67th Infantry Regiment (United States)

For the 67th Infantry Regiment (Medium Tanks), see 67th Armored Regiment.

67th Infantry Regiment
Active	July 1918–February 1919
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry
Part of	17th Infantry Brigade, 9th Division

The 67th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army during World War I. Organized in mid-1918 at Camp Sheridan, the regiment was preparing to go overseas with the 9th Division when the war ended. It was demobilized shortly thereafter.

History

The 67th Infantry Regiment was constituted on 5 July 1918 in the Regular Army and organized during the same month with the new 9th Division at Camp Sheridan from a cadre of the 45th Infantry Regiment. The new unit was commanded by Major Byard Sneed, who was replaced by Colonel Moor N. Falls from mid-August.[1][2] Among the officers from the cadre was future novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, who became a first lieutenant in the regiment.[3] Assigned to the 17th Infantry Brigade together with the 45th, the regiment was brought up to strength with draftees. The division began systematic training in August and on 28 October its advance detachment moved to Camp Mills to prepare for overseas departure, delayed by a curtailment of training activities during September and October due to Spanish flu. Four soldiers of the division were among those who died of the disease on one of the deadliest days in terms of influenza deaths at Camp Sheridan, 22 October.[4][5] When the Armistice was signed on 11 November, all overseas movements were suspended and the advance detachment returned to Camp Sheridan. In December, the regiment was split up, with the 1st Battalion moving to Camp McClellan and the 3rd Battalion to Camp Shelby for garrison duty.[6] Demobilization was ordered on 17 January 1919 and completed on 15 February.[7][8]

References

Citations

1. "Col. Falls Leaves For California Post". Montgomery Advertiser. 21 February 1919. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Ninth Division, All Units, Now "United States Army" By Recent Department Order". Montgomery Advertiser. 16 August 1918. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Tate 2007, pp. 261, 272–273.
4. Newton 2008, pp. 61–64.
5. "13 Die at Sheridan". Montgomery Advertiser. 22 October 1918. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Historical Section, Army War College 1931, pp. 836, 851.
7. Historical Section, Army War College 1931, pp. 641–643.
8. Sawicki 1981, p. 166.

Bibliography

• Historical Section, Army War College (1931). Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War; American Expeditionary Forces; Divisions (PDF) (Reprint, 1988 ed.). Washington: Government Printing Office.
• Newton, Wesley Phillips (2008). ""Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Grounds": Alabama's Military Bases in World War I". In Olliff, Martin T. (ed.). The Great War in the Heart of Dixie: Alabama During World War I. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. pp. 41–65. ISBN 978-0-8173-1616-7.
• Sawicki, James A. (1981). Infantry regiments of the US Army. Dumfries, Virginia: Wyvern Publications. ISBN 9780960240432.
• Tate, Mary Jo (2007). Critical Companion to F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work. New York: Facts on File. ISBN 9781438108452.