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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.
Division and 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (less 2nd Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry Regiment) and with the following attached unit: 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army: 1945: Battle of Bastogne: CITADEL OF BASTOGNE As authorized by Executive Order 9396 (sec.
The unit went on to fight in World War II under command of Robert T. Frederick, earning recognition for its nighttime raids behind the German lines at Anzio Beach. Soon, his superiors gave him the opportunity to command another combat unit, the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment (501st PIR).
Speranza was sent overseas with Company H, 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division [6] from Camp Shanks on board the Queen Mary, landing in Scotland, later moving to England, Belgium and finally France. [7] His unit arrived in France and would later fight in the Battle of the Bulge. [8]
On 9 June the 101st finished consolidating, with the 502nd PIR guarding the right flank along the upper Douve River, the 506th PIR deployed across the Carentan highway, and the 327th GIR on the left in positions along the Douve River opposite Brévands. [1] The 501st PIR was the division's reserve and guarding the left flank east of the 327.
The 1st Battalion, 551st Parachute Infantry Regiment was activated on 26 November 1942 at Fort Kobbe in the Panama Canal Zone.Its initial cadre came from Company C of the 501st Parachute Infantry Battalion, while the rest of that battalion was absorbed into the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment. [1]
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, Colonel Howard R. Johnson. 1st Battalion, 501st PIR, Lieutenant Colonel Harry W.O. Kinnard; 2nd Battalion, 501st PIR, Lieutenant Colonel Robert A. Ballard; 3rd Battalion, 501st PIR, Lieutenant Colonel Julian Ewell; 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel John H. Michaelis
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 501st Parachute Battalion on 1941-03-1941. It was redesignated for the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment on 1942-07-08. On 1947-01-20 the insignia was redesignated for the 501st Infantry Battalion. It was redesignated for the 501st Infantry Regiment on 1958-09-18.