38th Infantry Regiment
Modern Era, United States, Infantry
The 38th Infantry Regiment was organized in 1917 and became one of the recognizable lineages of the modern Army's divisional era. Its history is closely connected with combat service in the world wars and later in Korea, where regimental identities were preserved through divisional action.
The regiment is especially associated with the 2d Infantry Division and later battalion lineages that kept the history alive after the old regimental system was broken up. Like many early twentieth-century regiments, it was shaped less by nineteenth-century frontier duty and more by large-scale industrial warfare.
The 38th Infantry therefore stands as a regiment of the world-war generation: created for modern mass warfare, tested in mid-century conflict, and preserved later through battalion heritage.
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 38th Infantry Regiment Battalions page.