32nd Infantry Regiment
Modern Era, United States, Infantry
The 32nd Infantry Regiment was also created in 1916 for service in the Philippines, making it a sibling lineage to the 31st Infantry in the Pacific-oriented Army of the early twentieth century. Its early history reflects overseas stationing and the strategic concerns of American power in Asia before the world wars.
In the Second World War the regiment fought in the Philippines and later remained tied to the Army's Pacific and Asian focus. Like several regiments created in 1916, it carried its lineage forward mainly through battalions as the old regiment-centered structure gave way to more flexible wartime and Cold War organizations.
The 32nd Infantry's story shows how the U.S. Army's center of gravity had shifted by the twentieth century: away from the continental frontier and toward expeditionary and Pacific defense missions that would dominate much of the century.
Battalion Page
A dedicated battalion subpage now collects the regiment's known battalion icons and short sketches for the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions. Open the 32nd Infantry Regiment Battalions page.