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First United States Army
1st USA Color
Active	August 10, 1918 - April 20, 1919; October 1, 1933 - Present.
Country	United States
Branch	Regular Army
Type	Field Army
Garrison/HQ	Fort Gillem
Motto	"First In Deed"
Colors	Red and White
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Commanders
Notable commanders	John J. Pershing 1918 Hunter Liggett 1918-1919 Dennis E. Nolan 1933-1936 Fox Conner 1936-1938 Hugh A. Drum 1938-1943 George Grunert 1943-1944 Omar N. Bradley 1944 Courtney H. Hodges 1944-1949 Roscoe B. Woodruff 1949 Walter Bedell Smith 1949-1950 Roscoe B. Woodruff 1950 Willis D. Crittenberger 1950-1952 Withers A. Burress 1953-1954 Thomas W. Herren 1954-1957 Blackshear M. Bryan 1957-1960 Edward J. O’Neill 1960-1962 Garrison H. Davidson 1962-1964 Robert W. Porter Jr. 1964-1965 Thomas W. Dunn 1965-1966 Russel L. Honoré Present.

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1 History
2 Lineage
3 First U.S. Army Honors
- 3.1 Campaign Participation credit
- 3.2 Decorations
4 Units of the First Army^[1]
5 Bibliography
6 External links
7 References

History

First Army was first activated in August 1918. It saw action in the American Expeditionary Force in the latter stages of World War I and included many figures who were later to become very famous, such as Douglas MacArthur. First Army was inactivated after WWI in 1919. 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Officers of the American Expeditionary Forces and the Baker mission The American Expeditionary Forces or AEF was the United States military force sent to Europe in World War I.(In France, AEF is a news agency specialised in Education and Formation) The AEF fought alongside allied forces against imperial German... â€œThe Great War â€ redirects here. ... This article is about the American general; for the municipality in the Philippines, see General MacArthur, Eastern Samar. ...

First Army Distinctive Unit Insignia.

In 1933, First Army was reactivated. It had the mission of training Army formations at the time, as did all the other field armies. Image File history File links 1ADUI.gifâ€Ž U.S. 1st Army DISTINCTIVE UNIT INSIGNIA: =Description:= A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches in height overall consisting of a black enamel capital letter A bearing three gold stars on the top cross bar and five gold on... Image File history File links 1ADUI.gifâ€Ž U.S. 1st Army DISTINCTIVE UNIT INSIGNIA: =Description:= A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches in height overall consisting of a black enamel capital letter A bearing three gold stars on the top cross bar and five gold on... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After the US entered World War II, the army moved overseas, to the United Kingdom, in order to prepare for D-Day, the invasion of Normandy. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Combatants United States United Kingdom Canada Free France Poland Nazi Germany Commanders Dwight Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander) Bernard Montgomery (land) Bertram Ramsay (sea) Trafford Leigh-Mallory (air) Omar Bradley (U.S. 1st Army) Miles Dempsey (UK 2nd Army) Harry Crerar (Canadian 1st Army) Gerd von Rundstedt (OB WEST) Erwin Rommel...

Upon going ashore on D-Day, First Army came under 21st Army Group and commanded all American ground forces. Three American divisions were landed by sea at the Western end of the beaches, and two more were landed by air. On Utah Beach the assault troops had a relatively easy time, but Omaha Beach came nearest of all of the five landing areas to disaster. The two American airborne divisions that landed were scattered all over the landscape, and caused considerable confusion amongst the German soldiers, as well as largely securing their objectives, albeit it with units completely mixed up with each other. First Army captured much of the early gains of the Allied forces in Normandy. Once the beachheads were joined up, its troops struck west and isolated the Cotentin Peninsula, and then captured Cherbourg. When the American Mulberry harbour was wrecked by a storm, Cherbourg became much more vital than it had been thought it would be. Combatants United States United Kingdom Canada Free France Poland Nazi Germany Commanders Dwight Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander) Bernard Montgomery (land) Bertram Ramsay (sea) Trafford Leigh-Mallory (air) Omar Bradley (U.S. 1st Army) Miles Dempsey (UK 2nd Army) Harry Crerar (Canadian 1st Army) Gerd von Rundstedt (OB WEST) Erwin Rommel... (Redirected from 21st Army Group) The British 21st Army Group was an important Allied force in the European Theatre of World War II. Commanded by Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery it initially controlled all ground forces in Operation Overlord. ... Combatants United States Germany Commanders Raymond O. Barton Theodore Roosevelt Jr U.S. 4th Infantry Division Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben Dietrich Kraiss German 352nd Infantry Division German 709th Infantry Division Strength 32,000 ? Casualties 700 Unknown American assault troops move onto Utah Beach, carrying full equipment. ... Combatants United States Germany Commanders Omar Bradley, Norman Cota, Clarence R. Huebner Dietrich Kraiss Strength 43,250 Unknown Casualties 3,000 1,200 Omaha Beach was the code name for one of the principal landing points of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on June... For other uses, see Normandy (disambiguation). ... The Cotentin Peninsula juts out into the English Channel from Normandy towards England, forming part of the north-west coast of France. ... Cherbourg is a city of Normandy, in northwestern France, in the Manche département, of which it is a sous_préfecture. ... A Mulberry harbour was a type of temporary harbour developed in World War II to offload cargo on the beaches during the Allied invasion of Normandy. ...

