**WWII; **

The **54th Infantry Regiment, ** a basic training unit stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia.

History

The regiment was constituted on 15 May 1917 in the Regular Army as the 54th Infantry. It was organized on 16 June 1917 at Chickamauga Park, Georgia. It was assigned on 16 November 1917 to the 6th Infantry Division. Saw service in Meuse-Argonne and Alsace 1918 campaigns. The regiment was then inactivated on 24 October 1922 at Fort Wayne, Michigan.

. Redesignated 14 June 1942 as the 54th Armored Infantry. It was then assigned on 15 July 1942 to the [10th Armored Division](https://www.revolvy.com/page/10th-Armored-Division-(United-States%29 "10th Armored Division (United States)") and activated at [Fort Benning, Georgia](https://www.revolvy.com/page/Fort-Benning,-Georgia "Fort Benning, Georgia").

Regiment broken up 20 September 1943 and its elements reorganized and re-designated as elements of the 10th Armored Division as follows:
54th Infantry (less 1st, 2d, 3d Battalions) as the 54th Armored Infantry Battalion- 1st Battalion as the 61st Armored Infantry Battalion- 2nd Battalion as the 20th Armored Infantry Battalion- 3rd Battalion disbanded
Battalions inactivated 13–23 October 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia.

Harvey W Price