Station List of the 16th Infantry Regiment 1861 to Present 14 May 1861 Headquarters, Fort Independence, MA Organized 1st Battalion Aug 61 Fort Independence, MA Organized Aug 61 Company B Fort Independence, MA Organized Aug 61 Company D Fort Independence, MA Organized Aug 61 Company G Fort Independence, MA Organized 20 Oct 61 1st Battalion, Perryville, MD Dix's Division, Middle Department 15 Feb 62 Perryville, MD Arrived 15 Feb 62 Company E Perryville, MD Arrived 9 Mar 62 1st Battalion, Various locations *Infantry Reserve Bde, Army of in Virginia until the Potomac Mar 62-May 62 11 Sep 62 * Reorganized into 1st and 2nd Brigades, 2nd Division, V Corps 20 May 1862 5 Jul 62 Company F Harrison's Landing, VA Arrived 5 Jul 62 Company H Harrison's Landing, VA Arrived 11 Sep 62 1st Battalion, Various locations 2nd Bde, 2nd Div, V Corps in Maryland until 30 Oct 62 30 Oct 62 1st Battalion, Various locations 2nd Bde, 2nd Div, V Corps in Virginia until 16 Dec 62 16 Dec 62 1st Battalion, Potomac Creek, VA 2nd Bde, 2nd Div, V Corps except for several short periods in Jan, Apr, and May 63, until Jun 63 4 Jun 63 1st Battalion, Various locations 2nd Bde, 2nd Div, V Corps in Virginia until 27 Jun 62 27 Jun 63 1st Battalion, Various locations 2nd Bde, 2nd Div, V Corps in Maryland until 1 Jul 63 1 Jul 63 1st Battalion, Gettysburg, PA 2nd Bde, 2nd Div, V Corps until 5 Jul 63
5 Jul 63 1st Battalion, Various locations 2nd Bde, 2nd Div, V Corps in Pennsylvania until 14 Jul 63 14 Jul 63 1st Battalion, Various locations 2nd Bde, 2nd Div, V Corps in Virginia until 20 Aug 63 22 Aug 63 1st Battalion, New York, NY District of New York Departed 12 Sep 63 14 Sep 63 1st Battalion, Various locations 1st Bde, 2nd Div, V Corps in Virginia until Sep 63-Mar 64 17 Jun 64 1st Bde, 1st Div, V Corps Mar 64 4 Apr 1864 3rd Battalion, Organized at Madison Became 34th Infantry 1866 16th Infantry Barracks, NY Consolidated with 1869 17 Jun 64 1st Battalion, Vicinity of Petersburg 4th Bde, 1st Div, V Corps Departed 1 Nov 64 Mar 64-Apr 64 1st Bde, 1st Div, V Corps Apr 64-Jun 64 1st Bde, 2nd Div, V Corps Jun 64-Nov 64 6 Nov 64 1st Battalion, Fort Hamilton, NY 1st Bde, U.S. Troops, Departed 3 Dec 64 District of New York Nov 64-Dec 64 5 Dec 64 1st Battalion, Camp Parole, MD Inf Bde, VIII Corps Departed 26 Jan 65 Dec 64-Jan 65 26 Jan 65 1st Battalion, City Point, VA Provost Guard Brigade, Departed Mar 65 Army of the Potomac Jan 65-May 65 May 65 1st Battalion, Camp Grant, 2nd Bde, 2nd Div, XXIV Corps Richmond, VA May 65-Jul 65 Departed Feb 69 Department of Virginia Jul 65-Aug 66 Department of the Potomac Aug 66-Mar 67 First Military District Mar 67-Feb 69
