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Shoulder sleeve insignia of the US 101st Airborne Division. This is a list of commanders of the US 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army BG Roy Hoffman July 1918 – December 1918 Sixth Corps Area commander September 1921 - August 1942 MG William C. Lee August 1942 – February 1944 BG Don F. Pratt February 1944 – March 1944 MG Maxwell D. Taylor March 1944 – August 1945 BG ...
E Company, 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, the "Screaming Eagles", is a company in the United States Army. The company was referred to as "Easy" after the radio call for "E" in the phonetic alphabet used during World War II.
Vincent Speranza, private during World War II, famous for carrying beer in his helmet and hero of the siege of Bastogne. He wrote a book in 2014 called NUTS! A 101st Airborne Division Machine Gunner at Bastogne. [161] [162] Maxwell Taylor, division commander during World War II and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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.
Currently a parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System, the regiment has two active battalions: the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment (1-506th IR) is assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, and the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment (2-506th IR) is assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st ...
The 327th Infantry Regiment (Bastogne Bulldogs) [1] is an infantry regiment of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) of the United States Army.During World War II, the 327th was a glider-borne regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.
The 501st Infantry Regiment, previously the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment and 501st Airborne Infantry Regiment, is an airborne forces regiment of the United States Army with a long history, having served in World War II and the Vietnam War, both as part of the 101st Airborne Division, as well as the War in Afghanistan.
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]