After the capture of Cherbourg, First Army struck south. In Operation Cobra, its forces finally managed to break through the German lines. The newly arrived Third Army was then fed through the gap and raced across France. The Army then passed from the control of 21st Army Group to the newly arrived 12th Army Group. First Army followed Third Army and helped to surround the Falaise pocket. After capturing Paris, First Army headed towards the south of the Netherlands. Combatants USA Canada Free France Germany Commanders General Omar Bradley, General George S. Patton General Philippe Leclerc SS General Paul Hausser Strength 8 infantry divisions, 4 armoured divisions 2 infantry divisions, 11 infantry battlegroups, 2 Panzer Divisions, 1 Panzergrenadier Division Casualties 1. ... The US Third Army was first activated as a formation during the First World War. ... (Redirected from 12th Army Group) The 12th Army Group was the largest and most powerful American formation ever to take to the field. ... Combatants North: United Kingdom Canada Polish forces South: United States Free French Nazi Germany Commanders Omar Bradley Harry Crerar Philippe Leclerc StanisÅ‚aw Maczek Bernard Montgomery George Patton GÃ¼nther von Kluge Walter Model Strength ~at least 500,000 Casualties Canadian: 1,470 killed Polish: 325 killed ~50,000 killed... This article is about the capital of France. ...

When the Germans attacked during the Battle of the Bulge, First Army found itself on the north side of the salient, and thus isolated from 12th Army Group, its commanding authority. It was thus transferred back to 21st Army Group. The salient was reduced by early February 1945. Following the Battle of the Bulge, the Rhineland Campaign began, and First Army was transferred back to 12th Army Group. In Operation Lumberjack, First Army closed up to the lower Rhine by 5 March, and the higher parts of the river five days later. For the 1965 film, see Battle of the Bulge (film). ... (Redirected from 12th Army Group) The 12th Army Group was the largest and most powerful American formation ever to take to the field. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Battle of the Siegfried Line was one of the final Allied campaigns1 of World War II of the Western European Campaign and details the fights on and around the Siegfried Line. ... Operation Lumberjacks mission was to capture strategic cities like Cologne and give the Allies a foothold along the Rhine River in March 1945 during World War II. One of the most notable achievements of the operation was the capture of the Ludendorff Bridge in Remagen. ... It has been suggested that River Rhine Pollution: November 1986 be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the day. ...

On 7 March, in one of the great strokes of luck of war, First Army found an intact bridge across the Rhine at Remagen. It crossed the river in force quickly. By 4 April, an enormous pocket had been created by First Army and Ninth Army, which contained the German Army Group B under Field Marshal Model, the last significant combat force in the north west of Germany. Whilst some elements of First Army concentrated upon reducing the Ruhr pocket, others headed further east, creating another pocket containing the German Eleventh Army. First Army reached the Elbe by 18 April. There the advance halted, as that was the agreed demarcation zone between the American and Soviet forces. First Army and Soviet forces met on 25 April. First Army was slated to deploy to the far east to take part in Operation Coronet, the second phase of the invasion of Japan, but the Japanese surrender in August caused those plans to be cancelled. is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Remagen is a city in Germany in Rhineland-Palatinate, in the district of Ahrweiler. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The US Ninth Army was one of the main US combat commands used during the campaign in northwest Europe in 1944 and 1945. ... Army Group B was the name of three different German Army Groups that saw action during World War II. The first was involved in the western campaign in 1940 in Belgium and the Netherlands which was to be aimed to conquer the Maas bridges after the German airborne actions in... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The German Eleventh Army (German: 11. ... This article is about a river in Central Europe. ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... During World War II, there were two Operations Coronet, one of which was executed and the other only planned: The planning name used for the capture of Woodlark and Kiriwina Islands, off the eastern tip of New Guinea, by U.S. forces on 30 June 1943. ...

