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Duty Stations

The Regiment
Fort William McKinley (Rizal, Philippines)
Aug 1916 to Jul 1917
Fort Mills (Corregidor, Philippines)
Jul 1916 to Sep 1917
Fort William McKinley (Rizal, Philippines)
Sep 1917 to Aug 1918
Combat in Siberia
Aug 1918 to Apr 1920
Fort William McKinley (Rizal, Philippines)
Apr 1920 to Dec 1920
Cuartel de Espana and Estado Mayor (Manila, Philippines)
Dec 1920 to Feb 1932
International Settlement, Shanghai, China
Feb 1932 to Jul 1932
Cuartel de Espana and Estado Mayor  (Manila, Philippines)
Jul 1932 to Dec 1941
Combat in the Philippines
Dec 1941 to Apr 1942
Camp Sobingo Seoul, Korea
Jan 1946 to Dec 1948
Camp Crawford Sapporo, Japan
Dec 1948 to Sep 1950
Combat in Korea
Sep 1950 to Jul 1953
Camp Casey,  Tongduchon, Korea
Jul 1953 to Jul 1957
Regiment converted to Battle Groups
July 1957
1st Battle Group 31st Inf (7th Inf Div) Korea
Jul 1957 to Jul 1963
2d Battle Group 31st Inf (Aviation School) Ft. Rucker, AL
Mar 1958 to Jul 1963
3d Battle Group 31st Inf (63d Inf Div) Los Angeles, CA
May 1959 to Oct 1963
Battle Groups coverted to Battalions
July 1963
1st Bn 31st Inf (formed  from 1st Battle Group in Korea)
7th Inf Div Korea
1963 to 1971
2d Inf Div Korea
1971 to 1987
2d  Bn 31st Inf (formed  from 1st Battle Group in Korea)
7th Inf Div Korea
1963 to 1971
7th Inf Div Ft. Ord, CA
Nov 1975 to 1985
3d Bn 31st Inf (fromed from 3d Battle Group in USAR)
63d Inf Div Playa del Ray, CA
Oct 1963 to Dec 1965
4th Bn 31st Inf
196th Lt Inf Bde Ft. Devens, MA
Sep 1965 to Aug 1966
196th Lt Inf Bde Combat in Vietnam
Aug 1966 to Feb 1969
23d Inf Div Combat in Vietnam
Feb 1969 to Oct 1971
Field Artillery School Ft. Sill, OK
Jan 1972 to Jul 1995
10th Mtn Div -- Ft Drum, NY
Apr 1996 to Present
10th Mtn Div -- Combat in Afghanistan
Jan 2002 to Apr 2002*
10th Mtn Div -- Combat in Iraq
2003-2004
10th Mtn Div -- Combat in Iraq ( B Co, HHC elements)
2004-2005
10th Mtn Div -- Combat in Iraq
2006-2007
* Elements of the 4th Bn have served in Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq,Djibouti, Qatar and Kuwait
5th Bn 31st Inf (formed from 2d Battle Group at Ft. Rucker)
Aviation School, Ft Rucker, AL
Jul 1963 to Jun 1967
197th Inf Bde Ft. Benning, GA
Jun 1967 to 1971
6th Bn 31st Inf
Sixth Army Ft Lewis, WA
Nov 1967 to Apr 1968
9th Inf Div Combat in Vietnam
Apr 1968 to Oct 1970
7th Inf Div Ft Ord, CA
Nov 1975 to 1981
177th Arm Bde Ft Irwin, CA
 1981 to Jan 1988

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