47th Infantry Regiment (United States)
| 47th Infantry Regiment | |
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| Active | 1917 – present |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Army
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| Type | Infantry basic training |
| Size | Regiment |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Benning, GA |
| Nickname(s) | "Raiders" |
| Motto(s) | Ex Virtute Honos (Honor Comes From Virtue) |
| Engagements |
World War I World War II Vietnam War |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
2nd Bn - LTC Duane M. Patin |
| Notable commanders |
Alexander Patch |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia |  |
| U.S. Infantry Regiments | |
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The 47th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army since 1917. Having seen combat in multiple conflicts, it is now assigned to the 194th Armor Brigade training new soldiers.
The only active unit of the 47th Infantry Regiment is the 2nd Battalion, stationed at Sand Hill, Fort Benning. The Battalion falls under the 194th Armored Brigade, and MCoE TRADOC, the unit used for Basic Combat Training, capable of training 1,200 soldiers per cycle.
On 8 April 2013 an inactivation ceremony was held for the 3d Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, resulting in a reduction of 44 soldier and 27 civilian positions.
Forrest Gump is shown to be a member of the regiment, wearing the regiment's distinctive unit insignia on his Class A Dress Green Uniform. In the film he is cast as a member of the 4th Platoon, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry, then a unit of the 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam.
Constituted 15 May 1917 in the Regular Army as Company C, 47th Infantry
Organized 1 June 1917 at Syracuse, New York
(47th Infantry assigned 19 November 1917 to the 4th Division)
Inactivated 22 September 1921 at Camp Lewis, Washington
(47th Infantry relieved 15 August 1927 from assignment to the 4th Division and assigned to the 7th Division; relieved 1 October 1933 from assignment to the 7th Division; assigned 1 August 1940 to the 9th Division [later redesignated as the 9th Infantry Division])
Activated 10 August 1940 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Inactivated 31 December 1946 in Germany
Activated 15 July 1947 at Fort Dix, New Jersey
Inactivated 1 December 1957 at Fort Carson, Colorado, and relieved from assignment to the 9th Infantry Division; concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Battle Group, 47th Infantry
Withdrawn 10 April 1959 from the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, and assigned to the 81st Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted)
Battle Group activated 1 May 1959 with Headquarters at Atlanta, Georgia
Inactivated 1 April 1963 at Atlanta, Georgia, and relieved from assignment to the 81st Infantry Division
Redesignated 1 February 1966 as the 3d Battalion, 47th Infantry; concurrently withdrawn from the Army Reserve, allotted to the Regular Army, assigned to the 9th Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Riley, Kansas
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