Constituted 2 February 1901 in the Regular Army as Company F, 26th Infantry

Organized 18 March 1901 at Fort McPherson, Georgia

Redesignated 29 May 1901 as Company B, 27th Infantry

(27th Infantry assigned 1 March 1921 to the Hawaiian Division; relieved 1 October 1941 from assignment to the Hawaiian Division and assigned to the 25th Infantry Division)

Inactivated 1 February 1957 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, and relieved from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division; concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Battle Group, 27th Infantry

Redesignated 22 June 1960 as Company B, 27th Infantry

Activated 24 June 1960 in Korea

Inactivated 26 March 1962 in Korea

Redesignated 21 June 1963 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion, 27th Infantry, and assigned to the 25th Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted)

Battalion activated 26 August 1963 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

Inactivated 5 June 1972 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

Relieved 10 June 1987 from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division, assigned to the 7th Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Ord, California

Inactivated 15 September 1993 at Fort Ord, California, and relieved from assignment to the 7th Infantry Division

Assigned 16 August 1995 to the 25th Infantry Division and activated at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

2d Battalion
27th Infantry Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

Philippine Insurrection: * Mindanao

World War I: * Siberia 1918; * Siberia 1919

World War II: * Central Pacific; * Guadalcanal; * Northern Solomons (with arrowhead); * Luzon

Korean War: * UN Defensive ; * UN Offensive; * CCF Intervention; * First UN Counteroffensive; * CCF Spring Offensive; * UN Summer-Fall Offensive; * Second Korean Winter; * Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; * Third Korean Winter; * Korea, Summer 1953

Vietnam: * Counteroffensive; * Counteroffensive, Phase II; * Counteroffensive, Phase III; * Tet Counteroffensive; * Counteroffensive, Phase IV; * Counteroffensive, Phase V; * Counteroffensive, Phase VI; * Tet 69/Counteroffensive; * Summer-Fall 1969; * Winter-Spring 1970; * Sanctuary Counteroffensive; * Counteroffensive, Phase VII

Armed Forces Expeditions: * Panama

Decorations

* Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for SANGNYONG-NI

* Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for TAEGU

Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for HAN RIVER

* Valorous Unit Award for CU CHI DISTRICT

* Valorous Unit Award for SAIGON

* Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945

* Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for MASAN-CHINJU

* Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for MUNSAN-NI

* Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA

* Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1966-1968

* Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1968-1970

* Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1966-1970