Army Airborne Divisions and Regiment Patches During World War II including Ghost Divisions.
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Includes all five airborne division in the ghost army that were in World War II. Each division patch and supporting glider and parachute regiment insignias are shown along with the campaign stars, arrowhead assault devices and campaign medals.
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Thank you, Airborne all the way
I think it's important to point out that the 517th was only part of the 17th Airborne Division during training at Camp Toccoa. They fought all but the very end of their war as an independent unit, the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team (The 517th PIR, 460th PFAB, and 496th PCEC). Just prior to Operation: Varsity, they were incorporated into the 13th Airborne Division, as commanders wanted at least one experienced PIR per new division. The 17th got the 507th, who were Normandy veterans, having made that jump as part of the 82nd in place of the 504th who were still recuperating from their time at the Anzio beachhead.
thank you for the update.
The 517th also dropped into Southern France.
@@chrislondo2683Before the jumped into southern France, they also fought in Italy after the Allies finally broke out of the Anzio beachhead. After their time in France, they fought in the Battle of the Bulge.
I’m flattered, honored to say my father was in the 17th airborne
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Jump wings over CiB in WW2 always caught my attention
My Great Uncle was in the 501st Airbourne Regiment .
Beginning at 8:21 my father is pictured holding awards for presentation. He was S-3 194th Glider Infantry Regiment during WWII.
wow, you must be proud of him. The S3 is the most important position on the Regt. staff.
As a former Geronimo (501st), I thank you for keeping alive the unit histories of the ones that have come before. When I was in, in the early 90s, the 501st was part of the 6th ID in Alaska.
1/501 is now part of 2/11 ABN in JBER AK.
Awesome Presentation! Loved it! Airborne All the Way Colonel!
@@pedromunozdones7869 All the Way!
My Father was a member of the of the 221st Airborne Medical Company. I don't believe the 11th Airborne had a Medical Battalion. The 11th Airborne was smaller than a regular infantry unit but was assigned duties as if they were manned like a regular unit. I have seen pictures of the patch but have never seen an actual one. You have made an outstanding presentation. Keep up the good work.
glad I showed it!
Thank you for the video, great to see our history.
My uncle,James Claude stover started WW2 with the 91st infantry division who say action in north Africa and the Italy.After the war he joined the merchant Marines going to and from Germany in the rebuilding process for 2 yrs.Then he joined the 82 AB.Then he joined the 11th AB and did 18 months in Korea in which he won a silver star.He did two combat jumps with the 187th in Korea.After that he was in Germany with the regimental combat team,8th division,2nd airborne battle group.Then he was with the 503rd infantry at ft brag and Okinawa.Then he was with the 1st special forces group in July 61 in Laos.He worked for the CIA while in Laos.He retired in Jan 63,the month in which I was born.He retired a Master sergeant.He had the silver star,bronze star,combat infantry badge,Korean service medal,commendation medal with two pendants,army occupation medal,united nations service medal,good conduct medal with two loops,national defense service medal,European medal,middle eastern medal with three bronze stars,American defense medal,American theatre ribbon.
My father, 94, likewise made both combat jumps in Korea with the 187th, 11th Airborne Division. Rakkasan!
I really enjoy these videos. Thanks very much Colonel. Best wishes from England
I wish this would have covered the Triple Nickel 555th Airborne Infantry. It was an African American unit that served in the Northwest fighting fires in that part of the country. I believe it was late merged with the 82nd Airborne.
555th PIR at Pendelton Oregon pioneered the concept of the "Smoke Jumpers" in fighting forest fires in difficult terrain. They proved it was viable until helicopters made their appearance many years later.
My great grandfather served with the 2-509 in North Africa at Tafaraoui and Youks-les-Bains, and possibly the El Djem Bridge Raid. He fought in the Kasserine and Faïd Passes in December ‘42 and February ‘43. He was transferred to the 505th RCT, 82nd Abn Div and jumped into Sicily. After Operation Husky, he was again transferred to the 101st Airborne Division and jumped into Normandy and Holland, then fought in Bastogne them Hagenau, Alsace. He ended his time as a paratrooper in Germany before volunteering for railway service in the Army Service Forces. He was honorably discharged in 1947 or ‘48. He returned home to the States, and passed in 2006 before I ever got a chance to meet him.
what a fine soldier!
For the 7 years I was airborne infantry (2016-2023) I spent all of it within the 509th PIR between the 1st and 3rd battalion. Thank you for sharing your great grandfather's story. I came here looking for stories if the 509th that I havent heard before and I wasn't disappointed. Hats off for your grandfather's legacy and his service to our country. STAND IN THE DOOR! GERONIMO!
AATW!
2nd Gen 82nd ABN vet
GWOT / OEF V-VI
Thank you for your recap of Airborne Division.
