74th 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 shown12th Division (World War I)1 Aug 1918
Separate unit histories1 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. Battalion rows follow headquarters lineages, often descended from lettered companies, rather than assuming that the old regimental battalions continued unchanged.
The World War I 74th and the 474th Infantry/74th Regimental Combat Team are separate organizations. The 99th Infantry Battalion joined the latter during World War II and again in the 1950s; see the 99th numbering page for its separate history.
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Assignments across time
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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 – 9 Jul 1918
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9 Jul 1918 – 1 Aug 1918
74th 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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1 Aug 1918 – 31 Jan 1919
74th Infantry Regiment
12th Division (World War I)
Division names are normalized across historical redesignations. This entry follows the cited unit lineage.
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31 Jan 1919 – 18 Jul 1941
74th Infantry Regiment
Disbanded
The organization was removed from the rolls. A later reconstitution, if documented, is shown separately.
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18 Jul 1941 – 4 Aug 1952
74th 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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4 Aug 1952 – page cutoff*
74th Infantry Regiment
Last documented: Disbanded
The organization was removed from the rolls. A later reconstitution, if documented, is shown separately. 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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11 Nov 1944 – 6 Jan 1945
474th Infantry / 74th Regimental Combat Team · Separate lineage
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.
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6 Jan 1945 – 26 Oct 1945
474th Infantry / 74th Regimental Combat Team · Separate lineage
No assigned division
The cited record establishes service outside an assigned division. Higher headquarters and temporary operational attachments could still direct the unit.
Deployments & overseas operations
1945
Europe · 474th Infantry
474th Infantry / 74th Regimental Combat Team · Separate lineage · Deployment / campaign service
The separate 474th served in Europe before its postwar redesignation as the 74th Regimental Combat Team. The labeled service overlaps an assignment change and is listed only once; consult the following assignment cards as well.
Source
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26 Oct 1945 – 8 Oct 1954
474th Infantry / 74th Regimental Combat Team · Separate 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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8 Oct 1954 – 16 Sep 1956
474th Infantry / 74th Regimental Combat Team · Separate lineage
No assigned division
The cited record establishes service outside an assigned division. Higher headquarters and temporary operational attachments could still direct the unit.
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16 Sep 1956 – page cutoff*
474th Infantry / 74th Regimental Combat Team · Separate lineage
Last documented: Inactive
The unit or its headquarters lineage was inactive. This status does not imply that every inherited honor or divisional affiliation was erased. 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.
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.