377th Infantry Regiment
History of the Regiment
Constituted 5 September 1918 in the National Army as the 377th Infantry and assigned to the 95th Division. (Was to be organized in France from personnel of the 1st Pioneer Infantry but never accomplished.) Disbanded 22 December 1918. Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves and assigned to the 95th Division. Organized during November 1921 with Headquarters at Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Ordered into active military service, less personnel, and organized 15 July 1942 at Camp Swift, Texas. Inactivated 11 October 1945 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.
Campaign Streamers
World War II
- Northern France
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
Coat of Arms
Shield: Argent, on a less vert seven gouttes d’eau, four and three, between three gouttes d’olive in chief and seven in base, four and’three.
Crest: The shield is white for infantry, while the green fess indicates the original organization of the regiment in the oil belt of Oklahoma. The gouttes resemble drops of oil and the arrangement of the drops indicate the numerical designation of the unit. The motto is Cherokee Indian for “Onward.”
Motto: Ni ga da e sa sdi (Onward)
Distinctive Insignia
The insignia is the shield and motto of the coat of arms, The sample of the insignia was approved 11 October 1927.
95th ID STATISTICS
Chronology
- Activated – 15 July 1942
- Arrived ETO – 17 August 1944
- Arrived Continent (D+105) – 19 September 1944
- Entered Combat – First Elements -18 October 1944
- Entered Combat – Entire Division – 20 October 1944
- Days in Combat – 151
Casualties (Tentative)
- Killed in Action – 1,128
- Wounded in Action – 4,783
- Missing in Action – 394
- Captured – 65
- Battle Casualties – 6,370
- Non-Battle Casualties – 3,834
- Total Casualties – 10,204
- Percent of T/O Strength – 72.4
Campaigns
- Northern France
- Ardennes
- Rhineland
- Central Europe
Prisoners of War Taken 31,988
DETACHMENTS
(Attached to)
Infantry
| 377th Infantry Regiment | 2d Armored Division | 29 Mar 45-2 Apr 45 |
ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS
| DATE | CORPS | ARMY | ARMY GROUP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assigned | Attached | Assigned | Attached | ||
| 7 Jul 44 | Ninth | ETOUSA | |||
| 27 Jul 44 | XIII | Ninth | |||
| 28 Aug 44 | XIII | Ninth | 12th | ||
| 5 Sep 44 | III | Ninth | 12th | ||
| 10 Oct 44 | XX | Third | 12th | ||
| 29 Jan 45 | VIII | Third | 12th | ||
| 5 Feb 45 | – | Ninth | 12th | Br 21st | |
| 13 Feb 45 | Br VIII | Ninth (Adm) | Second Br (Opn) | 12th | Br 21st |
| 22 Feb 45 | XIX | Ninth | 12th | Br 21st | |
| 26 Feb 45 | XIII (Opn) | Ninth | 12th | Br 21st | |
| 30 Mar 45 | XIX | Ninth | 12th | Br 21st | |
| 31 Mar 45 | XXII (Opn) | Fifteenth | 12th | – | |
| 2 Apr 45 | XIX | Ninth | 12th | Br 21st | |
| 4 Apr 45 | XIV | Ninth | 12th | – | |
| 9 Apr 45 | XVI | Ninth | 12th | ||
(-) Indicates relieved from assignment.
COMMAND POSTS
| DATE | TOWN | REGION | COUNTRY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 44 | Winchester | Hampshire | England |
| 15 Sep 44 | Mandeville | Calvados | France |
| 13 Oct 44 | Norroy-le-Sec | Meurthe-et-Moselle | France |
| 20 Oct 44 | Villers-sous-Preny | Meurthe-et-Moselle | France |
| 1 Nov 44 | Moyeuvre-Grande | Moselle | France |
| 24 Nov 44 | Borny | Meurthe-et-Moselle | France |
| 28 Nov 44 | Boulay | Moselle | France |
| 28 Jan 45 | Tavigny | Luxembourg | Belgium |
| 5 Feb 45 | Rocienge-sur-Geer | Limbourg | Belgium |
| 15 Feb 45 | Deurne | Limburg | Netherlands |
| 22 Feb 45 | Rocienge-sur-Geer | Limbourg | Belgium |
| 2 Mar 45 | Julich | Rhineland | Germany |
| 3 Mar 45 | Osterath | Rhineland | Germany |
| 5 Mar 45 | Krefeld | Rhineland | Germany |
| 11 Mar 45 | Ameln | Rhineland | Germany |
| 2 Apr 45 | Beckum | Westphalia | Germany |
| 9 Apr 45 | Soest | Westphalia | Germany |
| 11 Apr 45 | Werl | Westphalia | Germany |
| 12 Apr 45 | Kamen | Westphalia | Germany |
| 19 Apr 45 | Beckum | Westphalia | Germany |
| 23 Apr 45 | Erwitte | Westphalia | Germany |
| 9 May 45 | Ludinghausen | Westphalia | Germany |