68th Infantry Regiment
Modern Era, United States, Infantry
The 68th Infantry Regiment belongs to the Army's modern regimental lineage system and reflects the service's effort to maintain a deep roster of numbered units during the twentieth century. It is part of the Army's expansion and reserve depth rather than of the older core of permanent field regiments.
Its story was shaped by reorganization, selective activation, and the later dominance of battalion- and brigade-level structures. Even so, the regiment's preserved identity contributes to the Army's institutional continuity.
The 68th Infantry is therefore one of the lineages that helps explain how the Army retained its historical structure while modernizing its combat system.
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 68th Infantry Regiment Battalions page.