2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment


The 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment is an active duty airborne infantry battalion in the United States Army, assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and stationed at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy. The battalion has served with the 2nd Infantry Division the rock

History

The lineage of Company B, 503rd AIR was redesignated on 1 September 1957 as [Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Airborne Battle Group, 503d Infantry, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, and activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
2-503rd was relieved on 24 June 1960 from assignment to the 82nd Airborne Division and assigned to the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii. The following year, on 1 July 1961, it was relieved from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division and assigned on 26 March 1963 to the 173rd Airborne Brigade on Okinawa.
On 25 June 1963, 2-503rd was reorganized and redesignated as the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry.
The 2-503d was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky as part of the 3d Bde along with the 1-503d and 3-187th.
From December 1986 to September 1990, the 2-503rd was assigned to Camp Hovey, Korea, along with the 1-503rd, as a Light Infantry battalion. Together, the two battalions comprised the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Infantry Division. While there the battalion participated in annual rotations for patrol, guardpost, and quick-reaction force duty at the DMZ.

Lineage and honors

Lineage

Note: The published Army lineage shows War on Terrorism "Campaigns to be determined". Comparison of the battalion's deployment dates with the War on Terrorism campaigns estimates that the battalion will be credited with participation in the six campaigns listed.

Decorations

Distinctive unit insignia

Coat of arms