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106th Infantry Regiment – 1947 - 1957 The Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 186th Field Artillery Group, 186th and 953rd Field Artillery Battalions and the 101st Military Police Battalion were converted, consolidated, reorganized and redesignated as the 106th Infantry with Headquarters Federally recognized 25 March 1947 at Brooklyn, NY All elements were stationed at 1322 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 1 106th Infantry Regimental Commanders BUTT, Clifford W. COL -- 25 March 1947 – 15 October 1957 1st Battalion 106th Infantry 1947 - 1957 DECKER, Howard W. LTC Command tenure dates unknown.

2nd Battalion 106th Infantry 1947- 1957 McGRATH, James G. LTC -- 22 October 1951 –19 July 1953 TYLER, Harry E. LTC ?? – 21 October -1953 LABUTIS, Constantine A. LTC – 28 August 1953 – 13 October 1957

3rd Battalion 106th Infantry 1947 - 1957 HAND, Clifford A. LTC - 12 March 1947 – 26 April 1951 EISMAN, Mathew LTC – 27 April 1951—9 May 1951 LOW, James MAJ Dates unknown

1949 Reorganization Effective 1 February 1949 the following units of the 106th Infantry Regiment was redesignated:2

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New Designati

Old Designati Federal Recogniti

Medical Company, 10 Infant

Medical Detachment, 10 Infant

15 May 19

Station remained 1322 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Effective 28 March 1949 the following units were organized and assigned to the 106th Infantry Regiment:3

Designation Federal Recognition Tank Company, 106th Infantry Regiment 28 March 1949 Heavy Mortar Company, 106th Infantry Regiment 28 March 1949 Both Units stationed at New York State Armory, 1322 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.

1956 Reorganization of 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry The Chief, National Guard Bureau withdrew the Federal Recognition of the following units 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry as indicated.4

Unit Designation/FR Da Former Stati Effective da

Hq & Hq Company, 1st Battali 106th Infantr 12 March 19

Brooklyn, N 3 December 19

Company A, 106th Infantry/16 S 19

Company B, 106th Infantry/17 A 19

Company C, 106th Infantry/31 M 19

Company D, 106th Infantry/9 O 19

29 April 195

15 July 195

21 January 195

14 October 195

The Chief National Guard Bureau extended Federal Recognition to the following units of the 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry as indicated below.

Unit Designation Station Fed Recog Date Hq, Hq Company, 1st Battalion 106th Infantry

South Huntington Station, NY 4 December 19569

Company A, 106th Infantry Riverhead, NY 30 April 195610 Company B, 106th Infantry Riverhead, NY 16 July 195611

Company C, 106th Infantry South Huntington

NY 22 January 195712

Company D, 106th Infantry Riverhead, NY 15 October 195613

Commander: 1st Battalion 106th Infantry (South Huntington, NY)

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CARNEY, Martin F.MAJ - 4 December 1956 - 15 October 1957

Department of the Army determined in May 1957 that Congress had provided funds for only 400,000 National Guardsmen rather than the 425,000 troops that were authorized in the 1957

Army National Guard strength ceiling. The result was the consolidation and inactivation of many National Guard units across the country. The State of New York was required to consolidate and inactivate units of the 42nd Infantry Division and other commands within the state. (Annual Report of the Chief of Staff to the Governor, 1957, P. 27) Effective 15 October 1957, the Chief, National Guard Bureau relieved the 106th Infantry Regiment from assignment to the 42nd Infantry Division and assigned the 106th Infantry Regiment to the 106th Regimental Combat Team. The 106th Regimental Combat team was organized with 3 units:14

106th Regimental Combat Team.

Cmdr -STRONG, Edward J. COL – 15 October 1957 – 15 March 19 Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 106th Infantry Regiment Servic

Company 106th Infantry Regiment *See note P 187th Engineer Company

The primary mission of the 106th Regimental Combat Team was to provide logistical and operational support to the New York Army National Guard Officer Candidate School. The Chief, National Guard Bureau withdrew the Federal Recognition of the following units effective 15 October 1957.

