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Went out for a short hunt today and found this WWI-era collar disk. It is from the 62nd Infantry Regiment.
The regiment existed from May 15th 1917 to July 31st 1922. They were formed in California and stationed at Camp Fremont. On October 18th 1918 they departed California to Camp Mills New York, in Nassau County Long Island. This is close to where I found the artifact. They departed Camp Mills to France in November 1918. On November 11th 1918 the news of the armistice reached the 62nd while they were still at sea, the war having ended before they could see combat. They disbanded in 1922.
Camp Mills, New York where the regiment was briefly stationed.
Brigadier General James R. Lindsay who served as the commander of the regiment as a Colonial until October 1918 when he was promoted.
The regiment would be very briefly reactivated in 1942 as the 62nd Armored Infantry Regiment but it was broken up in 1943 into other regiments.
The regiment existed from May 15th 1917 to July 31st 1922. They were formed in California and stationed at Camp Fremont. On October 18th 1918 they departed California to Camp Mills New York, in Nassau County Long Island. This is close to where I found the artifact. They departed Camp Mills to France in November 1918. On November 11th 1918 the news of the armistice reached the 62nd while they were still at sea, the war having ended before they could see combat. They disbanded in 1922.
Camp Mills, New York where the regiment was briefly stationed.
Brigadier General James R. Lindsay who served as the commander of the regiment as a Colonial until October 1918 when he was promoted.
The regiment would be very briefly reactivated in 1942 as the 62nd Armored Infantry Regiment but it was broken up in 1943 into other regiments.
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