61st 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 histories2 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 17 Jan 1962; 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 1st Battalion row begins with its 1962 reorganization. Earlier battalions share regimental service. The modern training mission is also documented by the Army in April 2026.
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.
The dated record
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
61st 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
61st Infantry Regiment
5th Infantry Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
Deployments & overseas operations
1918
France
61st 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
61st 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
61st 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
61st 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 – 11 Nov 1944
61st 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 – 10 Aug 1950
61st Infantry Regiment
Disbanded
The organization was removed from the rolls. A later reconstitution, if documented, is shown separately.
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10 Aug 1950 – 17 Aug 1950
61st 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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17 Aug 1950 – 1 Sep 1956
61st Infantry Regiment
8th Infantry Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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1 Sep 1956 – 17 Jan 1962
61st 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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17 Jan 1962 – 19 Feb 1962
1st 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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19 Feb 1962 – 2 Aug 1971
1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage
5th Infantry Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
Deployments & overseas operations
1968-1971
Vietnam
1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage · Deployment / campaign service
The battalion deployed with the 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division; these year labels summarize service, not exact movement 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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2 Aug 1971 – 21 Aug 1974
1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage
4th Infantry Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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21 Aug 1974 – 19 Jun 1989
1st Battle Group / Battalion lineage
5th Infantry Division
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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19 Jun 1989 – 13 Jun 1993
1st 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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13 Jun 1993 – page cutoff*
1st 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
3d Battle Group / Battalion lineage · Training predecessor
The training battalion at Fort Jackson was reflagged as 1st Battalion in June 1993. An exact earlier divisional sequence is 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.
- 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry history (GlobalSecurity; secondary)
- 61st 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
- 4th Infantry Division · file and credit · public domain
