Members of 1lt robert w law jr platoon hq1 company 507th pir in. The shield features a white parachute on a blue background and a blue streak of lightning on a white background to denote the infantry. At times the regiment was attached to the 17th airborne division, 82nd airborne division and later, the th airborne division. Dday, the battle of the bulge and operation varsity. Constituted 24 june 1942 in the army of the united states as the 507th parachute infantry. Kenneth jenkins of the regimental intelligence section. Others roamed the countryside until they encountered other units and joined their effort. Inactivated 16 september 1945 at camp myles standish, massachusetts. After jumptraining at fort benning the regiment deployed to the army air base at alliance, nebraska and became part of the 1st airborne brigade. Included are many first hand accounts from the veterans of the regiment, from chris heisler to clarence hughart. As part of the 2nd airborne brigade alongside a sister unit, the 508th parachute. The 517th parachute infantry regiment 517th pir was an airborne infantry regiment of the united states army, formed during world war ii. The 507th parachute infantry regiment was initially formed at camp toccoa, georgia on 20 july 1942, under command of colonel george v.
Since 1985, the regiment has been tasked with traini. Redesignated 18 june 1948 as the 507th airborne infantry. Note that the official design for the coat of arms and distinctive insignia of the 506th infantry regiment that were adopted on december 27, 1951 is a mirror image of the original shield design. The 507th parachute infantry regiment in normandy martin k. C company c co, 1st battalion, 507th parachute infantry. The 504th infantry regiment, originally the 504th parachute infantry regiment 504th pir, is an airborne forces regiment of the united states army, part of the 82nd airborne division, with a long and distinguished history. The 507th parachute infantry regiment was a highly decorated unit of the 82nd airborne division from wwii. During world war ii, the 507th parachute infantry regiment 507th pir was a. Find 1st battalion, 507th parachute infantry regiment airborne school 1507 pir veterans on rallypoint. The 507th parachute infantry regimentpir during world war ii.
The 1507th pir is taking precautionary measures to help combat the spread of covid19 and attempting to prevent its appearance in our. The distinctive insignia of the 507th parachute infantry regiment was originally drawn by sgt. It would participate in three operations during world war ii. Anyone in these units has spent some time in the 507th parachute infantry regiment. Wwii 507th parachute infantry regiment shoulder patch raffs. This title covers the 507th from alliance all the way through germany. This is the original wwii design for the currahee distinctive unit insignia.
The 507th parachute infantry regiment was a highly decorated unit of the 82nd airborne. The regiment was first formed in mid1942 during world war ii as part of the 82nd airborne division and saw service in sicily, italy, anzio, the netherlands, belgium and. Their situation was described in the book1 the 507th in normandy. The 507th parachute infantry regiment pir was activated on july 20, 1942 at fort benning, georgia. During most of their combat, the unit was an independent combined force of 17th airborne troops called the 517th parachute.
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