112th Infantry Regiment ( United States ) The 112th Infantry Regiment , also known as the Sixteenth Pennsylvania , is a unit in the Pennsylvania National Guard which can trace its lineage back to before the American Civil War . History . The 1st Battalion 112th Infantry Regiment draws its origins from Civil War era units , including the 13th , 15th , and 17th Regiments and still maintains the right to possess the silver bands and battle streamers awarded for battle service in the Peninsula and Virginia 1861 – 1863 campaigns and for participation in the battles of Manassas , Antietam , Fredericksburg , Gettysburg , the Wilderness , and Spottsylvania . On 22 November 1878 , the battalion was organized as the 16th Regiment , Pennsylvania National Guard . The Regiment consisted of companies from Erie , McKean , Venango , Elk , Warren , and Crawford counties . The units were located in Erie ( Co A ) , Bradford ( Co C ) , Oil City ( Co D ) , Cooperstown ( Co E ) , Franklin ( Co F ) , Ridgway ( Co H ) , Warren ( Co I ) , and Titusville ( Co K ) . The 2d Battalion 112th Infantry Regiment heritage can be traced back to the Logan Guards ( Lewistown ) and the Bellefonte Fencibles , both organized in 1858 . These units were mustered into federal service during the American Civil War . The Logan Guards were mustered as Company E , 25 Volunteers and then as Company A of the 46th Volunteers and the Bellefonte Fencibles were mustered as Company H , 2d Pennsylvania Volunteers . These units combined have 17 campaign streamers from the American Civil War : Po Valley , Manassas , Antietam , Chancellorsville , Gettysburg , Atlanta , Fredericksburg , Vicksburg , Wilderness , Spotsylvania , Cold Harbor , Petersburg , Appomattox , Virginia 1861 , South Carolina 1862 , Mississippi 1863 , Tennessee 1863 . In July 1865 , these units were mustered out of federal service . Spanish American War ( 1st Battalion ) . Designated as the 16th Regiment , Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry , the unit was mobilized on 28 April 1898 and activated into federal service for the Spanish - American War on 10 May 1898 at their mobilization site , Mount Gretna , Pennsylvania . They sailed to Puerto Rico on 5 July 1898 and served with the 1st Brigade , 1st Division , 1st Army Corps throughout the campaign . The unit was noted for actions in the Battle of Coamo , where the Regiment sustained six wounded and one killed in action during a blocking action . The unit was awarded the sattle streamer marked Puerto Rico for their service . They were mustered out of federal service in December 1898 . World War I ( 1st Battalion ) . On 3 July 1916 , the regiment was called to service for Mexican border duty . The unit was transported to and garrisoned at El Paso , Texas for training , but was never utilized due to the ending of hostilities . The unit was mustered into federal active service on 16 July 1917 for service in World War I . On 11 October 1917 the 16th Regiment was re - designated as the 112th Infantry Regiment , became part of the 28th Infantry Division , and was the first war - strength National Guard regiment in the United States . The regiment reached France in May 1918 as part of the American Expeditionary Force . It went onto the line , 4 July 1918 , in the Second Battle of the Marne . From that day on , the names Fismes , Fismette , Fond de Mezieres , and Argonne will never be forgotten . Company G and H lost a combined total of 200 men out of 230 when cut off at Fismette and fended off a frontal attack by a thousand German soldiers . The 112th Infantry Regiment returned home in April 1919 and was mustered out of federal service on 6 May 1919 at Camp Dix , New Jersey . The regiment was awarded battle streamers marked Champagne 1918 , Champagne - Marne , Aisne - Marne , Oise - Marne , Lorraine 1918 , and Meuse - Argonne for their service in France . World War II . The Regiment was again called to federal active service on 17 February 1941 , 10 months prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor . After years of training , the unit first entered Europe on Normandy Beach following the D - Day landing . Re - designated as the 112th Infantry Regimental Combat Team which consisted of the 112th Infantry Regiment , the 229th Field Artillery Battalion , the 103rd Engineer Battalion , Company C / 447th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion , and Company C / 630th Tank Destroyer Battalion . The Regiment plowed through France and Germany , participating in the capture of Paris and the bitter fighting in the Huertgen Forest . During December 1944 , the 112th Infantry Regimental Combat Team was holding a 6 - 1 / 2 mile sector in which the Germans attacked with nine Divisions . The Combat Team inflicted 1600 casualties and destroyed 18 tanks during nine days of continuous action , which later became known as the " Battle of the Bulge . " The Regiment was awarded battle streamers marked Normandy , Northern France , Ardennes - Alsace , Rhineland , and Central Europe for their service in World War II . The unit was also awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for their actions during the Battle of the Bulge , 16 – 24 December 1944 . The unit was mustered out of federal service on 6 December 1945 from Camp Gordon , Georgia . Operation Iraqi Freedom . In 2004 - 2005 A Co 1 / 112 was deployed with TF Dragoon to Tikrit Iraq . The 1 / 112 and the 2 / 112 deployed with the rest of the 56th SBCT on 19 September 2008 . They conducted full spectrum operations in and around Baghdad , Iraq . The main body of the 1 / 112 was stationed at Camp Taji while the main body of the 2 / 112 was stationed at Camp Liberty on the Victory Base Complex . The 2 / 112 ' s Civilian Military Operations unit , S - 9 , oversaw the distribution of roughly $ 20 million to the Iraqi people in efforts to stabilize the Iraqi economy and build public works projects including police stations , schools , hospitals , fire departments , youth centers , and water pumping stations . The 56th SBCT redeployed to America toward the end of 2009 . Commanders . 2nd Battalion 1st Battalion Campaign participation . 1st Battalion Civil War Silver Bands : Peninsula – Manassas – Antietam – Fredricksburg – Gettysburg – Wilderness – Spottsylvania – Virginia 1861 – 1863 Battle Streamers : Spanish - American War – Puerto - Rico – World War I ( Champagne – Champagne - Marne – Aisne - Marne – Oise - Marne – Lorraine – Meuse - Argonne ) – World War II ( Normandy – Northern France – Ardennes - Alsace – Rhineland – Central Europe ) Unit Decoration : Presidential Unit Citation , 16 – 23 Dec 1944 112th Infantry 2nd Battalion American Civil War War with Spain World War I World War II Central Europe Operation Iraqi Freedom