Cold War B Co., 2d Bn., 52d Infantry

From the collection of Walter Swett

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1/2 liter Cold War Stein, B Co., 2nd Bn., 52nd Infantry, with unit crest, named to Captain Nelson F. Perez.

Unit Crest: "Approved on 5 December 1928, the 52nd Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia, or unit crest, pays
tribute to the units that were pivotal in the organization’s creation and first combat action. The red lozenge and
Maltese Cross on the canton are emblems of the 11th Infantry, the organization from which personnel were taken
to organize this regiment. A gold bend with silver borders is taken from the arms of Alsace; it is charged with
the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 6th Division to denote that the regiment was assigned to that division during
World War I. FORTIS ET CERTUS, the regimental motto, is Latin for "Brave And True." (Source: www.uniforms-4U.com)"

Left side scene: Bamberg Coat of Arms, 1971-74

Right side scene: Jump wings, Cobra attack helicopter, M113 Armored Personnel Carrier

Unit History:
Constituted 15 May 1917 in the Regular Army as Company B, 52d Infantry
Organized 16 June 1917 at Chickamauga Park, Georgia
(52d Infantry assigned 16 November 1917 to the 6th Division)
Inactivated 1 September 1921 at Camp Grant, Illinois
(52d Infantry relieved 15 August 1927 from assignment to the 6th Division and
assigned to the 9th Division; relieved 1 October 1933 from assignment to the 9th
Division and assigned to the 6th Division; relieved 1 October 1940 from
assignment to the 6th Division)
Redesignated 15 July 1942 as Company B, 52d Armored Infantry, an element of
the 9th Armored Division, and activated at Fort Riley, Kansas
Reorganized and redesignated 9 October 1943 as Company B, 60th Armored
Infantry Battalion, an element of the 9th Armored Division
Inactivated 13 October 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia
Redesignated 14 September 1950 as Company B, 52d Infantry, an element of the
71st Infantry Division
Redesignated 25 February 1953 as Company B, 560th Armored Infantry Battalion,
an element of the 9th Armored Division
Lineage and Honors Information as of 2 June 2010
3/18/22, 5:12 PM U.S. Army Center of Military History - Lineage and Honors Information
[link] 2/3
(560th Armored Infantry Battalion relieved 1 March 1957 from assignment to the
9th Armored Division)
Redesignated 30 August 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d
Armored Rifle Battalion, 52d Infantry (organic elements concurrently constituted)
Battalion assigned 1 October 1957 to the 3d Armored Division and activated in
Germany
Reorganized and redesignated 3 February 1962 as the 2d Battalion, 52d Infantry;
concurrently relieved from assignment to the 3d Armored Division and assigned to
the 1st Armored Division
Inactivated 10 September 1963 at Fort Hood, Texas
Activated 12 May 1967 at Fort Hood, Texas
Inactivated 15 September 1972 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 1st
Armored Division

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War I
*Meuse-Argonne
*Alsace 1918
World War II
*Rhineland
*Ardennes-Alsace
*Central Europe
War on Terrorism
Campaigns to be determined
DECORATIONS
*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered LUXEMBOURG
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ST. VITH
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BASTOGNE
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered REMAGEN
BRIDGEHEAD

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