52nd Infantry Regiment - 2nd Infantry Division T-Shirt

The 52nd Infantry Regiment "Ready Rifles" is part of the 2nd Infantry Division. The Regiment was formed in 1917. Its first combat service was in World War I in the Gerardmer Sector in Alsace Region of France, Part of the 6th Infantry Division. The 52nd saw Combat in World War II, For actions in Luxembourg, Bastogne, and the Remagen Bridgehead in Germany, the unit was awarded three Presidential Unit Citations. During the Vietnam War, the 52nd Infantry participated in multiple counter offenses, earning one Presidential Unit Citation and three Meritorious Unit Commendations for operations in Saigon and other areas of Vietnam. In September 2000 the 52nd was incorporated in the 2nd Infantry Division and saw combat in the Iraq War & Afghanistan.