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The 502nd Infantry Regiment (502nd IR), previously titled the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment (502nd PIR), is an infantry regiment of the United States Army.The regiment was established shortly after U.S. entry into World War II, and was assigned as a regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, "The Screaming Eagles", one of the most decorated formations of the U.S. Army.
The task of clearing the city was left to the 101st Airborne Division, supported by the 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division. [8] On 2 April, a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Karbala, killing 7 soldiers. Four other soldiers on board were wounded.
A 101st Airborne Division Machine Gunner at Bastogne; CPT Joe Hooper, Medal of Honor recipient with D/2–501st (Airborne) for actions on February 21, 1968, outside Huế, Republic of Vietnam. SP4 Santiago J. Erevia, Medal of Honor recipient with C/1-501st Infantry (Airborne) for actions on May 21, 1969, near Tam Kỳ, Republic of Vietnam.
The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) ("Screaming Eagles") [2] is a light infantry division of the United States Army that specializes in air assault operations. [3] It can plan, coordinate, and execute brigade -sized air assault operations, within one period of darkness, up to 500 nautical miles behind enemy lines, to seize key terrain for ...
The unit was inactivated on 16 September 1991, and the regimental flag transferred to sister unit 3rd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment based in Germany. The unit was transferred as a whole to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in August 1991 and became the 2nd Battalion of the 101st Aviation Regiment (part of the 101st Airborne Division).
1 July 1968 in the Regular Army as Company C, 101st Aviation Battalion, an element of the 101st Airborne Division; Activated 20 December 1968 in Vietnam. Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1987 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, and remained assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. [2]
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Robert Frederick Sink (3 April 1905 – 13 December 1965) was a senior United States Army officer who fought during World War II and the Korean War, though he was most famous for his command of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Division, throughout most of World War II, in France, the Netherlands, and Belgium.