21 Sep 1866 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry reorganized and redesignated the 34th Infantry Regiment at Grenada, MS. Regiment located as follows: Regimental HQ Grenada, MS Fourth Military District Companies A & F Columbus, MS Companies B, H, & K Grenada, MS Companies C & G Holly Springs, MS Companies D Greensboro, MS Companies E & I Corinth, MS 5 Dec 1866 1st Battalion, reorganized and redesignated the Regiment at Camp Grant, Richmond, VA. 1 Jan 1869 Regimental HQ Camp Grant, VA First Military District Companies A-E, H Camp Grant, VA Company F Warrenton, VA Companies G & K Lynchburg, VA Company I Marion, VA 28 Mar- The and 34th Infantry consolidated and designated the 16th Infantry at 6 Apr 1869 at various locations in Mississippi and Tennessee as follows: Mar 1869- Regimental HQ Grenada, MS Fourth Military District Aug 1871 Natchez, MS Companies B, E, & G Jackson, MS Companies C & F Vicksburg, MS Companies D & I Grenada, MS Company H Lauderdale, MS Company K Corinth, MS Aug 1871- Regimental HQ Nashville, TN Department of the South May 1876 Companies A & E Taylor Barracks, KY Companies B & H Jackson, MS Aberdeen, MS Companies D & I Humboldt, TN Companies F & G Nashville, TN Company K St. Augustine, FL May 1876- Regimental HQ Newport Barracks, KY Department of the South Sep 1876 Companies A & K Newport Barracks, KY Companies B & F Nashville, TN Companies C & I Little Rock Barracks, AR Company D Livingston, AL Company E Lebanon, KY Company G Chattanooga, TN Sep 1876- Regimental HQ Mount Vernon Brks, AL Department of the Gulf Dec 1876 Companies A & F Mount Vernon Brks, AL Company B Jackson, MS Little Rock Barracks, AR Company D Livingston, AL Company E Mobile, AL Company G Baton Rouge Barracks, LA
Company H Monroe, LA Company I Shreveport, LA Company K Huntsville, AL Dec 1876- Regiment New Orleans, LA Department of the Gulf May 1877 May 1877- Regiment Fort Leavenworth, KS Department of the Missouri Jun 1887 Jun 1877- Regimental HQ Fort Riley, KS Department of the Missouri Nov 1880 Companies A, C & H Fort Riley, KS Companies B & D Fort Sill, IT Companies E & I Fort Reno, IT Company F Fort Wallace, KS *Company G Fort Hayes, KS Company K Fort Gibson, IT * Transferred to Fort Wallace, KS in 1878 Nov 1880- Regimental HQ San Antonio, TX Department of Texas Mar 1881 Companies A, B & C Fort Concho, TX Companies D, E, G, Fort McKavett, TX H, I and K Company F San Antonio, TX Mar 1881- Regimental HQ Fort McKavett, TX Department of Texas Jul 1882 *Companies A, B, C, & F Fort Concho, TX Companies D, E, G, I, Fort McKavett, TX & K **Company H San Antonio, TX *These companies also garrisoned camps at Grierson Springs, Camp Elizabeth, and Camp Charlotte for one to six month periods. **This duty was rotated with other companies of the regiment (F Company Nov 1880-Mar 1881; H Company Jan 1881-Dec 1881; G Company Nov 1882-May 1888; K Company Jul 1886-May 1888; A Company Sep 1886-May 1888; F Company Oct 1887-May 1888). Jul 1882- Regimental HQ Fort Concho, TX Department of Texas Jan 1887 Companies A, B, C, & H Fort Concho, TX *Companies D & E Fort McIntosh, TX **Companies F, I, & K Fort Stockton, TX Company G San Antonio, TX *One of these companies was periodically stationed