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THE ORDER OF THE BAYONET WAS AWARDED TO THOSE 7TH INFANTRY DIVISION PERSONNEL WHO WERE IN THE INCHON LANDING OPERATRIONS IN SOUTH KOREA ON
SEPTEMBER 10-19 1950. BAYONET WAS THE CODE WORD FOR THOSE LANDINGS.
1950-1950, 111.10, US Army Training Center, Infantry (Staff) Fort Lewis, WA
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US Army Training Center, Infantry (Staff) Fort Lewis, WA Details
The United States Army Training Center, Infantry, Fort Lewis, was activated on 2 May 1966; and three basic training companies started the first basic combat training cycle on 11 July of that year. On 19 September, the first eight-week training cycle of advanced infantry training was begun. A Drill Sergeant's School was established in August 1966 to produce qualified personnel to man the Training Center. It graduated 350 to 400 qualified drill instructors yearly. In September 1967 Fort Lewis celebrated its 50th birthday. On 15 January 1968, the installation became officially the United States Army Training Center, Infantry and Fort Lewis. The Center's three brigades graduated up to 1,900 men a week from Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training; and by 24 June 1972, when it officially closed, the Center had trained over 302,000 men.
