3rd Infantry Regiment (United States)

E246143

United States Army regiment infantry regiment

The 3rd Infantry Regiment (United States), known as "The Old Guard," is the U.S. Army’s oldest active-duty infantry regiment and serves as the Army’s official ceremonial unit, conducting high-profile ceremonies and memorial duties in the Washington, D.C. area.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
3rd Infantry Regiment (United States) canonical	3
3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment	3
3rd Infantry Regiment	2
3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2227034 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 3rd Infantry Regiment (United States)
Context triple: [Tomb Guard, partOf, 3rd Infantry Regiment (United States)]

A. 3rd Infantry Division
The 3rd Infantry Division is a major U.S. Army combat formation renowned for its distinguished service in multiple conflicts, including both World Wars, the Korean War, and the Iraq War.
B. 3rd Infantry Division
The 3rd Infantry Division is a historic British Army formation renowned for its front-line service in major conflicts including both World Wars and beyond.
C. 1st Infantry Regiment
The 1st Infantry Regiment is one of the oldest and most prestigious units of the French Army, with a long history of participation in major French military campaigns.
D. U.S. 23rd Infantry Regiment
The U.S. 23rd Infantry Regiment is a historic United States Army infantry unit renowned for its combat service in major conflicts including World War II and the Korean War.
E. United States 1st Infantry Division
The United States 1st Infantry Division is a historic U.S. Army formation, nicknamed "The Big Red One," renowned for its major combat role in both World Wars and numerous subsequent conflicts.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 3rd Infantry Regiment (United States)
Target entity description: The 3rd Infantry Regiment (United States), known as "The Old Guard," is the U.S. Army’s oldest active-duty infantry regiment and serves as the Army’s official ceremonial unit, conducting high-profile ceremonies and memorial duties in the Washington, D.C. area.

A. 3rd Infantry Division
The 3rd Infantry Division is a major U.S. Army combat formation renowned for its distinguished service in multiple conflicts, including both World Wars, the Korean War, and the Iraq War.
B. 3rd Infantry Division
The 3rd Infantry Division is a historic British Army formation renowned for its front-line service in major conflicts including both World Wars and beyond.
C. 1st Infantry Regiment
The 1st Infantry Regiment is one of the oldest and most prestigious units of the French Army, with a long history of participation in major French military campaigns.
D. U.S. 23rd Infantry Regiment
The U.S. 23rd Infantry Regiment is a historic United States Army infantry unit renowned for its combat service in major conflicts including World War II and the Korean War.
E. United States 1st Infantry Division
The United States 1st Infantry Division is a historic U.S. Army formation, nicknamed "The Big Red One," renowned for its major combat role in both World Wars and numerous subsequent conflicts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army regiment ⓘ infantry regiment ⓘ
activeFrom	1784 ⓘ
allegiance	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
branch	United States Army Infantry Branch ⓘ linked to: Infantry Branch
colors	infantry blue ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
distinctiveFeature	conducts over 20 funerals per day at Arlington National Cemetery in peak periods ⓘ continuous active service since 1784 ⓘ oldest active-duty infantry regiment in the U.S. Army ⓘ performs 24-hour guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ⓘ
engagement	American Civil War ⓘ Indian Wars ⓘ linked to: United States–Native American wars Iraq War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Mexican–American War ⓘ War in Afghanistan ⓘ linked to: War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) War of 1812 ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ
garrison	Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. ⓘ linked to: Fort McNair Fort Myer, Virginia ⓘ Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall ⓘ
hasSubUnit	Caisson Platoon ⓘ Commander-in-Chief’s Guard ⓘ Fife and Drum Corps ⓘ linked to: Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps Tomb Guard Platoon ⓘ linked to: Caisson Platoon United States Army Drill Team ⓘ
locationOfOperations	National Capital Region ⓘ Washington, D.C. metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Washington metropolitan area
motto	Noli Me Tangere ⓘ
nickname	The Old Guard ⓘ
partOf	United States Army ⓘ
primaryFunction	ceremonial duties ⓘ memorial affairs ⓘ security operations in the National Capital Region ⓘ
responsibleFor	Armed Forces Full Honor Funerals ⓘ linked to: U.S. military ceremonial regulations Tomb of the Unknown Soldier guard duty ⓘ ceremonial wreath-laying ceremonies ⓘ military ceremonies at the Pentagon ⓘ military ceremonies in the Washington, D.C. area ⓘ military funerals at Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ military honor cordons for visiting dignitaries ⓘ presidential inauguration support ⓘ special military events at Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ standard honors funerals ⓘ state arrival ceremonies at the White House ⓘ
role	official ceremonial unit of the United States Army ⓘ
translationOfMotto	Touch Me Not ⓘ
type	light infantry ⓘ

How these facts were elicited