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The 504th Infantry Regiment, originally the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (504th PIR), is an airborne forces regiment of the United States Army, part of the 82nd Airborne Division, with a long and distinguished history.
Company "A", 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division: U.S. Army: 1945: Co. A for crossing Rhine River at Hitdorf, Germany on 6 April 1945: Company "A" 504th Parachute Infantry, is cited for outstanding performance of duty in the armed conflict against the enemy in Germany on 6–7 April 1945.
Two new parachute infantry regiments (PIRs), the 507th and the 508th, provided it, along with the veteran 505th, a three-parachute infantry regiment punch. The 325th was also reinforced by the addition of the 3rd Battalion of the 401st GIR , bringing it up to a strength of three battalions.
Another 120 soldiers, mostly members of the 82nd Airborne Division's 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, were nearby in mock planes practicing jumps. Paratroopers rushed to escape the inferno or ...
In February 1943, the 82nd Airborne Division, commanded by Major General Matthew Ridgway and consisting of the 325th and 326th Glider Infantry Regiments and the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, along with various units in support, was selected to participate in the Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky.
He was promoted to major on 28 April 1943, [2] a few weeks after the 505th had been assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, then commanded by Major General Matthew Ridgway, and served as operations officer (S-3) in Colonel Reuben Tucker's 504th Parachute Regimental Combat Team in the Allied invasion of Sicily and in the landings at Salerno. [2]
4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment; 3rd Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment C Company, 2d Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment; 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Detach from 82nd ABN Div; B Battery, 7th Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment; B Battery, 2d Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment; C Company, 27th Engineer ...
He volunteered for the airborne forces in 1941, joining the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (504th PIR) as a cadre member on May 1, 1942, which became part of the 82nd "All American" Airborne Division. Cook started as Regimental Adjutant, as described in detail in Birth of a Regiment.