327th Infantry Regiment (United States)

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327th Infantry Regiment 327th Glider Infantry Regiment 327th Airborne Infantry Regiment 327th Infantry Regiment
327th Infantry Regiment coat of arms
Active	1917–1919 1921-1945 1948–1953 1954–
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Air assault infantry
Size	Regiment
Part of	101st Airborne Division
Garrison/HQ	Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Nickname(s)	"Bastogne Bulldogs" (BDE)(special designation)[1]
Motto(s)	"Honor and Country"
Engagements	World War I World War II Operation Overlord Operation Market Garden Battle of the bulge Western Allied invasion of Germany Vietnam War War in Southwest Asia Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom
Commanders
Ceremonial Chiefs	Colonel (Ret) Lou McDonald CSM (Ret) Joe M. Bossi
Notable commanders	Col. Joseph H. Harper 1944 Col. David Hackworth Col. Charles A. Beckwith
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
Background trimming for 1st and 2nd Battalions

The 327th Infantry Regiment (Bastogne Bulldogs)^[1] is an infantry regiment of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) of the United States Army. During World War II, the 327th was a glider-borne regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. It fought during World War I as part of the 82nd Division. It has also been deployed in the Vietnam War, Gulf War, and most recently to Iraq and Afghanistan. The song "Glider Rider" describes (humorously) some of the slights that glider-borne troops felt they received from the Army during World War II; though the regiment's public fame rose with the 1949 movie Battleground about the Siege of Bastogne in late 1944.