23rd Infantry Regiment (United States)
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The 23rd Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the United States Army. A unit with the same name was formed on 26 June 1812 and saw action in 14 battles during the War of 1812.
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23rd Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | 1861–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | Army |
Type | Infantry |
Garrison/HQ | |
Nickname(s) | "Tomahawks" |
Motto(s) | We Serve |
Engagements | |
Decorations | Presidential Unit Citation (7) Croix de Guerre with Palm (3) Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation (3) Meritorious Unit Citation Valorous Unit Citation Cited in order of the day of Belgian Army French Fourragere Belgian Fourragere |
Commanders | |
Current commander | LTC(R) Frederick Drew (Regimental Colonel) LTC John A. Meyer (1st BN) LTC Jonathan D. Bate (2nd BN) LTC Ryan A. McLaughlin (4th BN) |
Notable commanders | |
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In 1815 it was consolidated with the 6th, 16th, 22nd, and 32nd Regiments of Infantry into what is at present the 2nd Infantry Regiment.[1]
The modern 23rd Infantry regiment was formed during the American Civil War; the regiment saw action in American wars up to the US War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War. It included a battalion of volunteers made up of active and reserve French military personnel who had been sent to the Korean Peninsula as part of the United Nations force fighting in the Korean War.