69th Infantry Brigade (United States)  The 69th Infantry Brigade was a brigade of the Kansas Army National Guard, which saw service with the 35th Infantry Division during World War I. The brigade was formed in August 1917 as part of the 35th Division, of the Kansas and Missouri National Guard. It fought with the American Expeditionary Forces in France, including the 137th Infantry Regiment from Kansas and the 138th Infantry Regiment from Missouri. On 27 April 1919 the brigade headquarters arrived at Newport News aboard the USS "Princess Matoika", before being demobilized at Camp Funston on 8 May. The 69th Infantry Brigade was reconstituted in the National Guard in 1921, assigned to the 35th Division, and allotted to the state of Kansas. It controlled the 134th and 137th Infantry Regiments, of the Nebraska and Kansas National Guards, respectively.. The Headquarters and Headquarters Company were organized at Topeka, Kansas and federally recognized on 24 October 1922. The Headquarters was relocated to Wichita, Kansas in 1925 and to the National Military Home at Leavenworth, Kansas, 15 January 1930. The Headquarters was inactivated at Leavenworth on 6 June 1932, withdrawn from the state of Kansas on 16 August 1932, and concurrently allotted to the state of Nebraska and organized at Omaha, Nebraska. The Headquarters Company remained allotted to the state of Kansas at Topeka. On 23 December 1940, the brigade was inducted into Federal service at Omaha, moving to Camp Joseph T. Robinson on 7 January 1941 with the division. After the Attack on Pearl Harbor resulted in the United States entry into World War II, the brigade transferred to Fort Ord on 23 December. It moved to Camp San Luis Obispo on 17 January 1942, and was disbanded there on 3 February as infantry divisions were reorganized into a triangular organization, eliminating the need for brigades. The Headquarters was disbanded, while the Headquarters Company became the 35th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized) of the division. On 1 April 1963, the 35th Infantry Division (Kansas part) was redesignated as the 69th Infantry Brigade (Separate). The brigade was then mobilized for training at Fort Carson during the Vietnam War. In a message received from the Department of the Army dated April 11, 1968, the 69th Infantry Brigade was ordered to active duty effective May 13, 1968, in order to replace the 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized), stationed in Vietnam. The 69th Brigade was integrated into the 5th Infantry Division as a replacement for the brigade in Vietnam, to bolster manpower.