[2] The regiment was organized with 3,755 officers and enlisted men:[3] The Doughboys of the regiment deployed to France as part of the American Expeditionary Forces and participated in the St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, and Lorraine campaigns.

[5][6][7] After completing its war service in France, the regiment returned home aboard the USS Tiger.

[15] The regiment was ordered into active military service 15 August 1942 and reorganized at Camp Butner, North Carolina, using a cadre provided by the 2nd Infantry Division.

The 1st and 3rd Battalions were activated on 25 January 1991 to train Army Reserve units deploying to Operation Desert Storm and inactivated again on 31 March.

The 1st Battalion was reactivated and allotted to the Regular Army on 17 October 1999 and assigned at Fort Dix.