Unit nickname: Nightfighter
Unit motto: “Follow Us"
Coat of Arms: Approved Oct. 22, 1963; amended to correct the blazon, April 19, 1978.

BLAZON: SHIELD: Per saltire argent and azure, in pale a rock proper (shades of brown) bearing a mullet of seven points of the first above a palm tree with three leaves proper, in dexter fess a coiled rattlesnake and in sinister fess the Lorraine Cross, all of the first, on a chief of the second a pale per pale Or and gules, fimbriated of the first, and overall a bayonet fesswise of the like. CREST: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Indiana Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors argent and azure, a demi-lion rampant argent, holding in dexter paw a laurel branch vert. MOTTO: FOLLOW US. SYMOBLISM: SHIELD: Blue and white are the colors used for Infantry. The shield is divided into four parts to symbolize four wars. The snake, from the arms of Mexico, represents the Mexican War. The rock, symbolic of Chickamauga, alludes to the Civil War. The points of the mullet represent seven battle honors. The Lorraine Cross symbolizes World War I. The palm tree is symbolic of the Pacific Theater, World War II. The three leaves represent three battle honors awarded the unit. The chief in the colors of the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation commemorates that decoration awarded the unit. The bayonet, always associated with Infantry, denotes the coverage and fighting capabilities of the unit. CREST: The crest is that of the Indiana Army National Guard.

Source: Department of the Army, The Institute of Heraldry

Units

• Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 1-293rd Infantry Battalion, Fort Wayne
• Detachment 3, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion (HHB) 1-163rd Field Artillery (FA), Fort Wayne
• A Company, 1-293rd Infantry Battalion, Hartford City
• B Company, 1-293rd Infantry Battalion, Fort Wayne
• C Company, 1-293rd Infantry Battalion, Angola
• D Company, 1-293rd Infantry Battalion, Bluffton
• H Company, IN Forward Support Company (FSC), Fort Wayne

Mission

To close with and destroy enemy forces using fire, maneuver and shock effect, or to repel his assault by fire and counterattack. The Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) provides command, control and supervision of tactical operations of the battalion units and directs organic core systems and capabilities in the organization echelons based on primary mission orientation. The Headquarters (HQs) directly controls the battalion's reconnaissance effort and mortar platoon. The HQs provides missions to the battalion sniper squad. The HQs plans and executes full spectrum operations at the direction of the Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) HQs and filters to essential layers and elements based on primary mission to insure rapid response, robustness and combined arms teamwork. The HHC maintains the responsibility and capability of augmenting any subordinated elements within the battalion to meet mission requirements as directed by higher headquarters. The A/B/C/D Company mission is to close with the enemy by means of fire and maneuver to destroy or capture, or to repel his assault by fire, close combat and counterattack. D Company also provides anti-armor fire support for the rifle companies.

History

The 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Battalion traces its lineage to 1846. Existing companies of militia were formed as the 1st Regiment, Indiana Volunteers of the Indiana Brigade to answer the call to halt Mexican aggression along the border. Serving under, then Brig. Gen. Zachary Taylor, the citizen soldiers from Indiana fought a desperate battle at Buena Vista. The Indiana Regiment found itself in the farthest forward position of the American line as two Mexican Divisions launched their assault. For almost an hour, the Hoosier soldiers held the line against repeated attacks by Gen. Santa Anna's soldiers. The outcome of the fierce battle was yet to be decided when, along with the 1st Mississippi Rifles, the Hoosiers counterattacked under the leadership of Col. Jefferson Davis. The Mexican attack was halted and ended any further threat to the lower Rio Grande region. It would be fewer than 15 years later when Indiana's soldiers would fight not with, but against, both Mississippi and Davis.

In April 1861, Indiana again heard the call to arms as the nation faced a bloody civil war. Companies of militia from Northern Indiana were brought together to serve as the 9th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Shiloh, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Franklin, Nashville and Atlanta are some of the battlefields where the courage and tenacity of our soldiers helped the Union restore the nation and win freedom for all of its citizens. Northern Indiana soldiers continued to serve their nation and state. The unit served again in World War I, but it was in 1945 that saw some of the fieriest fighting of the unit's history.

