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The 132nd Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, part of the Illinois Army National Guard, active from 1917 to 1954. It served as an active-duty unit in World War I and later in World War II, and its lineage traces back to the 19th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the American Civil WarWikipedia+1.

• Activation: Organized from Illinois militia units (2nd and 7th Infantry Regiments) and activated on 21 July 1917Wikipedia.

• Assignment: Assigned to the 33rd Infantry Division; redesignated as the 132nd Infantry Regiment on 12 October 1917Wikipedia.

• Training: Trained at Camp Logan, TexasWikipedia.

• Overseas Deployment: Sent overseas in May 1918Wikipedia.

• Key Engagements in France:

  • Battle of Hamel (June–July 1918)

  • Meuse-Argonne Offensive (September–November 1918)

  • 1918 Somme Offensive (fall 1918)Wikipedia.

• Medal of Honor Actions: In the fall of 1918, five soldiers from the regiment were awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in France: Johannes Anderson, Sydney Gumpertz, Berger Loman, George H. Mallon, and Willie SandlinWikipedia.

• Return & Demobilization: Arrived in New York on 17 May 1919 aboard the USS Mount Vernon; demobilized on 31 May 1919 at Camp Grant, inslvl="" style="border: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 16px; -webkit-line-clamp: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; font-family: roboto, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The 132nd Infantry Regiment earned a reputation for valor in WWI, particularly in the Meuse-Argonne and Somme offensives, and for producing multiple Medal of Honor recipients. It was later consolidated with the 131st Infantry Regiment in 1954Wikipedia.

  If you are researching specific battles or soldiers from the 132nd in WWI, the National Archives and Illinois State Archives hold regimental records, unit histories, and personal service files.