at Fort Ringgold on a temporary basis. **One to two of these companies were periodically stationed at Fort Davis. Jan 1887- Regimental HQ Fort Bliss, TX Department of Texas May 1888 Companies A, F, G, & K San Antonio, TX Companies B & H Fort Bliss, TX Fort Concho, TX Company D Fort Ringgold, TX Company E Fort McIntosh, TX Company I Fort Davis, TX May 1888- Regimental HQ Fort Douglas, UT Department of the Platte Oct 1896 Companies B, D, E, May 1888-Jul 1893 G, H and I Fort Douglas, UT Department of Colorado
*Companies A, C, F, & K Fort Duchesne, UT Jul 1893-Sep 1896 * Transferred to Fort Douglas 25 August 1891. 1892 Companies I & K Fort Douglas, UT Inactivated Oct 1896- Regimental HQ Fort Sherman, ID Department of the Columbia Apr 1898 Companies C, D, F, G, and H Fort Sherman, ID Companies B & E Fort Spokane, WA Boise Barracks, ID Apr 1898- Regiment Camp George H. Thomas, I Corps May 1898 Chickamauga, GA May 1898- Regiment Tampa, FL 1st Bde, 1st Div, V Corps Jun 1898 Jun 1898- Regiment Cuba 1st Bde, 1st Div, V Corps Aug 1898 13 Jul 1898 Companies I & K near Santiago, Cuba Reactivated 13-14 Sep 1898 Companies L & M Camp Wikoff, NY Constituted and activated Aug 1898- Regiment Camp Wikoff, 1st Bde, 1st Div, V Corps Nov 1898 Long Island, NY Aug 1898-Oct 1898 2nd Bde, 1st Div, IV Corps Oct 1898-Nov 1898 Nov 1898- Regiment Huntsville, AL 1st Bde, 1st Div, IV Corps Jan 1899 Nov 1898-Jan 1899 Provost Duties Jan 1899- Regimental HQ Fort Crook, NE Department of the Missouri May 1899 Companies A, C, D, & K Fort Leavenworth, KS Companies B, E, H, & L Fort Crook, NE Companies F, G, I, & M Jefferson Barracks, MO Jun 1899- Regimental HQ Caloocan, Luzon, PI 1st Div, VIII Corps Dec 1899 Caloocan Jun 1899-Aug 1899 Company B Santo Tomas 1st Bde, 2nd Div, VIII Corps Malabon Aug 1899-Dec 1899 Company D Meycauayan Company E Apalit Company F Guiguinto Companies G & M La Lomboy Convent Companies H & L Calumpit Company I Bigaa Company K Polo Dec 1899- Regimental HQ Aparri, Luzon, PI District of Northeast Luzon Jul 1902 1st Battalion Aparri, PI Jan 1900-Aug 1900 2nd Battalion (-) Ilagan, PI 2nd District, Department of Companies E & F Tuguegarao, PI Luzon, Philippines Division
3rd Battalion Solano, PI Aug 1900-Jul 1902 Jul 1902- Regiment (-) Fort McPherson, GA Department of the Gulf May 1905 *1st Battalion Fort Slocum, NY Department of the East *Joined the regiment at Fort McPherson in Aug 1904. Jun 1905- Regiment Fort William McKinley Department of Luzon, Sep 1907 Philippine Division Sep 1907- Regiment (-) Fort Crook, NE Department of the Missouri Jun 1910 1st Battalion Fort Logan H. Roots, AR Department of Texas Jun 1910- Regimental HQ Fort Wm H. Seward, AK Department of the Columbia Jun 1912 Companies A & L Fort Gibbon, AK Companies B & E Fort Davis, AK Companies C & I Fort Liscum, AK Companies D & M Fort Saint Michael, AK Companies F, G, H, K & MG Platoon Fort William H. Seward, AK Jun 1912- Regiment Presidio of 