The 82^nd Airborne Division of the United States Army is an elite airborne infantry division and was constituted in the National Army as the 82^nd Division on March 5, 1917, and was organized on March 25, 1917, at Camp Gordon, Georgia. Since members of the division came from all 48 states, the unit was given the nickname “All-American.” This is the basis for its famed “AA” shoulder patch. Famous soldiers of the division include Sergeant Alvin C. York, General James M. Gavin and former Chief Dave Bald Eagle (Sitting Bull grandson). Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Year 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 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World War I

Between April and July, 1918, less than a year after its formation, the division deployed in small unit groups to France to fight in World War I as the 82nd Infantry Division. In nearly five months of combat the 82^nd fought in three major campaigns and helped to break the German Imperial Army. Alvin Cullum York was a soldier in the division and became famous for his heroism in World War I. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest, killing 20 German soldiers and capturing 132 others. Image File history File links 82nd_WWI_insignia. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Sgt. ... The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States. ...

• World War I Casualties

1. 1,298 Killed in Action
2. 6,248 Wounded in Action

After the Great War, the 82^nd was demobilized May 27, 1919 at Camp Upton, at Yaphank, New York. The 82^nd was reconstituted on June 24, 1921 in the Organized Reserves as Headquarters, 82^nd Division, and was organized on September 23, 1921 at Columbia, South Carolina. is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... The area of central Suffolk County, New York presently occupied by Brookhaven National Laboratory once served the nation in a different manner. ... Yaphank is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in Suffolk County, New York. ... is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... For other uses, see Columbia (disambiguation). ...

World War II

Louisiana to Italy

The 82^nd Division was re designated February 13, 1942 as Division Headquarters, 82^nd Division. After the outbreak of World War II, it was recalled to active service on March 25, 1942, and reorganized at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, under the command of Major General Omar N. Bradley. During this time spent in training, the division brought together three officers who would ultimately steer the US Army during the next two decades: Matthew B. Ridgway, James M. Gavin, and Maxwell D. Taylor. is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Camp Claiborne was a U.S. Army military camp during World War II located in Rapides Parish in central Louisiana. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Omar Nelson Bradley (February 12, 1893 - April 8, 1981) was one of the main US Army field commanders in North Africa and Europe during World War II. Bradley was born to a poor family near Clark, Missouri, the son of a schoolteacher. ... Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895 - July 26, 1993) was a United States Army general. ... James Maurice Jumpin Jim Gavin (born as James Nally Ryan; March 22, 1907-February 23, 1990 rose to the rank of Lieutenant General in the United States Army. ... General Maxwell Davenport Taylor (August 26, 1901 – April 19, 1987) was an American soldier and diplomat of the mid-20th century. ...

82^nd Airborne Division Distinctive Unit Insignia

On August 15, 1942, the 82^nd Infantry Division became the first airborne division in the U.S. Army, and was re designated the 82^nd Airborne Division. In April 1943, paratroopers of the 82^nd Airborne Division deployed to North Africa under the command of Major General Matthew B. Ridgway to participate in the campaign to invade Italy. The Division's first two combat operations were parachute assaults into Sicily on July 9 and Salerno on September 13, 1943. The initial assault on Sicily, by the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, was the first regimental sized combat parachute assault conducted by the United States Army. The first glider assault did not occur until Operation Neptune as part of the D-Day (Invasion of Normandy, June 6, 1944) Glider troopers of the 319th Glider Field Artillery, the 320th Glider Field Artillery and the 325th Glider Infantry did participate in the Italian campaign but came in by landing craft at Maiori (319th) and Salerno (320th, 325th). Image File history File links 82_ABD_DUI.PNG // Summary DISTINCTIVE UNIT INSIGNIA. Description: A silver color metal and enamel device, 1 1/8 inches in height overall consisting of pair of blue enamel stylized wings, tips down surmounted by a white enamel fleur-de-lis supported by a blue enamel scroll... Image File history File links 82_ABD_DUI.PNG // Summary DISTINCTIVE UNIT INSIGNIA. Description: A silver color metal and enamel device, 1 1/8 inches in height overall consisting of pair of blue enamel stylized wings, tips down surmounted by a white enamel fleur-de-lis supported by a blue enamel scroll... Image File history File links 505_Crest_Large. ... is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... An American Paratrooper using a T-10C series parachute Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and formed into an airborne force. ... Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895 - July 26, 1993) was a United States Army general. ... This article is about the device. ... Husky was also the codename of Australian military support to Sierra Leone ending in February 2003. ... is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (505th PIR) is one of three infantry regiments of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army. ... Operation Neptune refers to the landing phase of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy. ...

In January 1944, the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, which was temporarily detached from the division to fight at Anzio, adopted the nickname "Devils in Baggy Pants," taken from an entry in a German officer's diary. While the 504th was detached, the remainder of the 82^nd was pulled out of Italy in November 1943 and moved to the United Kingdom to prepare for the liberation of Europe. See RAF North Witham and RAF Folkingham. It has been suggested that 504 PIR World War Two Campaign Details be merged into this article or section. ... // Anzio is a city and resort on the coast of the Lazio region of Italy, about 33 miles south of Rome. ... RAF North Witham at British national grid reference SK947229, an air station of the Second World War period, established by the British Royal Air Force, was lent to the United States Army Air Forces and is now abandoned in Twyford Wood, Colsterworth, Lincolnshire. ... Location within the British Isles RAF Folkingham at British national grid reference SK0530, an air station of the Second World War period, was established in phases on a convex hilltop, by the British Royal Air Force and was lent to the United States Army Air Forces. ...

France to Germany

With two combat assaults under its belt, the 82^nd Airborne Division was now ready for the most ambitious airborne operation of the war, as part of Operation Neptune, the invasion of Normandy. The 82^nd Airborne Division conducted Operation Boston, part of the airborne assault phase of the Overlord plan. Operation Neptune refers to the landing phase of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy. ... For other uses, see Normandy (disambiguation). ...

