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yards (180 m) to the edge of a wood. Colonel Tucker ordered the 1st
Battalion to engage in an assault on the German forces in Cheneux that night. The Devils pressed forward, and by nightfall had given the Germans their first defeat of the Battle of the Bulge. Through heavy fire, Companies B and C wiped out an estimated five companies of German forces, as well as fourteen flak-wagons, six half-tracks, four trucks, and four 105 mm howitzers. However, the two companies were decimated, with 23 killed and 202 wounded; eighteen enlisted men remained in Company B, and thirty-eight men and three officers in Company C. Company A of the 1st Battalion, 504th, as well as the first platoon of Company C of the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, were awarded the
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1811:, a Honduran Air Force Base (now known as Soto Cano Air Base) that is the headquarters for the U.S. military presence in Honduras. 2nd Battalion jumped onto La Paz Drop Zone a day later, and the troopers of the 504th began rigorous training exercises with orders to avoid the fighting on the border. Had those orders changed, the Devils were prepared to fight, but the invading Sandinista troops had already begun to withdraw. In only a few days, the Sandinistan government negotiated a truce with Contra leaders, and by the end of March the paratroopers of the 504th had returned to Fort Liberty.
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crossing, characterized the attack with a single word as he shook his head and said, simply, "Unbelievable." Six crossings were made by 1900. It was there that
Dempsey, upon meeting Brigadier General Gavin, shook him by the hand and said "I am proud to meet the commander of the greatest division in the world today." Because only 11 boats returned from the first crossing, eight from the second and five from the third, A Company that followed used locally sourced wooden fishing boats.
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1559:, the regiment encountered an enemy battalion in a head-on engagement that surprised both elements. The battle-wise paratroopers, without hesitation, accelerated their pace and moved on the enemy. The machine guns of the lead tank opened up on the Germans, while the men of the 504th fired their weapons from the hip at shooting-gallery speed. Within ten minutes, the enemy was overrun with more than 100 killed and 180 captured. Not a single 504th paratrooper was killed or wounded.
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1141:, which it subsequently garrisons, along with most of the rest of the 82nd Airborne Division. The airborne operation at Salerno was not only a success, but it also stands as one of history's greatest examples of the mobility of the airborne unit: within only eight hours of notification, the 504th developed and disseminated its tactical plan, prepared for combat, loaded aircraft and jumped onto its assigned drop zone to engage the enemy and turn the tide of battle.
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1117:, suggested the unit withdraw. Epitomizing the determined spirit of the regiment, Colonel Tucker vehemently replied, "Hell no! We've got this hill and we are going to keep it. Just send me my other battalion." The 3rd Battalion, then being held in reserve, rejoined the rest of the 504th and, supported by a huge 350-round barrage from the Navy, repulsed the enemy, forcing the Germans to retreat from Salerno. Colonel Tucker and two of his men were awarded the
1501:—a point more seriously threatened. The Devils conducted a night movement on foot for eight miles to take up defensive positions. On 19 December Colonel Tucker was ordered to Rahier and Cheneux to link up with the 505th PIR at Trois Ponts. The 1st Battalion was ordered to take the towns Brume, Rhier, and Cheneux. At 14:00 on 20 December 1944, 1st Battalion (less A Company) moved out toward Cheneux, where it was immediately engaged by a battalion of the SS-
1578:(a light anti-tank weapon with which the 504th was well equipped) was the regiment's most effective weapon against the German pillboxes. Despite the presence of thousands of mines and booby traps, only a small number of those disturbed actually detonated. Freezing temperatures, snow, ice and years of exposure had corroded the detonators. Vicious enemy counterattacks on 3 and 4 February were repulsed, and the unit was relieved. The regiment moved back to
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1434:, and two troops of the Grenadier Guards Sherman tanks opened fire on the northern (Lent) bank. The British provided 26 canvas boats, each 19 feet (5.8 m) long, that the 504th used to cross the 400 yards (370 m)-wide river. The 3rd Battalion's H and I companies, and some engineers from the 307th Airborne Engineers crossed in the first wave, 15 men to a boat, and they were immediately on leaving the far shore the target of German
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attached to USASOC in what was the first ever pairing of a battalion sized infantry unit to a USASOC task force and the beginning of the "Torch
Mission." The battalion conducted combat operations in and around Ramadi in support of task force objectives. The Blue Devils redeployed to Ft Bragg in late January 2006. Five paratroopers were killed in action during this deployment. In June 2006 the battalion was reflagged as the 1st of the
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Visa (SIV) applicants, out of Hamid Karzai
International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan. During this operation, their efforts led to the safe evacuation of over 117,000 personnel and NATO allied forces administered a successful strike that neutralized two senior ISIS-K leaders in response to an ISIS-K attack that resulted with 11 U.S. Marines, 1 U.S. Sailor, and 1 U.S. Soldier being killed at the Abbey Gate
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the 82nd encountered only light resistance and took 22,000 POWs in their first contact with enemy forces. Overall, the
Sicilian operation proved costly, both in lives and equipment, but the regiment gained valuable fighting experience and managed to hurt the enemy in the process. It was with this experience and pride that the 504th returned to its base in Kairouan to prepare for the
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1741:. The colors were relieved on 9 May 1960 from assignment to the inactive 11th Airborne Division and assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and reactivated on 1 July 1960, and then reorganized and redesignated on 25 May 1964 as the 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 504th Infantry, joined 1-504th as an element of the 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division.