8th Brigade, 3rd Division Apr 1914 San Francisco, CA Apr 1914- Regiment Camp Cotton, 8th Brigade, 3rd Division Mar 1916 El Paso, TX Mar 1916 Regiment Columbus, NM 1st Provisional Brigade Punitive Expedition Mar 1916- Regiment En route, Mexico 1st Provisional Brigade May 1917 Punitive Expedition May 1916 Regiment San Geronimo Ranch, 1st Provisional Brigade Mexico Punitive Expedition Jun 1916 Regiment Namiquipa, Mexico 1st Provisional Brigade Punitive Expedition Jun 1916- Regiment El Valle, Mexico 1st Provisional Brigade Feb 1917 Punitive Expedition Feb 1917- Regiment Camp Cotton, 8th Brigade Mar 1917 El Paso, TX Mar 1917- Regiment Camp Newton D. Baker, 8th Brigade May 1917 El Paso, TX Jun 1917- Regiment France 1st Division Nov 1918 Dec 1918- Regiment Dernbach, Germany 1st Division Apr 1919
Apr 1919- Regiment Selters, Germany 1st Division Aug 1919 Oct 1919- Regiment Camp Zachary Taylor, KY1st Division Sep 1920 Sep 1920- Regiment Camp Dix, NJ 1st Division Jun 1922 Jun 1922- Regiment (-) Fort Jay, NY 1st Division Nov 1939 Sep 1922- *3rd Battalion Fort Wadsworth, NY Jun 1933 Jun 1922-25**Companies A, B, E Fort Wood, NY (Liberty Island) 1933-40 *** Camp Dix, NJ *Transferred to Fort Jay in June 1933 **Each of these companies stationed at Fort Wood for about one year each 1922-25 *** stationed at Camp Dix, NJ to administer/support C.C.C. camps. Nov 1939- Regiment Fort Benning, GA 1st Division May 1940 May 1940- Regiment Fort Jay, NY 1st Division Feb 1941 Feb 41- Regiment Fort Devens, MA 1st Division Feb 42 Feb 1942- Regiment Camp Blanding, FL 1st Division May 1942 May 1942- Regiment Indiantown Gap, PA 1st Division Jul 1942 Aug 1942- Regiment Scotland/England 1st Infantry Division Oct 1942 Nov 1942- Regiment North Africa 1st Infantry Division Jul 1943 Jul 1943- Regiment Sicily 1st Infantry Division Nov 1943 Nov 1943- Regiment England 1st Infantry Division Jun 1944 Jun 1944- Regiment France 1st Infantry Division Sep 1944 Sep 1944 Regiment Belgium 1st Infantry Division Sep 1944- Regiment Germany 1st Infantry Division
Dec 1944 Dec 1944- Regiment Belgium 1st Infantry Division Feb 1945 Feb 1945- Regiment Germany 1st Infantry Division Apr 1945 Apr 1945 Regiment Czechoslovakia 1st Infantry Division Apr 1945- Regiment Franzensbad, 1st Infantry Division Jun 1945 Czechoslovakia Jun 1945- Regiment (-) Bamberg, Germany 1st Infantry Division Nov 1945 1st Battalion Hochstadt, Germany Nov 1945- Regiment (-) Bamberg, Germany 1st Infantry Division Feb 1946 1st Battalion Mellrichstadt, Germany 3rd Battalion Hammelburg, Germany D Company Maroldweisach, Germany E Company Schweinfurt, Germany Cannon Company Hammelburg, Germany Feb 1946- Regiment (-) Landshut, Germany 1st Infantry Division Oct 1946 2nd Battalion Vilshofen, Germany 3rd Battalion Deggendorf, Germany Oct 1946- Regimental HQ Glasenbach, Austria 1st Infantry Division Jul 1948 1st Battalion Vienna, Austria 2nd Battalion Salzburg, Austria 3rd Battalion