61st Infantry Regiment
Modern Era, United States, Infantry
The 61st Infantry Regiment was one of the higher-numbered lineages preserved within the Army's modern-era force structure. It reflects the service's need for depth, expansion capacity, and organizational continuity during the twentieth century.
Rather than following the uninterrupted field history of an old regular regiment, the 61st Infantry fits the pattern of units carried through redesignation, selective activation, and later battalion- or training-centered roles.
Its place in Army history lies in that broader institutional continuity, linking the world-war generation of force expansion to the modular Army that followed.
Battalion Page
A dedicated battalion subpage now collects the regiment's known battalion icons and short battalion sketches for the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions. Open the 61st Infantry Regiment Battalions page.