228th Infantry Regiment (United States)

228th Infantry Regiment
Coat of Arms
Active	1947-1952.
Country	United States
Allegiance	Illinois
Branch	Illinois Army National Guard
Type	Infantry
Motto(s)	De Fact Ducimus - Naturally, we lead.
Commanders
Notable commanders	COL Otto L. McBride

The 228th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, Illinois Army National Guard. It existed as a part of the 33rd Infantry Division from 1947-1952, during the early Cold War and Korean War. The regiment's most notable commander was Colonel Otto L. McBride, who commanded for almost the entirety of the regiment's brief existence. The 228th was made up of recruits from West Side, Chicago, and the western and northwestern parts of "Chicagoland," and trained often at Camp Grayling.^[1]

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