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Lineage of the 506 Infantry Regiment

  • Constituted 1 July 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 506th Parachute Infantry
  • Activated 20 July 1942 at Camp Toccoa, Georgia
  • Assigned 1 March 1945 to the 101st Airborne Division
  • Inactivated 30 November 1945 in France
  • Redesignated 18 June 1946 as the 506th Airborne Infantry
  • Allotted 25 June 1948 to the Regular Army
  • Activated 6 July 1948 at Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky
  • Inactivated 1 April 1949 at Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky
  • Activated 25 August 1950 at Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky
  • Inactivated 1 December 1953 at Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky
  • Activated 15 May 1954 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
  • Relieved 25 April 1957 from assignment to the 101st Airborne Division. Concurrently reorganized and designated as the 506th Infantry, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System.
  • Withdrawn 16 March 1987 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System with Headquarters in Korea.

Decorations

  • Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BASTOGNE
  • Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered NORMANDY
  • Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered TRANG BANG
  • Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DONG AP BIA MOUNTAIN
  • Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered PHAN THIET
  • Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered DEFENSE OF SAIGON
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968
  • French Croix de Guerre with palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered NORMANDY
  • Netherlands Orange Lanyard
  • Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm, Streamer embroidered BASTOGNE, cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at BASTOGNE
  • Belgian Fourragre 1940, cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in FRANCE and BELGIUM