In preparation for the operation, the division was reorganized. Due to a need for integrating replacement troops, rest, and refitting following the fighting in Italy, the 504^th Parachute Infantry Regiment was not assigned to the division for the invasion. Two new parachute infantry regiments, the 507th and the 508th, were attached to provide it a three-parachute infantry regiment punch. On June 5, 1944 and June 6, 1944, these paratroopers, parachute artillery elements, and the 319th and 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalions, boarded hundreds of transport planes and gliders to begin the largest airborne assault in history. Its 325th Glider Infantry Regiment would follow-up by glider on June 7 to provide a division reserve. During World War II, the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (507th PIR) was a regiment of the 82d Airborne Division and, later, 17th Airborne Division of the United States Army. ... During World War II, the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (508th PIR or Red Devils) was a regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division which in turn became part of XVIII Airborne Corps of the United States Army. ... is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lineage for the 1st Battalion - 325th Infantry Regiment Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as Company A, 325th Infantry, an element of the 82d Division Organized 1 September 1917 at Camp Gordon, Georgia Demobilized 18 May 1919 at Camp Upton, New York Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the...

By the time the All-American Division was pulled back to England, it had seen 33 days of bloody combat and suffered 5,245 troopers killed, wounded, or missing. The Division's post-battle report, authored by Ridgway, stated in part, "...33 days of action without relief, without replacements. Every mission accomplished. No ground gained was ever relinquished."[2] For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

Following the Normandy invasion, the 82^nd became part of the newly organized XVIII Airborne Corps, which consisted of the U.S. 17^th, 82^nd, and 101^st Airborne Divisions. Ridgway was given command of XVIII Airborne Corps, but was not promoted to Lieutenant General until 1945. His recommendation for succession as commander was Brigadier General James M. Gavin. Ridgway's recommendation met with approval, and upon promotion Gavin became the youngest two-star general since the Civil War to command a US Army division. Patch of the XVIII Airborne Corps. ... The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)—nicknamed the “Screaming Eagles”—is an airborne division of the United States Army primarily trained for air assault operations. ... US Lieutenant General insignia In three branches of the United States Army, United States Marine Corps and United States Air Force, a Lieutenant General is also called a three-star general, named for the three stars worn on the uniform. ... A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ... James Maurice Jumpin Jim Gavin (born as James Nally Ryan; March 22, 1907-February 23, 1990 rose to the rank of Lieutenant General in the United States Army. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...

82^nd Airborne Division drop near Grave in the Netherlands during Operation Market Garden. (National Archives)

On 2 August 1944 the division became part of the First Allied Airborne Army. In September, the 82^nd began planning for Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands. The operation called for three-plus airborne divisions to seize and hold key bridges and roads deep behind German lines. The 504th, now back at full strength, was reassigned to the 82^nd, while the 507th was assigned to the 17^th Airborne Division. On September 17, the 82^nd conducted its fourth combat assault of World War II, into the Netherlands. Fighting off German counterattacks, the 82^nd captured its objectives between Grave, and Nijmegen. Its success, however, was short-lived because the defeat of other Allied units at Arnhem. After a period of duty on the Arnhem front, the 82^nd was relieved by Canadian troops, and sent to France. 82d Airborne Division drop near Grave in the Netherlands during Operation MARKET-GARDEN. (National Archives) File links The following pages link to this file: Operation Market Garden U.S. 82nd Airborne Division ... 82d Airborne Division drop near Grave in the Netherlands during Operation MARKET-GARDEN. (National Archives) File links The following pages link to this file: Operation Market Garden U.S. 82nd Airborne Division ... is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Badge of the First Allied Airborne Army The First Allied Airborne Army was part of the Allied Expeditionary Force in North West Europe in 1944 and 1945. ... Combatants United Kingdom United States Canada Poland Germany Commanders Bernard Montgomery Brian Horrocks Roy Urquhart James M. Gavin Maxwell Taylor Stanislaw Sosabowski Walter Model Wilhelm Bittrich Kurt Student Strength 35,000 20,000 Casualties 11,377 dead,wounded or missing 6,450 Captured 2,000 Killed 6,000 Wounded Operation... is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Grave is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. ... Country Netherlands Province Gelderland Area (2006)  - Municipality 57. ... This article is about the Dutch city and municipality. ...

504th Regiment, 82nd Airborne troops advancing through snow- covered forest during the Battle of the Bulge

On December 16, 1944, the Germans launched a surprise offensive through the Ardennes Forest which was known as the Battle of the Bulge. Two days later the 82^nd joined the fighting and blunted General Gerd von Rundstedt's northern penetration in the American lines. During this campaign, in one of the most memorable quotes of the war, PFC Martin, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, told a sergeant in a retreating tank destroyer to, "...pull your vehicle behind me - I'm the 82nd Airborne, and this is as far as the bastards are going!"^[1] After helping to secure the Ruhr, the division ended the war at Ludwigslust past the Elbe River, accepting the surrender of Lieutenant General Kurt von Tippelskirch's 21st Army Group. Over 150,000 troops surrendered to the division. General Omar N. Bradley's reaction is worth an aside; he claimed in a 1975 interview with Gavin that Montgomery told him German opposition was too great to cross the Elbe. When Gavin's division crossed it, it moved 36 miles in one day and captured over 100,000 troops, causing great laughter in Bradley's 12th Army Group headquarters.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Size of this preview: 661 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (868 × 787 pixels, file size: 178 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: Battle of the bulge - Belgium - Tanks and Infantrymen of the 82nd Airborne Division, Company G, 740th Tank Battalion, 504th Regiment, push through the snow towards... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 661 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (868 × 787 pixels, file size: 178 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: Battle of the bulge - Belgium - Tanks and Infantrymen of the 82nd Airborne Division, Company G, 740th Tank Battalion, 504th Regiment, push through the snow towards... During World War II, the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (504th PIR) was a regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army. ... For the 1965 film, see Battle of the Bulge (film). ... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests and rolling hill country (its highest point is under 700 m), primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France (lending its name to the Ardennes département and the Champagne-Ardenne région) and Germany, where this range is known as... For the 1965 film, see Battle of the Bulge (film). ... Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt (December 12, 1875 - February 24, 1953) was a Generalfeldmarschall of the German Army during World War II. He held some of the highest field commands in all phases of the war. ... Lineage for the 1st Battalion - 325th Infantry Regiment Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as Company A, 325th Infantry, an element of the 82d Division Organized 1 September 1917 at Camp Gordon, Georgia Demobilized 18 May 1919 at Camp Upton, New York Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the... Map of Germany showing Ludwigslust Ludwigslust is a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, 40 km south of Schwerin. ... The Elbe River (Czech Labe, Sorbian/Lusatian Łobjo, Polish Łaba, German Elbe) is one of the major waterways of central Europe. ...

