Lineages and Honors of the California
National Guard
160th Infantry
Regiment (Seventh California)
Constituted 22 July 1885 in the California
National Guard as the 7th Infantry Battalion and organized from
existing companies in southern California
Expanded, reorganized, and redesignated
5 May 1888 as the 7th Infantry Regiment
Consolidated 7 December 1895 with the
9th Infantry Regiment (organized 8 February 1890 in the California
National Guard) and consolidated unit designated as the 7th Infantry
Regiment
Mustered into Federal service 9 May 1898
at the Presidio of San Francisco as the 7th California Volunteer
Infantry; mustered out of Federal service 2 December 1898 at
Los Angeles
Mustered into Federal service 29 June
1916 at Sacramento; mustered out of Federal service 11 November
1916 at Los Angeles
Drafted into Federal service 5 August
1917
Consolidated 25 September-1 November 1917
with the 2d Battalion, Companies L and M, and the Sanitary Detachment,
2d Infantry Regiment, California National Guard; consolidated
unit concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 160th Infantry
and assigned to the 40th Division
Demobilized 7 May 1919 at Camp Kearny,
California
Former southern California elements reorganized
23 August-6 October 1921 in the California National Guard as
the 160th Infantry and assigned to the 40th Division; Headquarters
Federally recognized 31 January 1922 at Los Angeles
2d Battalion, 160th Infantry, withdrawn,
reorganized, and redesignated 1 April 1929 as the 2d Battalion,
185th Infantry, an element of the 40th Division (160th Infantry
- hereafter separate lineage)
Expanded and reorganized March-April 1930
as the 2d and 3d Battalions, 185th Infantry, elements of the
40th Division (later redesignated as the 40th Infantry Division)
Inducted into Federal service 3 March
1941 at home stations
Inactivated 7 April 1946 at Camp Stoneman,
California
2d and 3d Battalions, 185th Infantry,
redesignated 5 August 1946 as the 223d and 224th Infantry and
remained assigned to the 40th Infantry Division
After 5 August 1946 the above units underwent
changes as follows:
223d Infantry reorganized and Federally
recognized 15 October 1946 with Headquarters at PasadenaOrdered
into active Federal service 1 September 1950 at home stations
(223d Infantry [NGUS] organized and Federally recognized 2 September
1952 with Headquarters at Pasadena) Released 30 June 1954 from
active Federal service and reverted to state control; Federal
recognition concurrently withdrawn from the 223d Infantry (NGUS)1st
Battalion, 223d Infantry, reorganized and redesignated 1 July
1954 as the 223d Armored Infantry Battalion, an element of the
40th Armored Division, with Headquarters at Glendale (remainder
of 223d Infantry - hereafter separate lineages)
224th Infantry reorganized and Federally
recognized 15 October 1946 with Headquarters at OntarioOrdered
into active Federal service 1 September 1950 at home stations
224th Infantry [NGUS] organized and Federally recognized 2 September
1952 with Headquarters at Ontario)Released 30 June 1954 from
active Federal service and reverted to state control; Federal
recognition concurrently withdrawn from the 224th Infantry (NGUS)1st
and 3d Battalions, 224th Infantry, reorganized and redesignated
1 July 1954 respectively as the 224th Armored Infantry Battalion,
with Headquarters at San Bernardino, and the 161st Armored Infantry
Battalion, with Headquarters at Orange (changed 1 November 1957
to Santa Ana), elements of the 40th Armored Division (remainder
of 224th Infantry - hereafter separate lineages)
161st, 223d, and 224th Armored Infantry
Battalions consolidated, reorganized, and redesignated 1 July
1959 as the 160th Infantry, a parent regiment under the Combat
Arms Regimental System, to consist of the 1st, 2d, 3d, and 4th
Rifle Battalions, elements of the 40th Armored Division
Reorganized 1 March 1963 to consist of
the 1st, 2d, 3d, and 4th Battalions, elements of the 40th Armored
Division
Reorganized 1 November 1965 to consist
of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 40th Armored
Division, and the 4th Battalion, an element of the 29th Infantry
Brigade
Reorganized 29 January 1968 to consist
of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 40th Infantry
Brigade, and the 4th Battalion, an element of the 40th Armored
Brigade
Reorganized 13 January 1974 to consist
of the 1st, 2d, 3d, and 4th Battalions, elements of the 40th
Infantry Division
Reorganized 1 August 1985 to consist of
the 2d, 3d, and 4th Battalions, elements of the 40th Infantry
Division
Withdrawn 19 January 1988 from the Combat
Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States
Army Regimental System
(2d, 3d, and 4th Battalions ordered into
active Federal service 2 May 1992 at home stations; released
9 May 1992 from active Federal service and reverted to state
control)
Reorganized 1 October 1999 to consist
of the 1st and 3d Battalions, elements of the 40th Infantry Division
(1st Battalion ordered into active Federal service 24 October
2004 at home stations)
(3d Battalion ordered into active Federal service 7 November
2004 at home stations)
Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 160th Infantry Regiment
(1st Battalion released from active Federal service 21 April
2006 and reverted to state control)
(3d Battalion released from active Federal service 5 May 2006
and reverted to state control)
Reorganized 1 September 2007 to consist of the 1st Battalion,
an element of the 40th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Ordered into active Federal service 2 March 2007 at home stations;
released from active Federal service 27 August 2008 and reverted
to state control
(40th Infantry Brigade Combat Team redesignated 1 September 2008
as the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)
Campaign
Participation Credit
World War I
Meuse – Argonne
World War II
Central Pacific
Northern Solomons
Bismarck Archipelago
Luzon (with arrowhead)
Southern Philippines (with arrowhead)
Headquarters Company (Inglewood), 1st
Battalion, additionally entitled to:
Central Europe
Korean War
Second Korean Winter
Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
Decorations
Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1992
Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2005-2006
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17
OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered
KOREA 1952 – 1954
Headquarters Company (Inglewood), 1st Battalion, additionally
entitled to:
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered
KOREA 1952 – 1953
Company A (Fullerton), 1st Battalion, additionally entitled
to:
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered BAGHDAD JAN 2005-JAN
2006
Company C (Orange), 1st Battalion, additionally entitled
to:
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ
DEC 2006-AUG 2007
Company D (San Pedro) 1st Battalion, additionally entitled
to:
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered
KOREA 1952
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered
KOREA 1952 -1953
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
The Adjutant General
10 June 2013
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