37th Infantry Regiment (United States)

37th Infantry Regiment
Coat of arms
Active	1916
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Motto(s)	"For Freedom"
Colors	Blue
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

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The 37th Infantry Regiment is a non-active infantry regiment in the United States Army.

Constituted July 28, 1866, in the Regular Army by act of the United States Congress falling under the command of the Department of the Missouri. The unit began as the 3rd Battalion of the 19th Infantry Regiment when it was re-designated as the 37th Infantry Regiment, at Little Rock Arsenal, Arkansas. Consolidated 17 April 1869 by order of the Secretary of War, when the total number of Infantry Regiments were to be reduced to 25. One-half of the 37th Infantry Regiment consolidated August–December 1869 with the 3rd Infantry Regiment and the consolidated unit was designated as the 3d Infantry Regiment. While the remaining half of the 37th Infantry consolidated in June 1869 with the 5th Infantry Regiment and redesignated as the 5th Infantry Regiment.

Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 37th Infantry. Organized 12 July 1916 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas from personnel of the 3rd, 9th, and 30th Infantry Regiments. Inactivated 20 October 1921 at Fort Wayne, Michigan. Assigned to the 9th Infantry Division 24 March 1923; Relieved from the 9th Division 1 August 1940.

Activated 1 August 1941 at Unalaska, Alaska (Headquarters and Headquarters Company only, other elements previously activated in the United States). Inactivated 5 February 1945 at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Activated 1 August 1946 at Fort Benning, Inactivated 25 January 1949 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

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