41st Infantry Regiment ( United States ) The U . S . 41st Infantry Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army . Its 1st Battalion is currently assigned to the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team , 1st Armored Division . Its 3rd Battalion is assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team , 1st Armored Division . History . Civil War . The 41st United States ( Colored ) Infantry Regiment was one of six segregated regiments ( 2 cavalry and 4 infantry ) created in 1867 following the American Civil War to provide for African American participation in the defense of the United States . It was consolidated in 1869 with the 38th ( Colored ) Infantry Regiment to form the 24th ( Colored ) Infantry Regiment . 20th Century . The modern 41st Infantry Regiment was initially formed on 20 June 1917 as Company A , 41st Infantry at Fort Snelling , Minnesota from soldiers of the 3rd Battalion , 36th Infantry Regiment . On 9 July 1918 , the Regiment was assigned to the 10th Division at Camp Funston , Kansas , which was commanded by Leonard Wood . Here the 41st prepared for deployment to Europe to fight in World War I . In October 1918 , the regiment sent an advance party to France to prepare for the deployment , however , the war ended in November so the regiment did not deploy . As part of the general demobilization following the war , the regiment was deactivated on 22 September 1921 at Camp Meade , Maryland . It was reactivated on 15 July 1940 when the 1st Battalion , 41st Infantry was activated as Company A , 41st Infantry ( Armored ) at Fort Benning , Georgia . The 41st Infantry Regiment constituted the organic infantry of the newly formed 2nd Armored Division . The association between the 41st Infantry and the 2nd Armored Division lasted throughout World War II and continued through Operation Desert Storm The regimental motto is " Straight and Stalwart " , the crest shows a blue shield with a round yellow circle and a castle representing its birthplace at Fort Snelling Minnesota . In the upper left corner a star representing a previous fort in Texas is depicted . The regiment has received four Presidential Unit Citations from WWII including one for leading the initial breakout in the Normandy Campaign and a later citation for actions in the invasion of Germany itself . 1 Bn Lineage . Constituted 15 May 1917 in the Regular Army as Company A , 41st Infantry Organized 20 June 1917 at Fort Snelling , Minnesota Inactivated 22 September 1921 at Camp Meade , Maryland Activated 15 July 1940 at Fort Benning , Georgia , as Company A , 41st Infantry ( Armored ) , an element of the 2d Armored Division Redesignated 8 January 1942 as Company A , 41st Armored Infantry Reorganized and redesignated 25 March 1946 as Company A , 41st Armored Infantry Battalion , an element of the 2d Armored Division Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 1st Armored Rifle Battalion , 41st Infantry , and remained assigned to the 2d Armored Division ( organic elements concurrently constituted and activated ) Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1963 as the 1st Battalion , 41st Infantry Inactivated 15 June 1992 in Germany Activated 16 December 1992 at Fort Polk , Louisiana Inactivated 15 December 1995 at Fort Hood , Texas , and relieved from assignment to the 2d Armored Division Assigned 16 February 1996 to the 1st Armored Division and activated at Fort Riley , Kansas Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 1st Battalion , 41st Infantry Regiment Relieved 16 April 2007 from assignment to the 1st Armored Division and assigned to the 3d Brigade Combat Team , 1st Armored Division Inactivated 15 March 2008 at Fort Riley , Kansas Activated 16 August 2009 at Fort Bliss , Texas Campaign Credits . World War II : Algeria - French Morocco ( with arrowhead ) ; Sicily ( with arrowhead ) ; Normandy ; Northern France ; Rhineland ; Ardennes - Alsace ; Central Europe Southwest Asia : Defense of Saudi Arabia ; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait ; Cease - Fire Southwest Asia : Campaigns to be determined Afghansitan : Operation Enduring Freedom