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CENTCOM AOR to include portions of Kuwait and Iraq. The 2-504 was redeployed back to the United States after a month, meanwhile the 1-504 was once again alerted to push into Iraq after militants fired upon coalition base Camp Taji. Eventually the entire Devil
Brigade would be redeployed back to Ft Bragg in May to June 2020.
1729:. Both 1-504th and 1-505th were replaced in the 82nd by 1-187th and 1-503rd, which rotated from the 24th Infantry Division in Germany to the 82nd. The colors of both remained with the 8th until the end of the Pentomic era, at which time (1 April 1963) they were reorganized and reflagged as 1st and 2nd battalions (Airborne),
1423:(of which the 82nd formed a part), in the presence of senior officers of the Guards Armoured and 82nd Airborne Divisions, and Colonel Reuben Tucker of the 504th, and during the night he drew up a plan, and alerted the troops at 06:00 in the expectation of the boats to be provided by the British XXX Corps.
1516:. Crossing an open 400-yard field laced every fifteen yards with barbed wire, the 1st Battalion faced the heaviest enemy fire the 504th had ever encountered, including heavy machine-guns, a 20 mm gun, and a half-dozen German armored vehicles. Captain Jack M. Bartley was killed on 21 December 1944.
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On August 12, 2021, the Devil
Brigade was activated once more as the Immediate Response Force to mobilize in support of Operation Allies Refuge, a noncombatant evacuation operation supporting the safe evacuation of vulnerable Afghan civilians, U.S. embassy employees, and prospective Special Immigrant
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During these operations, the 504th was often subject to sniper fire and in repeated contact with enemy factions, as it contributed greatly to the establishment of security and to the distribution of food and medical supplies to those in need. Only five days after the arrival of the first U.S. forces,
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On New Years Eve 2019, the
Immediate Response Force was activated in response to the global unrest with Iran. The 2-504 "White Devils" were alerted, marshaled and deployed within 18 hours upholding the 82nd Airborne's lasting motto. Eventually all of the Devil Brigade was alerted and deployed to the
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The 1st
Brigade Combat Team, including both 1st and 2nd battalions of the 504th PIR, deployed again to Al Anbar Province, Iraq, in August 2009 as the first Advise and Assist Brigade (AAB) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and redeployed in late July 2010. During the deployment, they trained and
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The 504th deployed a captured German halftrack armed with a 70 mm gun manned by two paratroopers with no training in its use. They were successful in knocking out several enemy positions. Still, the 504th took very heavy losses crossing the open field, and at 17:00 were ordered to withdraw 200
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Parachute Infantry moved out, spearheading the 82nd Airborne Division's drive northwest 150 miles (240 km) along the southern coast of Sicily. With captured Italian light tanks, trucks, motorcycles, horses, mules, bicycles, and even wheelbarrows pressed into service,
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In February 2014 1-504 and 2-504 again deployed to Afghanistan. Most of 1-504 were stationed in Bagram Air Base as the Theatre Reserve Force for all of RC East. While A-1-504 & C-1-504 were in FOB Ghazni conducting clearing operations and FOB defense patrols to disrupt Taliban forces while the
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made a rapid movement westward to position its units to roll up the flank of the multi-echeloned Iraqi defense. In a powerful offensive lasting only 100 hours, the Allied forces—with the 82nd on the far western flank—crossed into Iraqi territory, devastated the Iraqi Army and captured thousands of
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On 6 April 1945, A Company crossed the Rhine at 02:30 hours and immediately made contact with the enemy. Under heavy fire and in a minefield, the first wave of 504th troopers was split into two elements, each of which fought its way independently to the predesignated objective. There they rejoined
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The 1st Battalion formed the second wave, and they established a firm bridgehead from which the units carried the battle to the enemy defending the old Fort Belvedere and captured the bridge from the north side. Lieutenant General Dempsey, commander of the British Second Army, after witnessing the