Unit Designation Former Station Date of F/R Co C, 106th Infantry South Huntington 22 January 19 Co D, 106th Infantry Riverhead 15 October 195 Hq & Hq Company, 2nd Bn, 106th Infantry Brooklyn 16 October 19 Co E, 106th Infantry do 9 June 19 Co F, 106th Infantry do 4 September 19

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Withdrawal of Federal Recognition - 106th Infantry Regiment Units Federal recognition was withdrawn from 12 companies of the 106th Infantry Regiment. Six companies were redesignated and assigned to the 107th Infantry Regiment. One company was assigned to the 71st Infantry Regiment.

Re designation and Assignment New Designation Old Designation Station Date of FR

Tank Co, 107th Infantry Tank Co, 106th Infantry Brooklyn, NY 28 March 1949 Heavy Mortar Co, 107th Infantry

Heavy Mortar Co, 106th Infantry

do 28 March 1949

Svc Co, 107th Infantry *Svc Co, 106th Infantry do 12 March 1947 Co H, 107th Infantry HHC, 1st Bn, 106th

Infantry S. Huntington, NY 4 December 1956

Co F, 107th Infantry Co A, 106th Infantry Riverhead, NY 30 April 1956 Co G, 107th Infantry Co B, 106th Infantry do 16 July 1956

New Designation Old Designation Station Date of FR 1st Bn Plat, Med Co, 71st

Infantry Med Co, 106th Infantry Brooklyn, NY 15 May 1947

*Note for Service Co – listed as unit of 106th RCT, also listed as Redesignated as Service C 107th Infantry. During the period 1958 through 1960 the US Army developed and tested new divisional, separate brigade and other organizational configurations that came to be known as the Pentomic Army concept. The tests included new numerical designations. Initially the 106th Infantry was redesignated the 1st Battle Group, 223rd Combat Arms Regiment. 17

The new numerical designations were US Army wide. For the ARNG, the effective date was 16 March 1959 as shown in the following tables and new redesignations. 18

1st Battle Group, 106th Infantry New Unit Old Unit

Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1st Battle Group, 106th Infantry

HHC, 106th Infantry Regiment, Medical Platoon, 1st Bn, 71st Infantry Regiment, Hvy Mortar Co, 107th Infantry Regiment

Combat Support Company, 1st Battle Group, 106th Infantry

Service Company, 106th Infantry Regiment

Company A, 1st Battle Group, 106th Infantry

Company A, 71st Infantry Regiment

Co G 106th Infantry do 3 April 19 Co H, 106th Infantry do 9 June 19 Hq & Hq Company, 2nd Bn, 106th Infantry do 12 March 19 Co I 106th Infantry do 4 September 19 Co K, 106th Infantry do 6 November 19 Co L, 106th Infantry do 17 April 19 Co M, 106th Infantry do 16 October 19

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Company B, 1st Battle Group, 106th Infantry

Company B, 71st Infantry Regime

Company C, 1st Battle Group, 106th Infantry

Company C, 71st Infantry Regime

Company D, 1st Battle Group, 106th Infantry

Company D, 71st Infantry Regime

Company E, 1st Battle Group, 106th Infantry

HHC, 1st Battalion, 71st Infantry Regiment

The 71st Infantry, 106th Infantry and 107th Infantry units that had been redesignated were stationed and remained at the state armory, 1322 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.

Commanders, 1st Battle Group, 106th Infantry

STRONG, Edward J. COL - 16 March 1959 - 31 July 1965 PAULSEN, Randolph F. LTC- 1 August 1962- 14 April 1963

Effective 15 April 1963, the Army National Guard was reorganized under ROAD, (Reorganization of Army Divisions). The 1st Battle Group 106th Infantry was reorganized and redesignated the 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry. Combat Support Company, Companies D and E were converted, reorganized and redesignated the 42nd Supply and Transport Battalion with change of station to the NY State armory, 1579 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.19

1963 Reorganization New Unit Former Unit

HHC, 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry HHC, 1st BG, 106th Infantry Co A, 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry Co A, 1st BG, 106th Infantry Co B, 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry Co B, 1st BG, 106th Infantry Co C, 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry Co C, 1st BG, 106th Infantry HHC, 42nd Supply & Transport Battalion Combat Support Company, 1st BG, 106th

Infantry Co A (Supply & Service), 42nd Supply & Transport Battalion

Co E, 1st BG, 106th Infantry

Company B (Tactical Motor Transport), 42n Supply & Transport Battalion

Co D, 1st BG, 106th Infantry

Commanders 1st Battalion 106th Infantry (1963 – 1969)

PAULSEN, Randolph F. LTC – 15 April 1963 -- 31 July 1965 COLGAN, John T. LTC – 1 August 1965 - 31 January 1968

Commander 42nd Supply and Transport Battalion MANGINELLO, Ronald J. LTC 15 April 1963.

