Inactivated 16 March 1956 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Relieved 1 July 1957 from assignment to the 6th Armored Division.
50th, 44th, and 9th Armored Infantry Battalions consolidated 1 July 1959 to form the 50th Infantry, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System.
Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1963 as the 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry
Relieved 1 September 1967 from assignment to the 2d Armored Division for duty in the Republic of Vietnam.
Served under the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) [Binh Dinh Province] Sep 1967 - Feb 1968.
Served under the 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division [Binh Dinh and Kontum Provinces] Mar 1968 - Apr 1968.
Served under the 173d Airborne Brigade (Separate) [Binh Dinh Province] May 1968 - Sep 1969.
Served under Task Force South, I Field Force Vietnam [Binh Thuan Province] Oct 1969 - Dec 1970
Additional 50th Infantry Units in Vietnam:
Co. E (LRP), 50th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division; Dec 1967 - Jan 1969 [Later became Co. E, 75th Infantry (Ranger)].
Co. F (LRP), 50th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division; Dec 1967 - Jan 1969 [Later became Co. F, 75th Infantry (Ranger)].
Company E (Rifle Security), 50th Infantry, Company F (Rifle Security), 50th Infantry, both served as security for U.S. Army Support Command, Da Nang - June 1971 - November 1972
50th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (50th IPSD), 4th Infantry Division [Pleiku] 07 March 1967 - 10 December 1970.
Assigned 16 December 1970 to the 2d Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Inactivated 27 January 1983 at Fort Hood, Texas and relieved from assignment to the 2d Armored Division.
The unit's motto "Play the Game" was taken from "Vitai Lampada" ("They Pass On The Torch of Life"), a poem written in 1892 by Sir Henry Newbolt (1862–1938).
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1+1⁄8 inches (2.9 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Argent, on a pale wavy Azure a dolphin hauriant embowed of the field, on a canton of the second the totem pole of the 23d Infantry Tenné. Attached below the shield a Silver scroll inscribed "PLAY THE GAME" in Blue letters.
Symbolism
The Regiment was organized in 1917 at Syracuse, New York, by drafts of personnel from the 23d Infantry. The shield is white and blue for Infantry. The device of Syracuse is a dolphin. The parentage of the Regiment is indicated in the canton. The 23rd took over Alaska in 1867 and this is commemorated by the crest of that Regiment which is an eagle, the new owner America, upon a plate which is upon the head of a bear, the old owner Russia, the story being that the old owner gave a feast to the new owner when the country changed hands. The 50th's overseas service in World War I was in the Army of Occupation in the Rhine country indicated by the pale with wavy edges. It had been under orders for Silesia at the time of the Armistice.
Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 50th Armored Infantry Regiment on 14 October 1942. It was redesignated for the 50th Armored Infantry Battalion on 10 November 1943. The insignia was redesignated for the 50th Infantry Regiment on 25 November 1958.
Shield: Argent, on a pale wavy Azure a dolphin hauriant embowed of the field, on a canton of the second the totem pole of the 23d Infantry Proper.
Crest: In a wreath of the colors an eagle's head erased Sable, beaked and langued Gules (of the Rhine Province).
Motto: PLAY THE GAME.
Symbolism
Shield: The Regiment was organized in 1917 at Syracuse, New York, by drafts of personnel from the 23rd Infantry. The shield is white and blue for Infantry. The device of Syracuse is a dolphin. The parentage of the Regiment is indicated in the canton. The 23rd took over Alaska in 1867 and this is commemorated by the crest of that Regiment which is an eagle, the new owner America, upon a plate which is upon the head of a bear, the old owner Russia, the story being that the old owner gave a feast to the new owner when the country changed hands. The 50th's overseas service in World War I was in the Army of Occupation in the Rhine country indicated by the pale with wavy edges. It had been under orders for Silesia at the time of the Armistice.
Crest: The crest is the eagle's head of the two provinces of Rhine and Silesia.
Background: The coat of arms was originally approved for the 50th Infantry Regiment on 11 April 1922. It was redesignated for the 50th Armored Infantry Regiment on 7 August 1942. It was redesignated for the 50th Armored Infantry Battalion on 10 November 1943. The insignia was redesignated for the 50th Infantry Regiment on 25 November 1958.
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This article incorporates public domain material from 50th Infantry Regiment. United States Army Institute of Heraldry.