Distributed among units of the 27th Division ... - 71st Vets

and the 54th Pioneer Infantry. Although the 71st Regiment did not serve in World War I as a regiment, its men served with other commands on numerous European battlefields. After the United States entered World War II in December 1941, the 71st Regiment, now part of the 44th Division, initially served in coastal defense at Fort Lewis, Washington. ................
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