327th Infantry Regiment

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327th Infantry Regiment
Active	1917-1945, 1948-1953, 1954-
Country	USA
Branch	Regular Army
Type	Regiment
Garrison/HQ	Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Nickname	"Bastogne Bulldogs" (1st BN) , "Nomads of Vietnam", "No Slack" (2nd BN) , "Battle Force" (3rd BN) , "Bandits" (1-32nd CAV/RSTA)
Motto	Honor and Country
Battles/wars	D-Day, Battle of the Bulge
Commanders
Ceremonial chief	Colonel (Ret) Gary J. Bridges
Notable commanders	David Hackworth

During World War II, the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment was a gliderborne regiment of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division. It had fought during World War I as part of the U.S. 82nd Division, would see action in Vietnam and has been deployed to Iraq in recent years. These days, the 327th Infantry Regiment has been designated as the 1st Brigade Combat Team and stands alongside the 101st Airborne's Division's three other Brigade Combat Teams, formerly known as Infantry Brigades or Units of Action.

Contents 1 Lineage 2 401st Infantry 3 Honors 3.1 Campaign Participation Credit 3.2 Decorations

[edit] Lineage

• Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 327th Infantry and assigned to the 82d Division

• Organized 17 September 1917 at Camp Gordon, at Augusta, Georgia.

• Demobilized 26 May 1919 at Camp Upton, at Yaphank, New York.

• Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 327th Infantry and assigned to the 82d Division

• Organized in December 1921 with Headquarters at Greenville, South Carolina.

• Ordered into active military service 25 March 1942 and reorganized at Camp Claiborne, at Forest Hill, Louisiana.

• Reorganized and redesignated 15 August 1942 as the 327th Glider Infantry; concurrently relieved from assignment to the 82d Division and assigned to the 101st Airborne Division

• (3d Battalion consolidated 6 April 1945 with the 1st Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry [see ANNEX], and consolidated unit designated as the 3d Battalion, 327th Glider Infantry)

• Inactivated 30 November 1945 in France

• (Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps)

• Redesignated 18 June 1948 as the 516th Airborne Infantry

• Withdrawn 25 June 1948 from the Organized Reserve Corps and allotted to the Regular Army

• (1st Battalion inactivated 1 April 1949 at Camp Breckinridge,at Morgenfield, Kentucky)

• Regiment (less 1st Battalion) inactivated 22 April 1949 at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky

• Regiment activated 25 August 1950 at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky

• Inactivated 1 December 1953 at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky

• Relieved 27 April 1954 from assignment to the 101st Airborne Division

• Activated 15 May 1954 at Fort Jackson, at Columbia, South Carolina.

• Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1956 as the 327th Airborne Infantry and assigned to the 101st Airborne Division

• Relieved 25 April 1957 from assignment to the 101st Airborne Division; concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 327th Infantry, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System

• Withdrawn 21 January 1983 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System

[edit] 401st Infantry

During World War II, the 1st Battalion of the 401st Glider Infantry Regiment served as the 3rd Battalion of the 327th. This battalion was sea-landed in the Normandy invasion, glider-landed during Operation Market Garden and moved by truck to participate in the Battle of the Bulge.

• Constituted 23 July 1918 in the National Army as the 1st Battalion, 401st Infantry, an element of the 101st Division

• Demobilized 30 November 1918

• Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 1st Battalion, 401st Infantry, an element of the 101st Division

• Organized in November 1921 with Headquarters at Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

• Disbanded 15 August 1942; concurrently reconstituted in the Army of the United States as the 1st Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry, an element of the 101st Airborne Division, and activated at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana

• Disbanded 1 March 1945 in France

• Reconstituted 6 April 1945 in the Army of the United States as the 1st Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry; concurrently consolidated with the 3d Battalion, 327th Glider Infantry, and consolidated unit designated as the 3d Battalion, 327th Glider Infantry, an element of the 101st Airborne Division

[edit] Honors

[edit] Campaign Participation Credit

• World War I:

1. St. Mihiel;
2. Meuse-Argonne;
3. Lorraine 1918

• World War II:

1. Normandy (with arrowhead);
2. Rhineland (with arrowhead);
3. Ardennes-Alsace;
4. Central Europe

• Vietnam:

1. Defense;
2. Counteroffensive;
3. Counteroffensive, Phase II;
4. Counteroffensive, Phase III;
5. Tet Counteroffensive;
6. Counteroffensive, Phase IV;
7. Counteroffensive, Phase V;
8. Counteroffensive, Phase VI;
9. Tet 69/Counteroffensive;
10. Summer-Fall 1969;
11. Winter-Spring 1970;
12. Sanctuary Counteroffensive;
13. Counteroffensive, Phase VII;
14. Consolidation I;
15. Consolidation II ;
16. Cease-Fire

• Southwest Asia:

1. Defense of Saudi Arabia;
2. Liberation and Defense of Kuwait

[edit] Decorations

1. Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for BASTOGNE
2. Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for DAK TO, VIETNAM 1966
3. Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for TRUNG LUONG
4. Valorous Unit Award for TUY HOA
5. Valorous Unit Award for IRAQ
6. Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1965-1966
7. Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA
8. French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II for NORMANDY
9. Netherlands Orange Lanyard
10. Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm for BASTOGNE; cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at BASTOGNE
11. Belgian Fourragere 1940; Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in FRANCE AND BELGIUM