2d Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment
(Bastogne Bulldogs)
Lineage and Honors Information as of 13 November 2009
2d Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment Lineage
Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as Company B, 327th Infantry, an element of the 82d Division
Organized 17 September 1917 at Camp Gordon, Georgia
Demobilized 26 May 1919 at Camp Upton, New York
Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as Company B, 327th Infantry, an element of the 82d Division (later redesignated as the 82d Airborne Division)
Organized in December 1921 in South Carolina
Ordered into active military service 25 March 1942 and reorganized at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana
Reorganized and redesignated 15 August 1942 as Company B, 327th Glider Infantry, an element of the 101st Airborne Division
Inactivated 30 November 1945 in France
(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps)
Redesignated 18 June 1948 as Company B, 516th Airborne Infantry, an element of the 101st Airborne Division
Withdrawn 25 June 1948 from the Organized Reserve Corps and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 6 July 1948 at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky
Inactivated 1 April 1949 at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky
Activated 25 August 1950 at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky
Inactivated 1 December 1953 at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky
(516th Airborne Infantry relieved 27 April 1954 from assignment to the 101st Airborne Division)
Activated 15 May 1954 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1956 as Company B, 327th Airborne Infantry, an element of 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, 2d Airborne Battle Group, 327th Infantry
Redesignated 21 January 1964 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion, 327th Infantry, and assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (organic elements concurrently constituted)
Battalion activated 3 February 1964 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Relieved 16 September 2004 from assignment to the 101st Airborne Division and assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 2d Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment
2d Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War I: *St. Mihiel; *Meuse-Argonne; *Lorraine 1918
World War II: *Normandy (with arrowhead); *Rhineland (with arrowhead); *Ardennes-Alsace; *Central Europe
Vietnam: *Defense; *Counteroffensive; *Counteroffensive, Phase II; *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; *Cease-Fire
Southwest Asia: *Defense of Saudi Arabia; *Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
War on Terrorism: Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
*Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for BASTOGNE
*Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for TRUNG LUONG
*Valorous Unit Award for TUY HOA
*Valorous Unit Award for AN NAJAF, IRAQ
*Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1965-1966
*Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991
*Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for IRAQ 2003-2004
*Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for IRAQ 2005-2006
*Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for IRAQ 2007-2008
*French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II for NORMANDY
*Netherlands Orange Lanyard
*Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm for BASTOGNE; cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at Bastogne
*Belgian Fourragere 1940
*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in France and Belgium
*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1966-1967
*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1968-1969
*Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1971
*Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1968-1970
Company B additionally entitled to:
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for DAK TO, VIETNAM 1966