Following the surrender of Germany, the 82^nd was ordered to Berlin for occupation duty. This lasted from April until December 1945. In Berlin General George Patton was so impressed with the 82^nd's honor guard he said, "In all my years in the Army and all the honor guards I have ever seen, the 82^nd's honor guard is undoubtedly the best." Hence the "All-American" became also known as "America's Guard of Honor." The 82^nd was scheduled to partake in the invasion of Japan, but the war ended before their departure. This article is about the capital of Germany. ... General George Smith Patton Jr. ...

During the invasion of Italy in World War II, Will Lang Jr. of Time (magazine) was considered an honorary member of the 82nd Airborne Division by General Matthew B. Ridgway. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Will Lang Jr. ... “TIME” redirects here. ...

• Casualties

1. 1,619 Killed in Action
2. 6,560 Wounded in Action
3. 332 Died of Wounds

Post WWII

1946 to 1990

The division returned to the United States January 3, 1946. The division crossed the Atlantic home on the RMS Queen Mary. In New York City it got a Ticker-tape parade. In 1947 the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion was assigned to the 82nd and was reflagged as the 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Instead of being demobilized, the 82^nd made its permanent home at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and was designated a Regular Army division on November 15, 1948. The 82^nd was not sent to the Korean War, as both Presidents Truman and Eisenhower deemed it necessary to keep the division as a strategic reserve in the event of a Soviet ground attack anywhere in the world. Life in the 82^nd during the 1950s and 1960s consisted of intensive training exercises in all environments and locations, including Alaska, Panama, the Far East and the continental United States. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... types/51 sh/sh liner/36 qma/qma. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Ticker-tape parade in New York City in honor of the Apollo 11 astronauts, August 1969 A ticker-tape parade is a parade event, held in a downtown urban setting, allowing the jettison of large amounts of shredded paper products from nearby office buildings onto the parade route, creating a... The 555th Parachute Infantry Company (called the Triple Nickel, later the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion) was an all-black airborne unit that began service during World War II. It was the first African_American airborne unit, marking a tremendous milestone. ... The 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (505th PIR) is one of three infantry regiments of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army. ... Troopers of the 82nd training on Fort Bragg Paratroopers in training at Fort Bragg Fort Bragg is a major United States Army installation, in Cumberland and Hoke Counties, North Carolina, USA, near Fayetteville. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants United Nations:  Republic of Korea,  Australia,  Belgium,  Luxembourg,  Canada,  Colombia,  Ethiopia,  France,  Greece,  Luxembourg,  Netherlands,  New Zealand,  Philippines,  South Africa,  Thailand,  Turkey,  United Kingdom,  United States Medical staff:  Denmark,  Australia,  Italy,  Norway,  Sweden Communist states:  Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,  Peoples Republic of China,  Soviet Union Commanders... Official language(s) None[1] Spoken language(s) English 85. ...

In April 1965, the "All-Americans" were alerted for action in response to the civil war in the Dominican Republic. Spearheaded by the 3^rd Brigade, the 82^nd deployed to the Caribbean in Operation Power Pack. More than 3,000 Dominicans died and "peace and stability were restored" by June 17. West Indies redirects here. ... Combatants  United States (IAPF) Inter-American Peace Force (CEFA) Dominican Armed Forces Training Center (SIM) Dominican Military Intelligence Service Dominican Armed Forces Constitutionalists PRD irregulars Commanders Lyndon B. Johnson Gen. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Three years later, the 82^nd Airborne Division was again called to action. During the Tet Offensive, which swept across the Republic of Vietnam in January 1968, the 3^rd Brigade was alerted and within 24 hours, was en route to Chu Lai. The 3^rd Brigade performed combat duties in the Hué - Phu Bai area of the I Corps sector. Later the brigade was moved south to Saigon, and fought battles in the Mekong Delta, the Iron Triangle and along the Cambodian border. After serving nearly 22 months in Vietnam, the 3^rd Brigade troopers returned to Fort Bragg on December 12, 1969. Combatants Republic of Vietnam, United States, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Australia National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam, Democratic Republic of Vietnam Commanders William C. Westmoreland Võ Nguyên Giáp Strength 1. ... National motto: ??? Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809km² N/A population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ... Chu Lai (15. ... Huế (順化 in Chinese characters) is a city in Vietnam. ... Phú Bài Airport (IATA: HUI, ICAO: VVPB) is located on the Vietnams central city of Hue, former of capital of Vietnam. ... Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành Chí Minh) is the largest city in Vietnam, located near the delta of the Mekong River. ... Mekong River Delta from space, February 1996 Mekong Delta, February 2005. ... This article is about a political term. ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ...

