the 16th Division) Inactivated 13 September 1921 at Vancouver Barracks, Washington Activated 1 July 1940 at Camp Ord, California, as an element of the 7th Division (later redesignated as the 7th Infantry Division) Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battle Group, 32d Infantry, and remained assigned to the 7th Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated) Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1963 as the 1st Battalion, 32d Infantry Relieved 31 March 1971 from assignment to the 7th Infantry Division and assigned to the 2d Infantry Division Inactivated 21 October 1978 in Korea and relieved from assignment to the 2d Infantry Division Assigned 7 August 1980 to the 7th Infantry Division and activated at Fort Ord, California Inactivated 10 June 1987 at Fort Ord, California, and relieved from assignment to the 7th Infantry Division Assigned 16 February 1996 to the 10th Mountain Division and activated at Fort Drum, New York Relieved 16 September 2004 from assignment to the 10th Mountain Division and assigned to the 3d Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 1st Battalion, 32d Infantry Regiment Campaign participation credit World War II: Aleutian Islands (with arrowhead); Eastern Mandates; Leyte (with arrowhead); Ryukyus (with arrowhead) Korean War: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953 War on Terrorism (1st battalion only): Consolidation 1; Consolidation 2; Consolidation 3 Decorations Meritorious Unit Citation (Army) for AFGHANISTAN 2013–2014 Valorous Unit Award (Army) for NURISTAN PROVINCE 2009 Meritorious Unit Citation (Army) for AFGHANISTAN 2006–2007 Meritorious Unit Citation (Army) for IRAQ 2003–2004 Valorous Unit Award (Army) for IRAQ 2003–2004 Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for CENTRAL KOREA Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for KUMHWA Presidential Unit Citation (Navy) for INCHON Presidential Unit Citation (Navy) for CHOSIN RESERVOIR Presidential Unit Citation (Navy) for HWACHON RESERVOIR Navy Unit Commendation for PANMUNJOM Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for 17 October 1944 TO 4 July 1945 Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for INCHON Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1950–1953 Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1945–1948; 1953–1971 Company B Only Meritorious Unit Citation (Army) for AFGHANISTAN DEC 2008-DEC 2009 See also Transformation of the United States Army References External links 1st Battalion 32nd Infantry's official website Military units and formations established in 1916 0032 1916