326th Infantry Regiment (United States)

326th Regiment 326th Infantry Regiment 326th Glider Infantry Regiment
Distinctive unit insignia of the 326th Glider Infantry Regiment, World War II.
Active	1917–1919 1942–1946
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry Glider infantry
Size	Regiment
Garrison/HQ	Alliance Army Airfield
Motto(s)	Aspera Juvant, "Difficult Delight"
Colors	Blue, Gold, and White
Engagements	World War I World War II

The 326th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army that saw active service during World War I, as part of the 82nd Division and fought in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and was inactivated in 1919. The regiment was reactivated during World War II, again as part of the 82nd Infantry Division, and was converted into a glider infantry formation, becoming the 326th Glider Infantry Regiment. Originally part of the 82nd Airborne Division, the regiment transferred to the 13th Airborne Division. However, despite training for almost three years, the 326th was never involved in any combat.

Under the command of Colonel John Campbell McArthur, a Regular Army officer, the 326th Infantry Regiment was officially activated as one of the four regiments of the 82nd Infantry Division on August 29, 1917, nearly five months after the American entry into World War I, at Camp Gordon, near Atlanta, Georgia. The other regiments of the 82nd Division were the 325th, 327th and 328th Infantry Regiments, together with supporting units. Being part of a National Army division, the 326th was composed of large numbers of conscripts (or "draftees") who had been called up for military service, most of whom had no previous military experience whatsoever. However, the only personnel actually assigned to the regiment were a small cadre of Regular Army soldiers charged with the task of preparing for the thousands of young draftees who would soon be flooding the camp.