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1–501st & 2–501st (less company A) PIR – 1 March – 9 Oct. 1971 [17] Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm: 1971 Vietnam War: Vietnam: 1–501st & 2–501st PIR – 18 April – 31 Aug. 1971 & 6–19 Sept. 1971 [17] Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation First Class with Palm: 1968–70 Vietnam War: Vietnam
Task Force Geronimo – 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1–501st PIR (October 2003 – August 2004) Task Force Devil – 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division (January 2003 – July 2003) Task Force Thunder – 25th Infantry Division Artillery, (~March 2004 – March 2005)
The 501st PIR was the division's reserve and guarding the left flank east of the 327. Patrols and aerial reconnaissance of Carentan indicated that the town might be lightly defended, and a plan to capture the city by a double envelopment was contrived, using the 502nd PIR on the right and the 327th GIR on the left, scheduled to jump off just ...
Docking in the Panama Canal Zone on 1 November, the 503rd picked up the 501st Parachute Infantry Battalion (minus Company C), which had been undergoing jungle training. The 501st, as well as Company A, 504th, was redesignated as the 503rd's 2nd Battalion: Company A, 501st became Company E, 503rd; Company B, 501st became Company F, 503rd; and ...
In January 1944, Johnson and the 501st PIR sailed to England. By now, "Jumpy" Johnson had instilled a positive attitude in them which led to a fighting spirit. On D-Day, the 501st, now permanently attached to the 101st Airborne Division was assigned to seize some canal locks and demolish the bridges over the Douve River. One battalion remained ...
The combined force counterattacked northeast towards Carentan at dawn on June 13, just as the 506th and 501st PIR were attacking southwest to enlarge the American defensive perimeter around the town. The 506th took the brunt of the attack, and by 10:30 a.m., the outnumbered and outgunned paratroopers were pushed almost back to the outskirts of ...
1st Battalion, 501st PIR, Lieutenant Colonel Harry W.O. Kinnard; 2nd Battalion, 501st PIR, Lieutenant Colonel Robert A. Ballard; 3rd Battalion, 501st PIR, Lieutenant Colonel Julian Ewell; 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel John H. Michaelis. 1st Battalion, 502nd PIR, Lieutenant Colonel Patrick F. Cassidy
The Enhanced Position Location Reporting System (EPLRS) is a secure, jam-resistant, computer-controlled communications network that distributes near real-time tactical information, generally integrated into radio sets, and coordinated by a Network Control Station. [1] It is primarily used for data distribution, position location, and reporting.