137th Infantry Regiment (United States)

137th Infantry Regiment
137th Infantry Rgt coat of arms
Active1879–1919, 1921–1945, 1947–2020
CountryUnited States
AllegianceKansas
BranchKansas Army National Guard
TypeInfantry
Motto(s)Valor for Service (Volunteers, By God)
EngagementsPhilippine Insurrection

World War I

World War II

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
CommanderLTC Darren Koberlein
Command Sergeant MajorDwayne Clifford
Notable
commanders
Colonel Robert Sears
20th Kansas Volunteers marching through Caloocan at night, 1899

The 137th Infantry Regiment (First Kansas)[1] was an infantry regiment of the United States Army. It was part of the Kansas Army National Guard and has served with distinction in the Philippine Insurrection, World War I, and World War II. The last active battalion was the 2nd Battalion, as the 2–137th Combined Arms Battalion, a component of the 635th Regional Support Group. The battalion was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, 635th Armor Regiment in 2020, although the structure of the unit remained unchanged.

  1. ^ "137th Infantry Regiment (First Kansas) Lineage and Honors". United States Army Center of Military History. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2018.