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The 504th thus remained in England as "Dry Runs" came one after another. Missions were scheduled for France, Belgium, and the Netherlands and then canceled at the last moment. For three days the troopers waited for the fog to lift to allow them to drop into Belgium, but the wait proved long enough
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The landing on Red Beach went smoothly—at least until enemy planes started their strafing runs on the landing craft. The unit disembarked under fire and was sent shortly thereafter to patrol in force along the Mussolini Canal. After several days of intense German artillery fire, the enemy launched
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Roughly 2,500 of the 3,500-strong 1st Brigade Combat Team deployed to Afghanistan from March to September 2012 to spearhead the last major clearing operation of the war, fighting insurgent forces in southern Ghazni Province. The brigade conducted nearly 3,500 patrols, killed or captured 400 enemy
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was in danger and they were needed to jump in behind friendly lines. Flying in columns of battalions, they exited over the barrels of gasoline-soaked sand that formed a flaming "T" in the center of the drop zone. The regiment assembled quickly and moved to the sounds of cannon and small arms fire
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No cancellation was received, however, and on 17 September 1944 at 12:31 hours, the pathfinders of the 504th landed on the drop zone, followed thirty minutes later by the rest of the regiment and C Company of the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, to become the first Allied troops to land in the
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in the heaviest fighting, with the paratrooper companies, due to the severe fighting, being reduced in strength to between 20 and 30 men. H Company drove forward to rescue a captured British General and was cut off. I Company broke through to them with their remaining 16 men. For its outstanding
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The Blue Devils deployed as a contingency force to OIF from Sep 2005 to Jan 2006 under the command of LTC Larry Swift. Acknowledged by only a handful in the 82d Airborne Division, during this deployment 3-504 started the famed "Torch Mission": the enduring attachment of an infantry battalion to
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In September 2005, 3-504 deployed to Iraq to assist in providing security for the upcoming elections. The Blue Devils operated throughout the Al Anbar Province along the Euphrates River, in or near the cities of Haqlaniyah, Ramadi and Al Qaim. After the elections were complete the battalion was
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The 1-504 PIR deployed again with TF Panther in September 2003 to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Areas of Operation included FOB Mercury, Fallujah, Abu Ghraib (surrounding environs) and al Karma. In January 2004, TF Devil deployed to Iraq with 2-504 PIR and 3-504 PIR. The 2-504 PIR
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Then the enemy counterattacked. The first counterattack was broken less than fifty yards from the perimeter, while the second was preceded by heavy artillery preparation. As enemy tanks and infantry closed in, the outnumbered and outgunned A Company fought its way back to the river's edge. The
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cannons, flak wagons, machine guns and riflemen. Nonetheless, the crossing was launched. With only 2-4 oars in each boat, the remaining men rowed with the rifle butts. Only 13 boats made it across, and only 11 of those were in condition to return across the river to deliver succeeding waves.
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In July 2005, 2-504 PIR was operating in Afghanistan close to the Pakistan border. In October 2005, 1st Battalion, 504 Parachute Infantry Regiment "Red Devils" deployed to Kurdistan in Northern Iraq in order to establish and run a maximum-security detention facility for high-risk detainees.
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Throughout the initial days of battle with experienced German troops, the regiment wore down the enemy and discovered the Germans had only poorly organized and inadequately equipped follow-on forces. Soon thereafter, the paratroopers received the orders they had been expecting—to attack the
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1160:, fought in difficult terrain against a determined enemy. On steep, barren slopes, the regiment assaulted one hill after another. Mule trains aided in the evacuation of wounded to some extent, but casualties were often carried for hours down the steep hillsides just to reach the road.
