59th 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 shown4th Infantry Division19 Nov 1917
Separate unit histories4 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 20 May 1959; 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 armored infantry battalions inactivated on different dates during 9-12 November 1945; that window is uncertain here. Their postwar service was in the Organized Reserve Corps. The common row resumes at their 1952 consolidation.
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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Look up the dated rows below. Service notes with incomplete dates are excluded; last-documented results do not certify a current assignment.
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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 – 15 May 1917
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15 May 1917 – 19 Nov 1917
59th 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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19 Nov 1917 – 28 Sep 1922
59th Infantry Regiment
4th Infantry Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
Deployments & overseas operations
1918
France
59th Infantry Regiment · Campaign service
Campaign participation is recorded in the cited history. The year label summarizes campaign service, not an exact overseas tour.
Source
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28 Sep 1922 – 7 Jul 1942
59th Infantry Regiment
Disbanded
The organization was removed from the rolls. A later reconstitution, if documented, is shown separately.
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7 Jul 1942 – 15 Oct 1942
59th Infantry Regiment
Inactive · 13th 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 Oct 1942 – 20 Sep 1943
59th Infantry Regiment
13th Armored Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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22 Feb 1952 – 1 Mar 1952
59th Infantry Regiment
13th Armored Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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1 Mar 1952 – 20 May 1959
59th Infantry Regiment
96th Infantry Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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20 Sep 1943 – 9 Nov 1945
16th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
13th Armored Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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9 Nov 1945 – 13 Nov 1945
16th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
Assignment not established
The available record does not establish a precise assignment throughout this interval. No division is inferred.
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13 Nov 1945 – 22 Jan 1948
16th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
Inactive · 13th 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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22 Jan 1948 – 22 Feb 1952
16th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
13th Armored Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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20 Sep 1943 – 9 Nov 1945
59th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
13th Armored Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
Deployments & overseas operations
1945
Germany
59th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor · Deployment / campaign service
The 59th Armored Infantry Battalion fought with the 13th Armored Division in the Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns. The labeled service overlaps an assignment change and is listed only once; consult the following assignment cards as well.
Source
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9 Nov 1945 – 13 Nov 1945
59th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
Assignment not established
The available record does not establish a precise assignment throughout this interval. No division is inferred.
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13 Nov 1945 – 21 Aug 1947
59th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
Inactive · 13th 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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21 Aug 1947 – 22 Feb 1952
59th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
13th Armored Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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20 Sep 1943 – 9 Nov 1945
67th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
13th Armored Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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9 Nov 1945 – 13 Nov 1945
67th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
Assignment not established
The available record does not establish a precise assignment throughout this interval. No division is inferred.
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13 Nov 1945 – 23 Mar 1948
67th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
Inactive · 13th 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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23 Mar 1948 – 22 Feb 1952
67th Armored Infantry Battalion · Predecessor
13th Armored Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
Service note · dates incomplete
1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage · Army Reserve
The 1st Battalion served with the 191st Infantry Brigade before inactivation in 1968. The precise start and end dates are not established here.
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.
- 4th Infantry Division · file and credit · public domain
- 13th Armored Division · file and credit · public domain
- 96th Infantry Division · file and credit · public domain
