34th Infantry
(Leyte Dragons)
Lineage and Honors Information as of 25 September 1996
34th Infantry Lineage
Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 34th Infantry
Organized 15 July 1916 at El Paso, Texas
Assigned 6 December 1917 to the 7th Division
Relieved 24 March 1923 from assignment to the 7th Division and assigned to the 8th Division
Relieved 15 August 1927 from assignment to the 8th Division and assigned to the 4th Division
Relieved 1 October 1933 from assignment to the 4th Division and assigned to the 8th Division (later redesignated as the 8th Infantry Division)
Inactivated 5 June 1940 at Fort Benning, Georgia
Activated 1 July 1940 at Camp Jackson, South Carolina
Relieved 12 June 1943 from assignment to the 8th Infantry Division and assigned to the 24th Infantry Division
Relieved 5 June 1958 from assignment to the 24th Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
Withdrawn 16 December 1987 from the Combat Arms Regimental System, reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System, and transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
34th Infantry Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War I: Lorraine 1918
World War II: New Guinea; Leyte (with arrowhead); Luzon Southern Philippines
Korean War: UN Defensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Korea, Summer 1953
Decorations
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for KILAY RIDGE
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for CORREGIDOR
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for DEFENSE OF KOREA
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for PYONGTAEK
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA