192nd Infantry Brigade

192nd Infantry Brigade
192nd Infantry Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	1942–1946 ??-present
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States Army
Branch	Active duty
Type	Infantry Brigade
Role	Training
Size	Brigade
Part of	First Army
Engagements	World War II
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia

The 192nd Infantry Brigade is an infantry brigade of the United States Army. It was first formed as part of the United States Army Reserve's 96th Division. As part of the triangularization of the US Army before World War II, the Brigade was inactivated and the assets & personnel formed the 96th Reconnaissance Troop.

World War II

Unit served as the 96th Recon Troop. It served as the "eyes & ears" of the 96th Infantry Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

• Activated: 15 August 1942.
• Overseas: 23 July 1944.
• Campaigns: Ryukyus, Southern Philippines.
• Returned to U. S.: 2 February 1946.
• Inactivated: 3 February 1946.

Today

The 192nd Infantry Brigade has been reactivated at Fort Benning, Georgia to serve as the Basic Combat Training Brigade.

ORDER OF BATTLE

• Headquarters & Headquarters Company
• 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry
• 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry
• 30th Adjutant General Battalion

References

• 192nd Infantry Brigade
• 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 192nd Infantry Brigade
• "The Brigade: A History, Its Organization and Employment in the US Army"
• Summers, Harry G. Historical Atlas of the Vietnam War. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.