30th Infantry Regiment (United States): Difference between revisions

The present 30th Infantry was constituted on 2 February 1901 in the [[Regular Army (United States)|Regular Army], and was was organized from 12 February–19 August 1901 at [[Fort Logan]], [[[Colorado]], the [[Presidio of San Francisco]], [[California]], and in the Philippines. After U.S. entry into World War I, the regiment was assigned on 21 November 1917 to the [[3rd Infantry Division (United States)|3rd Division]].

The 30th Infantry Regiment arrived at the port of New York on 20 August 1919 on the troopship [[USAT America]] and was transferred on 26 August 1919 to [[Robinson Maneuver Training Center|Camp Pike]], [[Arkansas]]. It was again transferred on 21 September 1921 to Camp Lewis (later Fort Lewis), [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], with the rest of the 3rd Division. In 1921-22, most of the units of the 3rd Division were relocated from Camp Lewis throughout the western United States and [[Territory of Alaska|Alaska]] for their permanent stations; the 30th Infantry sailed on 26 August 1922 for [[San Francisco, California]], aboard the troopship [[USAT Buford]], arriving on 30 August 1922 at the Presidio. The regiment's initial wartime mission in accordance with established war plans was to conduct a mobile defense of possible amphibious landing areas in support of the Harbor Defenses of San Francisco. On 31 January 1932, the regiment sailed on the troopship [[USAT St. Mihiel]] to the [[Territory of Hawaii]] to conduct an amphibious assault landing exercise from 12–16 February 1932 against the [[Hawaiian Division]] at Makua, [[Oahu]]. The regiment sailed for [[Fort Mason]], California, on 20 February 1932 on the St. Mihiel and arrived there 26 February 1932, returning to the Presidio on the same date. It participated in the opening ceremonies for the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] in June 1937. It was transferred 5 January 1940 to [[Fort Ord,]] California. It was relieved on 12 January 1940 from the 3rd Division, and returned to the Presidio of San Francisco on 15 May 1940, where it was reassigned to the 3rd Division. Transferred 31 March 1941 to Fort Lewis.<ref>{{cite book|last=Clay|first=Steven E.|date=2010|title=U.S. Army Order of Battle, 1919-1941, Volume 1. The Arms: Major Commands and Infantry Organizations, 1919-41|location=Fort Leavenworth, KS|publisher=Combat Studies Institute Press|pages=382}}{{source-attribution}}</ref>