The 143rd Infantry Regiment (Third Texas) is an airborne infantry formation in the Army National Guard and has one battalion active under the Texas Army National Guard. In February 1913, Mexico was in a state of turmoil between two rival factions for power and this prevented commanders in Mexican border towns from paying their soldiers.

The 143rd Infantry, Texas National Guard, is entitled to bear on its colors a streamer denoting Meuse-Argonne campaign credit. The 143rd was mobilized for World War II on November 25, 1940, and shipped overseas on April 2nd 1943, landing in Algeria.

MOTTO: "Arms secure peace" "secure", as in "making something safe and secure". FORMATION: The 143d U. S. Infantry was officially formed at Camp Bowie, Texas, on October 15, 1917, from Texas troops drawn largely from the …

The 143rd Infantry Regiment is a Texas Army National Guard unit assigned to the 36th Infantry Division. Currently, only one battalion of the regiment is active.

The 143rd Infantry Regiment last saw Airborne service as G Company, 143rd Infantry (Long Range Surveillance) in 2001, and now the proud lineage of this regiment will relive as the only Airborne Infantry Battalion in the Army National Guard. This sentiment parallels the goals voiced by military leaders and unit personnel alike.

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2020年8月2日 · The 143rd would continue fighting the Germans throughout 1945 and would reach the Rhine in Germany at the conclusion of the Second World War. During the war three members of the 143rd would be awarded the Medal of Honor for extreme heroism and bravery; Corporal Charles E. Kelly, Staff Sergeant Thomas E. McCall, and Technical Sergeant Stephen R ...

The 143rd Infantry served overseas and participated in the Meuse-Argonne operations. It was mustered out of Federal service in 1919. The 143rd Infantry, which served during the World War as a part of the 36th Division, is now reconstituted in …

FORMATION: The 143d U. S. Infantry was officially formed at Camp Bowie, Texas, on October 15, 1917, from Texas troops drawn largely from the 3d and 5th Texas National Guard Infantry Regiments.

The significant date during World War I was October 15, 1917, when the 143d Infantry Regiment was formed from the 3d Infantry (less M.G. Company) Texas National Guard and the Fifth Infantry, Texas National Guard. Thus, October 15th is the official "birthday" of the 143d Infantry.