153rd Infantry Regiment

153d Infantry Regiment (First Arkansas)
153d Infantry Regiment Coat of Arms
Active	1890–1919, 1920–1944, 1946–present
Country	United States
Allegiance	Arkansas
Branch	Army National Guard
Type	Infantry
Size	Two battalions
Part of	United States Army Regimental System
Regimental Headquarters	Malvern, Arkansas
Nickname(s)	"First Arkansas"
Motto(s)	Let's Go
Facings	Light blue
Campaigns	World War I World War II Aleutian Islands
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Regimental Insignia

World War I
World War II

The 153d Infantry Regiment (First Arkansas) is a United States infantry regiment, currently represented in the Arkansas Army National Guard by the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry, headquartered at Malvern, Arkansas, and 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry, headquartered at Searcy, Arkansas, elements of the 39th Brigade Combat Team. The regiment was also represented by the 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment headquartered at Warren, Arkansas until that unit was deactivated on 5 September 2005. The regiment was activated as the 1st Arkansas Volunteer Infantry for the Spanish-American War, but did not deploy overseas. The regiment was activated for World War I, redesignated as the 153rd Infantry and shipped to France as a part of the 39th Division, but became a replacement division and personnel were reassigned to other AEF units. The regiment was activated for World War II and deployed to the Aleutian Islands, participating in the Aleutian Islands Campaign. Recently, elements of the regiment have participated in two deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, in 2004 and again in 2008.

Two units claimed the name '1st Arkansas' during the American Civil War, one Confederate and one on the Union side, but neither have a direct connection to the 153d Infantry. These units were each recruited in the state by national governments for service in their respective army. Neither of them had any connection to the militia units of the State of Arkansas.