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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
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Tien Bing No. 1 exercise in Pingtung, Taiwan, 1960 Tien Bing No. 1 exercise in Pingtung, Taiwan, 1960. The move was accompanied by the rotation of the only other airborne battle group, 1-187th, from the 24th to the 82nd. Concurrently 1-504th and 1-505th were relieved from the 82nd and assigned to the 8th Infantry Division in central Germany. At ...
At 11:27 Company C, 1/501st was engaged by PAVN in bunkers, the position was captured that afternoon with six PAVN killed and six weapons captured, US losses were three killed. At 12:40 Company B 1/501st received 82mm mortar fire resulting in four killed. At 16:05 Company C, 1/501st called in artillery fire on four PAVN killing all of them.
The 505th PIR captured Montebourg Station northwest of Sainte-Mere-Èglise on June 10, supporting an attack by the 4th Division. The 508th PIR attacked across the Douve River at Beuzeville-la-Bastille on June 12 and captured Baupte the next day. On June 14 units of the 101st Airborne linked up with the 508th PIR at Baupte.
A U.S. Army soldier of the 1st Battalion 501st Aviation Brigade removes snow from the top of an AH-64A Apache attack helicopter at the Eagle Base Air Field Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 16 Dec. 1997. The 501st Aviation Brigade is deployed from Hanau, Germany, to Bosnia and Herzegovina to support the Stabilization Force in Operation Joint ...