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nation watched the 504th go through its paces. Training included many practice jumps, and one conducted in winds of up to 30 miles-per-hour put nearly 30% of the unit in the hospital with broken bones, sprains and bruises. Finally, the order came and the 504th moved by truck to
1167:, and it involved an airborne assault into a sector behind the coastal town of Anzio, 35 miles south of Rome. It seemed, however, that even the locals in Naples knew of the operation, so the 504th was glad that the beach would be assaulted from troop-carrying landing craft.
1373:—the largest airborne operation in history. By 18:00 hours, the 504th had accomplished its assigned mission (although the enemy had managed to destroy one of the bridges). In just four hours, the regiment had jumped, assembled, engaged the enemy, and seized its objectives.
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retrograde was in full swing. 2-504 was in Kandahar Air Base providing Theatre Reserve Force for RC South and conducting security operations in RC West. 2 paratroopers from 1-504 were killed, with several others wounded. They re-deployed to Fort Liberty in November 2014.
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approximately 2,700 American citizens and 1,400 civilians from other nations were evacuated without injury. However, it became apparent that to restore stability to the Dominican Republic would require a continued U.S. presence, so the 504th remained as part of the
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The near-continuous fighting in Italy had cost the 504th dearly; just over 1,100 casualties were sustained. Just under 600 of these, or 25 percent, were suffered during the fighting at Anzio alone and two of three battalion commanders had become casualties.
1733:, elements of the division's 1st Brigade (Airborne). The colors of 1-504th returned to the 82nd, and on 25 May 1963 they were reorganized and redesignated as 1st Battalion (Airborne), 504th Infantry, an element of the 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division.
1225:"American parachutists...devils in baggy pants...are less than 100 meters from my outpost line. I can't sleep at night; they pop up from nowhere and we never know when or how they will strike next. Seems like the black-hearted devils are everywhere..."
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During the summer of 2017, 2-504 deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. In September 2017, they were joined by 1-504 as part of an increase in U.S. troop levels. Both battalions redeployed to Fort Liberty in March 2018.
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regiment sent I Company across to support the withdrawal. The 504th had lost only nine men to the enemy's 150, and 32 troopers were captured for 10 days and forced marched 100 km to Plettendorf, Germany then were liberated by elements of the
1800:- The 7th ID was the first unit on the ground and went directly to protect the local population from attack by Cuban armed communist guerrillas - a deployment ordered by President Reagan in response to actions by the Cuban and Soviet-supported
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On standby at airfields in Sicily, the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 504th were alerted, issued parachutes, and loaded on aircraft without knowledge of their destination. Receiving their briefing aboard the plane, the men were told that the
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The 2nd ABG, 504th Infantry remained with the 11th Airborne Division in Germany only until 1 July 1958, when its colors were inactivated, and the unit was reflagged as a non-Airborne battle group and the division was reflagged as the
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Therefore, when the word came on 15 September for the 82nd Airborne Division, now commanded by Brigadier General Gavin (thus making Gavin, aged just 37, the youngest divisional commander in the U.S. Army), to jump in ahead of the
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Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Airborne Battle Group, 504th Infantry, and remained assigned to the 82d Airborne Division (organic elements concurrently constituted and
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and conducted area security operations until January 2008 when they joined the BCT at Talil Air Base to replace the Australian Battle Group. They conducted major operations in Basra and Al Amarah, Iraq until July 2008.
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approached, it became apparent that the 504th would be held back due to a lack of replacements. Brigadier General Gavin, the ADC, urged that the 504th be substituted for the two regiments that had joined the 82nd, the
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beachhead, the men of the 504th found themselves fighting defensive battles instead of the offensive operations for which they were better suited and had been trained. For the first time the men were engaged in static
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as president. Several months of rigorous training had been conducted prior to the invasion. Less than three hours from drop time, however, the mission was terminated, and the aircraft returned with the 82nd units to
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1234:. The campaign in Italy for the 504th had been costly, but enemy losses exceeded those of the regiment by over tenfold, and the Allies maintained control of the beachhead. Shortly thereafter, the 504th boarded the
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The 1st ABG, 504th Infantry remained assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division until 11 December 1958 when it rotated to Germany (along with 1-505th) to become part of the Airborne component of the newly reactivated
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naval vessel suddenly fired upon the formation. Immediately, all other naval vessels and shore troops joined in, downing friendly aircraft and forcing planeloads of paratroopers to exit far from their intended
1606:. 504th patrols crossed nightly in small boats, engaging in brisk fire-fights almost every patrol. The enemy made a few attempts to cross to the regiment's side of the river, but all efforts were turned back.
