The 66th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the United States Army.

History

(Note; for a brief period 66th Armor was designated as 66th IR)

Lineage

Constuted 10 July 1943 in the Regular Army as the 66th Infantry. and Assigned to the 71st Infantry Division. Activated 15 July 1943 at Camp Carson, Colorado. Inactivated 5-9 April 1946 at Camp Kilmer

Camp Kilmer

Camp Kilmer, New Jersey is a former United States Army camp that was activated in June 1942 as a staging area and part of an installation of the New York Port of Embarkation. The camp was organized as part of the Army Service Forces Transportation Corps. Troops were quartered at Camp Kilmer in...

, New Jersey.

Relieved from the 71st Division and allotted to the Regular Army 25 February 1953; Concurently broken up and elements redesignated as elements of the 13th Armored Division as follows

• 66th Infantry (less 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions) as the 266th Armored Infantry Battalion.
• 1st Battalion as the 267th Armored Infantry Battalion
• 2nd Battalion as the 268th Armored Infantry Battalion
• 3rd Battalion as the 269th Armored Infantry Battalion

See also

• commons:Field Army insignia of the United States Army
• Corps insignia of the United States Army
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• Division insignia of the United States Army
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• Brigade insignia of the United States Army
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• Coats of arms of U.S. Army units
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• Coats of arms of U.S. Artillery Regiments
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• Coats of arms of U.S. Armor Regiments
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• Coats of arms of U.S. Army Aviation Regiments
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• Coats of arms of U.S. Cavalry Regiments
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• Coats of arms of U.S. Infantry Regiments
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• Distinctive unit insignia (U.S. Army)