Lineage
- Constituted 15 May 1917 in the Regular Army as the 60th Infantry
- Organized 10 June 1917 at Gettysburg National Park, Pennsylvania
- Assigned 17 November 1917 to the 5th Division
- Inactivated 2 September 1921 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
- Relieved 15 August 1927 from assignment to the 5th Division and assigned to the 8th Division.
- Relieved 1 October 1933 from assignment to the 8th Division and assigned to the 5th Division
- Relieved 16 October 1939 from assignment to the 5th Division
- Assigned 1 August 1940 to the 9th Division (later redesignated as the 9th Infantry Division)
- Activated 10 August 1940 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Moved to Chester, South Carolina for maneuvers, and returned to Fort Bragg.
- Transferred to Norfolk, Virginia on 18 September 1942 for Amphibious Training.
- Departed Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation on 27 October 1942 for North Africa.
- Assaulted North Africa on 8 November 1942.
- Landed in Sicily on 31 July 1943.
- Arrived in England on 25 November 1943.
- Landed in France on 11 June 1944.
- Crossed into Belgium on 2 September 1944.
- Entered Germany on 15 September 1944.
- Attached to 104th Infantry Division from 18 December 1944 to 21 December 1944.
- Attached to 2nd Armored Division from 22 December 1944 to 23 December 1944.
- Attached to 9th Armored Division from 4 March 1945 to 5 March 1945.
- Attached to 7th Armored Division from 8 March 1945 to 9 March 1945.
- Attached to 3rd Armored Division from 22 April 1944 to 24 April 1945.
- On Occupation Duty at Geisenfeld, Germany on VJ Day
- Inactivated 30 November – 28 December 1946 in Germany
- Activated 15 July 1947 at Fort Dix, New Jersey
- Relieved 1 December 1957 from assignment to the 9th Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
- Withdrawn 16 June 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System
- Transferred 15 April 1996 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
- Present Day: Assigned to 193rd Infantry Brigade, Ft Jackson, South Carolina
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