Serving as the 3rd Battalion - 152nd Infantry, the regiment as part of Indiana's 38th Infantry Division would fight its way through New Guinea, Leyte and Luzon. It helped the Division earn the nickname “The Avengers of Bataan” as the regiment fought across the base of the Bataan peninsula. The soldiers cleared Route 7, fought for 14 days against fierce Japanese resistance to take Zig Zag Pass, and seized bloody Woodpecker Ridge. Once again, the courage of Hoosiers helped the nation win a desperate struggle.

In 1947, the unit's name was changed again to the 1st Battalion - 293rd Infantry headquartered in Fort Wayne Indiana. Though serving under new colors, the courage and dedication to serving the community, state and nation remained the same. In peace or war the Night Fighter battalion stands ready to serve as the vanguard of the new 76th Infantry Brigade.

Active:
Decorations: Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Oct. 17, 1944 to July 4, 1945
Unit nickname:
Unit motto: Wide Awake! Wide Awake!"
Coat of Arms: Approved Feb. 1, 1932

BLAZON: SHIELD: Azure, on a fess argent a prickly pear cactus proper between a sheathed Roman sword palewise and a fleur-de-lis of the first. CREST: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Indiana Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors argent and azure, a demi lion rampant argent, holding in dexter paw a laurel branch vert. MOTTO: Wide Awake – Wide Awake. SYMBOLISM: The shield is blue for infantry. The fess charged with the Roman sword, cactus and fleur-de-lis represent service in the War with Spain, on the Mexican Border, and in France during World War I.

Source: Department of the Army, The Institute of Heraldry

Units

• Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 1-151st Infantry Battalion, Columbus
• Detachment 2, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion (HHB) 1-163rd Field Artillery (FA), Columbus
• A Company, 1-151st Infantry Battalion, Greenfield
• B Company, 1-151st Infantry Battalion, Martinsville
• C Company, 1-151st Infantry Battalion, Stout Field
• D Company, 1-151st Infantry Battalion, Washington
• G Company, 113th Brigade Support Battalion, Bedford
• Company C, 2-134th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), Seymour

Mission

To close with and destroy enemy forces using fire, maneuver and shock effect, or to repel his assault by fire and counterattack. The Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) unit mission is to provide command, control and supervision of tactical operations of the battalion units. The HHC directs organic core systems and capabilities in the organization echelons based on primary mission orientation. The Headquarters (HQs) directly controls the battalion's reconnaissance effort and mortar platoon. The HQs provides missions to the battalion sniper squad. The HQs plans and executes full spectrum operations at the direction of the Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCT) HQs and filters to essential layers and elements based on primary mission to insure rapid response, robustness, and combined arms teamwork. The HHC maintains the responsibility and capability of augmenting any subordinated elements within the battalion to meet mission requirements as directed by higher headquarters. The A/B/C/D Company mission is to close with the enemy by means of fire and maneuver to destroy or capture, or to repel his assault by fire, close combat and counterattack. D Company also provides anti-armor fire support for the rifle companies.

History

A person reading the historical lineage of the 151st Infantry Regiment will quickly realize the regiment is credited with 24 campaigns during the Civil War. What is not readily apparent is the lineage combines the Civil War accomplishments of the 7th, 10th and 11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiments. … After three years of active campaigning the 7th and 10th mustered out in September 1864, while the 11th remained active to the end of the war, mustering out in May 1865. The accomplishments of each regiment were decisive to the conduct of several campaigns, shaped the successful outcome of the Civil War, and firmly established the reputation of Hoosiers as determined and reliable Citizen Soldiers.

—Maj. Harold “Allen” Skinner, Commander, 138th Military History Detachment. “The Civil War Lineage of the 151st Infantry Regiment”
Source: Department of the Army Lineage and Honors certificate of the 151st Infantry Regiment, p. 3.

