60th 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 shown5th Infantry Division17 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 1 Dec 1957; 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.
Regimental inactivation took place during 30 November-28 December 1946. The transition window is shown as uncertain rather than assigning every element the same day.
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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Scroll horizontally on a small screen. Select a segment to open its dated entry. Diamond markers open deployments; their positions indicate the labeled year, not an exact start date or duration. Short assignments are easier to inspect in the list below.
- 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 – 17 Nov 1917
60th 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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17 Nov 1917 – 2 Sep 1921
60th Infantry Regiment
5th Infantry Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
Deployments & overseas operations
1918
France
60th 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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2 Sep 1921 – 15 Aug 1927
60th Infantry Regiment
Inactive · 5th 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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15 Aug 1927 – 1 Oct 1933
60th 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 Oct 1933 – 16 Oct 1939
60th Infantry Regiment
Inactive · 5th 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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16 Oct 1939 – 1 Aug 1940
60th 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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1 Aug 1940 – 10 Aug 1940
60th 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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10 Aug 1940 – 30 Nov 1946
60th Infantry Regiment
9th Infantry Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
Deployments & overseas operations
1942-1943
North Africa and Sicily
60th Infantry Regiment · Campaign service
Campaign participation is recorded in the cited history. The year label summarizes campaign service, not an exact overseas tour.
Source1944-1945
Western Europe
60th 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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30 Nov 1946 – 29 Dec 1946
60th 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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29 Dec 1946 – 15 Jul 1947
60th 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 Jul 1947 – 1 Dec 1957
60th Infantry Regiment
9th Infantry Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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1 Dec 1957 – 15 Feb 1958
2d 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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15 Feb 1958 – 19 Feb 1962
2d Battle Group / Battalion lineage
2d Infantry Brigade · Separate
This headquarters is not a division. Temporary attachments in the service entries below are distinct from the formal assignment.
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19 Feb 1962 – 1 Feb 1966
2d 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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1 Feb 1966 – 13 Oct 1970
2d Battle Group / Battalion lineage
9th Infantry Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
Deployments & overseas operations
1966-1969
Vietnam
2d 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.
Source1969-1970
Vietnam
2d 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. The labeled service overlaps an assignment change and is listed only once; consult the following assignment cards as well.
Source
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13 Oct 1970 – 21 Oct 1972
2d Battle Group / Battalion lineage
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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21 Oct 1972 – 15 Feb 1991
2d Battle Group / Battalion lineage
9th Infantry Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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15 Feb 1991 – 15 Apr 1996
2d 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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15 Apr 1996 – page cutoff*
2d Battle Group / Battalion lineage
Last documented: TRADOC · Training
Institutional or training service. This is a command relationship, not a maneuver-division assignment. 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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1 Dec 1957 – 1 Feb 1966
3d 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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1 Feb 1966 – 1 Aug 1969
3d Battle Group / Battalion lineage
9th Infantry Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
Deployments & overseas operations
1966-1969
Vietnam
3d 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. The labeled service overlaps an assignment change and is listed only once; consult the following assignment cards as well.
Source
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1 Aug 1969 – 21 Nov 1972
3d Battle Group / Battalion lineage
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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21 Nov 1972 – 15 Aug 1988
3d Battle Group / Battalion lineage
9th Infantry Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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15 Aug 1988 – 16 Nov 2005
3d 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 Nov 2005 – page cutoff*
3d Battle Group / Battalion lineage
Last documented: TRADOC · Training
Institutional or training service. This is a command relationship, not a maneuver-division assignment. 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.
Service note · dates incomplete
1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage · Alaska
The 1st Battalion served with the separate 172d Infantry Brigade in Alaska during the 1960s-1980s. This was not a Vietnam deployment.
Service note · dates incomplete
5th Battle Group / Battalion lineage · Vietnam
The mechanized 5th Battalion deployed with the 9th Division, then exchanged places with 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry in September 1968 and served with the 1st 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: 60th Infantry Regiment
- Army Center of Military History: 2d Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment
- Army Center of Military History: 3d Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment
- 60th Infantry Regiment history (Wikipedia; secondary)
Patch artwork
Unmodified artwork from Wikimedia Commons; individual file pages identify the artist and license. Insignia represent the divisions, not regimental affiliation badges.
- 5th Infantry Division · file and credit · public domain
- 8th Infantry Division · file and credit · public domain
- 9th Infantry Division · file and credit · public domain