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supported Iraqi Security Forces, helping to make the second national elections a success in Anbar, with few injuries and no loss of life. They also conducted parachute training jumps out of Al Asad Airbase.
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were called upon to serve as the occupation forces in Berlin. Here the 82nd Airborne Division earned the name, "America's Guard of Honor," as a fitting end to hostilities in which the 504th had chased the
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Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Airborne Battle Group, 504th Infantry, relieved from assignment to the 82nd Airborne Division, and assigned to the
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The operation secured the flanks of the Fifth Army, allowing it to break out of the coastal plain and drive on to Naples. On 1 October 1943, the 504th became the first infantry unit to enter the city of
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combatants, found nearly 200 roadside bombs and weapons caches, and engaged the enemy over 170 times. Seven paratroopers were killed in action, including two with 1-504 PIR and two with 2-504 PIR.
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the following year. However, Lieutenant General Clark, the Fifth Army commander, was unwilling to give up the division. During the next few weeks in fighting Italy, the 504th, reinforced with the
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in front and between alternate positions. It was during this battle that the 504th acquired the nickname "The Devils in Baggy Pants," taken from the following entry found in the diary of a
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709:, two battalions from the regiment, 1st Battalion (1-504 PIR) and 2nd Battalion (2-504 PIR), are currently active, both assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.
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At 21:00 on the night of 17 December 1944, Colonel Tucker was summoned to the 82nd Airborne Division headquarters. There he learned that the Germans had broken through into Belgium and
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and were positioned against an enemy that greatly outnumbered them. As diplomatic efforts failed, it became clear that the Iraqi Army would not withdraw. Plans were thus developed for
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U.S. troops were opposed by forces loyal to Juan Bosch, the Cuban/Soviet puppet president who was committed to spreading the totalitarian communist revolution to other island nations.
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on 22 April 1944. The 82nd Airborne Division band greeted them with "We're All American and proud to be...," and it was assumed that the 504th would rejoin the 82nd for the upcoming
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forces, knocked out several machine gun nests, and established a roadblock. Using similar tactics, succeeding waves infiltrated the enemy and set up a defense in the village of
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enemy soldiers. The dangerous task of clearing countless enemy bunkers was quickly completed by the 82nd troopers, and the 504th returned to Fort Bragg in April 1991.
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At 10:00 hours on 3 May 1945, a jeep full of I Company men grew tired of waiting for a Russian element to link up with them, so they drove down the south side of the
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aerial attacks, and many were unaware of the impending jump. Twenty-three planes were destroyed, thirty-seven were damaged, and almost 400 casualties were confirmed.
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conducted operations in southern Baghdad, while most of 3-504 PIR conducted security of Balad Air Base, and Company C, 3-504 PIR conducted security of Cedar II near
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Finally, the 504th, severely understrength, was pulled back to Naples on 4 January 1944 as rumors of another airborne mission spread. The operation was to be called
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A U.S. Army paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team fires at insurgents during a firefight 30 June 2012, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.
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Colonel Tucker's plane, after twice flying the length of the Sicilian coast and with well over 2,000 holes in its fuselage, finally reached the drop zone near
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Tyler S. Fox, "A Fine Sense of Honor: At War with the Men of the 504th Parachute Infantry from Sicily to the Fall of Germany," Kindle Direct Publishing, 2019.
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The 1-504 PIR with only one weeks' notice, deployed again in January 2007 to Baghdad as part of the surge and continued operations in Baghdad for 15 months.
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in Northern France on British lorries, greeted again by the traditional "We're All American..." of the 82nd band. Soon after, the 82nd moved to Camp
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For the next two days, the regiment held its ground and conducted aggressive combat and reconnaissance patrols until the 2nd Battalion of the
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by 15 January 1991 went unheeded and on 27 January 1991 the air war began. Allied sorties pounded the enemy for more than a month as the
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All American, All the Way: A Combat History of the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II: From Market Garden to Berlin
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that threatened the stability of Honduras' democratic government. On 17 March 1988, 1st Battalion, 504th landed at
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Demonstrating its readiness again in September 1994, the regiment was called upon to take part in
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performance from 8 to 12 February 1944, the 3rd Battalion, 504th was presented one of the first
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Blocking Kampfgruppe Peiper: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Battle of the Bulge,
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More Than Courage: The Combat History of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II
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The All Americans in World War II: A Photographic History of the 82nd Airborne Division at War
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The Battle of the Bridges: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Operation Market Garden
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2843:"Narrative of Action of the First Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry at Cheneux, Belgium"
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Global War on Terror (Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and Freedom's Sentinel)
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Administrative Order No. 1 to accompany Field Order No.12, 504th Parachute Infantry
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and several smaller locations. The 2nd Battalion, 504th PIR, initially deployed to
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on reconnaissance. Several Germans were killed and one captured. 25 December 1944.