Berlin, Germany Service Company Salzburg, Austria Anti-tank Company Salzburg, Austria Cannon Company Hallein, Austria Jul 1948- Regiment (-) Grafenwöhr, FRG 1st Infantry Division Oct 1948 3rd Battalion Berlin, FRG Oct 1948- Regimental HQ Monteith Barracks, 1st Infantry Division Jun 1952 Nürnberg, FRG 1st Battalion Monteith Barracks, Nurnberg, FRG 2nd Battalion Pinder Barracks, Zirndorf, FRG *3rd Battalion Roosevelt Barracks, Berlin, FRG Heavy Tank dams Barracks, Zirndorf, FRG Heavy Mortar Company Monteith Barracks, Nürnberg, FRG
Service Company Monteith Barracks, Nürnberg, FRG Medical Company Monteith Barracks, Nürnberg, FRG *Transferred to Johnson Barracks, Furth, FRG 15 Nov 50. Jun 1952- Regiment Grafenwöhr, FRG 1st Infantry Division Aug 1952 Aug 1952- Regiment (-) Conn Barracks, 1st Infantry Division Sep 1955 Schweinfurt, FRG 1st Battalion Ledward Barracks, Schweinfurt, FRG 2nd Battalion Ledward Barracks, Schweinfurt, FRG 3rd Battalion Ledward Barracks, Schweinfurt, FRG Sep 1955- Regiment Fort Riley, KS 1st Infantry Division Feb 1957 15 Feb 1957 Regiment inactivated and integrated into the Combat Arms Regimental system. BATTALION STATION LIST 1957-Present DATES ELEMENTS STATION ASSIGNMENT 1st BATTALION Feb 1957-Mar 1959 1st Battle Group Fort Riley, KS 1st Infantry Division Mar 1959-Apr 1963 1st Battle Group Baumholder, FRG 8th Infantry Division Redesignated 1st Battalion 1 April 1963, transferred, less personnel and equipment, to Fort Riley, KS. Apr 1963-Oct 1965 1st Battalion Fort Riley, KS 1st Infantry Division Oct 1965-Dec 1965 1st Battalion Ben Cat, Vietnam 1st Infantry Division Dec 1965-Jan 1970 1st Battalion Lai Khe, Vietnam 1st Infantry Division Jan 1970-Mar 1970 1st Battalion FSB Dakota, Vietnam 1st Infantry Division Mar 1970-Apr 1970 1st Battalion Di An, Vietnam 1st Infantry Division Apr 1970-Feb 1972 1st Battalion Augsburg, FRG 1st Infantry Division (Fwd) Apr 1972-Jan 1991 1st Battalion Böblingen, FRG 1st Infantry Division (Fwd) Jan 1991-May 1991 1st Battalion Saudi-Arabia 1st Infantry Division (Fwd) May 1991-Jul 1991 1st Battalion Böblingen, FRG 1st Infantry Division (Fwd) Jul 1991-Sep 2003 1st Battalion Fort Riley, KS 1st Infantry Division (Mech) Sep 2003-Sep 2004 1st Battalion Ramadi, Iraq 82nd Airborne Division (attached) Sep 2004-Jan 2011 1st Battalion Fort Riley, KS 1st Infantry Division Jan 2011-Dec 2011 1st Battalion Bagram, Afghanistan CFSOCC-A (attached) Dec 2011-Jun 2014 1st Battalion Fort Riley, KS 1st BCT, 1st ID Jun 2014-Feb 2015 1st Battalion Camp Arifjan, Kuwait Feb 2015-Sep 2016 1st Battalion Fort Riley, KS 1st BCT, 1st ID Sep 2016-Present 1st Battalion Camp Humphries, ROK 2nd Infantry Division 2nd BATTALION Feb 1957-Oct 1963 2nd Battle Group Inactive Activated by reflagging 2nd Battle Group, 8th Infantry 1 October 1963 at Fort Riley, KS. Oct 1963-Mar 1964 2nd Battle Group Fort Riley, KS 1st Infantry Division Reorganized and redesignated 2nd Battalion 2 March 1964.
