187th Infantry Brigade (United States)

October 2020 187th Infantry Brigade USA - 187 INF BDE.png 200 Shoulder sleeve insignia *24 June 1921–7 February 1946 (various designations) 25 March 1948–1 May 1959 (various designations) 5 November 1962–14 April 1994 (187th Infantry Bge.) 23 January 2007–17 May 2007 https://history.army.mil/Portals/143/LineageAndHonorsDocuments/TrainingUnits/Headquarters%20187th%20Infantry%20Brigade.pdf?ver=NFuwUw3G4709HgIPqDBFaA%3D%3D US United States United States Army Infantry Brigade 25px TRADOC Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri The Ready Brigade World War II Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Central Europe 100px Distinctive unit insignia 100px Insignia of the 94th Infantry Division, worn 1921–1942 The 187th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the United States Army. It was first organized in November 1921 as one of the two brigades under the United States Army Reserve's 94th Division (forerunner of the 94th Army Reserve Command).http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/div/187infbde.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20100608031112/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/div/187infbde.htm dead 8 June 2010 Headquarters 187th Infantry Brigade History.army.mil 2014-04-01 The brigade was disbanded in February 1942 when the 94th Division was converted from a two brigade, four regiment "square" division to a three regiment "triangular" division.army.mil Maneuver and Firepower: The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades p131 Cold War The 94th Division was disbanded in the early 1960s, as part of continuing Army Reserve force reductions. Thus to add flexibility to the force, and to preserve a general officer billet, the 187th Infantry Brigade was reactivated in the Army Reserve as a separate brigade on 7 January 1963 with headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.army.mil and Wilson, http://www.history.army.mil/books/Lineage/M-F/chapter11.htm Chapter XI: A New Direction -- Flexible Response 2016-04-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100117120716/http://www.history.army.mil/books/lineage/M-F/chapter11.htm 17 January 2010 , citing "Reorganization of Army Reserve," Army Reservist, p, 7; "157th Infantry Brigade," Army Reserve Magazine, 12 (Jul–Aug 66): 4–5; Historical Data Card, 187th Inf Bde, GO 1, Sixth U.S. Army, 1962, 191st Inf Bde file, GO 1, XIV U.S. Army Corps, 1963, 205th Inf Bde file, all DAMHHSO. From that year to 1994 it was one of only four (later three) combat Infantry brigades in the Army Reserve. As a separate brigade, the 187th wore its own shoulder patch rather than the 94th Division patch its members had previously worn. Cold War plans called for the brigade to deploy to Iceland as part of the Iceland Defense Force if a confrontation between NATO and the Soviet Union occurred.Isby and Kamps, Armies of NATO's Central Front, 1984 The brigade's headquarters was relocated on 25 October 1971 to Wollaston, Massachusetts and on 13 July 1976 to Fort Devens, Massachusetts.Regiments of the US Army. ausa.org. Retrieved 2024-09-24 Costas Caraganis was the commanding general in 1963.28 Jul 1963, 8 - The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com http://bostonglobe.newspapers.com/image/434304088/?terms=187th%20infantry%20brigade&match=1 2021-08-22 Boston Globe en Leo J. Golash was appointed commanding general in 1974. 25px Headquarters & Headquarters Company 25px 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry 25px 3rd Battalion, 18th Infantry 25px 3rd Battalion, 35th Infantry 25px 5th Battalion, 5th Artillery 25px 9th Battalion, 34th Armor (until 1968) 25px187th Support Battalion (Company A became 987th Personnel Service Company in 1990) 25px756th Engineer Company 25px Troop D, 5th Cavalry On 14 April 1994 the 187th Infantry Brigade was inactivated as part of the Army-wide post-Cold War reductions.army.mil Maneuver and Firepower: The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades p341 https://history.army.mil/html/books/060/60-14-1/index.html Archived copy 6 June 2018 6 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170606223438/http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/060/60-14-1/index.html bot: unknown Reactivation The 187th Infantry Brigade was reactivated as an initial entry training unit at the U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri on 23 January 2007 from the 3rd Training Brigade and inactivated on 17 May 2007. The subordinate units were reassigned to the 3rd Chemical Brigade.Choike Allison 24 May 2007 187th Infantry Brigade rolls up flag Guidon http://myguidon.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4647 dead 2014-04-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20140315105256/http://myguidon.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4647 15 March 2014 Its subordinate battalions were as follows: 25px Headquarters & Headquarters Company 25px 2nd Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment 25px 3rd Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment 25px 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment 25px 43rd Adjutant General Battalion References "The Brigade: A History, Its Organization and Employment in the US Army" 187 187 Category:Military units and formations established in 1921