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Withdrawn 16 January 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System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Withdrawn 31 May 1993 from the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
*Algeria-French Morocco (with arrowhead)
*Naples-Foggia (with arrowhead)
*Southern France (with arrowhead)
DECORATIONS
*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered CARANO, ITALY - WD GO 53, 1944
*Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered LIEGE, BELGIUM - WD GO 30, 1945
*Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1993-1994
*French Croix de Guerre with Silver Star, World War II, Streamer embroidered MUY EN PROVENCE - DA GO 43, 1950
*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the Ardennes - DA GO 43, 1950
*Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at St. Vith - DA GO 43, 1950
*Personnel authorized to wear the insignia of the French 3d Zouaves Regiment - Letter Order 969, French Commander in Chief, 06 Feb 1944 and DF, Comment 1, WD, G-1, 27 Dec 1944
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
JEFFREY J. CLARKE
Chief of Military History