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It formed the parachute infantry element of the 11th Airborne Division. The full history of the regiment is the subject of the book, When Angels Fall: From Toccoa to Tokyo, the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II (2019) [1] by author and historian Jeremy C. Holm whose grandfather served in the regiment's Company D during the war.
English: Troops of the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division, evacuate a wounded soldier to an aid station at Manarawat on the island of Leyte, December 1944.
When Angels Fall: The 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II. Amazon. ISBN 9781087303185. Holm, Jeremy (2022). Down From Heaven: The 11th Airborne Division in World War II - Volume 1 Camp Toccoa Through Leyte Campaign. Amazon. ISBN 9798843435660. Huston, James A. (1998). Out Of The Blue–U.S Army Airborne Operations In World War II ...
511th_PIR_prepares_to_jump,_1945.jpg (652 × 300 pixels, ... Paratroopers of the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment prepare for their combat jump on Tagaytay Ridge, ...
The Raid on Los Baños (Filipino: Pagsalakay sa Los Baños) in the Philippines, early Friday morning on 23 February 1945, was executed by a combined United States Army Airborne and Filipino guerrilla task force, resulting in the liberation of 2,147 Allied civilian and military internees from an agricultural school campus turned Japanese internment camp.
Camp Toccoa (formerly Camp Toombs) was a basic training camp for United States Army paratroopers during World War II, located five miles (8 km) west of Toccoa, Georgia.Among the units to train at the camp was the 506th Infantry Regiment.
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) to Private First Class Manuel Perez, Jr., United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action above and beyond the call of duty on 13 February 1945, while serving with Company A, 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division.
503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment XXIV Corps Reserve – Landed 18 Nov 11th Airborne ("Angels") Division [8] Major General Joseph M. Swing Infantry 187th Glider Infantry Regiment 188th Glider Infantry Regiment 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment CMoH recipient: Pvt. Elmer E. Fryar (KIA 8 Dec) Artillery 674th Glider FA Battalion (75mm) 675th ...