I would appreciate a review of Airborne Regimental Combat Teams i.e. 503rd RCT which jumped onto New Guinea & Corridor and made amphibious assault onto Leyte. The 503rd was never attached to an Airborne Division during WWII.
They made the air drop at Nadzab, while Macarthur watched from his B17
The 503 was reactivated in 1951 to fill the gap in the 11th Airborne Division when the 187th PIR deployed for combat in Korea.
Awesome awesome awesome! Thank you Sir for the incredible work you do! Best history on CZcams...AATW!!!!
Thank you for this, I am a paratrooper from the 82nd!
My neighbor when I was growing up was in the 17th Airborne Division, 194th Glider Infantry Regiment, Company E. He was in every action they fought and was transferred to the 13th Airborne Division for deployment to the Pacific after Germany surrendered. When he came home, he wore the Glider badge, two ribbons and the CIB. I have pictures of him taken by my father that clearly show the badges and ribbons. Years later he received the Bronze Star. He may have been authorized more medals but what he wore was less.
My great uncle was in Company F of the 194th (though he had previously been in the 82nd as part of the 401st Glider Infantry). They might have met each other, though he wasn't in all the action the fought (he was wounded for a while during the Ardennes just outside Bastogne and later joined back up with them).
I was a paratrooper in the 82nd airborne division during the Panama invasion of 1989 . If you get the chance, I would like to know the meanings behind the patch designs. As you know, there is a lot more history behind the design of these patches and the unit crest that accompany them. Thanks for the history.
Which unit were you with? Im currently assigned to 1-504 PIR at the moment and have been itching to meet Just Cause personnel.
Im honored to say grandfather my 11th airborne 511th 1943-1946.
My father, 94, made both combat jumps in Korea with the 187th RCT, 11th Airborne Division.
My Great Uncle was with the 550th Airborne killed in action after Bastogne . George C “Tex” Jackson.
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Its referred to the "Standard Load". The reason "Ribbon" is mentioned on the discharge is because the "Coin" portion of the medal hadn't been produced yet.
I think the 11th ABN. was reactivated in Alaska last year.. I like your video Colonel. I'm retired USAF.
You are correct.
Yes, and they use the original 11th Airborne shoulder patch with the Artic tab on the upper part of the patch.
Do one on the Regimental Combat Teams of the Pacific & ETO. Separate and non.
I will put that on the list.
I can say that even in the plain ol' Infantry Divisions, airborne has an impact. I was in the 4th ID, the Ironhorse, as mechanized as you come. Runnin PT in the morning, I can still hear the caller and the reaction of others. "Sa, sa, sa, sa, C-130 rollin' down a strip...."
I am looking for information about my Father’s unit in CBI theater. He was in the 879th aviation battalion. His unit was supposed to land in Waco gliders but I guess the “higher ups” decided against doing that because of the many crackups that occurred previously in other operations. My Dad said there were three companies in the battalion but only one had to go in with gliders at Myitkyina but his was landed in C-47s or C-46s. Does anyone know about this unit? In the photograph he made after basic and more special trading at Westover Field in Massachusetts he has an airborne tab on his left shoulder. Thanks for putting this blog together. Bill
My father, 94, volunteered in the US Army in 1948 without a HS school diploma. He signed up for a three year contract and then came June 1950 whereupon President Truman extended everyone for an additional year, to shore up forces headed to Korea. My father ended up making the two combat jumps in Korea with the 187th RCT, 11th Airborne Division. Rakkasan!
what a great soldier!
I remember seeing 11th Airborne Division insignia painted on the DFAC at Ft Benning when I completed jump school in the late 1980s now that division has been reactivated
My father, 94, completed jump school with the 11th in Japan in 1948. He then made the two combat jumps with the 187th RCT in Korea.
I think it's crazy how they stood up the 11th Airborne Division. Almost like they're telegraphing something big coming..
I secretly watch your videos on WW2 patches in European and Pacific theaters. Thank You Colonel. I was a Marine and although we have unit, battalion, regimental and division crests and logos. We kinda keep it simple. We have metal rank insignia in garrison and field. I like how we don't wear our service record book all over our uniforms. Sir, I have a off the wall question, why does the Army wear unit ribbons on the right side of their service coat?
No mention of the 503 PIR that landed on Corregidor in Feb 1945.
A proud 16th MP BDE (Abn) veteran here. Could never fill the jump boots of those guys who jumped into Europe. Airborne All the Way!
