The 38th Infantry Regiment ("Rock of the Marne") is a United States Army infantry regiment.
The 38th Infantry was first established on 28 July 1866, as part of the Regular Army, one of six segregated, all-black regiments created following the Civil War. It was organized on 1 October of that year at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, and was stationed in New Mexico Territory and along the transcontinental railroads then under construction. On 15 March 1869, the 38th was consolidated with the 41st Infantry Regiment and redesignated as the 24th Infantry Regiment.
Constituted 15 May 1917 in the Regular Army as Company A, 38th InfantryOrganized 1 June 1917 at Syracuse, New YorkAssigned 1 October 1917 to the 3d DivisionAssigned to Fort Douglas, Utah, 5 June 1922 to Summer 1940.Relieved 16 October 1939 from assignment to the 3d Division and assigned to the 2d Division (later redesignated as the 2d Infantry Division)Redesignated 8 November 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battle Group, 38th Infantry, and relieved from assignment to the 2d Infantry DivisionInactivated 4 March 1958Organic elements constituted 26 January 1962Battle Group assigned 19 February 1962 to the 2d Infantry Division and activated at Fort Benning, GeorgiaReorganized and redesigned 10 May 1963 as the 1st Battalion, 38th InfantryBy 1972, the 1st Battalion was assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade at Camp Hovey, South Korea.Inactivated 16 December 1986 in Korea and relieved from assignment to the 2d Infantry DivisionHeadquarters transferred 28 August 1987 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Benning, GeorgiaBattalion redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry RegimentHeadquarters inactivated 27 April 2006 at Fort Benning, Georgia, and withdrawn from the United States Army Training and Doctrine CommandBattalion assigned 1 June 2006 to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Lewis, Washington and Battalion inactivated 16 March 2014Battalion assigned 17 March 2014 to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Carson, ColoradoFive members of the 38th Infantry were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions in the Korean War:
First Lieutenant Frederick F. Henry, Company F, for actions on 1 September 1950Sergeant First Class Tony K. Burris, Company L, for actions on 8–9 October 1951Sergeant Charles R. Long, Company M, for actions on 12 February 1951Corporal Ronald E. Rosser, Heavy Mortar Company, for actions on 12 January 1952Private Miguel Vera, Company F, for actions on 21 September 1952World War I : Aisne; Champagne-Marne; Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Champagne 1918World War II: Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central EuropeKorean War: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953Operation Iraqi Freedom : OIF V, Served in Baghdad and BaqoubaOperation Iraqi Freedom : OIF VII, Abu GhraibOperation Enduring Freedom: OEF '12-'13, Panjwai ValleyPresidential Unit Citation (Army) for HILL 154, BRESTPresidential Unit Citation (Army) for KRINKELTPresidential Unit Citation (Army) for HONGCHONFrench Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I for MARNE RIVERFrench Croix de Guerre with Silver-Gilt Star, World War II for BRESTBelgian Fourragere 1940Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the ArdennesCited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at Elsenborn CrestRepublic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for NAKTONG RIVER LINERepublic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1950-1952Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1950-1953Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for Operation Iraqi Freedom 15 April 2007 to 15 June 2008Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for Operation Iraqi Freedom 13 September 2009 to 12 September 2010
