The 71st Infantry Regiment was a Regular infantry regiment in the
United States Army
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active briefly during 1918-1919.
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
The New York Guard (NYG) is the state defense force of New York State, also called The New York State Military Reserve. Originally called the New York State Militia it can trace its lineage back to the American Revolution and the War of 1812.
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See also
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71st New York Infantry
The 71st New York Infantry Regiment is an organization of the New York State Guard. Formerly, the 71st Infantry was a regiment of the New York State Militia and then the Army National Guard from 1850 to 1993. The regiment was not renumbered dur ...
References
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*Francis Bernard Heitma
''Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army, from ..., Volume 1''*William K. Emerso
''Encyclopedia of United States Army insignia and uniforms'' (page 51).
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External links
* http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lh.html
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