69th Infantry Brigade (United States)

[1] On 27 April 1919 the brigade headquarters arrived at Newport News aboard the USS Princess Matoika, before being demobilized at Camp Funston on 8 May.

[2] The 69th Infantry Brigade was reconstituted in the National Guard in 1921, assigned to the 35th Division, and allotted to the state of Kansas.

On 23 December 1940, the brigade was inducted into Federal service at Omaha, moving to Camp Joseph T. Robinson on 7 January 1941 with the division.

After the Attack on Pearl Harbor resulted in the United States entry into World War II, the brigade transferred to Fort Ord on 23 December.

It moved to Camp San Luis Obispo on 17 January 1942, and was ordered to be disbanded as soon as was practicable after 3 February 1942, as US Army infantry divisions were being reorganized into a triangular organization, eliminating the need for brigades.

Actually, the 69th, along with other units, was recalled to active duty due to the USS Pueblo crisis, when the"spy ship" was captured by the North Koreans.