▁the ▁regiment ▁was ▁activ ated ▁once ▁again ▁at ▁Fort ▁Jackson , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁where ▁it ▁remained ▁until ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁The ▁ 8 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Fort ▁Car son , ▁Colorado ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁went ▁with ▁it ▁where ▁it ▁res umed ▁its ▁training ▁mission . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁ID ▁was ▁designated ▁an ▁Operation ▁Gy ros cope ▁division ▁and ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁division ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁completed ▁its ▁last ▁training ▁cycle ▁in ▁December , ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁In ▁January ▁the ▁regiment ▁began ▁to ▁get ▁permanent ▁party ▁personnel ▁and ▁new ▁rec ruits , ▁ ▁Basic ▁training ▁for ▁these ▁rec ruits ▁began ▁in ▁mid ▁February ▁and ▁seg ued ▁immediately ▁into ▁advanced ▁training . ▁Both ▁training ▁blocks ▁were ▁completed ▁by ▁mid ▁June ▁and ▁the ▁regiment ▁achieved ▁" com bat ▁ready " ▁status . ▁The ▁regiment ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Ell is ▁W . ▁William son ▁left ▁Fort ▁Car son ▁for ▁its ; ▁new ▁assignment ▁in ▁Germany ▁where ▁it ▁replaced ▁the ▁ 4 7 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment , ▁ 9 th ▁ID . ▁Regiment al ▁headquarters ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Battalion ▁were ▁station ed ▁at ▁W iley ▁Bar ra cks ▁in ▁Neu ▁Ul m . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁the ▁regiment ▁was ▁re organ ised ▁under ▁the ▁Pent omic ▁system ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Battle ▁Group , ▁