Effective 1 February 1968, the 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry was Reorganized and Redesignated the 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 106th Infantry. HHC was organized under TOE 7-46E with Change 7. Line Companies TOE 7-47 w/Ch 7. 20

1st Battalion (Mechanized) 106th Infantry Reorganization 1968 New Unit Old Unit Action

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HHC, 1st Bn, (M) 106th Infantry HHC, 1st Bn, 106th Infantry Redesignation Reorganization

(The HHC was supported with a Chaplain & a Personnel Section Augmentation. Each rifle company was augmented with Company Mess

teams.)

1st Battalion (Mechanized) 106th Infantry Reorganization 1968 (Continued) New Unit Old Unit Action

Co A 1st Bn (M) 106th Infantry (w/ Co Mess Team)

Co A, 1st Bn, 106th Infantry Redesignation Reorganization

Co B 1st Bn (M) 106th Infantry (w/ Co Mess Team)

Co B, 1st Bn, 106th Infantry do

Co C 1st Bn (M) 106th Infantry (w/ Co Mess Team)

Co C, 1st Bn, 106th Infantry do

Effective 1 December 1971 the 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 106th Infantry was reorganized under the new H series Tables of Organization 7-47 H. The new TOE included the addition of a Support Company to the Battalion. The new company was formed by the redesignation, reorganization and change of station of the former HHC, 2nd Battalion, 106th Infantry. 21 The 1st Battalion (M), 106th Infantry was designated as a Selected Reserve Force (SRF) II element by Department of the Army. All units were stationed at 1322 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 21

106th Infantry 1974 Reorganization Effective 1 October 1974 the 1st Battalion (Mechanized) , 106th Infantry was redesignated from a mechanized Infantry battalion to a straight leg Infantry battalion, reorganized with change of station for Company B to Huntington, NY. MTOE's HHC – 7-16 HNG02. Co's A, B, C;, 7-18; Spt Co 7-28. 22

Reorganization to 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry 1974

New Unit Old Unit Action HHC, 1st Bn, 106th Infantry HHC, 1st B,(M) 106th Infantry Redesignation

Reorganization Co A, 1st Bn 106th Infantry Co A, 1st Bn (M), 106th Infantry Redesignation

Reorganization

Co B, 1st Bn, 106th Infantry (Huntington , NY)

Co B, 1st Bn,(M), 106th Infantry (1579 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY)

Redesignation Reorganization Change of Station

Co C, 1st Bn, 106th Infantry Co C, 1st Bn, (M) 106th Infantry Redesignation Reorganization

New Unit Old Unit Action

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Effective 1 April 1975 the NYARNG was reorganized. The following realignment applied to the 1st Battalion 106th Infantry. 23

Reorganization 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry 1975

Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry with station at Huntington was concurrently Redesignated Company B, 1st Battalion, 242nd Infantry. Reference: Page 15, NGB-ARO 02 NY, Letter, 15 March 1975 , Subject: Realignment of the NY ARNG Units. Effective 1 October 1978, the 1st Battalion 106th Infantry was reorganized under MTOE 07015HNG04 0178, with no change in location or designation. 24

Change of Station 1980 25 Effective 1 July 1980, Companies A and B, 106th Infantry were authorized to Change Station as listed below:

New Station Former Station

Company A, 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry , 93-05 168th Street, Jamaica, NY 11433

Company A, 1st Battalion 106th Infantry, 135-58 Northern Blvd, Flushin NY 11354-4122

Company B, 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry , 93-05 168th Street, Jamaica, NY 11433

Company B, 1st Battalion 106th Infantry, 135-58 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11354-4122

Spt Co , 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry

Spt Co, 1st Battalion, (M) 106th Infantry Redesignation Reorganization

NEW UN OLD UN LOCATION HHC, 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry

HHC & Co A, 1st Bn, 106th Infantry

1322 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn

Company A, 1st Battalion, 106 Infantry

Company C, 2nd Battalion, 69t Infantry

137-58 Northern Boulevard, Flushing

Company B, 1st Battalion, 106 Infantry

Co B, 2nd Battalion, 69th Infantry

137-58 Northern Boulevard, Flushing

Company B, 1st Battalion, 242 Infantry

Company B, 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry (Note below)

