34th Infantry Regiment
Modern Era, United States, Infantry
The 34th Infantry Regiment was created in 1916 and soon became part of the Army's Pacific-oriented force. It fought in the defense of the Philippines in World War II and later remained tied to service in Asia and the Pacific, one of the recurring themes of the regiment's modern history.
In the postwar Army the regiment's battalions served in Korea and other Cold War assignments, preserving the lineage in a period when the old regimental system was increasingly broken into battle groups and battalions. That evolution made the 34th Infantry typical of many regiments raised on the eve of America's emergence as a Pacific power.
The 34th Infantry's identity is therefore defined less by frontier origins and more by Pacific service, wartime sacrifice in the Philippines, and the continuation of that lineage in the Cold War Army.
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 34th Infantry Regiment Battalions page.