The first days of combat were a series of pillboxes and prepared defenses until the Line had been breached and the Regiment began moving at an ever-accelerated speed.

Constituted 5 September 1918 in the National Army as the 385th Infantry and assigned to the 97th Division.

Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe Superimposed on a gold shield 1+1⁄2 inches (3.8 cm) high, a black felt hat of the Puritan period with white band and gold buckle transfixed horizontally by a red Indian arrow with gold arrowhead outlined red all above and conjoined with a gold motto scroll inscribed "FOLLOW ME" in black letters.

The hat is of the type worn by Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, transfixed by an Indian arrow.

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 385th Infantry, Organized Reserves on 9 August 1924.