509th Infantry
Lineage and Honors Information as of 29 July 1996
509th Infantry Lineage
Constituted 14 March 1941 in the Army of the United States as the 504th Parachute Battalion
Activated 5 October 1941 at Fort Benning, Georgia
Reorganized and redesignated 24 February 1942 as the 2d Battalion, 503d Parachute Infantry
Reorganized and redesignated 2 November 1942 as the 2d Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry
Reorganized and redesignated 10 December 1943 as the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion
Disbanded 1 March 1945 in France
Reconstituted 12 May 1947 in the Regular Army as the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1963 as the 509th Infantry, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
Withdrawn 16 January 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System
Transferred 2 October 1988 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
Withdrawn 31 May 1993 from the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
509th Infantry Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Algeria-French Morocco (with arrowhead); Tunisia (with arrowhead); Naples-Foggia (with arrowhead); Anzio (with arrowhead); Rome-Arno; Southern France (with arrowhead); Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace
Decorations
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for LIEGE, BELGIUM
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for CARANO, ITALY
Army Superior Unit Award for 1993-1994
French Croix de Guerre with Silver Star, World War II for MUY EN PROVENCE
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 at ST. VITH
Personnel authorized to wear the insignia of the French 3d Zouaves Regiment