After the war, First Army returned to the United States relatively quickly. Since then, during its active periods, it has controlled training formations in the United States itself. Immediately after the war, First Army had its headquarters at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York. Twenty years later, in 1966, First Army and Second Army were merged and relocated to Fort Meade, Maryland. In 1973, First Army's mission changed from training and preparation of active units to Army Reserve units. In 1995, Headquarters First Army relocated to Fort Gillem, near Atlanta, Georgia. Fort Jay is a historical United States Army fort on Governors Island in New York City. ... This article is about Governors Island in New York State. ... Fort George G. Meade, 5 miles (8 km) northeast of the town of Laurel, Maryland, is a semi-active US Army installation. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area Ranked 42nd - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 kmÂ²) - Width 101 miles (145 km) - Length 249 miles (400 km) - % water 21 - Latitude 37Â° 53â€² N to 39Â° 43â€² N - Longitude 75Â° 03â€² W to 79Â° 29... Fort Gillem is a U.S. Army military base located in Forest Park, Georgia, on the southwest edge of Atlanta. ...

Currently, First Army is responsible for the training and mobilization of all Army Reserve and National Guard units in the United States. First Army has two sub commands, First Army, Division East, headquarterd at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, and First Army, Division West, headquartered at Fort Carson, Colorado. Division East oversees First Army's responsibilities in all states east of the Missippi River while Division West oversees units in all states west of the Missippi River. NSA headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland Fort George G. Meade, 5 miles (8 km) northeast of the town of Laurel, Maryland, is an active US Army installation. ... Fort Carson is a United States Army installation and a Census Designated Place located immediately south of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States and just north of Pueblo, Colorado in Pueblo County Colorado. ...

Lineage

The First United States Army was organized on August 10, 1918 in the Regular Army in France as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, First Army.

Headquarters Troop was reorganized and redesignated in September 1918 as Troop A, Headquarters Battalion, First Army. It saw action in the American Expeditionary Force in the latter stages of World War I and included many figures who were later to become very famous, such as Douglas MacArthur.

Troop A, Headquarters Battalion, First Army was redesignated on March 1, 1919, as Headquarters Troop, First Army, and Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, First Army, demobilized on April 20, 1919 in France.

First Army was Constituted August 15, 1927 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Seventh Army, but was Redesignated October 13, 1927 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, First Army.

Headquarters, First Army activated October 1, 1933 at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York. It had the mission of training Army formations at the time, as did all the other field armies.

Headquarters Company activated November 18, 1940 at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York.

October 1943, Headquarters First Army relocated from Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York to Bristol, England in anticipation of Normandy invasion.

A separate First Army was Reconstituted on June 27, 1944 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, First Army; concurrently consolidated with the original Headquarters and Headquarters Company, First Army. The consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, First Army.

First Army Headquarters returns to Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York in 1946.

First Army was Redesignated January 1, 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, First United States Army.

Merger of First and Second Army, relocation of headquarters to Fort Meade and closure of Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York announced November 20, 1964.

January 1, 1966, the First and Second U.S. Armies merged and First Army headquarters moved to Fort Meade, Maryland.

Headquarters Company inactivated June 5, 1970 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, while Headquarters, First U.S. Army continued to function.

In 1973 the First Army again changed its orientation to improving the readiness of the Reserve Components.

In 1995, First Army headquarters was moved to Fort Gillem, Georgia (the former Atlanta Army Depot).

In 2006, subject to Base Realingment and Closure Act, Fort Gillem to be closed and First Army headquarters relocated to Rock Island Arsenal Illinois.

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First U.S. Army Honors

Campaign Participation credit

World War I

St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Lorraine 1918

World War II

Normandy (with arrowhead)
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe

Decorations

Joint Meritorious Unit Award for leading the Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina 2005 The Joint Meritorious Unit Award is a military award that was established on June 4, 1981 by Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and was implemented by Department of Defense Directive 1348. ... This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2005. ...