• Nov. 7, 1811: Forefathers of the 151st Infantry Regiment fought with Gen. William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
• June 24, 1846: Constituted as the 2nd Regiment of Indiana Volunteers and organized from existing independent companies as follows: Sullivan Volunteers, Clay County Volunteers, Greene County Volunteers, Lawrence Greys, Hoosier Boys, Washington Riflemen, Posey Guards, Indiana Riflemen, Spencer Greys and Lanesville Legion.
• June 26, 1846: Mustered into federal service (Mexican War) at New Albany, mustered out June 21-28, 1847 at New Orleans, Louisiana, and reorganized as independent companies in home state.
• April 26, 1861: Independent companies in central and southern portions of state consolidated to form 7th (Col. Ebenezer Dumont), 10th (Col. Joseph J. Reynolds), and 11th (Col. Lewis “Lew” Wallace) Regiments Indiana Volunteers, and mustered into federal service (American Civil War). Mustered out Sept. 23, 1864 (veterans and recruits mustered out July 12, 1865 with 20th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. 19th Indiana Infantry Regiment (Col. Mahlon D. Manson) mustered into federal service on Sept. 18, 1861, mustered out Sept. 19, 1864, mustered out July 26, 1865, after having reenlisted Jan. 4, 1864.
• May 27, 1882: Reorganized as the 2nd Regiment, Indiana Veteran Legion, from existing independent companies, organized 1877-1882 as follows: Indianapolis Light Infantry, McKeen Cadets (Terre Haute), Evansville Rifles, Richmond Light Guard, Sherman Guards (Frankfort), Waterloo Rifles, McCune Cadets (Rockville), Remington Guards, South Bend Light Infantry, Miller Grenadiers (Richmond), Pulaski County Blues and Lebanon Rifles. Reorganized Nov. 1, 1884, with headquarters at Indianapolis. Reorganized in 1892 as the 1st Regiment, Indiana Legion, after exchange of companies accomplished 1890-1892. (Indiana Legion redesignated Indiana National Guard on March 5, 1895).
• May 12, 1898: Redesignated 159th Indiana Volunteer Infantry and mustered into federal service (Spanish-American War). Assigned to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, II Army Corps and stationed at Camp Alger, Virginia. Marched to Camp Meade, Pennsylvania via Thoroughfare Gap and mustered out Nov. 23, 1898.
• July 20, 1900: Reorganized in south and southwestern Indiana as the 1st Infantry, Indiana National Guard with companies at Vincennes, Terre Haute, New Albany, Washington, Evansville, Madison, Bloomington, Greencastle and Martinsville.
• June 27-July 9, 1916: Mustered into federal service (Mexican Border War) and stationed at Llano Grande, Texas; mustered out March 14, 1917 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
• Aug. 5, 1917: Drafted into federal service (World War I) at Indianapolis. Redesignated as the 151st Infantry and assigned to the 38th Division Oct. 1, 1917. Skeletonized during Nov. 1918 in France and demobilized March 8, 1919 at Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky.
• June 30, 1921: Reorganized in central Indiana and federally recognized with headquarters at Indianapolis.
• Jan. 17, 1941: Inducted into federal service (World War II) at Indianapolis. (On Feb. 10, 1941, the 38th Division was redesignated the 38th Infantry Division) Inactivated Nov. 9, 1945 at Camp Anza, California. Reorganized and federally recognized July 29, 1947 with headquarters at Indianapolis.
• Feb. 1, 1959: Relieved from the 38th Infantry Division and reorganized as the 151st Infantry, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System.

Delta Company

On May 13, 1968, more than 12,200 Army National Guardsmen in 20 units from 17 states were mobilized for service during the Vietnam War. Eight units deployed to Vietnam and over 7,000 Army Guardsmen served in the war zone. Company D (Ranger), 151st Infantry, Indiana Army National Guard arrived in Vietnam in December 1968. As part of the II Field Force, the Indiana Rangers were assigned reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering missions. Operating deep in enemy territory, Ranger patrols engaged enemy units while conducting raids, ambushes and surveillance missions. “Delta Company” achieved an impressive combat record during its tour in Vietnam; unit members were awarded 510 medals for valor and service. Source: National Guard Bureau, The Indiana Guardsman, Vol. 6, Issue 2, p. 23. June 2010.

