504th Infantry
(Devils in Baggy Pants)
Lineage and Honors Information as of 23 May 1997
504th Infantry Lineage
Constituted 24 February 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 504th Parachute Infantry
Activated 1 May 1942 at Fort Benning, Georgia
Assigned 15 August 1942 to the 82d Airborne Division
Reorganized and redesignated 15 December 1947 as the 504th Airborne Infantry
Allotted 15 November 1948 to the Regular Army
Relieved 1 September 1957 from assignment to the 82d Airborne Division; concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 504th Infantry, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
Withdrawn 1 May 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System
504th Infantry Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Sicily (with arrowhead); Naples-Foggia; Anzio (with arrowhead); Rhineland (with arrowhead); Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
Armed Forces Expeditions: Dominican Republic; Panama (with arrowhead)
Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
Decorations
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for ANZIO BEACHHEAD
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for NIJMEGEN, HOLLAND
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for CHENEUX, BELGIUM
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA
Army Superior Unit Award for 1996
Military Order of William (Degree of the Knight of the Fourth Class) for NIJMEGEN 1944
Netherlands Orange Lanyard
Belgian Fourragere 1940
Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the ARDENNES
Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in BELGIUM AND GERMANY