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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.
At 11:30 on 30 May Company B, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, while on a reconnaissance in force, engaged an estimated enemy platoon which was shortly reinforced by a company size unit. Company B 2/502nd Infantry called for airstrikes and the action continued until 13:53 resulting in 2 US killed and 3 PAVN killed.
502nd Infantry Regiment (United States) (502nd PIR), a regiment of the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army; 502nd SS Jäger Battalion, a Nazi Germany special forces unit from 1943 to 1944; 502nd Tactical Control Group, a United States Air Force unit that fought in the Korean War
By nightfall, the Americans had killed 29 VC at a cost of 1 American killed and 7 wounded, but the outcome was not always so one-sided. On 18 May Company B, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, moved well inside a large VC camp before realizing that the occupants had not yet fled. Confusion reigned during the firefight, and the Americans ...
The first Berlin Brigade units to take part in an out-of-theater operation were the command-and-staff element of Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), as well as Company B, 6th Battalion, 502nd Infantry and the 42d Engineer Company. These units were later joined by the members of the 42d AG Unit (Postal).
On 15 April 506th Infantry elements operating approximately 27 km southwest of Huế found 20 PAVN killed by artillery fire. On 28 April at 05:00 Company B, 502nd Infantry Regiment, operating 37 km southwest of Phu Bai, received an attack preceded by small arms and grenade fire. Company B, with artillery support, repelled the attack killing 12 ...
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A small unit from the 502nd Infantry Regiment reached the crash site rescuing three survivors, while the dead crew chief's body was only located several weeks later. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] On 29 April the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Hac Bao (Black Panther) reconnaissance company of the 1st Division made contact with a PAVN force in a hamlet 4 ...