• Vietnam Casualties

1. 227 Killed in Action (2 were MIA and later declared KIA)
2. 1,009 Wounded in Action

Of note is the fact that, when alerted for Viet Nam duty, many members of the division's 3rd Brigade had recently returned from Viet Nam and were not required, by the Army's own regulations, to return so soon if they did not wish to do so. About two-thirds of those eligible accepted transfers out of the brigade, which was largely black-filled and sent to Viet Nam with non-Airborne-qualified personnel. In reality, the brigade sent to Viet Nam was light infantry and Airborne in name only.

During the 1970s, division units deployed to the Republic of Korea, Turkey, and Greece for exercises in potential future battlegrounds. The division was also alerted three times.One of the alerts was for Black September 1970. Some paratroopers were on their way to Amman Jordan when the mission was aborted. War in the Middle East in the fall of 1973 brought the 82^nd to full alert. Then in May 1978, the division was alerted for a possible drop into Zaire, and again in November 1979, the division was alerted for a possible operation to rescue the American hostages in Iran. The division formed the nucleus for the newly created Rapid Deployment Forces, a mobile force at a permanently high state of readiness. In 1977, a presidential directive called for a mobile force capable of responding to worldwide contingencies but to be established without diverting forces from NATO or Korea. ...

On October 25, 1983, elements of the 82nd were called back to the Caribbean to the island of Grenada. The first 82nd unit to deploy in the invasion of Grenada was a task force of the 2nd and 3rd Battalions (Airborne), 325th Infantry. On October 26 and 27, the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 505th Infantry, and the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 508th Infantry, with support units deployed to Grenada. Military operations in Grenada ended in early November. is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... West Indies redirects here. ... Combatants  United States  Antigua and Barbuda  Barbados  Dominica  Jamaica  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Grenada  Cuba Commanders Ronald Reagan Joseph Metcalf H. Norman Schwarzkopf Hudson Austin Pedro Tortolo Strength 7,300 Grenada: 1,500 regulars Cuba: about 722 (mostly military engineers)[1] Casualties 19 killed; 116 wounded[2... is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The operation tested the Division's ability to act as a rapid deployment force. The first aircraft carrying division troopers touched down at Point Salinas 17 hours after notification.And that was the 2d battalion 325th commanded by Jack L.Hamilton with Alpha company as Initial Ready Company.

In March 1988, a brigade task force made up of two battalions from the 504th Infantry Regiment and 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 505th Infantry, conducted a parachute insertion and airland operation into Honduras as part of Operation Golden Pheasant. The deployment was billed a joint training exercise, but the paratroopers were ready to fight. The deployment of armed and willing paratroopers to the Honduran countryside caused the Sandinistas to withdraw back to Nicaragua. Operation Golden Pheasant prepared the paratroopers for future combat in the increasingly unstable world. Operation Golden Pheasant was an emergency deployment of 82nd Airborne and 7th Infantry Division troops by parachute and regular air-landing operations to Honduras in 1988 as a show of force, as a result of threatening actions by the forces of the (then socialist) Nicaraguans. ... Sandinista! is also the name of a popular music album by The Clash. ...

On December 20, 1989, the "All-American," as part of the United States invasion of Panama, conducted their first combat jump since World War II onto Torrijos International Airport, Panama. The goal of the 1st Brigade task force, which was made up of the 1st and 2nd Battalions (Airborne), 504th Infantry well as the 4th Battalion (Airborne), 325th Infantry and A Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 505th Infantry, was to oust Manuel Noriega from power in Panama. They were joined on the ground by 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 504th Infantry, which was already in Panama. After the night combat jump and seizure of the airport, the 82^nd conducted follow-on combat air assault missions in Panama City and the surrounding areas. The paratroopers returned to Fort Bragg on January 12, 1990. is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Combatants Panama United States Commanders Manuel Noriega Maxwell R. Thurman Strength 16,000+ 27,684+ Casualties 100-1,000 killed 24 Killed 325 Wounded 300-3,000 civilians killed Rangers from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment prepare to take La Comandancia in the El Chorrillo neighborhood of Panama... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... For other persons named Noriega, see Noriega (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital city of Panama. ... is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

1990 to 2001

Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm: Iraq

Seven months later the paratroopers were again called to war. Six days after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990, the 82^nd became the vanguard of the largest deployment of American troops since Vietnam as part of Operation Desert Shield. The first unit to deploy to Saudi Arabia was a task force including the division's 2^nd Brigade. Soon after, the rest of the division followed. There, intensive training began in anticipation of fighting in the desert with the heavily armored Iraqi Army. is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq and Gulf War (disambiguation) C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States. ...

On January 16, 1991, Operation Desert Storm began when Allied war planes attacked Iraqi targets. The ground war began almost six weeks later. On February 23, the vehicle-mounted 82^nd Airborne Division paratroopers protected the XVIII Airborne Corps flank as fast-moving armor and mechanized units moved deep inside Iraq. A battalion-task force from 2d Brigade was attached to the 6th French Light Armored Division becoming the far left flank of the Corps. In the short 100-hour ground war, the 82^nd drove deep into Iraq and captured thousands of Iraqi soldiers and tons of equipment, weapons, and ammunition. After the liberation of Kuwait, the 82^nd began its redeployment back to Fort Bragg with most of the Division returning by the end of April. is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Combatants U.S.-led coalition Iraq Commanders George H. W. Bush, Norman Schwarzkopf, Colin Powell Saddam Hussein, Ali Hassan Al-Majid, Hussein Kamel Strength 660,000 ~545,000 Casualties 345 dead, 1,000 wounded 25,000 - 100,000 dead, 100,000 - 300,000 wounded The 1991 Gulf War (also Persian... is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... An AMX-30 of the French 6th Light Armored Division bivouaced near Al-Salman during Operation Desert Storm. ...

Hurricane Andrew

In August 1992, the division was alerted to deploy a task force to the hurricane-ravaged area of South Florida and provide humanitarian assistance following Hurricane Andrew. For more than 30 days, division troopers provided food, shelter and medical attention to the Florida population. Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ...

