Lineage and honors 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment
1 lineage , honors
1.1 lineage
1.2 campaign participation credit
1.3 decorations
lineage , honors
lineage
constituted 14 march 1941 in army of united states company b, 503d parachute battalion
activated 22 august 1941 @ fort benning, georgia
consolidated 24 february 1942 company b, 503d parachute infantry (concurrently constituted in army of united states), , consolidated unit designated company b, 503d parachute infantry
inactivated 24 december 1945 @ camp anza, california
redesignated 1 february 1951 company b, 503d airborne infantry, element of 11th airborne division, , allotted regular army
inactivated 1 march 1957 in germany , relieved assignment 11th airborne division
redesignated 1 september 1957 headquarters , headquarters company, 2d airborne battle group, 503d infantry, assigned 82d airborne division, , activated @ fort bragg, north carolina (organic elements concurrently constituted , activated)
relieved 24 june 1960 assignment 82d airborne division , assigned 25th infantry division
relieved 1 july 1961 assignment 25th infantry division
assigned 26 march 1963 173d airborne brigade
reorganized , redesignated 25 june 1963 2d battalion, 503d infantry
relieved 14 january 1972 assignment 173d airborne brigade , assigned 101st airborne division
inactivated 1 october 1983 @ fort campbell, kentucky, , relieved assignment 101st airborne division
assigned 16 december 1986 2d infantry division , activated in korea
inactivated 29 september 1990 in korea , relieved assignment 2d infantry division
assigned 16 december 2001 173d airborne brigade , activated @ caserma ederle, vicenza, italy
redesignated 1 october 2005 2d battalion, 503d infantry regiment
(173d airborne brigade redesignated 16 september 2006 173d airborne brigade combat team)
campaign participation credit
world war ii: new guinea; leyte; luzon (with arrowhead); southern philippines
vietnam: defense; counteroffensive; counteroffensive, phase ii (with arrowhead); counteroffensive, phase iii; tet counteroffensive; counteroffensive, phase iv; counteroffensive, phase v; counteroffensive, phase vi; tet 69/counteroffensive; summer-fall 1969; winter-spring 1970; sanctuary counteroffensive; counteroffensive, phase vii; consolidation i
war on terrorism: campaigns determined
afghanistan: consolidation i, consolidation ii, consolidation iii, transition i
iraq: liberation of iraq (with arrowhead); transition of iraq
note: published army lineage shows war on terrorism campaigns determined . comparison of battalion s deployment dates war on terrorism campaigns estimates battalion credited participation in 6 campaigns listed.
decorations
presidential unit citation (army), streamer embroidered corregidor
presidential unit citation (army), streamer embroidered phuoc vinh
presidential unit citation (army), streamer embroidered dak to
meritorious unit commendation (army), streamer embroidered vietnam 1965-1967
meritorious unit commendation (army), streamer embroidered iraq 2003
philippine presidential unit citation, streamer embroidered 17 october 1944 4 july 1945
republic of vietnam cross of gallantry palm, streamer embroidered vietnam 1965-1970
republic of vietnam civil action medal, first class, streamer embroidered vietnam 1969-1971
^ lineage , honors information: 2d battalion, 503d infantry regiment (the rock regiment). u.s. army center military history. 2 june 2010. web. accessed 23 november 2015. <http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0503in002bn.htm>. this article incorporates text source, in public domain.
^ headquarters, department of army. general orders 2006-10. 25 september 2006. web. accessed 24 november 2015. <https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/assets/awards/2014/new2014awards/2006-10.pdf>.
^ afghanistan campaign medal or iraq campaign medal. adjutant general directorate (tagd). united states army human resources command. 6 august 2015. web, accessed 12 october 2015. <https://www.hrc.army.mil/tagd/afghanistan%20campaign%20medal%20or%20iraq%20campaign%20medal> archived september 11, 2015, @ wayback machine..
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