Texas supported a significant number of U.S. Army organizations in the Great War, and many of these units still call Texas home. 2018 will mark their participation in key battles in 1918, from the Meuse-Argonne to St. Mihiel. Today these units are represented by U.S. Army, Army Reserve, and Texas National Guard organizations stationed around Texas. Here is our list of those U.S. Army organizations.
You can learn more about how to reach out to these military organizations on WWI Centennial commemorations during 2018-19 by attending the free Texas WWI Centennial planning conference on March 2, 2018 in Austin. Thanks to the U.S. Army Center of Military History for their assistance in reviewing this compilation.
Current Organization Designation/Component | WWI Designation | WWI Campaigns | Location |
III Corps / Headquarters & Headquarters Battalion, U.S. Army | Headquarters & Headquarters Troop, III Army Corps | Aisne-Marne
Oise-Aisne Meuse-Argonne Champagne 1918 Lorraine 1918 |
Fort Hood |
36th Infantry Division, Texas National Guard | 36th Division | Meuse-Argonne | Austin |
56th Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Texas National Guard | 1st Cavalry Brigade | Did not leave U.S. | Fort Worth |
72d Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Texas National Guard | 72d Infantry Brigade | Meuse-Argonne | Houston |
Headquarters & Headquarters Battery, 32d Army Air & Missile Defense Command, U.S. Army | HQ, 32d Artillery Brigade | St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne |
Fort Bliss |
Headquarters & Headquarters Battery, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, U.S. Army | Battery A, 56th Artillery Brigade (Coast Artillery Corps) | Aisne-Marne
Oise-Aisne Meuse-Argonne Champagne 1918 |
Fort Bliss |
Headquarters & Headquarters Battery, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, U.S. Army | 69th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps) | War Service credit | Ft. Hood |
3d Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army | 3d Cavalry | War Service credit | Ft. Hood |
2d Battalion, 3d Field Artillery Regiment, U.S. Army | Battery A, 3d Field Artillery | War Service credit | Ft. Bliss |
3d Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army | Troop C, 6th Cavalry | War Service credit | Ft. Bliss |
1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army | Company A, 6th Infantry | St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne Alsace 1918 Lorraine 1918 |
Ft. Bliss |
4th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army | Company D, 6th Infantry | St. Mihiel
Neuse-Argonne Alsace 1918 Lorraine 1918 |
Ft. Bliss |
3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, U.S. Army | Battery C, 16th Field Artillery | Aisne-Marne
St. Mihiel Meuse-Argonne Champagne 1918 Lorraine 1918 |
Ft. Hood |
1st Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, U.S. Army | Battery E, 43rd Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps) | St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne Lorraine 1918 |
Ft. Bliss |
2nd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, U.S. Army | 1st Company, Coast Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays | St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne Lorraine 1918 |
Ft. Bliss |
3rd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, U.S. Army | 17th Company, Coast Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays | St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne Lorraine 1918 |
Ft. Bliss |
1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, U.S. Army | Battery E, 44th Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps) | Champagne-Marne
St. Mihiel Lorraine 1918 Alsace 1918 Champaign 1918 |
Ft. Hood |
5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, U.S. Army | Battery E, 52nd Artillery (Coast Artillery Corps) | Champagne-Marne
St. Mihiel Meuse-Argonne Champaign 1918 Lorraine 1918 |
Ft. Bliss |
141st Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard | 141st Infantry | Meuse-Argonne | San Antonio |
142d Infantry Regiment, Taexas National Guard | 142d Infantry | Meuse-Argonne | Lubbock |
143d Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard | 143d Infantry | Meuse-Argonne | Austin |
144th Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard | 144th Infantry | Meuse-Argonne | Fort Worth |
354th Regiment, U.S. Army Reserve | 354th Infantry | St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne Lorraine 1918 |
Grand Prairie |
355th Regiment, U.S. Army Reserve | 355th Infantry | St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne Lorraine 1918 |
Round Rock |
360th Regiment, U.S. Army | 360th Infantry | St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne Lorraine 1918 |
Ft. Bliss |
361st Regiment, U.S. Army | 361st Infantry | Ypres-Lys
Meuse-Argonne Lorraine 1918 |
Ft. Bliss |
362d Regiment, U.S. Army | 362d Infantry | Ypres-Lys
Meuse-Argonne Lorraine 1918 |
Ft. Bliss |
113d Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard | Company G, 144th Infantry
1st Battalion, 131st Field Artillery 132d Field Artillery 133r Field Artillery |
Meuse-Argonne
|
El Paso |
HHC, 1st Medical Brigade, U.S. Army | 1st Sanitation Train | Montdidier-Noyan
Aisne-Marne St. Mihiel Meuse-Argonne Lorraine 1918 Picardy 1918
|
Ft. Hood |
HHC, 136th Maneuver Enhanced Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve | 117th Supply Train | Champagne-Marne
Aisne-Marne St. Mihiel Meuse-Argonne Lorraine 1918 Champagne 1918
|
Round Rock |
Please add the following unit:
Current: 91st Cyberspace Operations Squadron, US Air Force
WWI Designation: 91st Aero Squadron
WWI Campaigns: Lorraine, St Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne
Location: Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland