1-29 IN History Flashcards
1
Q
1-29 IN constituted when
A
January 29, 1813
2
Q
When did 1-29 arrive at benning
A
1919 as demonstration regiment for the new infantry school
3
Q
Pioneered the airborne concept when
A
1940
4
Q
WWII
A
Deployed to France 1944 to defend the “red ball express” and secured a river crossing along the Meuse River, Belgium during the battle of the buldge
5
Q
Deactivated after WWII
A
October 1946
6
Q
Reactivated in Okinawa
A
May 1949
7
Q
Returned to Fort Benning
A
November 1954
8
Q
Unit crest
A
Approved in 1924
Mango tree and Crossed bolo knife and bayonet represent quelling of Philippine insurrection
Lamp - knowledge
White and blue - purity and infantry
