69th Infantry Regiment (New York)

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The 69th Infantry Regiment (New York), famously known as "The Fighting 69th," is a historic Irish-American unit of the New York Army National Guard renowned for its distinguished combat service from the Civil War through both World Wars and beyond.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New York Army National Guard unit ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
activeDuring American Civil War ⓘ
Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
affiliation United States Army National Guard ⓘ
linked to: Army National Guard
allegiance Union ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
associatedWith Irish Brigade ⓘ
New York City Irish community ⓘ
branch New York Army National Guard ⓘ
ceremonialRole lead unit in New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
decoratedWith Medal of Honor recipients among its members ⓘ
ethnicCharacter Irish-American ⓘ
foughtIn Battle of Antietam ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Champagne-Marne campaign ⓘ
First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
Meuse-Argonne Offensive ⓘ
St. Mihiel Offensive ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
World War II Pacific Theater ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War
garrison Lexington Avenue Armory ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
hasHonoraryColonel Alfred E. Smith ⓘ
hasNotableMember Michael Corcoran ⓘ
Thomas Francis Meagher ⓘ
Wild Bill Donovan ⓘ
insigniaSymbol Irish harp ⓘ
shamrock ⓘ
knownFor Irish-American heritage ⓘ
distinguished combat record ⓘ
service from the Civil War through both World Wars and beyond ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
motto Gentle when stroked, fierce when provoked ⓘ
nickname Fighting Irish ⓘ
The Fighting 69th ⓘ
partOf 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ⓘ
raisedIn New York City ⓘ
religiousTradition historically Roman Catholic majority ⓘ
role infantry combat operations ⓘ
state New York ⓘ
tradition unit Mass before St. Patrick’s Day parade ⓘ
type light infantry ⓘ

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The Fighting 69th → mainSubject → 69th Infantry Regiment (New York) ⓘ
69th Regiment Armory → occupant → 69th Infantry Regiment (New York) ⓘ
Father Francis P. Duffy → unit → 69th Infantry Regiment, New York National Guard ⓘ
linked to: 69th Infantry Regiment (New York)