36th Infantry Regiment
Not yet constituted / organized
This timeline begins in 1916. The cited organization had not yet been constituted or organized during this interval; its formation follows.
First division shown12th Division (World War I)5 Jul 1918
Separate unit histories6 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 7 Jul 1947; 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.
The 1947 successor battalions were the 36th, 37th and 13th Armored Infantry Battalions. Their numbers are not additional battalions of the modern 37th or 13th Infantry regiments. The 1st Battalion row follows Company A after it separated in February 1957.
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.
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Assignments across time
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- 1st Infantry
- 2d Infantry
- 8th Infantry
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Division timeline
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.
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1 Jan 1916 – 1 Jul 1916
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1 Jul 1916 – 5 Jul 1918
36th 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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5 Jul 1918 – 31 Jan 1919
36th Infantry Regiment
12th Division (World War I)
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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31 Jan 1919 – 13 Oct 1921
36th 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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13 Oct 1921 – 24 Mar 1923
36th 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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24 Mar 1923 – 1 Aug 1940
36th Infantry Regiment
Inactive · 9th 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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1 Aug 1940 – 15 Apr 1941
36th 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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15 Apr 1941 – 10 Nov 1945
36th Infantry Regiment
3d Armored Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
Deployments & overseas operations
1944-1945
Western Europe
36th Infantry Regiment · Campaign service
Campaign participation is recorded in the cited history. The year label summarizes campaign service, not an exact overseas tour. The labeled service overlaps an assignment change and is listed only once; consult the following assignment cards as well.
Source
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10 Nov 1945 – 7 Jul 1947
36th 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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15 Feb 1957 – 23 Dec 1957
1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage
1st Armored Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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23 Dec 1957 – 3 Feb 1962
1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage
Inactive · 1st Armored 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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3 Feb 1962 – 16 Jun 1989
1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage
3d Armored Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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16 Jun 1989 – 16 Feb 1997
1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage
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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16 Feb 1997 – 16 Sep 2008
1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage
1st Armored Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
Deployments & overseas operations
2004
Iraq
1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage · Credited overseas service
The Army lineage lists a unit decoration for service in these years. These are credited service years, not exact deployment and return dates.
Source
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16 Sep 2008 – page cutoff*
1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage
Last documented: 1st Armored Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage. 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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7 Jul 1947 – 15 Jul 1947
13th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
Inactive · 3d Armored 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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15 Jul 1947 – 1 Oct 1957
13th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
3d Armored Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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7 Jul 1947 – 15 Jul 1947
36th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
Inactive · 3d Armored 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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15 Jul 1947 – 1 Oct 1957
36th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
3d Armored Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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7 Jul 1947 – 15 Jul 1947
37th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
Inactive · 3d Armored 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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15 Jul 1947 – 1 Oct 1957
37th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
3d Armored Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
Service note · dates incomplete
2d Battle Group / Battalion lineage · Wartime successor
In 1947 the former 2d Battalion became the 37th Armored Infantry Battalion. Its numbered successor row appears above; this is not the separate 37th Infantry Regiment.
Service note · dates incomplete
3d Battle Group / Battalion lineage · Wartime successor
In 1947 the former 3d Battalion became the 13th Armored Infantry Battalion in the 3d Armored Division.
Sources and scope
Army Center of Military History lineage certificates provide the dated backbone. Regimental associations and secondary histories supplement individual operations and battalions. 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.
- Army Center of Military History: 36th Infantry Regiment
- Army Center of Military History: 1st Battalion 36th Infantry Regiment
Patch artwork
Unmodified artwork from Wikimedia Commons; individual file pages identify the artist and license. Insignia represent the divisions, not regimental affiliation badges.
- 9th Infantry Division · file and credit · public domain
- 3d Armored Division · file and credit · public domain
- 1st Armored Division · file and credit · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Noclador; unmodified)
