Reorganized and redesignated 15 August1942 as the 327th Glider Infantry; concurrently relieved from assignment to the 82d Division and assigned to the 101st Airborne Division
(3d Battalion consolidated 6 April1945 with the 1st Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry [see ANNEX], and consolidated unit designated as the 3d Battalion, 327th Glider Infantry)
Reorganized and redesignated 1 July1956 as the 327th Airborne Infantry and assigned to the 101st Airborne Division
Relieved 25 April1957 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Withdrawn 21 January1983 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System
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 July1918 in the National Army as the 1st Battalion, 401st Infantry, an element of the 101st Division
Disbanded 15 August1942; 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
Reconstituted 6 April1945 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
