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{{Naming conventions}}

Page names for American units usually have the suffix ", US". "US" is also used for category names.

== Infantry and machine gun units ==

This applies to all branches of the US Army, and to US Marine Corps units serving under Army command in the American Expeditionary Forces.

Page names are in these forms:

* [[1st Division, US]]
* [[1st Infantry Brigade, US]]
* [[4th Infantry Regiment, US]]
* [[1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, US]]
* [[1st Machine Gun Battalion, US]]

One of the full names in {{tl|infobox military unit}} will usually be the same as the page name but without the suffix ", US". Some regiments had more than one name, especially if they came from the National Guard. The earlier names often included a geographical name. For example, [[108th Infantry Regiment, US]] was previously called "3rd New York Infantry Regiment". All of these names should be included in the name history in the infobox, citing sources where known. We don't yet know of a canonical source for the name histories of all American regiments.

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	One of the full names in {{tl\|infobox military unit}} will usually be the same as the page name but without the suffix ", US". Some regiments had more than one name, especially if they came from the National Guard. The earlier names often included a geographical name. For example, [[108th Infantry Regiment, US]] was previously called "3rd New York Infantry Regiment". All of these names should be included in the name history in the infobox, citing sources where known. We don't yet know of a canonical source for the name histories of all American regiments.		One of the full names in {{tl\|infobox military unit}} will usually be the same as the page name but without the suffix ", US". Some regiments had more than one name, especially if they came from the National Guard. The earlier names often included a geographical name. For example, [[108th Infantry Regiment, US]] was previously called "3rd New York Infantry Regiment". All of these names should be included in the name history in the infobox, citing sources where known. We don't yet know of a canonical source for the name histories of all American regiments.
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 {{Naming conventions}}
-Page names for American units usually have the suffix ", US". "US" is also used for category names.
+Page names for American units usually have the suffix ", US" unless "American" or "US" already appears in the unit name. "US" is also used for category names.
-== Infantry and machine gun units ==
+== Army and Marine Corps units and formations ==
 This applies to all branches of the US Army, and to US Marine Corps units serving under Army command in the American Expeditionary Forces.
-Page names are in these forms:
+The higher formations follow the same pattern as most other countries:
 * [[1st Division, US]]
 * [[1st Infantry Brigade, US]]
 * [[4th Infantry Regiment, US]]
 * [[1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, US]]
-* [[1st Machine Gun Battalion, US]]
+* [[Machine Gun Company, 4th Infantry Regiment, US]]
 One of the full names in {{tl|infobox military unit}} will usually be the same as the page name but without the suffix ", US". Some regiments had more than one name, especially if they came from the National Guard. The earlier names often included a geographical name. For example, [[108th Infantry Regiment, US]] was previously called "3rd New York Infantry Regiment". All of these names should be included in the name history in the infobox, citing sources where known. We don't yet know of a canonical source for the name histories of all American regiments.
 [[Category:United States]]