47th Infantry Regiment (United States) - History

History

Constituted 15 May 1917 in the Regular Army as the 47th Infantry

Organized 1 June 1917 at Syracuse, New York

Lineage for the 47th Infantry Regiment

Assigned 19 November 1917 to the 4th Division

Inactivated 22 September 1921 at Camp Lewis, Washington

Relieved 15 August 1927 from assignment to the 4th Division and assigned to the 7th Division

Relieved 1 October 1933 from assignment to the 7th 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

Inactivated 31 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Withdrawn 16 June 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System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

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