Mar 1964-Jul 1965 2nd Battalion Fort Riley, KS 1st Infantry Division Oct 1965-Mar 1966 2nd Battalion Camp Ranger, Vietnam 1st Infantry Division Mar 1966-Sep 1966 2nd Battalion Camp Bearcat, Vietnam 1st Infantry Division Sep 1966-Sep 1969 2nd Battalion Di An, Vietnam 1st Infantry Division Sep 1969-Mar 1970 2nd Battalion Lai Khe, Vietnam 1st Infantry Division Mar 1970-Apr 1970 2nd Battalion Di An, Vietnam 1st Infantry Division Apr 1970-Aug 1974 2nd Battalion Fort Riley, KS 1st Infantry Division (Mech) Aug 1974-May 1976 2nd Battalion Inactive 1st Infantry Division (Mech) May 1976-Sep 1976 2nd Battalion Fort Riley, KS 1st Infantry Division (Mech) Sep 1976-Dec 1979 2nd Battalion Inactive 1st Infantry Division (Mech) Activated by reflagging 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry in December 1979 at Fort Riley, KS. Dec 1979-Jan 1991 2nd Battalion Fort Riley, KS 1st Infantry Division (Mech) Jan 1991-May 1991 2nd Battalion Saudi-Arabia/Kuwait 1st Infantry Division (Mech) May 1991-Apr 1996 2nd Battalion Fort Riley, KS 1st Infantry Division (Mech) Apr 1996-Jan 2006 2nd Battalion Inactive Jan 2006-Feb 2007 2nd Battalion Fort Riley, KS 4th BCT, 1st ID Feb 2007-Feb 2008 2nd Battalion Baghdad, Iraq 4th BCT, 10th MTN Div (attached) Feb 2008-Sep 2009 2nd Battalion Fort Riley, KS 4th BCT, 1st ID Sep 2009-May 2010 2nd Battalion Bayji, Iraq 4th BCT, 1st ID May 2010-Jun 2012 2nd Battalion Fort Riley, KS 4th BCT, 1st ID Jun 2012-Feb 2013 2nd Battalion Ghazni, Afghanistan 4th BCT, 1st ID Feb 2013-May 2014 2nd Battalion Fort Riley, KS 4th BCT, 1st ID May 2014-Feb 2015 2nd Battalion Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti OEF-HOA (attached) Feb 2015-May 2015 2nd Battalion Fort Riley, KS 4th BCT, 1st ID Inactivated 1 May 2015 at Fort Riley, KS. 3rd BATTALION Feb 1957-May 1959 3rd Battle Group Inactive May 1959-Jan 1963 3rd Battle Group Lincoln W. Stoddard 94th Infantry Division HHC USAR Center, Worcester, MA Uxbridge, MA Company B Dudley, MA Fitchberg, MA Company D Franklin, MA Company E Worcester, MA Combat Support Co. Worcester, MA Reorganized and redesignated 3rd Battalion 7 January 1963. Jan 1963-Aug 1976 3rd Battalion Worcester, MA 187th Infantry Brigade (Sep) HHC Worcester, MA Roslindale, MA Company B Brockton, MA Fitchberg, MA Aug 1976-Nov 1977 3rd Battalion Saco, ME 187th Infantry Brigade (Sep) HHC Saco, ME Dexter, ME Company B Rockland, ME Auburn, ME Combat Support Co. Rochester, NH Nov 1977-Aug 1978 3rd Battalion Portland, ME 187th Infantry Brigade (Sep) HHC Portland, ME Dexter, ME
Company B Rockland, ME Auburn, ME Combat Support Co. Rochester, NH Aug 1978-Apr 1994 3rd Battalion Scarborough, ME 187th Infantry Brigade (Sep) HHC Scarborough, ME Dexter, ME Company B Rockland, ME Auburn, ME Combat Support Co. Rochester, NH Inactivated 15 April 1994 at Fort Devens, MA. 4th BATTALION Feb 1957-Feb 1983 4th Battalion Inactive Feb 1983-Jan 1991 4th Battalion Göppingen, FRG 1st Infantry Division (Fwd) Jan 1991-May 1991 4th Battalion Saudi-Arabia 1st Infantry Division (Fwd) May 1991-Jul 1991 4th Battalion Göppingen, FRG 1st Infantry Division (Fwd) Inactivated 16 July 1991 at Cooke Barracks, Göppingen, GE. 5th BATTALION Feb 1957-Feb 1983 5th Battalion Inactive Feb 1983-Jan 1991 5th Battalion Fort Riley, KS 1st Infantry Division (Mech) Jan 1991-May 1991 5th Battalion Saudi Arabia/Kuwait 1st Infantry Division (Mech) May 1991-Jul 1991 5th Battalion Fort Riley, KS 1st Infantry Division (Mech) Inactivated 16 July 1991 at Fort Riley, KS. Data compiled by: Steven E. Clay Regimental Historian 16th Infantry Regiment Data as of: 2 January 2017