The 1st Battalion, 507th Infantry Regiment (Airborne) background trimming, more commonly referred to as an oval, was first worn by Battalion personnel on 3 January 1986, the same date that that they also began wearing the organizational flash on the maroon beret authorized for wear by members in Airborne units.
Ovals are worn by personnel all personnel in the 1st Battalion, 507th Infantry Regiment who have been awarded a Parachutist or Air Assault Badge. The main portion of the badge (i.e., excluding the star and/or wreath on the Senior or Master Parachutist Badge) is centered on the oval and worn on Service Uniform coats (AGSU and ASU/ASU Dress) and Service Uniform shirts (except on Class B AGSU), as well as by female Soldiers on the green or blue Army Maternity Tunic. Detailed wear instruction can be found in paragraph 21–32 of the January 2021 edition of
DA PAM 670-1.
The 1st Battalion, 507th Infantry Regiment (1-507th INF) flash is worn centered on the stiffener of the maroon beret which has been authorized for wear by members of Airborne units since 1981. Battalion Officers wear non-subdued insignia of grade centered on the flash, while NCOs and Junior Enlisted wear the 570th Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia, or unit crest, in the same manner; in this case, the Regimental Distinctive Insignia is worn because the 1st Battalion, 507th Infantry Regiment has not been authorized a unit crest.
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1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment was originally constituted as Company A, 507th Parachute Infantry on 24 June 1942 and activated the following month at Fort Benning, now designated as Fort Moore and still the unit's home. During World War II, the Battalion took part in four campaigns in the European Theater, earning two Arrowhead devices for taking part in Assault landings at Normandy and in Germany. It was selected for a Presidential Unit Citation for its heroism in fighting in the Cotentin Peninsula in France during the Normandy invasion.
"Down To Earth" is the motto of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment.
The Battalion has been assigned to the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command since 1985, earning three Army Superior Unit Awards for its excellence in training new Airborne personnel before it receiving its current designation as the 1-507th INF in October 2005. As of Autumn 2023, the 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry is tasked with training Paratroopers and Jumpmasters for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps to carry our Airborne operations anywhere around the globe.
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