289th Infantry Regiment (United States)
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| Active | 1942 |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch | United States Army Reserve |
| Type | Infantry |
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| Motto(s) | "Vincere Aut Mori" (To Conquer or To Die) |
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The 289th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the U.S. Army Reserve.
The regiment was activated on 15 April 1943 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
The regiment was sent to the European in 1944 and participated in the Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe campaigns.
It was inactivated on 23 November 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia.
The regiment was allocated to the Organized Reserve Corps and re-activated on 1 March 1952 and its headquarters located at Beaumont, Texas. The Organized Reserve Corps was re-designated on 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve.
The location of Headquarters changed 25 May 1954 to College Station, Texas.
The regiment was inactivated on 31 January 1955 at College Station, Texas, and relieved from assignment to the 75th Infantry Division the same date.
Constituted 24 December 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 289th Infantry and assigned to the 75th Infantry Division (United States)
Inactivated 31 January 1955 at College Station, Texas, and relieved from assignment to the 75th Infantry Division
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1⁄8 inches (2.9 cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Argent, a bunch of grapes stalked and leaved between in bend an acorn and a fleur-de-lis Azure. Attached below the shield a Silver scroll inscribed "VINCERE AUT MORI" in Blue. The translation of the motto is "To Conquer or To Die."
Blue and white are colors traditionally associated with Infantry. The grapes refer to service in the Rhineland; the acorn is for the forests of Ardennes; and the fleur-de-lis for Central Europe; all symbolic of the unit's service in World War II.
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 289th Infantry Regiment on 19 June 1952. It was redesignated for the 289th Regiment, with description and symbolism revised, on 28 October 1993.
World War II
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