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When the TO&E for airborne divisions was changed to encompass a single three-battalion glider regiment, the 2nd Battalion of the 401st was transferred to the 82nd Airborne Division to form the 3rd Battalion of the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, while the 1st Battalion of the 401st stayed with the 101st and was used to form the 3rd Battalion of ...
During the Gulf War, Hancock was the youngest battalion commander in the 101st Airborne Division. On 24 February 1991, LTC Hancock’s battalion, 1st Battalion of 327th Infantry Regiment (United States), was the lead infantry element tasked with seizing the terrain necessary to establish Forward Operating Base (FOB) Cobra in Iraq. FOB Cobra was ...
Tiger Force was the name of a long-range reconnaissance patrol (LRRP) unit [1] of the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 327th Infantry, 1st Brigade (Separate), 101st Airborne Division, which fought in the Vietnam War from November 1965 to November 1967.
Men of the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, fire from old Viet Cong trenches. On 29 July 1965, the 1st Brigade deployed to II Corps, South Vietnam with the following units: 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry; 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry; 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry; 2nd Battalion, 320th Artillery; Troop A, 2nd Squadron 17th Cavalry
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The 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") [1] is a specialized modular light infantry division of the US Army trained for air assault operations. [2] The Screaming Eagles has been referred to by journalists as "the tip of the spear" [3] as well as one of the most potent and tactically mobile of the U.S. Army's divisions. [4]
101st Airborne Division: Major General Maxwell D. Taylor. 327th Glider Infantry Regiment: Col. George S. Wear (relieved 9 June 44) Col. Joseph H. Harper. 1st Battalion: Lt Col. Hartford T. Salee (WIA 10 June 44) 2nd Battalion: Lt Col. Thomas J. Rouzie; 1st Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry Regiment: Lt Col. Ray C. Allen
The death of the first American soldier killed in combat occurred on November 12. Two days later, US troops encountered heavy resistance, and five soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division were killed during a nine-hour-long firefight in the Watapur area. [2]