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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.
Meanwhile, a company from 2/502nd had been sent south to reconnoiter the Base Area and was attacked by a PAVN force in its night defensive position. Despite artillery and AC-47 fire the PAVN continued their assault for 2 hours before withdrawing, leaving 35 dead and 18 weapons, while U.S. losses were 5 killed.
In August 1965 the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division was tasked with securing the An Khê area in preparation for the arrival of the 1st Cavalry Division. Code-named Operation Highland, it was executed in three phases. In Phase I (22-25 August) elements moved by road, air and sea from Dong Ba Thin Base Camp to the area of operation.
Following the conclusion of the Battle of Huế, Lieutenant general William B. Rosson, the I Field Force commander ordered Major general Olinto M. Barsanti, commander of the 101st Airborne Division to deploy the 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and the newly deployed 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division to take over the Jeb Stuart operational area from the 1st Cavalry Division as it ...
Aug 2 – Apr 24 1969: Operation Lam Son 245 [10] ARVN 54th Regiment operation: Thừa Thiên Province: 636: Aug 4 – 20: Operation Somerset Plain/Operation Lam Son 246 [1] 101st Airborne Division, 1st Cavalry Division and ARVN 1st Regiment search and destroy operation: A Shau Valley, Thừa Thiên Province: Aug 8 – Sep 6: Operation Nowra [1 ...
[2]: 25 Sergeant Gordon Ray Roberts would be awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the battle. [3] On 18 July at 15:00 elements of the 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, air-assaulted into an area 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Huế, received small arms fire. Accompanying helicopter gunships fired on the positions, and the air ...
Movement of the 101st Airborne Division to South Vietnam: Nov 1 – Jan 18 1968: Operation Coronado IX [1] [10]: 58 9th Infantry Division, US Navy Task Force 117 and 5th Battalion, VNMC operation: Kien Hoa and Dinh Tuong Province: 349: 32 Nov 1 – Jan 20 1968: Operation Lancaster [34]: 722 [9]: 143
The 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne was based at Camp Eagle from September 1970-February 1971 and finally from May–December 1971. [ 2 ] : 159 Camp Eagle was used to support the 101st Airborne's major operations in the A Shau Valley - Operation Apache Snow in 1969 and Operation Texas Star in 1970.