Collection

Organizations

Military units, organizations, nicknames, and locations.

Showing 1,201–1,250

Service	Number	Type	Subtype	Status	Installation	Remarks
A	0001	Battalion	20th Infantry Regiment			Vietnam War Mar-Oct 1969, 11th Infantry Brigade, Vietnam
A	0001	Battalion	210th Aviation Regiment	A	Fort Rucker	1996, part of 1st Aviation Brigade
A	0001	Battalion	212th Aviation Regiment	A	Fort Rucker	1996, part of Aviation Training Brigade
A	0001	Battalion	214th Field Artillery	G		1999, part of Georgia Army National Guard
A	0001	Battalion	21st Infantry Regiment	A		Iraq War 2007-Iraq
A	0001	Battalion	21st Infantry Regiment	A	Schofield Barracks	1996, part of 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
A	0001	Battalion	222nd Aviation regiment	A	Fort Eustis	1999, part of 8th Transportation Brigade
A	0001	Battalion	223rd Aviation Regiment	A	Fort Rucker	1996, part of Aviation Training Brigade
A	0001	Battalion	227th Aviation Regiment			Persian Gulf War
A	0001	Battalion	23rd Infantry Regiment (Mech)	A	Fort Lewis	1996, part of 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
A	0001	Battalion	24th Infantry Regiment	A	Fort Lewis	1996, part of 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
A	0001	Battalion	252nd Armored Regiment	G		1999, part of North Carolina Army National Guard
A	0001	Battalion	258th Field Artillery Regiment	G		1999, part of New York Army National Guard
A	0001	Battalion	25th Aviation Regiment	A	Schofield Barracks	1996, part o Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
A	0001	Battalion	263rd Armored Regiment	G		Desert Shield/Storm Activated from South Carolina National … Desert Shield/Storm Activated from South Carolina National Guard 1999, part of 218th Infantry Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard
A	0001	Battalion	265th Air Defense Artillery	G		1999, part of 164th Artillery Brigade, Florida Army National… 1999, part of 164th Artillery Brigade, Florida Army National Guard
A	0001	Battalion	26th Infantry Regiment			Vietnam War Part of 1st Infantry Division Nov 7 1967, near… Vietnam War Part of 1st Infantry Division Nov 7 1967, near Loc Ninh Vietnam
A	0001	Battalion	27th Field Artillery	A	Darmstadt, GE	Vietnam War Part of 23rd Artillery Group
A	0001	Battalion	27th Infantry Regiment	A	Schofield Barracks	Vietnam War Part of 25th Infantry Division May 27 1967, Bi… Vietnam War Part of 25th Infantry Division May 27 1967, Binh Duong Province Vietnam 1996, part of 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
A	0001	Battalion	28th Infantry Regiment	A	Fort Jackson	Vietnam War Part of 1st Infantry Division Nov 8 1966, Tay … Vietnam War Part of 1st Infantry Division Nov 8 1966, Tay Ninh Province Vietnam
A	0001	Battalion	325th Infantry Regiment			Iraq War 2006, part of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airbor… Iraq War 2006, part of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
A	0001	Battalion	327th Infantry Regiment			Vietnam War Part of 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division F… Vietnam War Part of 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division Feb 7 1966, My Canh Vietnam Jul 15-19 1969, A Shau Vallery Vietnam
A	0001	Battalion	32nd Armor Regiment	A	Fort Lewis	1996, part of 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
A	0001	Battalion	32nd Infantry Regiment			Afghanistan War, 2006
A	0001	Battalion	33rd Armor Regiment	A	Fort Lewis	1996, part of 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
A	0001	Battalion	34th Armor regiment			1996, Fort Riley
