71st_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)

71st Infantry Regiment (United States)

71st Infantry Regiment (United States)

Military unit

The 71st Infantry Regiment was a Regular infantry regiment in the United States Army active briefly during 1918-1919.

This article is about the World War I unit. For the World War II unit, see 71st New York Infantry.
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The regiment was constituted 9 July 1918 in the Regular Army as the 71st Infantry and assigned to the 11th Infantry Division. Organized August 1918 at Camp Meade, Maryland from personnel of the 17th Infantry, it was relieved from the 11th Division and demobilized on 3 February 1919 at Camp Meade.

This regiment should not be confused with the 71st Infantry Regiment of the New York State Guard.

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