Operation Restore Democracy: Haïti

On September 16, 1994, the 82d Airborne Division was alerted as part of Operation Restore Democracy. The 82nd Airborne Division was scheduled to make combat parachute jumps into two locations in Haïti, Pegasus Drop Zone and Papia Airport, in order to help oust the military led dictatorship of Raoul Cédras, and then to restore the democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. At the same time as former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell were negotiating with Cédras to restore Aristide to power, the 82nd's first wave was in the air, with a number of paratroopers waiting at Green Ramp to Air Land into Haïti once the airfields there had been seized. When the Haïtian military dictators verified from sources outside of Pope Air Force Base that the 82nd was on the way to invade, Cédras capitulated and stepped down from power, thus averting the invasion. Haiti is a country situated on the western third of the island of Hispaniola and the smaller islands of La Gonâve, La Tortue (Tortuga), Grande Caye, and Ile a Vache in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba; the Dominican Republic shares Hispaniola with Haiti. ... Raoul Cédras (born 1949) was a Lieutenant General in the Haitian army who ruled Haiti from 1991 to 1994 after a coup which ousted elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. ... Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born July 15, 1953) is a Haitian politician and former Roman Catholic priest who was President of Haiti in 1991, again from 1994 to 1996, and then from 2001 to 2004. ... For other persons named Jimmy Carter, see Jimmy Carter (disambiguation). ... General Colin Luther Powell, United States Army (Ret. ...

Former Vice President Al Gore would later travel to Fort Bragg to personally thank the paratroopers of the 82nd for their actions, noting in a speech on September 19, 1994, that it was the reputation of the 82nd Airborne that was enough to make Cédras change his mind:

"But it did get a little close there for a while. As you may know, there were 61 planes in the air headed toward Haïti at the time they finally agreed. And at one point General Biamby came in and told General Cédras that he had just gotten word on his telephone that the airplanes had taken off from Pope Air Force Base, with soldiers from Fort Bragg, and that both disconcerted them and caused them to be suspicious of the intent of the negotiations, but it also created a situation where immediately after that, the key points they had been refusing to agree to were agreed to, a date certain, other matters that I won't go into in detail here."

Operation Restore Hope: guarding Cuban refugees

In December 1994, the 2^nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82^nd Airborne Division was deployed as part of Operation Restore Hope. The battalion was recalled to Fort Bragg for deployment while on Division Ready Force 1 in order to restore order against hundreds of Cuban refugees who had attacked and injured a number of Air Force personnel to protest their detainment at Empire Range along the Panama Canal. The Battalion participated in the safeguarding of the Cuban Refugees and the active patrolling in and around the refugee camps for two months, returning to Fort Bragg in February of 1995. Combatants United States United Nations Pakistan Malaysia Somalia Commanders Many Mohamed Farrah Aidid The United Nations intervention in Somalia (code-named Operation Restore Hope) was a United Nations–sanctioned United States military operation from 9 December 1992 to 4 May 1993. ...

Operation Joint Endeavor: Bosnia

In December 1995, battalions of the 82nd were alerted to prepare for a possible parachute jump to support elements of the 1st Armored Division which had been ordered to Bosnia-Herzegovina as part of Operation Joint Endeavor. Only after engineers of the 1st Armored Division bridged the Sava River on December 31, 1995 without hostilities did the 82nd begin draw down against plans for a possible Airborne operation there. The 1st Armored Division —nicknamed the Old Ironsides— is an armored division of the United States Army with base of operations in Wiesbaden, Germany. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses of this word, see Sava (disambiguation). ...

Operation Allied Force: Kosovo

In March 1999 the 2^nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82^nd Airborne Division was deployed to Albania and forward deployed along the Albania/Kosovo border in support of Operation Allied Force, NATO's bombing campaign against Serbian forces in the Former Yugoslav Republic. In September 1999, 2-505 was replaced by the 3^rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment which deployed in support of Operation Joint Guardian. 3-504 was replaced in March 2000 by elements of the 101st Airborne Division. An USAF F-15E takes off from Aviano, Italy Operation Allied Force aka Kosovo-NATO War was NATOs military operation against Federal Republic of Yugoslavia that lasted from 24 March to 11 June 1999 and is considered a major part of Kosovo War. ... Operation Joint Guardian was an military operation that occured inside the region of Kosovo, located inside the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ... The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)—nicknamed the “Screaming Eagles”—is an airborne division of the United States Army primarily trained for air assault operations. ...

2001 to present

The Army 82nd Airborne Division performs a mass jump with 120 members during the 2006 Joint Service Open House hosted at Andrews Air Force Base, May 20, 2006.

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Operation Enduring Freedom: Afghanistan

After the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, the 82^nd's 49^th Public Affairs Detachment deployed to Afghanistan in October 2001 along with several individual 82^nd soldiers who deployed to the Central Command Area of Responsibility to support combat operations. A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly...

In June 2002, elements of the Division Headquarters and 3^rd Brigade deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. In January, 2003 1st Brigade relieved 3^rd Brigade, and continued the Division's support of Operation Enduring Freedom. During 1st Brigade's tour in Afghanistan, 70 soldiers from B Company, 3^rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in conjunction with A Company, 2^nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, conducted a combat jump into western Afghanistan. This was the first combat jump for the division since the United States invasion of Panama in 1989, but was uncelebrated as it remained classified for over a year. Combatants United States, Poland, France, Canada, Pakistan, India, Australia, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines (in the Philippines theatre only), Northern Alliance, Italy, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ethiopia, Somalia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Albania, Macedonia, Romania, Portugal, Bulgaria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Georgia Taliban, al-Qaeda, Abu Sayyaf, Jemaah... It has been suggested that 504 PIR World War Two Campaign Details be merged into this article or section. ... Combatants Panama United States Commanders Manuel Noriega Maxwell R. Thurman Strength 16,000+ 27,684+ Casualties 100-1,000 killed 24 Killed 325 Wounded 300-3,000 civilians killed Rangers from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment prepare to take La Comandancia in the El Chorrillo neighborhood of Panama...

