battalion of the 21st Infantry Regiment (3d Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment)
  • 1st Battalion of the 24th Infantry Regiment (1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment)
  • 2nd Division of the 8th Artillery Regiment (2d Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment)
  • 70th Engineer Battalion (70th Brigade Engineer Battalion)
  • 25th Support Battalion
• 2nd Light Infantry Brigade "Warriors" (2d Infantry Brigade Combat Team "Warriors")
  • Team Management (Headquarters & Headquarters Company)
  • 2nd Squadron of the 14th Cavalry Regiment (2d Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment) (RSTA)
  • 1st Battalion of the 21st Infantry Regiment (1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment)
  • 1st Battalion of the 27th Infantry Regiment (1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment)
  • 1st Battalion of the 151st Infantry Regiment (1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment) ( IN NG ) ^{[1] [2]}
  • 2nd Division of the 11th Artillery Regiment (2d Battalion 11th Field Artillery Regiment)
  • 65th Engineer Battalion (65th Brigade Engineer Battalion)
  • 225th Brigade Support Battalion
• 3rd Light Infantry Brigade "Broncos" (3d Infantry Brigade Combat Team "Broncos")
  • Team Management (Headquarters & Headquarters Company)
  • 3rd Squadron of the 4th Cavalry Regiment (3d Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment "Raider")
  • 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment (2d Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds")
  • 2nd Battalion of the 35th Infantry Regiment (2d Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment "Cacti")
  • 100th Battalion of the 442nd Infantry Regiment (100th Battalion, 442 Infantry Regiment, Army Reserve)
  • 3rd division of the 7th artillery regiment (3d Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment "Steel")
  • 29th Engineer Battalion (29th Brigade Engineer Battalion)
  • 325th Logistics Support Battalion (325th Brigade Support Battalion "Mustangs")
  • 100th Battalion of the 442nd Infantry Regiment (100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment) (Associated Division) ^[1]
• 4th Spartan Airborne Brigade (4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) Spartan) (under the Alaskan Army)
  • Team Management (Headquarters & Headquarters Company)
  • 1st Squadron of the 40th Cavalry Regiment (1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment "Denali")
  • 1st Battalion of the 501st Infantry Regiment (1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment "1 Geronimo")
  • 3rd Battalion of the 509th Infantry Regiment (3d Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment "3 Geronimo")
  • 2nd Division of the 377th Artillery Regiment (2d Battalion (Airborne), 377th Field Artillery Regiment "Spartan Steel")
  • 6th Engineer Battalion (6th Brigade Engineer Battalion
  • 725th Logistics Support Battalion (725th Brigade Support Battalion "Centurion"
• Tropic Thunder Artillery Headquarters (25th Infantry Division Artillery Tropic Thunder)
  • Management (Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 25th Infantry Division Artillery)
• Army Aviation Brigade (Combat Aviation Brigade)
  • Team Management (Headquarters & Headquarters Company)
  • 2nd Squadron of the 6th Cavalry Regiment ( AH-64 Apache ) (2d Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment "Lightning Horse")
  • 1st Battalion of the 25th Aviation Regiment (strike reconnaissance) (AH-64) (1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 25th Aviation Regiment "Gunfighters" ^[3]
  • 2nd Battalion of the 25th Aviation Regiment ( UH-60 ) (2d Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment “Diamond Head”) ^[4]
  • 3rd Battalion of the 25th Aviation Regiment ( CH-47 ) (3d Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment "Hammerhead") ^[5]
  • 209th Logistics Support Battalion (209th Aviation Support Battalion "Lobos") ^[6]
• 25th Logistics Support Brigade (25th Sustainment Brigade)
  • Headquarters and Headquarters Company
  • Special Troops Battalion
  • 524th Support Battalion ^[7]

In 1967 - 1968, the future film director Oliver Stone served as a division in the territory of South Vietnam. In 1986, he shot the widely acclaimed feature film The Platoon , which tells the fictional story of one platoon of the 25th Infantry Division.

• Alexander, Bevin (2003), Korea: The First War we Lost , New York City, New York : Hippocrene Books , ISBN 978-0-7818-1019-7  
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• Bowers, William T .; Hammong, William M. & MacGarrigle, George L. (2005), Black Soldier, White Army: The 24th Infantry Regiment in Korea , Honolulu, Hawaii : University Press of the Pacific, ISBN 978-1-4102-2467-5  
• Catchpole, Brian (2001), The Korean War , London, England : Robinson Publishing , ISBN 978-1-84119-413-4  
• Ecker, Richard E. (2004), Battles of the Korean War: A Chronology, with Unit-by-Unit United States Causality Figures & Medal of Honor Citations , Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company , ISBN 978-0-7864- 1980-7  
• Fehrenbach, TR (2001), This Kind of War: The Classic Korean War History - Fiftieth Anniversary Edition , Washington, DC : Potomac Books Inc., ISBN 978-1-57488-334-3  
• Varhola, Michael J. (2000), Fire and Ice: The Korean War, 1950–1953 , Mason City, Iowa : Da Capo Press , ISBN 978-1-882810-44-4  

• Official website of the 25th Infantry Division