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Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 82nd Airborne Division. This is a list of commanders of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army. The 82nd Airborne Division is one of the oldest divisions in the U.S. Army, having been raised shortly after the American entry into World War I in April 1917 and seeing service in World War I and World War II and many subsequent conflicts. Major General ...
Lieutenant General Richard Joe Seitz (February 18, 1918 – June 8, 2013) was a United States Army officer and paratrooper who, during a 35-year career, commanded the 2nd Battalion, 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II, the 82nd Airborne Division and the XVIII Airborne Corps.
On 15 August 1942, the 82nd Infantry Division, now commanded by Major General Ridgway, became the first airborne division in the history of the U.S. Army, and was redesignated as the 82nd Airborne Division. The 82nd was selected after deliberations by the U.S. Army General Staff because of a number of factors; it was not a Regular Army or ...
During the Leyte Campaign, Hickey served as commander of the 31st Division Artillery. [18] Following the end of the war, Hickey was assigned as chief of staff for United States Forces Austria (USFA) in 1946. [20] Hickey was commander of the 82nd Airborne Division from 1950 to 1952, [21] then commanded the XVIII Airborne Corps from 1952 to 1953 ...
Brig. Gen. Patrick Work left, receives the 82nd Airborne Division colors from Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, right, 18th Airborne Corps commander, during a command change ceremony Friday, Nov. 17 ...
The 82nd Airborne Division's headquarters and combat aviation brigade are deployed to Europe and the Middle East. Here's what else is happening. Q&A: 82nd Airborne Division general talks ...
Roscoe Robinson Jr. (11 October 1928 – 22 July 1993) was the first African American to become a four-star general in the United States Army. He served as the United States representative to the NATO Military Committee. Robinson previously served as commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division and then of United States Army, Japan.
The 82nd Airborne Division inducted nine patroopers into its fifth Hall of Fame class on Wednesday.