Operation Iraqi Freedom: Iraq

The 2^nd brigade of the Division took part in Operation Iraqi Freedom in early 2003. The brigade returned to the US by mid-February, 2004. The 3^rd brigade of the division deployed to Iraq in the summer of 2003, redeploying to the US in Spring, 2004. The 1st brigade deployed to Iraq in January, 2004. The last units of the division left Iraq by the end of April, 2004. The 2^nd brigade returned to Iraq in mid December 2004, and returned again on Easter 2005. During this initial deployment thirty-six soldiers from the division were killed and about 400 were wounded, out of about 12,000 deployed in total. On July 21st, 2006, the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment along with a platoon from A Battery 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment and a troop from 1st Squardon, 73rd Cavalry Regiment deployed to Tikrit, Iraq & returned in December of 2006. Just days after returning home, the battalion was called up to join the rest of the 2nd Brigade in another deployment scheduled for the beginning of January 2007. On January 4th, 2007, 2^nd BCT deployed once again to Iraq in support of OIF. The brigade was the first to be sent as part of the troop surge in Baghdad. Since the deployment began, the Division has lost 37 paratroopers. Since September 11, 2001, the division has lost 20 paratroopers in Afghanistan & 101 paratroopers in Iraq, but the death toll for the division is still growing. The tentative return date for the 2nd Brigade is set for April 2008; however, the 1st Battalion of the 2nd BCT is scheduled to return home sooner in November 2007. For other uses of the term, see Iraq war (disambiguation) The 2003 invasion of Iraq (also called the 2nd or 3rd Persian Gulf War) began on March 20, 2003, when forces belonging primarily to the United States and the United Kingdom invaded Iraq arguably without the explicit backing of the...

The early days of the 82^nd Airborne's participation in the occupation were chronicled by embedded journalist Karl Zinsmeister in his 2003 book Boots on the Ground: A Month with the 82^nd Airborne in the Battle for Iraq. An embedded civilian journalist taking photographs of US soldiers in Panama. ... Karl Zinsmeister (born 1959) was appointed in June 2006 to serve as Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and director of the Domestic Policy Council, for U.S. President George W. Bush. ... The book Boots on the Ground: A Month with the 82nd Airborne in the Battle for Iraq was written by journalist Karl Zinsmeister, who was embedded with the storied 82nd Airborne during the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom. ...

Support of 2004 elections in Afghanistan

In late September 2004 The National Command Authority alerted and deployed 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment for an emergency deployment to Afghanistan in support of the first free elections held in October of that year.

Two infantry battalions from the 82^nd Airborne deployed to Iraq before the scheduled October 15 referendum on the proposed constitution, and are expected to remain through the December national elections. The battalions involved are the 2^nd Battalion of the 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment and the 3^rd Battalion of the 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment. is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The current constitution of Iraq was approved by an October 15, 2005 ratification vote. ...

First Brigade of the 82nd Airborne deployed to Afghanstan in April of 2005 in support of OEF 6, and returned in April of 2006.

Hurricane Katrina

SSG. Robert Stanley of Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th PIR patrols the streets of New Orleans in 2005. He was killed two years later on March 5th, 2007 in Samarra, Iraq.

The 82^nd Airborne's 3rd Brigade Panthers and DIVARTY along with supporting units were also deployed to support search-and-rescue operations in New Orleans, Louisiana after the city was flooded by Hurricane Katrina in September 2005. About 5,000 paratroopers commanded by Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, operated out of New Orleans International Airport. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... !-- Spelling: UK --> For the TV series of this title, see Search and Rescue (TV series). ... NOLA redirects here. ... This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2005. ... Major General William B. Caldwell IV is an American military officer who serves as chief spokesman and Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Effects for the Multi-National Force in Iraq. ... Louis Armstrong - New Orleans International Airport (IATA: MSY, ICAO: KMSY), formerly Moisant Field, is located in Kenner, Louisiana and serves New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

Division Reorganization

In January 2006, the division began reorganizing from a division based organization to a brigade based one. Activations include a 4th Brigade Combat Team (1-508th INF, 2-508th INF, 4-73rd Cav (RSTA), 2-321st FA, 782nd BSB, and 4th BSTB) and the inactivation of the Division Artillery, 82nd Signal Battalion, and 313th Military Intelligence Battalion. The 82nd Division Support Command (DISCOM) was redesignated as the 82nd Sustainment Brigade. A pathfinder unit was reactivated within the 82nd when the Long Range Surveillance Detachment of the inactivating 313th MI Bn was transferred to the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment and converted to a pathfinder role. During World War II, the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (508th PIR or Red Devils) was a regiment of the 82d Airborne Division which in turn became part of XVIII Airborne Corps of the United States Army. ...

Back to Afghanistan

In January 2007, the Division Headquarters, 4th BCT (includes 1-508th and 2-508th) and the Aviation Brigade deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom VIII. The 3rd BCT, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) was extended for 120 days to increase the troop strength against the Taliban Spring Offensive. Supporting the Division are the 36th Engineer Brigade, and the 43rd Area Support Group. The 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) is a light infantry division of the United States Army currently serving under the XVIII Airborne Corps. ... The 36th Engineer Brigade is an engineer unit based at Fort Hood, Texas. ... The 43rd Area Support Group is a U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) combat service support unit stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado. ...

Current Structure

Order of Battle of the 82nd US Airborne Div.