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broadcasters warned the 504th by radio that German submarines would never let the
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Birth of a Regiment: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Sicily and Salerno.
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Presidential Unit Citation for Operation Market Garden at Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Men of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment patrolling in Sicily, July 1943.
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within the hour. By dawn, the unit was firmly set in defensive positions.
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Xavier Brunson, LTC of 1-504 PIR during 2009-2010 Operation Iraqi Freedom
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2980:"More Than 2,000 Paratroopers Deployed to Afghanistan on Short Notice"
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2936:"2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment "White Devils""
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to perform both military and humanitarian missions in support of
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road and rail bridges, which were the last remaining link to the
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Three against one: Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin vs Adolph Hitler
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153rd (Leicestershire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
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82nd Airborne Division - Field Order No 11 - 13 September 1944
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in Germany as HHC, 2nd Airborne Battle Group, 504th Infantry.
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Force dispositions at Anzio and Cassino January/February 1944.
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504th Infantry Regiment plaque at Arlington National Cemetery
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and the subsequent American entry into World War II, in the
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2436:(Army) For Combat Operations during the Baghdad Surge, 2008
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The 1-504 PIR and 2-504 PIR, along with the 4th Battalion,
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Kevin Engler, 1-504 1SG, CSM of 2-506 IN BN White Currahee
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History of the 504th Parachute Infantry in World War Two
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COL Jack P. Nix Jr. 28 September 1989 – 6 September 1991
1544:. The regiment was positioned on the right flank of the
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Airborne units and formations of the United States Army
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82nd Airborne Division Operation Market historical data
2901:"The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment Unit Citations"
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for their outstanding performance during this action.
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of the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 504th Infantry Regiment
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All the Way to Berlin: A Paratrooper at War in Europe
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of the Belgian Army for action in Belgium and Germany
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Assigned 15 August 1942 to the 82nd Airborne Division
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The 504th PIR, now under the command of 31-year-old
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Operation Market Garden (Hell's Highway) chronology
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World War II Airborne Site Information on the 504th
2879:(illustrated ed.). Zenith Press. p. 868.
1365:(SS) troops and an unknown number of German tanks.
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2722:"Historical account of the 82nd Airborne division"
2696:"History of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment"
1598:on 1 April 1945 and traveled by jeep 270 miles to
1195:For the remainder of their eight-week stay in the
841:. The "40 and 8's" were railroad cars dating from
3146:Military units and formations established in 1942
2448:(Army) For Combat Operations in Afghanistan, 2017
1862:(1/75 RGR), conducted a parachute assault on the
1478:with a powerful armored thrust launched south of
1341:, 57 miles behind enemy lines in the vicinity of
818:and the regiment's first overseas port of call,
3156:Military units and formations in North Carolina
3081:1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
2375:Presidential Unit Citation for Cheneux, Belgium
3151:Military units and formations in Massachusetts
2378:Presidential Unit Citation for HKIA Evacuation
2305:Allotted 15 November 1948 to the Regular Army.
2238:Allotted 15 November 1948 to the Regular Army.
2122:Allotted 15 November 1948 to the Regular Army.
1653:. There they were entertained by a company of
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3101:Original 504th Reinforced Jump Jacket Article
3068:United States Army Center of Military History
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2189:Relieved 1 April 1963 from assignment to the
2176:Allotted 15 November 1948 to the Regular Army
2113:Activated 1 May 1942 at Fort Benning, Georgia
1923:to provide humanitarian assistance following
1827:, secure key facilities, neutralize both the
1098:The days that followed were, in the words of
822:. They arrived shortly before the end of the
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3136:Infantry regiments of the United States Army
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110:"504th Infantry Regiment" United States
1594:Colonel Tucker and the advance detail left
1404:, of the British Second Army. However, the
1311:, around 29 men of the 504th came forward.
