The regiment was allocated to the Organized Reserve Corps and re-activated on 1 March 1952 and its headquarters located at Beaumont, Texas.

The regiment was inactivated on 31 January 1955 at College Station, Texas, and relieved from assignment to the 75th Infantry Division the same date.

Constituted 24 December 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 289th Infantry and assigned to the 75th Infantry Division (United States) Inactivated 31 January 1955 at College Station, Texas, and relieved from assignment to the 75th Infantry Division A Silver color metal and enamel device 1+1⁄8 inches (2.9 cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Argent, a bunch of grapes stalked and leaved between in bend an acorn and a fleur-de-lis Azure.

Attached below the shield a Silver scroll inscribed "VINCERE AUT MORI" in Blue.

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 289th Infantry Regiment on 19 June 1952.