The only United States unit authorized to wear the Orange Lanyard is the 82nd Airborne Division, which was awarded the Military Order of William on 8 October 1945 through Royal Decree No. 30 and the Orange Lanyard through Ministerial Decree on the same day. The citation accompanying the decrees Orange Lanyard, which delineates the period of time (September 17 to October 4, 1944) for which the Division is being honored, states that “it is desirable for each member of the personnel of the 82d Airborne Division, United States Army, who took part in aforesaid operations, to possess a lasting memento of this glorious struggle.”