116th Infantry Regiment
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The 116th Infantry Regiment is a historic U.S. Army National Guard infantry unit best known for its prominent role in the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach during World War II.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| 116th Infantry Regiment (United States) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Army National Guard unit
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infantry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union (historical lineage)
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| associatedStateNationalGuard | Virginia Army National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| branchColor | infantry blue ⓘ |
| campaignParticipationCredit |
Central Europe Campaign
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Normandy Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern France Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhineland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Virginia Army National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| component | Army National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Civil War
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Global War on Terrorism NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 18th century (lineage traces to colonial militia units) ⓘ |
| decorations | French Croix de Guerre (World War II, Normandy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equipmentType | light infantry weapons ⓘ |
| function | close combat ground operations ⓘ |
| garrison | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubunit |
1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment
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2nd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherFormationOnDDay | 29th Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | Presidential Unit Citation (World War II, Normandy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingSector | Omaha Beach, Dog Green sector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineageIncludes | units of the Stonewall Brigade (Confederate States Army) ⓘ |
| motto | Ever Forward ⓘ |
| nickname | Stonewall Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
D-Day
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Normandy landings NERFINISHED ⓘ Omaha Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | heavy casualties in the first waves at Omaha Beach ⓘ |
| notableRole | first assault waves at Omaha Beach on 6 June 1944 ⓘ |
| partOf | 29th Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | active (National Guard) ⓘ |
| size | regiment ⓘ |
| stateAffiliation | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | European Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Stonewall Brigade heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | light infantry ⓘ |
| worldWarIITheater | European Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldWarITheater | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
29th Infantry Division
this entity surface form:
116th Infantry Regiment (United States)