64:Learn how and when to remove these messages
2193:and assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division
1835:. The 3-504 PIR had been prepositioned at
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403:(Small contingent serving as pathfinders)
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161:Learn how and when to remove this message
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1784:Operation Golden Pheasant, Honduras 1988
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27:Military unit of the United States Army
2546:COL Theodore W. Kleisner II, 2021–2023
2397:of the Belgian Army for action in the
2073:by a suicide bomber on August 26, 2021
1931:Operation Uphold Democracy, Haiti 1994
1676:until the 82nd Airborne Division, the
1158:504th Parachute Regimental Combat Team
929:505th Parachute Regimental Combat Team
782:(XO), soon moved from Fort Benning to
749:Theodore L. Dunn, was assigned to the
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199:Please consider expanding the lead to
3111:A Company, 504th PIR in World War Two
2942:from the original on 4 September 2009
1353:) and several other bridges over the
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2702:from the original on 15 October 2009
2549:COL Jason P. Schuerger, 2023-Present
1949:Port-au-Prince International Airport
1294:, scheduled for early June. Yet, as
970:tragedies of World War II. However,
778:, who had formerly been the 504th's
707:United States Army Regimental System
99:adding citations to reliable sources
2249:Inactivated 1 July 1958 in Germany.
1864:Omar Torrijos International Airport
873:Mediterranean Theater of Operations
792:Table of Organization and Equipment
3076:504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
2598:from websites or documents of the
2540:COL Trevor Bredenkamp, 2012 - 2015
1765:and to provide security along the
1727:8th Infantry Division (Mechanized)
1400:, commanded by Lieutenant General
886:commander, and Lieutenant General
768:, together with supporting units.
417:Western Allied invasion of Germany
258:504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
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3063:504th Infantry Lineage and Honors
2531:COL Charles A. Flynn, 2006 - 2008
2490:22 October 1985 – 22 October 1987
2483:21 October 1983 – 22 October 1985
2022:508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
1955:and the surrounding area to oust
1451:France and Belgium, November 1944
944:history of the United States Army
735:504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
657:504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
243:504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
45:This article has multiple issues.
3055: This article incorporates
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2594: This article incorporates
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2568:, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
2534:COL Mark R. Stammer, 2008 - 2010
2500:21 September 1993 – 12 June 1995
2476:7 January 1983 – 21 October 1983
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1951:and to secure key objectives in
1945:325th Airborne Infantry Regiment
1852:325th Airborne Infantry Regiment
1467:and began training with the new
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856:Training intensified and senior
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245:504th Airborne Infantry Regiment
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2779:. Zenith Imprint. p. 122.
2284:3/504th PIR background trimming
2217:2/504th PIR background trimming
2155:1/504th PIR background trimming
1268:From England to the Netherlands
766:326th Glider Infantry Regiments
191:may be too short to adequately
86:needs additional citations for
53:or discuss these issues on the
1745:Dominican Republic, April 1965
1678:British 11th Armoured Division
1244:, arriving there on 22 April.
1182:European Theater of Operations
1019:325th Glider Infantry Regiment
953:of the 504th crossed over the
201:provide an accessible overview
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2543:COL Andrew Saslav, -2019-2021
2469:21 July 1946 – 12 August 1947
2462:1 December 1942 – 10 May 1946
2446:Meritorious Unit Commendation
2440:Meritorious Unit Commendation
2411:Meritorious Unit Commendation
2127:Combat Arms Regimental System
2092:504th PIR background trimming
1790:7th Infantry Division (Light)
1410:British 1st Airborne Division
1173:British 1st Infantry Division
974:ships had been under intense
498:Meritorious Unit Commendation
3007:, Casemate Publishing, 2014.
3000:, Permuted Press, LLC, 2022.
2261:Known as the "White Devils."
2000:, Afghanistan in support of
1482:in what became known as the
1417:Sir Frederick A. M. Browning
800:New York Port of Embarkation
705:A parent regiment under the
472:Operation Freedom's Sentinel
3161:Airborne infantry regiments
3036:Those Devils in Baggy Pants
2537:COL Mark Stock, 2010 - 2012
2338:Known as the "Blue Devils."
1769:that ran through the city.
1390:5th Guards Armoured Brigade
1178:Presidential Unit Citations
1119:Distinguished Service Cross
3177:
3021:Casemate Publishing, 2016.
3014:Casemate Publishing, 2015.
