World War II
Along with other National Guard units, the regiment was federalized in 1940.
At the beginning of World War II, most of the members of the regiment were given the opportunity to enroll in officers school. A core group of about 60 men chose to stay with the unit. The Regiment was assigned to the Third Army on 12 January 1942, and to IV Corps on 1 May 1942. In spring 1942 the Regiment became fully mechanized. The regiment participated in several maneuvers at Hineston, Kinisatchie, and Dry Creek, Louisiana; and in the Louisiana Maneuver Area through the beginning of November 1942.
They were assigned to XV Corps on 1 March 1943 and transferred to Burkeville, Texas, on 25 June 1943, after which it was sent to Camp Hood, Texas on 25 August 1943 under the Tank Destroyer Command. The Regiment staged at Camp Shanks, New York from 20 February 1944 until 27 February when it departed the New York Port of Embarkation for England.
- Constituted: 1921.
- Activated: 25 November 1940.
- Overseas: 1943–1945.
- Campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe
- Days of combat: 480.
- Awards: Fourragère-1 French Croix de guerre with Palm-2, DSC-1; SS-58; BS-519.
- Commander: Colonel Vennard Wilson, (25 November 1940 – 23 October 1945).
- Casualties: KIA-194, MIA-4, Wounded-499
- Returned to U.S.: 1 October 1945.
- Inactivated: 23 October 1945.
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