A	0001	Battalion	35th Infantry Regiment			Vietnam War Part of 25th Infantry Division Apr 25 1967, ne… Vietnam War Part of 25th Infantry Division Apr 25 1967, near Duc Pho Vietnam
A	0001	Battalion	37th Field Artillery Regiment	A	Fort Lewis	1996, part of 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
A	0001	Battalion	3rd Special Forces Group			Afghanistan War 2005, in Afghanistan
A	0001	Battalion	41st Infantry Regiment			1996, part of 3rd Brigade, 1st Armor Division Iraq War
A	0001	Battalion	44th Artillery			Vietnam Wat Mar 12 1970, Khe Gio Bridge Vietnam
A	0001	Battalion	46th Infantry Regiment	A	Fort Knox	Vietnam War Part of 196th Light Infantry Brigade 1997, Par… Vietnam War Part of 196th Light Infantry Brigade 1997, Part of 1st Armor Training Brigade
A	0001	Battalion	4th Air Defense Artillery Regi			1996, part of 3rd Brigade, 1st Armor Division
A	0001	Battalion	502nd Infantry Regiment			WW II Jun 1944, Operation Overlord, Invasion of Normandy, L… WW II Jun 1944, Operation Overlord, Invasion of Normandy, LCOL Patrick Cassidy Vietnam War Part of 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division May 18 1967, Quang Ngai Province Vietnam
A	0001	Battalion	503rd Infantry Regiment			Vietnam War Part of 173rd Airborne Brigade Sep 20 1965, ne… Vietnam War Part of 173rd Airborne Brigade Sep 20 1965, near Ben Cat Vietnam
A	0001	Battalion	506th Infantry Regiment			Vietnam War Part of 101st Airborne Division Jul 11 1969, T… Vietnam War Part of 101st Airborne Division Jul 11 1969, Thua Thien Province Vietnam Afghanistan War 2008, in Afghanistan
A	0001	Battalion	56th Air Defense Artillery Rgm	A	Fort Bliss	1997, part of 6th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
A	0001	Battalion	5th Artillery Regiment			Vietnam War Part of 1st Infantry Division Nov 1968, Vietna… Vietnam War Part of 1st Infantry Division Nov 1968, Vietnam
A	0001	Battalion	5th Field Artillery Regiment			1996, Fort Riley
A	0001	Battalion	5th Infantry Regiment	A	Fort Lewis	Vietnam War Part of 25th Infantry Division Feb 18 1966, Cu… Vietnam War Part of 25th Infantry Division Feb 18 1966, Cu Chi, Hau Nghia Province, Vietnam Aug 21 1968, near Ben Cui Vietnam 1996, part of 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
A	0001	Battalion	61st Infantry Regiment	A	Fort Jackson
A	0001	Battalion	635th Armor Regiment	G		1999, Kansas Army National Guard
A	0001	Battalion	63rd Armored Regiment			2013, part of 2nd Armored Brigade, Ist Infantry Division
A	0001	Battalion	69th Infantry Regiment	G		1999, part of New York Army National Guard
A	0001	Battalion	6th Infantry Regiment			Iraq War 2006, part of end Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored… Iraq War 2006, part of end Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division
A	0001	Battalion	6th Infantry Regiment	A		Vietnam War Part of 198th Light Infantry Brigade Counterof… Vietnam War Part of 198th Light Infantry Brigade Counteroffensive, Phase III Tet Counteroffensive Counteroffensive, Phase IV Counteroffensive, Phase V Counteroffensive, Phase VI Tet 69/Counteroffensive Summer-Fall 1969 Winter-Spring 1970 Sanctuary Counteroffensive Counteroffensive, Phase VII Consolidation I Feb 16 1997, assigned to 1st Armored Division, Germany
A	0001	Battalion	7th Cavalry Regiment			Vietnam War May 4 1968, A Shau Valley Vietnam
A	0001	Battalion	7th Field Artillery Regiment			2013, part of 2nd Armored Brigade, Ist Infantry Division
A	0001	Battalion	7th Special Forces Group	A		Afghanistan War 20007, in Afghanistan
A	0001	Battalion	81st Armor Regiment	A	Fort Knox	1997, part of 1st Armor Training Brigade