2521:31 May 2001 - 24 July 2003
2514:22 June 1999 – 31 May 2001
2507:12 June 1995 – 3 June 1997
2421:Operation Enduring Freedom
2364:Presidential Unit Citation
2199:Known as the "Red Devils."
2002:Operation Enduring Freedom
1937:Operation Uphold Democracy
1870:Devils in the desert, 1990
1815:Parachutes in Panama, 1989
1775:Inter-American Peace Force
1715:Fort Bragg, North Carolina
1616:Presidential Unit Citation
1586:, France to await orders.
1534:Presidential Unit Citation
1421:British 1st Airborne Corps
1208:a generation before, with
1003:invasion of mainland Italy
894:commander, along with the
776:Reuben Henry "Rube" Tucker
489:Presidential Unit Citation
477:Operation Inherent Resolve
462:Operation Enduring Freedom
2413:(Army) for Southwest Asia
2382:Military Order of William
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1829:Panamanian Defense Forces
1798:Operation Golden Pheasant
1704:Post World War II service
1220:officer killed at Anzio:
913:Allied invasion of Sicily
731:Army of the United States
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578:Distinctive unit insignia
507:Military Order of William
437:Operation Golden Pheasant
422:Armed Forces Expeditions
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1959:from power, reinstating
1638:on the west bank of the
1394:Guards Armoured Division
869:Supreme Allied Commander
824:campaign in North Africa
3031:, Presidio Press, 2003.
2814:p.199, Stewart, Vance,
2460:Reuben Henry Tucker III
2296:3/504th PIR Beret Flash
2229:2/504th PIR Beret Flash
2167:1/504th PIR Beret Flash
1767:All American Expressway
1709:Occupation and garrison
1371:Operation Market Garden
1369:Netherlands as part of
1042:82nd Airborne Artillery
966:in one of the greatest
898:and officials of every
653:504th Infantry Regiment
640:505th Infantry Regiment
635:503rd Infantry Regiment
617:U.S. Infantry Regiments
524:of the Belgian Army (2)
467:Operation Iraqi Freedom
452:Operation Desert Shield
407:Operation Market Garden
247:504th Infantry Regiment
18:504th Infantry Regiment
3057:public domain material
2873:Nordyke, Phil (2008).
2818:, Sunstone Press, 2002
2773:Nordyke, Phil (2006).
2746:Nordyke, Phil (2010).
2596:public domain material
2554:Notable former members
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2244:11th Airborne Division
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1990:82nd Airborne Division
1978:82nd Airborne Division
1961:Jean Bertrand Aristide
1915:Hurricane Andrew, 1992
1884:Operation Desert Storm
1874:On 2 August 1990, the
1739:24th Infantry Division
1719:11th Airborne Division
1624:83rd Infantry Division
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1257:Long Beach, California
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2526:Patrick J. Donahue II
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2996:Frank van Lunteren,
2982:. 22 September 2017.
2467:William Westmoreland
2330:USASOC for missions.
1908:XVIII Airborne Corps
1860:75th Ranger Regiment
1854:(4-325 PIR) and the
1821:Operation Just Cause
1794:Fort Ord, California
1759:Operation Power Pack
1682:5th Cossack Division
1339:Sir Miles C. Dempsey
1292:invasion of Normandy
1284:Straits of Gibraltar
1146:invasion of Normandy
1021:(325th GIR) and the
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442:Operation Just Cause
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2724:. DDay-Overlord.com
2434:Valorous Unit Award
2428:Superior Unit Award
2417:Valorous Unit Award
1966:Pope Air Force Base
1755:San Isidro Air Base
1503:ObersturmbannfĂĽhrer
1484:Battle of the Bulge
1419:, commander of the
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1165:Operation "Shingle"
1113:, commander of the
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494:Valorous Unit Award
427:Operation Powerpack
412:Battle of the Bulge
391:Operation Avalanche
2968:. 22 January 2007.
2922:"Panama Deception"
2752:. Zenith Imprint.
2600:United States Army
2453:Notable commanders
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305:United States Army
2966:Stars and Stripes
2886:978-0-7603-3313-6
2786:978-1-61060-102-3
2759:978-0-7603-3823-0
2512:Leo A. Brooks Jr.
2488:William M. Steele
2474:David A. Bramlett
2384:for Nijmegen 1944
2266:Former Battalions
1998:Kandahar Air Base
1902:to withdraw from
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1092:81 mm mortar
1064:landed at Salerno
1040:, commanding the
1035:Brigadier General
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