Vietnam War to Present:

Elements of the 151st Regiment served in the Vietnam War. Company D (Ranger) “Delta Company” was the only National Guard Infantry unit to serve intact, and earned more medals in 1969 than any other Army infantry company during a one-year period. In 1977, the regiment was organized into two battalions, elements of the 38th Infantry Division. Both the 1st Battalion (1-151 IN) and 2nd Battalion (2-151 IN) are elements of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Elements of the 151st have deployed to Bosnia -- NATO Stabilization Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (SFOR), Iraq Operation Iraqi Freedom and Afghanistan Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sources and Further Reading

1. Pratt, William D. “A History of the National Guard of Indiana, from the Beginning of the Militia System in 1787 to the Present Time, Including the Services of Indiana Troops in the War with Spain.” W. D. Pratt, Printer and Binder, Indianapolis 1901; Palala Press, March 2, 2018.
2. Skinner, Harold Allen. “The Civil War Lineage of the 151st Infantry Regiment,” Indiana National Guard, 2013. PDF
3. Indiana State Library: “Ebenezer Dumont Papers.”
4. “General Cullum's Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy” (“Cullum’s Register.”)
5. Indiana Historical Society: “Lew Wallace Collection, 1799–1972 (Bulk 1846–1905).”
6. Indiana Historical Society: “General Mahlon D. Manson Family Papers, 1848–1910.”

Active:
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Units

• Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 1-151st Infantry Battalion, Columbus
• Detachment 2, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion (HHB) 1-163rd Field Artillery (FA), Columbus
• A Company, 1-151st Infantry Battalion, Greenfield
• B Company, 1-151st Infantry Battalion, Martinsville
• C Company, 1-151st Infantry Battalion, Stout Field
• D Company, 1-151st Infantry Battalion, Washington
• G Company, 113th Brigade Support Battalion, Bedford
• Company C, 2-134th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), Seymour

Mission

Active:
Decorations:
Unit Nickname:
Unit Motto: "Fit to Fight"
Coat of Arms: Approved for the 152nd Infantry Regiment, Oct. 15, 1929; redesignated for the 152nd Cavalry Regiment, Sept. 1, 2007, with the blazon and symbolism updated.

BLAZON: SHIELD: Azure, on a bend between a fleur-de-lis and a prickly pear cactus Or, two cotises gules. CREST: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Indiana Army National Guard: From a wreath Or and azure a demi-lion rampant argent holding in dexter paw a laurel branch vert. MOTTO: FIT TO FIGHT. SYMBOLISM: SHIELD: The shield is blue for Infantry, the unit’s original designation. The red cotises on the gold band are Spanish colors, representing the continental service of the organization during the Spanish American War. The cactus and fleur-de-lis represent duty on the Mexican Border and overseas respectively. CREST: The crest is that of the Indiana Army National Guard.

Source: Department of the Army, The Institute of Heraldry

Units

• Headquarters and Headquarters Troop (HHT), 1-152nd CAV Squadron, New Albany
• Detachment 5, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion (HHB) 1-163rd Field Artillery (FA), New Albany
• A Troop, 1-152nd CAV Squadron, Madison
• B Troop, 1-152nd CAV Squadron, Connersville
• C Troop, 1-152nd CAV Squadron, Salem
• D Company, 113th Brigade Support Battalion (BSB), Scottsburg

Mission

To conduct reconnaissance and surveillance in support of the development of the brigade's situational awareness and knowledge in the area of operations. Squadron operations empower the brigade to anticipate, forestall and dominate threats, ensuring brigade mission accomplishment through decisive action and freedom of maneuver. The Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) unit mission is to provide command, control and supervision of the tactical operations of the Reconnaissance Squadron and attached units; unit administration and logistical support for the squadron staff sections; and administrative and medical support to organic and attached units. The A/B/C Company mission is to conduct reconnaissance and surveillance supporting the development of the brigade's situational awareness and knowledge in the area of operations.

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Coat of Arms: Approved June 8, 1978

BLAZON: SHIELD: Gules, a saltire and overall an arrow palewise in pale with point to chief Or, surmounted overall at fess point by a hurt fimbriated and charged with a Philippine sunburst of the second. CREST: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Indiana Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Or and gules, a demi-lion rampant argent, holding in dexter paw a laurel branch vert. MOTTO: ARMS FOR SUPPORT. SYMBOLISM: SHIELD: Scarlet and yellow are the colors used for Artillery units. The Philippine sunburst symbolizes the organization’s Philippine Presidential unit Citation and alludes to the unit’s World War II campaign participation in New Guinea, Leyte and Luzon. The blue area suggested by the state flag of Indiana also represents the many lakes and streams of the area. The arrow symbolizes the Indian heritage of the state and the unit’s mission of Field Artillery. The heraldic saltire alludes to Indiana’s motto “The Crossroads of America.” CREST: The crest is that of the Indiana Army National Guard.