Background and Sources Collection notes, historical context, and related resources

Some Sources of Information about Military Units

The U.S. Army has a long history of its regiments, and a rich history of its infantry divisions, armored divisions, and many more. The Marine Corps, being much smaller, has much less volume of history but equally as rich. The Air Force, being much younger, has less unit history but great depth for the years of its existence, including its predecessor organizations. The Navy has a fabulous history, but is less organized around permanent organizational units and so its history is primarily that of its ships. (Fans of the famous Task Force 58 might disagree, but even that was a temporary unit, rather than one having extensive history.)

Web Sites of Military Units

Many military organizations and their respective veterans’ organizations have their own web sites, with varying amounts and types of information. Following are a couple, and I will add more as I get permissions to link.

First Infantry Division. This Division is the Army’s oldest standing division, with a history dating back to World War I and being one of the first to land at Normandy on D-Day. Its veterans group is The Society of the 1st Infantry Division, and their web site is Society of the 1st Infantry Division.

First Marine Division. This organization has a distinguished history. In World War II it was the first American division-sized unit to see action, at Guadalcanal, and finished at Okinawa. Its official site can be found at 1st Marine Division.

Second Infantry Division. This outfit has a long history, during World War II and Korea, among others. The site for its veterans’ organization is 2nd Infantry Division.

Sixth Infantry Division. This group saw much action in the Philippines during World War II. The site for its veterans’ organization is 6th Infantry Division.

91st Bomb Group. Many Army Air Force units were stationed in England during World War II as part of the 8th Air Force. Several have good web sites to honor and support their veterans. A fine example is that of the 91st Bomb Group (Heavy). Their web site is 91st Bomb Group.

96th Infantry Division. This Division was noted for its participation in the battles of Leyte (Philippines) and Okinawa during the last part of World War II. A site honoring its veterans is the Deadeyes site.

Some Printed Sources

The following is not a systematic collection of sources, but rather a “bunch” as I have collected and used them.

Revolutionary War

An excellent source of information about the units of the American (Continental) Army in the American Revolution is “The Continental Army” by Robert K. Wright, Jr. It was published by the Army’s Center of Military History in 1989. It is part of the Army Lineage Series and describes the various regiments and their participation in the war. It has never been widely available in commercial book stores, but is still available from the U.S. Government Printing Office Bookstore (accessible online).

Civil War

Probably still the most widely used authoritative source of information about the Union Army units in the Civil War is Dyer’s Compendium. It was compiled by Frederick W. Dyer in the years following that war. It is still available in hard copy, but is generally pretty pricey. It is also available in CD form. It has a wealth of information about the Civil War, including much information about the Confederate units as well.

World War I

The U.S. Army has published an extensive series of books about its organization in World War I, titled Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War. This is also from the Army’s Center of Military History and not available in commercial book stores. It is in a total of five volumes. It doesn’t seem to be available in the U.S. Government Printing Office Bookstore, but the volumes may possibly be obtained through the used book market.

Another, now rather rare, source of information about the Army in World War I is “Final Report of Gen. John J. Pershing”, published by the Army in 1919. In addition to a narrative history of the war from Gen. Pershing’s perspective, it has a number of foldout pages that contain maps and, of interest here, some detailed charts of the units that made up the Army’s order of battle in Europe. I stumbled onto a copy in a rare book store in about 1995, but I’m sure it would be rather hard to find these days.

World War II

Army. The Army has published an extraordinarily extensive list of Army (ground force) units that participated in World War II and the Korean War. It is Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-1, Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register, and is available on the Internet at DA-Pam 672-1. However, if you wish to print it, be warned that it runs over 500 pages (of small print).

Air Force. The Air Force has published two excellent volumes of the Army Air Corps (Air Force) units of World War II. They are:

Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, edited by Maurer Maurer. First published in 1969 and reprinted in 1982. This gives a brief history, stations, types of aircraft used, insignia, assignments to higher echelon organizations, and campaign credits and decorations of the various squadrons.

Air Force Combat Units of World War II, History and Insignia, edited by Maurer Maurer. This work covers the organizations above the squadron level. It describes the history, squadrons, stations, commanders, campaigns and decorations of these higher level units.

Both of these volumes may still be available through the used book market.

The Army Lineage Series

The Army’s Office of Military History has published a series of volumes that are collectively called the Army Lineage Series. In addition to the one about the Revolutionary War cited above, it has several others, each of which focuses on the units (regiments, etc.) of a particular branch, such as the infantry or the field artillery. Each gives the historical lineage of each regiment or other unit, and contains an extensive narrative that gives a lot of related history. Many photographs and color plates of the units’ insignia are included. As with other publications of the military services, these were distributed by the Government Printing Office and were not generally available in commercial bookstores. They should be available through the used book market.

Defense Department web site

The Department of Defense’s own web site can be reached at The DoD Site.