196th Inf Bde

196th Infantry Brigade Metal Car Decal The 196th Infantry, also known as the Charger Brigade, was first formed on 24 June 1921 as part of the United States Army Reserve's 98th Division with the responsibility of training soldiers.During World War II, the 98th initially defended Kauai, Hawaii and Maui, Hawaii, and finally responsible for defending Oahu, Hawaii later in the war. The Division began intensive training in May 1945 to prepare for the invasion of Japan, but the war ended before it could depart Hawaii. However, the unit arrived in Japan for occupation duty as the 3rd Platoon, 98th Reconnaissance Troop Mechanized, of the 98th Infantry Division, where it eventually was deactivated on 16 February 1946, in Charlotte, NCThe brigade was reactivated in September 1965 at Ft Devens Massachusetts, where it was originally scheduled to be sent to the Dominican Republic. Instead, the Army rushed it to Vietnam, the Brigade departing on 15 July 1966 via transport ships and arriving on 14 Aug