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The 505th PIR took over the responsibilities of the Global Response Force mission on 1 October 2010. [4] 1-505th deployed in May 2011 to Feb 2012 in support of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan, two of its paratroopers were killed. The 2-505th PIR deployed once again in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in June ...
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division: U.S. Army: 1944: D-Day – Normandy: for action at Sainte-Mère-Église: First Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (less Company "A") of the 82nd Airborne Division: U.S. Army: 1945: Operation Market Garden – Cheneux, Belgium
Albert Blithe (June 25, 1923 – December 17, 1967) [2] [3] was an American career soldier who served as a private first class with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. He served again with the Airborne during the Korean War and was twice decorated for gallantry.
Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Fulbrook Gorham (January 11, 1915 – July 12, 1943) was a United States Army officer and paratrooper.Gorham was the first commander of the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 82nd Airborne Division.
William J. Guarnere Sr. (April 28, 1923 – March 8, 2014) was a United States Army paratrooper who fought in World War II as a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division.
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Colonel Reuben H. Tucker. 1st Battalion, 504th PIR, Lieutenant Colonel John T. Berry; 2nd Battalion, 504th PIR, Lieutenant Colonel Edward Willems; 3rd Battalion, 504th PIR, Lieutenant Colonel Julian Cook; 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Colonel William E. Ekman 1st Battalion, 505th PIR, Major Talton Long
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The 505th soon became part of the 82nd Airborne Division, under Major General Matthew Ridgway, serving alongside the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment and the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment. [ 3 ] After the division was shipped to North Africa, Alexander became commander of the 2nd Battalion, 505th eleven days prior to the regiment's first ...