Source: Department of the Army, The Institute of Heraldry

Units

• Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1-163rd Field Artillery (FA), Evansville
• A Battery, 1-163rd Field Artillery, Evansville
• B Battery, 1-163rd Field Artillery, Vincennes
• C Battery, 1-163rd Field Artillery, 38th Division, Indianapolis
• F Company, 113th Brigade Support Battalion (BSB), Evansville

Mission

To destroy, neutralize or suppress the enemy by cannon fires. The Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion (HHB) unit mission is to provide command, control and administrative supervision of organic and attached field artillery units. The A/B Battery, Field Artillery Battalion, 105T (IBCT) and C Battery, Field Artillery Battalion, 155T (IBCT) missions are to destroy, neutralize or suppress the enemy with cannon fire.

History

Constituted May 1, 1917 as the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry and allotted to the Indiana National Guard. Organized May-July 1917. Drafted into federal service Aug. 5, 1917 at Indianapolis. Converted and redesignated as the 2nd Battalion, 139th Field Artillery and assigned to the 38th Division, Oct. 1, 1917. Demobilized Jan. 16, 1919 at Camp Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. Reorganized and federally recognized April 12, 1924 with headquarters at Princeton. Inducted into federal service Jan. 17, 1941 at Princeton. Reorganized and redesignated as the 163rd Field Artillery Battalion and assigned to the 38th Division (subsequently the 38th Infantry Division), Feb. 10, 1942.

Source: Sawicki, James A. “Field Artillery Battalions of the U.S. Army” Wyvern Publications, June 1, 1981.

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Unit Motto: "Strength and Health"
Coat of Arms: Approved for the 113th Medical Regiment, Kentucky and Indiana National Guard, March 22, 1924; redesignated for the 113th Medical Battalion, Oct. 10, 1942; amended to delete the crest of the Kentucky National Guard, Jan. 30, 1959; redesignated for the 113th Support Battalion with the symbolism revised, Nov. 10, 1992.

BLAZON: SHIELD: Parti per pale sable and sanguine a Maltese cross argent. CREST: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Indiana Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors argent and sable, a demi-lion rampant argent, holding in dexter paw a laurel branch vert. MOTTO: FIRMITAS ET SANITAS (Strength and Health).SYMBOLISM: Maroon and white are colors traditionally associated with the Medical Corps, the branch of service of the parent organization. The white Maltese cross on a black shield is representative of the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem, an organization formed in Jerusalem during the Crusades in 1118, to attend the sick and wounded. This organization represented the first exclusively military medical unit in history. Black and maroon, with the white Maltese cross surmounted on the shield, signifies the similarity between the duties of the original medical organization and the duties of those which presently exist.

Source: Department of the Army, The Institute of Heraldry

Units

• Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 113th BSB, Muncie
• A Company (Transportation), 113th BSB, Muncie
• B Company (Maintenance), 113th BSB, Richmond
• C Company (Medical), 113th BSB, Anderson

Mission

To provide logistics, maintenance, and force health protection to an Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT). The Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) unit mission is to provide mission command, staff planning, supervision and field feeding support for all organic assigned or attached units to the Brigade Support Battalion (BSB). The Distribution Company mission is to provide transportation and supply support to the IBCT. The Field Maintenance Company mission is to provide field level maintenance support to an Infantry BSB for all automotive, ground support equipment, communications-electronic, armament peculiar systems and limited recovery support. The Medical Company mission is to provide Echelon II medical care to supported maneuver battalions with organic medical platoons. This company provides both Echelons I and II medical treatment on an area basis to those units without organic medical assets operating in the brigade support area (BSA). The Forward Support Company mission (Calvary Squadron) is to provide field feeding, transportation, supply support and field maintenance including communication equipment and COMSEC equipment to the Fires Battalion. The Forward Support Company Mission (ENG BN) is to provide field feeding, transportation, supply support and field maintenance including communication equipment and COMSEC equipment to the Engineer Battalion (ENG BN). The Forward Support Company Mission (FA BN) is to provide field feeding, transportation, supply support and field maintenance including communication equipment and COMSEC equipment to the Fires Battalion. The Forward Support Company Mission (INF BN) is to provide field feeding, transportation, supply support and field maintenance including communication equipment and COMSEC equipment to the Infantry Battalion.