"Black Jack" Pershing, Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) on the Western Front, "the outstanding doughboy of the war",[1] was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading his men in the destruction of enemy positions in the Bois de la Pultiere near Cunel, Meuse, France.

Lieutenant Woodfill personally killed a German officer and two members of a machine gun crew using his pistol, his trench knife, and a pickaxe.

The regiment was transferred on 6 October 1920 to Camp Jackson, South Carolina, and was inactivated on 2 September 1921 and allotted to the Fifth Corps Area; the 6th Infantry Regiment had previously been designated as "Active Associate" on 27 July 1921, and would provide the personnel with which the 60th Infantry would be reconstituted in the event of war.

The 10th Infantry was relieved as Active Associate on 28 February 1927, and with the abandonment of the Active Associate concept, the headquarters, 60th Infantry, was organized about June 1927 with Organized Reserve personnel as a "Regular Army Inactive" unit with headquarters at Columbus, Ohio.

The 60th Infantry spearheaded the November 1942, Allied invasion of French Morocco at Port Lyautey during Operation Torch, crediting each member of the unit that made the amphibious assault landing the arrowhead device.

The 60th Infantry's 1st Battalion landed 2,800 yards north of their assigned beach, and were engaged by French light tanks once ashore.

The 60th Infantry culminated its successful North African campaigns with a defense on 18 April 1943 (Easter Sunday) against a massive German attack.

The 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry earned the regiment's and the 9th Division's, first Presidential Unit Citation for its actions on 23 and 24 April during the Battle of Sedjenane.

The pursuit was hindered by a number booby traps, demolitions, anti-tank and personnel mines, craters and blown bridges.

On 12 June, driving hard toward the St. Colombe in France, the 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry completely outdistanced the rest of the 9th Division.

Actually, its 2nd Battalion had overrun the German defenses in the face of murderous fire and had cut the main highway to the northwest.

Instead of withdrawing, the battalion set up a bridgehead on the Douve River and held the position for seven hours until the rest of the 9th Division caught up to them, thus facilitating the cutting of the peninsula.

In France during June 1944, the 60th Infantry once again led the way for the 9th Division as it spearheaded the American advance out of the beachhead that cut the Contentin Peninsula.

In this action, Medal of Honor recipient, Lieutenant Colonel Matt Urban was wounded for the seventh time after having gone AWOL from a hospital to rejoin the 2nd Battalion and lead them in combat.

Continuing northeast, the 60th Infantry advanced toward the Harz Mountains, where for the first time the regiment had attached to them a platoon of black volunteers.

While destroying a German roadblock, one of the volunteers, Private First Class Jack Thomas, won the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism.

After relieving the 3rd Armored Division, the 60th Infantry held that line until VE day, and met up with Russian soldiers soon after.

The battalions of the 60th Infantry participated in both Riverine operations and "jitterbug tactics" which featured split-second timing of airmobile insertions in close proximity to enemy units.

It was used as an advanced training unit in highly maneuverable tactics using newly outfitted Humvees with TOW missile systems, Mk-19s and M2s.

The 60th Infantry Regiment was assigned to the Training and Doctrine Command on 27 August 1996, with the 2d Battalion activated at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.