Huntington

Company C, 1st Battalion, 106 Infantry

Company A, 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry

1322 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn

Support Company, 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry

Support Company, 1st Battalion 106th Infantry

do

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Federal Recognition of the 1st Battalion 106th Infantry was withdrawn by the Chief, National Guard Bureau, effective 30 September 1983. Organizational Authority Number 121-83, Letter, NGB, 23 September 1983, Subject: Reorganization of 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry. 26

Unit Designati Former Stati Date of F

HHC, 1st Bn, 106th Infant Brooklyn, NY 112 25 March 19 Co A, 1st Bn, 106th Infant Jamaica, NY 114 4 March 19 Co B, 1st Bn, 106th Infant Jamaica, NY 114 25 March 19 Co C, 1st Bn, 106th Infant Brooklyn, NY 112 4 March 19 Support Co, 106th Infant Brooklyn, NY 112 26 August 19

Commanders, 1st Battalion 106th Infantry 1 Oct 1974 – 30 September 1983

JACKSON, Arthur G. –LTC – 1 October 1974 – 30 September 1976 VAN ALSTYNE, Albert – MAJ – 1 October 1976 – 24 September 1977 GOLDNER, Eugene C – LTC – 25 September 1977 – 31 July 1983 SCHEIBER, Edward – LTC – 1 August 1983 – 31 August 1983 BUTTERFIELD, Richard L. – LTC – 1 September - 30 September 1983

Sergeant Major's of the 1st Battalion 106th Infantry 1947 - 1983

SCALISE, Louis SGM ( Tenure dates not available) WOLTMAN, George MSG ( Tenure dates not available) CAPRI, Joseph SGM -- 24 March 1970 – 15 Feb 1974 ZABOROWSKI, Thomas - CSM – 16 Feb 1974 - 30 September 1983 Tenure dates will require research of the HHC, 1st Battalion 106th Infantry DA Form 1’s (Morning Report) and DA 1379s at NYS DMNA site, Watervliet Arsenal, NY. Effective 12 March 2003, the National Guard Bureau authorized the organization of the 106th Regiment, RTI, (Regional Training Institute). The History and Lineage of the 106th Infantry did not pass to the 106th Regiment (RTI). The use of the Distinctive Unit Insignia was authorized to continue the recognition of the 106th Infantry. A Training Assistance Group of the 106th RTI was attached to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) and deployed with the 27th IBCT to Afghanistan 30 January 2008 for a nine month tour.

US ARMY CAMPAIGN STREAMERS

Civil War

World War I

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World War II

Campaign Steamers were awarded to the 186th and the 953rd Field Artillery Battalion and the 101st Military Police Battalion. The three former battalions of the redesignated 106th Infantry Regiment from Brooklyn, NY. The 186th and the 953rd Field Artillery. Both battalions served in the European Theatre of operations; the 101st Military Police Battalion in the Mediterranean Theatre of operations. * See note below

World War II

101st Military Police Battalion

101st Military Police Battalion

101st Military Police Battalion

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101st Military Police Battalion

186th Field Artillery Battalion (W/arrowhead for D-day landing 8 June 1944). 953rd FA Bn

landed o/a 16 June 1944

186th Field Artillery Battalion & 953rd FA Bn

186th Field Artillery Battalion & 953rd FA Bn

186th Field Artillery Battalion & 953rd FA Bn

953rd FA Bn

Headquarters Company (Brooklyn) and Company C (Brooklyn), 1st Battalion 106th Infantry, each additionally entitled to:

Civil War

World War I

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HHC and Company C were consolidated with elements of the 71st Infantry Regiment in 1959

Reorganization.

Company A, 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry additionally entitled to:

Civil War

World War I

1. Champagne 1981 above should read 1918 . To be corrected.

Company C, 2nd Battalion, 69th Infantry was redesignated as Company A, 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry in the 1975 Reorganization.

