| 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment | 
502 PIR Patch, depicting "death from above" | | Country: | USA | | Allegiance: | | | Type: | Parachute Infantry | | Branch: | Army | | Active: | 1942– | | Specialization: | | | Command structure: | | | Size: | | | Current commander: | | | Garrison/HQ: | | | Ceremonial chief: | | | Nickname: | "Five-Oh-Deuce" or "The Deuce" | | Motto: | | | Colors: | | | March: | | | Mascot: | {{{mascot}}} | | Notable actions: | Battle of Normandy, Operation Market Garden, Battle of the Bulge | | Notable commanders: | | | Anniversaries: | | During World War II, the 502d Parachute Infantry Regiment (502d PIR) was a regiment of the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army. Combatants Allied Powers Nazi Germany Commanders Dwight D. Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander) Bernard Montgomery (land) Bertram Ramsay (sea) Trafford Leigh-Mallory (air) Gerd von Rundstedt (OB WEST) Erwin Rommel (Heeresgruppe B) Strength 326,000 (by June 11) ? Casualties 53,700 dead, 18,000 missing, 155,000 wounded about 200,000...
Waves of paratroops land in Holland during Operation Market Garden in September 1944. ...
Combatants Germany Commanders Dwight D. Eisenhower Gerd von Rundstedt Strength 500,000 men, 400 tanks, 400 guns (Dec 16 - start of the Battle) 600,000 men, 600 tanks, 1,900 guns (Dec 16 - start of the Battle) Casualties 80,987 casualties (10,276 dead, 23,218 missing, 47,493 wounded...
Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War (sometimes WW2 or WWII), was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as...
A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ...
Shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army 101st Airborne Division, the Screaming Eagles. ...
US Army Seal HHC, US Army Distinctive Unit Insignia The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces that has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...
Unit history
The regiment was initially formed at Fort Benning, Georgia in 1942. It would participate in three major battles during the war: D-Day, Operation Market Garden, and the Battle of the Bulge. The 502d was often referred to as the "Five-Oh-Deuce" or simply, "The Deuce". Fort Benning is a military base facility of the United States military southwest of Columbus, Georgia. ...
This article is about the year. ...
Combatants Allied Powers Nazi Germany Commanders Dwight D. Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander) Bernard Montgomery (land) Bertram Ramsay (sea) Trafford Leigh-Mallory (air) Gerd von Rundstedt (OB WEST) Erwin Rommel (Heeresgruppe B) Strength 326,000 (by June 11) ? Casualties 53,700 dead, 18,000 missing, 155,000 wounded about 200,000...
Waves of paratroops land in Holland during Operation Market Garden in September 1944. ...
Combatants Germany Commanders Dwight D. Eisenhower Gerd von Rundstedt Strength 500,000 men, 400 tanks, 400 guns (Dec 16 - start of the Battle) 600,000 men, 600 tanks, 1,900 guns (Dec 16 - start of the Battle) Casualties 80,987 casualties (10,276 dead, 23,218 missing, 47,493 wounded...
At the end of the war in 1945, the unit was deactivated. 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
In the mid 1980s, this unit was reactivated as part of the 2d Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division. This unit spearheaded 101st's combat Air Assault into Iraq as support for 3d Infantry Division during the 2003 Iraq War (Operation Iraqi Freedom). Shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army 101st Airborne Division, the Screaming Eagles. ...
Shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized). ...
Combatants United States, United Kingdom, Australia, other nations Iraq Commanders Tommy Franks Saddam Hussein Strength 300. ...
The regiment was transformed and refitted along with the rest of the division. This unit is prepared to deploy to Iraq to conduct security operations throughout the country.
Famous soldiers of the 502d Lt. ...
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States. ...
Harrison C. Summers (? -- 1983) was a paratrooper during World War II who fought with the 1st Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division on D-Day. ...
Combatants Allied Powers Nazi Germany Commanders Dwight D. Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander) Bernard Montgomery (land) Bertram Ramsay (sea) Trafford Leigh-Mallory (air) Gerd von Rundstedt (OB WEST) Erwin Rommel (Heeresgruppe B) Strength 326,000 (by June 11) ? Casualties 53,700 dead, 18,000 missing, 155,000 wounded about 200,000...
External links - Good summary of WWII unit history
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