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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 2nd Battalion of the 502nd Infantry Regiment (often referred to as the 'O Deuce') was part of the 1st Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam. The 1st Brigade of the 101st was one of the first major units in Vietnam - arriving by boat in July 1965.
The 502nd Infantry Regiment Coat of Arms, placed in the center, shows the blue shield with grasping eagle claw that represents the regiment's lineage as an Airborne Regiment in World War II, as well as the unit's ability to STRIKE the enemy from above.
In late 2005, the 1st Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division’s fabled 502nd Infantry Regiment deployed to a 330 sq. mi. ribbon of land south of Baghdad that was dubbed the “Triangle of Death.”
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- Soldiers, leaders and Family Members of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division held a regimental induction ceremony at Hangar 3, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Feb....
During the early morning hours of 6 June 1944, paratroopers of the 502nd jumped behind the beaches of Normandy, thus becoming among the first Allied soldiers to land in Europe. As part of the 101st, the 502nd (or "0-Deuce"), participated in the Normandy, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe campaigns.
1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry deploys rapidly worldwide by air, land, or sea, occupies an ISB, and on order, conducts air assault or ground operations to destroy enemy forces, seize key terrain...
The 502nd spends October of 1943 to June of 1944 training in England from their bases in Chilton Foliat and Denford in Berkshire to prepare for the invasion of Europe.
In Normandy, France, June 6, 1944, Soldiers from the 502nd, who at the time had no lineage or history, embarked upon one of the most memorable and historical events in U.S. history — D-Day....
Task Force 1st-502nd Infantry: Members of Multi-National Force and Observers, Sinai, Egypt, August 1982 to February 1983. n.p., 1983? 103 p. #603-502.1983.