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World War II – Asiatic Pacific

Company A, 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry (Continued from above) World War II – Asiatic Pacific (Continued)

Company B, 2nd Battalion, 69th Infantry was redesignated Company B, 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry in the 1975 Reorganization

Company B, 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry additionally entitled to:

World War II – Asiatic Pacific

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Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 106th Infantry was redesignated Support Company, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 106th Infantry in the 1971 Reorganization. HHC 2nd Battalion, 106th Infantry carries forward the following lineage and honors after the Reorganization, Redesignation and Conversion of the following organizations; 369th Infantry (1 March 1918; 369th Coast Artillery (30 August 1940); 369th AAA Group (12 Dec 1943); HHB 369 FA Group( 1 Apr 1955); HHD, 141st Transportation Battalion (Tactical Carrier) (16 March 1959). HHC, 2nd Battalion, 106th Infantry (1 March 1964)

Support Company), 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry .additionally entitled to:

World War I

Champagne 1981 Campaign Streamer above should read 1918 . To be corrected.

Alsace 1918” Streamer to be obtained

DECORATIONS

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered ITALY. (101st Military Police Battalion cited, GO, 89, Fifth US Army, 1945) Meritorious Unit Commendation , Streamer embroidered ITALY, (101st Military Police Battalion cited, GO 15, Peninsular Base Section, 1946) 186th Field Artillery Battalion Cited in the Order of The Day of the Belgian Army for action in ARDENNES. Department of the Army GO 43, 1950.

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Assault Landing June 8 1944, Normandy, 186th Field Artillery Battalion Support Company 1st Battalion, 106th Infantry additionally entitled to: French Croix de Guerre with Silver Star, World War I, Streamer, embroidered MEUSE-ARGONNE. (369th Infantry cited War Department General Order 11, 1924) The 101st MP Battalion was used to organize and man the 813th and the 814th Military Police Companies that were assigned to duty in the Southwest Pacific area. The units were assigned security duty for the headquarters of General Douglas McArthur.

11.US Army Lineage Document, US Army Institute of Heraldry, Fort Belvoir, VA 2. Letter, Department of the Army, Special , US Army, CSNGB-AROTO, 13 April 1949. Subject: Redesignation of Army National Guard Unit, (Par 3) 3 National Guard Bureau Circular 22, 24 September 1948. 4 Letter, National Guard Bureau, NG-AROTO 325.4 (21 November 1956), -NY, 26 November 1956, Subject: Withdrawal of Federal Recognition and Authority to Organize, Army National Guard Units. 5 Letter, National Guard Bureau, NG-AROTO 325.4( 16 Apr 56), -NY, 19 April 1956, Subject: Withdrawal of Federal Recognition and Authority to Organize, Army National Guard Units 6 Letter, National Guard Bureau, NG-AROTO 325.4, 6 July 1956, Subject: Withdrawal of Federal Recognition and Authority to Organize, Army National Guard Unit. 7 Letter, National Guard Bureau, NG-AROTO 325.4, (8 Jan 57) -NY 25 January 1957, Subject: Withdrawal of Federal Recognition and Authority to Organize, Army National Guard Unit. 8 Letter, National Guard Bureau, NG-AROTO 325.4 - NY, 10 October 1956, Subject: Withdrawal of Federal Recognition and Authority to Organize, Army National Guard Unit. 9 Letter, National Guard Bureau, NG-AROTO 325.4 – ( 4 Dec 56) - NY, 13 December 1956, Subject: Withdrawal of Federal Recognition and Authority to Organize, Army National Guard Unit. 10 Letter, National Guard Bureau, NG-AROTO 325.4, (16 Apr 56) -NY 19 April 1956, Subject: Withdrawal of Federal Recognition and Authority to Organize, Army National Guard Unit. 11 Letter, National Guard Bureau, NG-AROTO 325.4,, 6 July 1956, Subject: Withdrawal of Federal Recognition and Authority to Organize, Army National Guard Unit. 12 Letter, National Guard Bureau, NG-AROTO 325.4, 25 January 1957, Subject: Withdrawal of Federal Recognition and Authority to Organize, Army National Guard Unit. 13 Letter, National Guard Bureau, NG-AROTO 325.4 (15 Oct 56) - NY, 30 October 1956, Subject: Withdrawal of Federal Recognition and Authority to Organize, Army National Guard Unit. 14 Letter, National Guard Bureau, NG-AROTO 26 September 1957, Subject: Troop Allotment, Withdrawal of Federal Recognition, redesignation and Change of Station, Army National Guard Units. Campaign Participation Credit and decorations from Dept of Army Lineage and Honors, 106th Infantry (Twenty-Third New York) to reorganization of 1 December 1971.