Lineage and Honors Information as of 2 June 2010
3d BATTALION, 187th INFANTRY REGIMENT
(RAKKASANS)
Constituted 12 November 1942 in the Army of the United States as Company C, 187th Glider Infantry
Activated 25 February 1943 at Camp Mackall, North Carolina, as an element of the 11th Airborne Division
Allotted 15 November 1948 to the Regular Army
Reorganized and redesignated 30 June 1949 as Company C, 187th Airborne Infantry
(187th Airborne Infantry relieved 1 February 1951 from assignment to the 11th Airborne Division; assigned 1 July 1956 to the 101st Airborne Division)
Inactivated 25 April 1957 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and relieved from assignment to the 101st Airborne Division; concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Airborne Battle Group, 187th Infantry
Redesignated 1 February 1963 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 187th Infantry, and assigned to the 11th Air Assault Division (organic elements concurrently constituted)
Battalion activated 7 February 1963 at Fort Benning, Georgia
Relieved 1 February 1964 from assignment to the 11th Air Assault Division and assigned to the 101st Airborne Division
Relieved 16 September 2004 from assignment to the 101st Airborne Division and assigned to the 3d Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 3d Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
*New Guinea
*Leyte
*Luzon (with arrowhead)
Korean War
*UN Offensive (with arrowhead)
*CCF Intervention
*First UN Counteroffensive
(with arrowhead)
*CCF Spring Offensive
*Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
*Korea, Summer 1953
Vietnam
*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
*Consolidation II
Southwest Asia
*Defense of Saudi Arabia
*Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
War on Terrorism
Campaigns to be determined
DECORATIONS
*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered TAGAYTAY RIDGE
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered SUKCHON
*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered TRANG BANG
*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DONG AP BIA MOUNTAIN
*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003
Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered INCHON
*Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered BINH DUONG PROVINCE
*Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered THUA THIEN PROVINCE
*Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered YUSUFIYAH, IRAQ 2007-2008
*Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968
*Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991
*Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003-2004
*Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1995-1996
*Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO
4 JULY 1945
*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1952
*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952-1953
*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969
*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970
*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971
*Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1970
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
JEFFREY J. CLARKE
Chief of Military History