82nd Airborne Division Units:^[2].
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• Division Special Troops Battalion
• 1st Brigade Combat Team
  • 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
  • 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
  • 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment
  • 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment
  • 307th Brigade Support Battalion
  • 1st BCT Special Troops Battalion
• 2nd Brigade Combat Team
  • 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment
  • 2nd Battalion, 325 Airborne Infantry Regiment
  • 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment
  • 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment
  • 407th Brigade Support Battalion
  • 2nd BCT Special Troops Battalion
• 3rd Brigade Combat Team
  • 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
  • 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
  • 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment
  • 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment
  • 82nd Brigade Support Battalion
  • 3rd BCT Special Troops Battalion
• 4th Brigade Combat Team
  • 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (Former 3-504)
  • 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (Former 3-325)
  • 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment
  • 2nd Battalion, 321st Airborne Field Artillery Regiment
  • 782nd Brigade Support Battalion
  • 4th BCT Special Troops Battalion
• Combat Aviation Brigade
  • 1st Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance) AH-64D Apache Longbow
  • 2nd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment (Assault) UH-60L Black Hawk
  • 3rd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation)
  • 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance)
  • 122nd Aviation Support Battalion
• 82nd Sustainment Brigade
  • Sustainment Brigade Special Troops Battalion
• 82nd Division Special Troops Battalion
  • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 82nd Airborne Division
  • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 82nd Division Special Troops Battalion
  • Alpha Company (Signal Company)
  • 82nd Airborne Division Band
  • 82nd Airborne Division Advanced Airborne School

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Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

• World War I

1. St. Mihiel
2. Meuse-Argonne
3. Lorraine 1918

• World War II

1. Sicily
2. Naples-Foggia
3. Normandy (with arrowhead)
4. Rhineland (with arrowhead)
5. Ardennes-Alsace
6. Central Europe

• Armed Forces Expeditions

1. Dominican Republic
2. Grenada
3. Panama

• Southwest Asia

1. Defense of Saudi Arabia
2. Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
3. Operation Enduring Freedom
4. Operation Iraqi Freedom

“The Great War ” redirects here. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Combatants United States United Kingdom Canada Free France Poland Nazi Germany Commanders Dwight Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander) Bernard Montgomery (land) Bertram Ramsay (sea) Trafford Leigh-Mallory (air) Omar Bradley (U.S. 1st Army) Miles Dempsey (UK 2nd Army) Harry Crerar (Canadian 1st Army) Gerd von Rundstedt (OB WEST) Erwin Rommel... For the 1965 film, see Battle of the Bulge (film). ...  Southwest Asia in most contexts. ...

Decorations

1. Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for Ste. Mere Eglise.
2. Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SouthWest Asia.
3. French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II for Ste. Mere Eglise.
4. French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II for Cotentin.
5. French Croix de Guerre, World War II, Fourragere
6. Belgian Fourragere 1940
7. Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the Ardennes
8. Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in Belgium And Germany.
9. Military Order of William, the highest Dutch award for bravery for valiant service in Nijmegen 1944.
10. Netherlands Orange Lanyard

Please see Presidential Unit Citation for other versions of this award The Presidential Unit Citation is awarded to units of the Armed Forces of the United States and allies for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy on or after 7 December 1941 (the date of the Attack on... The Meritorious Unit Commendation is a mid-level unit award of the United States military which is awarded to any military command which displays exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service, heroic deeds, or valorous actions. ... The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of both Belgium and France which was first created in 1915. ... The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of both Belgium and France which was first created in 1915. ... Mentioned in Despatches (MID) is a military award for gallantry or otherwise commendable service. ... The Military Order of William is a Dutch military award for valour. ... Knights Cross of the Order of William The Order of William is the highest military order of the Netherlands which was first created in 1815. ...

Units During WW II

• Division Headquarters
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (assigned 15 Aug 42; replaced 327th Inf Rgt relieved that same date)
• 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (assigned 10 Feb 43; replaced 326th Inf Rgt which departed on 4 Feb 43)
• 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (attached 14 Jan 44 - 1 Mar 45)
• 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (attached 14 Jan 44 - 21 Jan 45; 23 Jan 45 through 9 May 45)
• 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment (attached 1-11 Jan 45; 23-26 Jan 45; 3-5 Feb 45; 9-10 Feb 45)
• 1st Battalion, 551st Parachute Infantry Regiment (attached 26 Dec 44 - 13 Jan 45; 21-27 Jan 45)
• HHB, Division Artillery
  • 319th Glider Field Artillery Battalion (75mm)
  • 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalion (75mm)
  • 376th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion (75mm)
  • 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion (75mm)
• 80th Airborne Antiaircraft Battalion
• 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion
• 307th Airborne Medical Company
• 82nd Parachute Maintenance Company
• 82nd Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment
• Headquarters, Special Troops
  • Headquarters Company, 82nd Airborne Division
  • 782nd Airborne Ordnance Maintenance Company
  • 407th Airborne Quartermaster Company
  • 82nd Airborne Signal Company
  • Military Police Platoon
  • Reconnaissance Platoon (assigned in 1 Mar 45 reorganization)
  • Band (assigned in 1 Mar 45 reorganization)
  • Honor Guard Platoon were horor guards at the Kleist Palace, Berlin and other locations. Capt. Howard A. Stephens commanding

Source: U.S. Army Center of Military History [3]

