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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
The 878th Engineer Battalion is located in east central Georgia and stretches from Augusta south to Fort Stewart. Georgia. Headquarters & Forward Support Company - Augusta, GA. 810th Engineer Company (Sapper)(-) - Swainsboro, GA. 848th Engineer Company - Douglasville, GA. 876th Engineer Support Company -Columbus, GA
Toccoa is a city in far Northeast Georgia near the border with South Carolina.It is the county seat of Stephens County, Georgia, United States, [6] [7] located about 50 miles (80 km) from Athens and about 90 miles (140 km) northeast of Atlanta.
The 1st Battalion serves as the training unit for the U.S. Army Airborne School. Its Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) conducts the Jumpmaster and Pathfinder Courses. Companies A, B, and C conduct the Basic Airborne Course. (Company D, currently inactive, also conducted the Basic Airborne Course.) Company E is a Parachute Rigger Company.
The 511th PIR was formed at Camp Toccoa, GA, in January 1943 and in March transferred to Camp Mackall, NC before heading to Fort Benning, GA, battalion by battalion for jump training. After the difficulties encountered by Allied airborne operations during Operation Husky in July 1943, from 6–10 December the 511th PIR took part in the ...
This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: 18th Airborne orders soldiers on staff duty to get 4 hours of sleep. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. In Other News.
"Currahee", the motto of the 506th Infantry Regiment, a unit of the 101st Airborne Division Currahee Mountain, a mountain located in Stephens County, Toccoa, Georgia which gave the motto to the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment "Currahee" (Band of Brothers), the first episode of Band of Brothers written about the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment