314th Infantry Regiment ( United States ) The 314th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the U . S . Army first organized in 1917 . History . World War I . Organized as part of the 79th Division A . E . F . ( American Expeditionary Force ) - World War I The United States in World War I , the men of the 314th were trained at Camp Meade ( later renamed Fort George G . Meade in 1929 ) , Maryland . Arriving at the camp in September , 1917 , the unit completed training and sailed to France aboard the USS Leviathan in July , 1918 . Upon arrival at Brest , France , they continued training until September 1918 , then took part in the Meuse Argonne Offensive . Capturing the town of Malancourt on 26 September 1918 , they assisted the 313th Infantry on the following day in the capture of the town of Montfaucon - d ' Argonne . Montfaucon was a heavily defended area and observation post of the German army . Of the four Infantry regiments of the 79th Division involved in the offensive , the 314th was hardest - hit . It took several days to account for all the missing personnel and bring the regiment up 50 percent manning . The 79th Division was relieved on 30 September and transferred to the Troyon sector . While there , they assumed a variety of duties , including holding the front . They shared the trenches with the 313th , 315th , and 316th Infantry Regiments . During this time , they were harassed with mustard gas , shelling , and enemy trench and air raids but held the line . At the end of October , the 79th Division was again ordered to move to participate in the third phase of the Meuse Argonne Offensive . On 1 November 1918 , the 314th advanced . By 9 November , they captured the towns of Crepion , Waville , and Moirey . The following day the unit captured Buisson Chaumont , Hill 328 . On 11 November , the 314th advanced against Cote de Romagne and stopped firing at 11 a . m . , at the time of the Armistice . By the end day , the 314th had made the greatest advance into German lines east of the Meuse River . The regiment continued training , passed a review by General Pershing , and shipped home on 15 May 1919 , aboard the USS Princess Matoika . Arriving at Hoboken , New Jersey on 26 May 1919 , they were discharged from service at Camp Dix , New Jersey . History of the Log Cabin . Erected at Camp Meade , Maryland in 1917 by the men of the 314th as an Officers ' Club and assembly room , it was purchased from the U . S . government after the war , carefully disassembled , and rebuilt on ground provided by the Washington Memorial Chapel by members of the Regiment . Dedicated in 1922 by the Veterans of the 314th A . E . F . to honor the 362 men of the Regiment who made the supreme sacrifice , the cabin houses artifacts of the 314th which allows us to glimpse at how life was for the men during the First World War . The centerpiece of the cabin is a bronze tablet listing all the members of the regiment — more than 4 , 000 names . A star was placed beside each name upon their death as a sign of honor . 314th Infantry Regiment A . E . F . website Lineage . Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army ( USA ) as the 314th Infantry and assigned to the 79th Division Organized in August 1917 at Camp Meade , Maryland Demobilized 29 May 1919 at Camp Dix , New Jersey Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 314th Infantry and assigned to the 79th Division ( later redesignated as the 79th Infantry Division ) Organized in November 1921 with Headquarters at Reading , Pennsylvania Ordered into active military service 15 June 1942 and reorganized at Camp Pickett , Virginia Inactivated 15 December 1945 at Camp Kilmer , New Jersey Activated 2 January 1947 in the Organized Reserves with Headquarters at Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania Reorganized 6 April 1959 as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System to consist of the 1st Battle Group , an element of the 79th Infantry Division Reorganized 7 January 1963 to consist of the 1st Battalion , an element of the 157th Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion inactivated 1 September 1995 and relieved from assignment to the 157th Infantry Brigade 314th Infantry withdrawn 17 October 1999 from the Combat Arms Regimental System ( Training Support ) ; 1st , 2d , and 3d Battalions concurrently allotted to the Regular Army A gold color metal and enamel device in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned : Azure upon a mount Proper a falcon close Or within an orle of the last , in bordure three fleurs - de - lis of the like . Attached below the shield a Blue scroll inscribed " FORTITUDE AND COURAGE " in Gold letters . The 314th Infantry was organized at Camp Meade as a unit of the 79th Division in 1917 . It served overseas during World War I and took part in the Meuse - Argonne operation and held a sector in Lorraine . Under authority of the National Defense Act the regiment was reconstituted a unit of the 79th Division , Organized Reserves , in November 1921 , with headquarters at Reading , Pennsylvania . The falcon recalls Montfaucon and the three fleurs - de - lis recall the regiment ' s first service in the Meuse - Argonne , the Troyon Sector and the second service in the Meuse - Argonne . The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 314th Infantry , Organized Reserves on 14 July 1924 . It was amended to revise the symbolism of the design on 22 June 1970 . On 3 September 1999 the insignia was redesignated with description updated for the 314th Regiment . Azure upon a mount Proper a falcon close Or within an orle of the last in bordure three fleurs - de - lis of the like . That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve : From a wreath Or and Azure , the Lexington Minute Man Proper . The statue of the Minute Man , Captain John Parker ( H . H . Kitson , sculptor ) , stands on the common in Lexington , Massachusetts . Coat of arms . Blazon . Motto Fortitude and Courage . The 314th Infantry was organized at Camp Meade as a unit of the 79th Division in 1917 . It served overseas during World War I and took part in the Meuse - Argonne operation and held a sector in Lorraine . Under authority of the National Defense Act the regiment was reconstituted a unit of the 79th Division , Organized Reserves , in November 1921 , with headquarters at Reading , Pennsylvania . The falcon recalls Montfaucon and the three fleurs - de - lis recall the regiment ' s first service in the Meuse - Argonne , the Troyon Sector and the second service in the Meuse - Argonne . The crest is that of the U . S . Army Reserve . Background . The coat of arms was originally approved for the 314th Infantry , Organized Reserves on 2 May 1924 . It was amended to withdraw the " Organized Reserves " from the designation and to delete the Organized Reserves ' crest from the coat of arms for the 314th Infantry on 29 May 1959 . On 22 June 1970 it was amended to reinstate the crest of the Army Reserve and revise the symbolism of the design . On 3 September 1999 the coat of arms was redesignated for the 314th Regiment .