Infantry timelines · Infantry numbers 1–200

102d Infantry Regiment

A century of division assignments

1916–2026 · Regimental service, battle groups, battalions and deployments.

102d Infantry Regiment unit graphic
102d Infantry Regiment
First division shown26th Infantry Division22 Aug 1917
Separate unit histories2 documented elementsDated lineages and service notes below
Page cutoff8 September 2026Last-documented status is explicitly marked

One regiment, separate assignments

The common row follows the regiment. After its reorganization, battle groups and battalions could hold different assignments at the same time. A deployment or temporary attachment does not by itself change the assigned division. The common row closes on 1 May 1959; later service belongs to the separate element rows. Battalion rows follow headquarters lineages, often descended from lettered companies, rather than assuming that the old regimental battalions continued unchanged.

Approximate wartime windows identify documented affiliations within the labeled years. Their boundaries are coverage limits, not assignment or inactivation orders. Unverified intervals remain visible; common regimental service does not establish the later assignments of each battalion.

Division patches

Representative division patches. Patterns could change over time; an image does not imply that the exact version was worn throughout every period. Divisions without a verified asset remain identified by name.

The dated record

Division timeline

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Deployments, operations and credited campaign service appear inside assignment cards. Award years establish credited service, not exact tour dates. Some service notes identify only company-sized elements. This is a sourced selection, not a complete movement log.

Assignment ends are exclusive: the next period starts on that date. *Striped final bars mean last documented, with later status unverified through the page cutoff. Unknown intervals are not treated as inactive.

  1. 1 Jan 1916 – 22 Aug 1917

    102d Infantry Regiment

    Assignment not established

    The available record does not establish a precise assignment throughout this interval. No division is inferred.

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  2. 22 Aug 1917 – 29 Apr 1919

    102d Infantry Regiment

    26th Infantry Division

    Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.

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    Deployments & overseas operations

    1. 1918

      France · World War I

      102d Infantry Regiment · Deployment / campaign service

      Includes combat or depot/replacement service as described in the regimental history; not every regiment fought as an intact formation.

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  3. 29 Apr 1919 – 25 Nov 1921

    102d Infantry Regiment

    Inactive

    The unit or its headquarters lineage was inactive. This status does not imply that every inherited honor or divisional affiliation was erased.

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  4. 25 Nov 1921 – 20 Oct 1922

    102d Infantry Regiment

    Inactive · 43d Infantry Division

    The unit was inactive but retained the division assignment shown. Paper assignments and Reserve-officer training are not active combat service.

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  5. 20 Oct 1922 – 19 Feb 1942

    102d Infantry Regiment

    43d Infantry Division

    Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.

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  6. 19 Feb 1942 – 10 Apr 1945

    102d Infantry Regiment

    No assigned division

    The cited record establishes service outside an assigned division. Higher headquarters and temporary operational attachments could still direct the unit.

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  7. 10 Apr 1945 – 1 Jan 1946

    102d Infantry Regiment

    Inactive

    The unit or its headquarters lineage was inactive. This status does not imply that every inherited honor or divisional affiliation was erased.

    Source

  8. 1 Jan 1946 – 1 May 1959

    102d Infantry Regiment

    Assignment not established

    The available record does not establish a precise assignment throughout this interval. No division is inferred.

    Source

  9. 1 Jan 2006 – page cutoff*

    1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage

    Last documented: Assignment not established

    Documented deployment coverage begins in this year. The boundary is not an activation date; the organic division assignment remains unresolved. The source establishes this last recorded status, not uninterrupted service through 2026. The striped bar extends to the page cutoff to keep the later research gap visible.

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    Deployments & overseas operations

    1. 2006

      Afghanistan

      1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage · Deployment / campaign service

      Companies supported provincial reconstruction teams.

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    2. 2010

      Afghanistan

      1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage · Deployment / campaign service

      Task Force Iron Grey with the 86th Brigade.

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  10. 10 Apr 1945 – 30 Jun 1946

    2d Battle Group / Battalion lineage

    No assigned division

    The cited record establishes service outside an assigned division. Higher headquarters and temporary operational attachments could still direct the unit.

    Source

  11. 30 Jun 1946 – page cutoff*

    2d Battle Group / Battalion lineage

    Last documented: Inactive

    The unit or its headquarters lineage was inactive. This status does not imply that every inherited honor or divisional affiliation was erased. The source establishes this last recorded status, not uninterrupted service through 2026. The striped bar extends to the page cutoff to keep the later research gap visible.

    Source

Service note · dates incomplete

1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage · Service and organization

Joined the 86th Infantry Brigade during its 2006 reorganization. Afghanistan deployments included 2006 and 2010; the brigade relationship is distinct from temporary operational command.

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Sources and scope

Army Center of Military History lineage certificates, regimental associations and secondary histories document assignments, operations and battalions. Exact lineage dates and approximate historical coverage are distinguished. Where the evidence stops, the page says so. A page cutoff is not a claim that every unit directory was current on that date.

Earlier battalions are covered by common regimental service; separately dated lineages and substantiated later battalions receive their own rows or notes. A unit graphic alone is not evidence of a battalion assignment. Reserve, training and inactive organizations are distinguished from active combat units.

  1. 102d Infantry Regiment history (Wikipedia; secondary)

Patch artwork

Unmodified artwork from Wikimedia Commons; individual file pages identify the artist and license. Insignia represent the divisions, not regimental affiliation badges.