The 503rd
Parachute Infantry Regiment was activated at Fort Benning Georgia on
March 2, 1942. The regiment was shipped overseas via the Panama
Canal zone where it was joined by the 501st Battalion, which then
became 2nd Battalion, 503d PIR.
Photograph courtesy of
"Jungle Jim" Mullaney, Louisville KY. �
2005 Corregidor Historic Society - all rights reserved