2nd Bat 50th Inf (Mech)

The 2nd Battalion, 50th Infantry (Mechanized) was first constituted in 1917 and has a distinguished history of service in the U.S. Army. The battalion saw combat in World War II, participating in campaigns in the European Theater. Reactivated and mechanized during the Vietnam War, the 2-50th Infantry operated as part of the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), conducting search-and-destroy missions and security operations. Today, the unit is primarily tasked with training new soldiers at Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning), Georgia, as part of the U.S. Army’s Infantry School.