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Best Moment
In May 1958, SP3 Ernesto Collazo received a "BEST SOLIDER AWARD" Plaque from Comapny C, 2nd Brigdade, 14th Infantry at Fort Benning, GA. I have been having a hard time finding this specific unit on the Unit pull down list. I couldn't get the SP3 from the pull down list either.
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Chain of Command
In 1957 the Army concluded that tactical Infantry regiments would be obsolete on the atomic battlefield and decided to replace them with Infantry battle groups. To preserve the lineage and honors of the historic combat arms regiments the Army instituted the Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS). The 14th Infantry was selected as one of the historic parent regiments in CARS. Initially the 14th Infantry fielded three battle groups and two separate rifle companies.
The 1st Battle Group, 14th Infantry (descending from Company A, 14th Infantry), was activated at Schofield Barracks on 1 February 1957 and assigned to the 25th Division. Personnel and equipment of the 14th not used to form the 1st Battle Group were used to man and equip the 2nd Battle Group, 19th Infantry one of four other battle groups being activated at Schofield Barracks at that time.
In 1963, the Army reorganized the Infantry divisions replacing the battle group with brigades and battalions. Thus, the 1st Battle Group, 14th Infantry was reorganized and redesignated as the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry on 26 August 1963. Also activated and assigned to the 25th on that date was the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry (descending from Company B, 14th Infantry) which had previously served as the 2nd Battle Group, 14th Infantry at Fort Benning Georgia from 1957-1960. Both battalions were allocated to the newly formed 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
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