Past commanders

Taken from 82nd Airborne Division past commanders

Omar Nelson Bradley (February 12, 1893 - April 8, 1981) was one of the main US Army field commanders in North Africa and Europe during World War II. Bradley was born to a poor family near Clark, Missouri, the son of a schoolteacher. ... Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895 - July 26, 1993) was a United States Army general. ... James Maurice Jumpin Jim Gavin (born as James Nally Ryan; March 22, 1907-February 23, 1990 rose to the rank of Lieutenant General in the United States Army. ... Williston Birkhimer Palmer was a United States Army four star general who served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army (VCSA) from 1955 to 1957; Deputy Commander in Chief, United States European Command (DCINCEUR) from 1957 to 1959; and was the first Director of Military Assistance, 1959... Maj. ... Hamilton Hawkins Howze was born in New York on December 21, 1908. ... General Dwight Edward Beach commanded the U.S. Forces Korea from 1965-1966 and U.S. Army, Pacific from September 1966 to July 1968. ... Theodore John Conway was a United States Army four star general who served as Commander in Chief, United States Strike Command/U.S. Commander in Chief, Middle East, Africa south of the Sahara, and South Asia (USCINCSTRIKE/USCINCMEAFSA) from 1966 to 1969. ... General John Lathrop Throckmorton was born in Missouri on February 28, 1913. ... John R. Deane was born in San Francisco, California on June 8, 1919. ... George Samuel Blanchard was a United States Army four star general who served as Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe/Commander, Central Army Group (CINCUSAREUR/COMCENTAG) from 1975 to 1979. ... Frederick James Kroesen, Jr. ... Roscoe Robinson, Jr. ... General James Joseph Lindsay is a retired United States Army four star general, and served as the first commander of the United States Special Operations Command. ... General John W. Foss is a retired United States Army four star general, and former commander of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command. ... Carl W. Stiner born (September 7, 1936) is a retired United States Army four-star general. ... Henry Hugh Shelton (born 2 January 1942) is an American career military officer. ... Lieutenant General William M. Steele commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific from July 1996 to October 1998. ... Dan K. McNeill is a General of the United States Army and since February 1, 2007 commanding officer of the NATO forces in Afghanistan. ... United States Major General John Vines (born ~1950) was commander of the 82nd Airborne Division during the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan. ... Charles H. Swannack Jr. ... Major General William B. Caldwell IV is an American military officer who serves as chief spokesman and Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Effects for the Multi-National Force in Iraq. ...

In popular culture

• The 82nd is depicted in the video-game series Brothers In Arms
• In the 1952 movie The Green Glove, shoot on location in France and Monaco.
• In the 1960 movie Ocean's Eleven, the heist gang is made up of 82nd Airborne World War II veterans.
• In the movie The Siege, SAIC Anthony Hubbard was in the 82nd Airborne.
• The division is featured in the 2007 video game Medal of Honor Airborne.
• The division is featured in the 2007 video game, Call of Duty: Roads to Victory.
• The division is featured in the 2007 video game, Vanguard."
• The division is featured in the 2007 horror film 28 Weeks Later.
• The Operation Flashpoint (military simulator) mod Invasion44, features the 82nd Airborne.
• In the movie The Longest Day.
• In the 1946 movie 0.S.S. with Allan Ladd, wearing 82nd Airborne patch.
• In the 1977 movie A Bridge Too Far.
• In the movie "Spiderman", one of the generals is seen wearing an 82nd Airborne combat patch.
• In NCIS, US Army CID Lt. Colonel Hollis Mann is seen wearing an 82nd Airborne combat patch on her ACU fatigues.

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See also

• Maroon Beret
• Pathfinders

• World War II Combat Jump Airfields:
  • RAF Balderton
  • RAF Barkston Heath
  • RAF Chalgrove
  • RAF Cottesmore
  • RAF Folkingham
  • RAF Merryfield
  • RAF Membury
  • RAF North Witham
  • RAF Ramsbury
  • RAF Saltby
  • RAF Spanhoe

The maroon beret has been the international symbol of elite airborne forces since its selection for use by the Airborne Forces in World War II. This distinctive head dress was officially introduced in 1942, at the direction of General Frederick Browning, commander of the 1st Airborne Division. ... One version of the patch worn on the uniforms of American pathfinders who served during World War II. During World War II, the pathfinders were a group of volunteers selected within the Airborne units who were specially trained to operate navigation aids to guide the main airborne body to the... Balderton airfield, 18 April 1944 RAF Balderton was a World War II airfield in England. ... RAF Barkston Heath is a Royal Air Force station near Grantham, Lincolnshire. ... Chalgrove Airfield - 22 April 1944. ... RAF Cottesmore is a Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England, situated between Cottesmore and Market Overton. ... Location within the British Isles RAF Folkingham at British national grid reference SK0530, an air station of the Second World War period, was established in phases on a convex hilltop, by the British Royal Air Force and was lent to the United States Army Air Forces. ... Merryfield airfield, 1943 RAF Merryfield was a World War II airfield in England a mile north of Isle Ahhotts just east of the Tauntonlllminstcr rail line in low lying meadows not far from the River Isle in Somerset. ... RAF Membury is a former Royal Air Force station that is now the location for Membury Services on the M4 motorway. ... RAF North Witham at British national grid reference SK947229, an air station of the Second World War period, established by the British Royal Air Force, was lent to the United States Army Air Forces and is now abandoned in Twyford Wood, Colsterworth, Lincolnshire. ... RAF Ramsbury is a former World War II airfield in England. ... Saltby Airfield - 18 April 1944. ... Spanhoe Airfield - 2 March 1944. ...

External links

• 82^nd Airborne During WWII: 504^th PIR, 505^th PIR, 507^th PIR, 508^th PIR, 325^th GIR, 456^th PFAB, 376^th PFAB,80^th AAA, 319^th GFAB, 320^th GFAB, 307^th AEB
• http://www.goldenbrigade.org/
• http://www.asomf.org/
• 82^nd Airborne Division - official web page
• GlobalSecurity.org: 82nd Airborne Division
• All American: The Story of the 82^nd Airborne Division - World War II unit history booklet, 1945
• http://www.silentwingsmuseum.org
• American D-Day: Omaha Beach, Utah Beach & Pointe du Hoc

References

• PropBlast Berlin,s only English Magazine Sept. 5, 1945
• The Devils in Baggy pants. The history of the 504th P.I.R. printed in France, by Dreager Freres, Paris,France 1945. Foreword by,Colonel Rueben Henry Tucker lll.
• Paraglide All American Berlin edition
• Medal of Honor Airborne