198th Infantry Brigade (United States)
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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 198th Infantry Brigade
| image = USA - 198 Lt Inf Bde.png
| image_size = 200
| caption = Shoulder sleeve insignia
| dates = 1967–1971
2007–present
| country = United States
| branch = United States Army
| role = Infantry One Station Unit Training (OSUT)
| size = 5 Battalions + HHC
| command_structure = United States Army Infantry School
| garrison = Fort Benning, GA
| garrison_label =
| motto = "Brave and Bold"
| battles = Vietnam War
| anniversaries =
| decorations =
| battle_honours = Vietnam Service Medal
| website = https://www.benning.army.mil/Infantry/198th/
| current_commander = COL Jimmy L Hathaway
| current_commander_label =
| ceremonial_chief = CSM Lamont L Holmes
| commander2_label = Command Sergeant Major
| notable_commanders = LTC Norman H Schwartzkopf
COL Joseph G. Clemons
| identification_symbol = 150px
| identification_symbol_label = Distinctive unit insignia
}}
The 198th Infantry Brigade, was first formed as part of the United States Army Reserve's 99th Division. It was active from 1967 through 1971 and has been active since 2007 as an Infantry Training Brigade as part of the US Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Operational history
= Vietnam War =
During the years of 1967–1971 as part of the Vietnam War the 198th was part of the United States Army's 23rd "Americal" Infantry Division. In 1968, elements of the 198th Infantry Brigade, under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Robert B. Nelson, participated in the Battle of Kham Duc. On 21 November 1969, Colonel Joseph G. Clemons, (of Pork Chop Hill fame), assumed command of the 198th Infantry Brigade.
== Order of battle ==
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 25px 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry
- 25px 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry
- 25px 5th Battalion, 46th Infantry
- 25px 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry
- 25px 4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry (1971)
- 25px 1st Battalion, 14th Artillery
- 9th Support Battalion
- 155th Engineer Company
- 25px Troop H, 17th Cavalry
= Post Vietnam =
The 198th Infantry Brigade was reactivated on 15 May 2007 at Fort Benning, Georgia to serve as an Infantry Training Brigade.
- Headquarters & Support Company
- 25px 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry
- 25px 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry
- 31x31px 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry
- 31x31px 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry
- 25px 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry
- 25px 2nd Battalion, 54th Infantry
- 25px 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry
See also
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070614103941/https://www.benning.army.mil/198th/ "The United States Army Infantry Brigade"]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070527221539/http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/content.asp#brigade "The Brigade: A History, Its Organization and Employment in the US Army"]
- Summers, Harry G. Historical Atlas of the Vietnam War. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.
External links
- {{Internet Archive short film|id=gov.archives.arc.35883|name=ACTIVITIES OF THE 198TH INFANTRY BRIGADE, AMERICAL DIVISION (1968)}}