33rd Infantry Regiment
Modern Era, United States, Infantry
The 33rd Infantry Regiment belongs to the generation of units created in the overseas-oriented Army of 1916. Its history is shorter and less publicly visible than that of some older regular regiments, but it reflects the same strategic shift toward Pacific and expeditionary missions on the eve of America's entry into the world wars.
In the twentieth century the regiment's lineage moved through the Army's wartime and interwar reorganizations and did not retain the same high public profile as some of the better-known divisional regiments. Its significance lies more in how it represents the Army's rapid institutional growth in the early twentieth century than in one single iconic combat chapter.
The 33rd Infantry is therefore best seen as part of the wider pattern of units raised for a globalizing Army, with its lineage preserved even when the regiment itself did not remain continuously prominent in field service.
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 33rd Infantry Regiment Battalions page.