97th Infantry Regiment
Modern Era, United States, Infantry
The 97th Infantry Regiment formed part of the Army's wider system of modern numbered regiments maintained for mobilization, flexibility, and continuity. Its preserved identity demonstrates how the Army retained organizational depth beyond the most visible active field units.
As the service moved toward battalion and brigade structures, lineages such as the 97th Infantry were often maintained through formal honors and redesignations rather than through uninterrupted regimental activity.
That makes the 97th Infantry a useful example of the Army's institutional approach to preserving history.
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 97th Infantry Regiment Battalions page.