40th 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 shown14th Division (World War I)5 Jul 1918
Separate unit histories0 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. Battalion rows follow headquarters lineages, often descended from lettered companies, rather than assuming that the old regimental battalions continued unchanged.
Relief from the 14th Division is dated only to February 1919, which is shown as uncertain. Later Reserve-officer training did not turn the Regular Army Inactive regiment into an active combat organization.
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.
At a glance
Assignments across time
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- Division assignment
- 1st Infantry
- 2d Infantry
- 8th Infantry
- Separate headquarters
- Training / academy
- Inactive
- Unverified / last documented
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The dated record
Division timeline
No deployment with sufficiently established dates is plotted for this regiment. Read the assignment cards and service notes for its garrison, training and successor-unit history.
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 – 15 May 1917
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15 May 1917 – 5 Jul 1918
40th 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 – 1 Feb 1919
40th Infantry Regiment
14th Division (World War I)
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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1 Feb 1919 – 1 Mar 1919
40th 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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1 Mar 1919 – 1 Nov 1921
40th 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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1 Nov 1921 – 24 Mar 1923
40th 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 Jul 1940
40th Infantry Regiment
Inactive · 8th 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 Jul 1940 – 11 Nov 1944
40th 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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11 Nov 1944 – page cutoff*
40th Infantry Regiment
Last documented: Disbanded
The organization was removed from the rolls. A later reconstitution, if documented, is shown separately. 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.
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.
Patch artwork
Unmodified artwork from Wikimedia Commons; individual file pages identify the artist and license. Insignia represent the divisions, not regimental affiliation badges.
- 8th Infantry Division · file and credit · public domain