Good Lord! My old alma mata - the 509th was never part of the 101st, they were a separate Airborne regiment later attached to the 5th Army. They did do the FIRST US combat jump of WW2, NOV42 flying from England, across occupied France, & jumping to capture a German airfield [so it could not be destroyed & later used by Allied aircraft] in Algeria Youks--les-Bains. They jumped into Avelino, to distract the Anzio landing, where some of the unit later landed by sea, jumped into Southern France AUG44 "Operation Dragoon" They were thrown into the Battle of the Ardennes DEC44. Anyone who survived was handed over to the 82nd. The 509th did some other smaller recon jumps, and years later jumped into northern Iraq 2003. They were never called "stick men" but were nick-named "Gingerbread Men"
The 11th Airborne has been reactivated as of June 2022 and is now the 11th Artic Airborne which is stationed at Ft. Richardson in Alaska….4th BCT 25th infantry Airborne has been absorbed into the 11th Artic Airborne . The 11th Artic Airborne is the only Artic airborne division in the US ……
Airborne, thanks for the update.
I left 4th brigade 25th the year before it was repatched. Nothing hits quite like that thunder berry with the abn tab on top. SPARTA LIVES! GERONIMO!
My father fought in both World War II and the Korean War. During World War II, he served with the 82nd airborne. He saw his first action at the invasion of Italy. He fought in all of the major campaigns of the 82nd airborne during World War II. He was a master parachutist, and he had the large star on his master parachutist badge indicating at least five combat jumps. I can account for at least three of those jumps. What jumps may he have made in order to attain at least five combat jumps between World War II and the Korean War? He was awarded the bronze star and three Purple Hearts - being wounded twice during World War II and once during the Korean War.
your dad was a real soldier, I know there were several jumps in Korea but not much detail …can someone tell us more about the Kore an airborne operations?
My father was part of the 504th Regiment in Europe. That unit fought independently of the 82nd airborne on many occasions. In addition to their battle stars and arrowhead, troopers received a stud in their jump wings for every combat jump. The pair of wings I have passed down to me has three of those studs for jumps in Sicily, Salerno, and Holland.
Do you mean stars?
@@ralphalvarez5465 They are 80 years old. Yes, they are stars.
@@RiverRevWas your father's airborne regiment cut from Overlord because of high casualties from the Salerno assault? Or was it a logistical issue with the transport required?
@@petloh1882 logistics. They were part of the Anzio invasion and were not pulled from Italy until late in the 1944. They were in England before Overlord, but not rested.
My dad was with the 509th one of the first 500 to jump in north africa they where a independent battalion they where atachet to the 82 for a short time but i dont think the 101
My father was a member of the 377th parachute field artillery or 101st airborne division.
His class A jacket bears the screaming eagle and his
377th patch. It is red background
with gold angled parachute attached to a cannon with lightening bolts on both sides.
He dropped pre D-Day Normandy, operation
Market Garden at the
Ludendorff bridge and the defense of Bastonge.
I was very disappointed that this unit was not mentioned nor the patch shown in this video.
Perhaps the colonel could add this unit and reference to men as a foot note with this video.
His DD-214 lists 2 battle stars, the point of the spear, campaign medals and the French Guarette
along with the defense of Bastonge.
He was with
Company C, 377th pfar 101st Div
The point of a spear likely refers to an arrowhead device indicating at least one combat jump.
Strike Hold!!! AATW!!!
12:01 Al-Sack ... lol where is that!
My uncle Elmer was with the 194th Glider Infantry Division 17th Airborne. I wonder if he knew that medic?
Looking for a WW II Historian, any idea where I can find one that shed info on certain personnel that served during WW II?
Does anyone have any information on the 2nd Airborne Infantry Brigade 1943-44. I own two of these patches the narrower ones with attached tab. Not the larger GEMSCO variation. Also not the 1958-64 2nd Inf. Brigade (1st Inf Div) by then they'd use the same patch without the airborne tab. I've NEVER seen a photo of anyone wearing it and I have searched for a while now.
Another great video. Does anyone know how the 509th patch became 5th Army patch?
The 509th was mainly a independent unit for most of the war. If I remember right, the 509th was attached to the 101st only near the wars end, then was deactivated. But they became assigned to 5th army during the Anzio assault and Operation Dragoon in Southern France.
@Spencerb9998
Yes, you are correct with most of the history. After the 509th PIB jumped into Southern France and fought in the Rhineland, it was assigned to the 101st briefly in November 1944, but was again detached and fought as an independent unit in the Bulge near Sadzot along with the 3rd Armored Division.
What's up skid Marks
How many (and which ones) units made combat jumps in WW2?
What unit was Matthew Ridgway part of because when looking at photos of him during the Korean War, he has a blue colored square shaped patch with a dragon on the right sleeve of his uniform along with an airborne tab also in blue
18th Airborne Corp.
I have/had a uncle that I never knew/met that died in 1948. He was in the 82nd Airborne Division before it was the 82nd Airborne Division. He was assigned to H Co 505th PIR as a Airborne Infantry man. His records were destroyed in the St Louis fire in the 1970’s along with four of my other uncle’s. I am trying to find out what medals that he would came home with in 1946 as I am trying to do a display box for him. If you could give me any help doing this I would greatly appreciate your assistance. I know that he got his CIB, Good Conduct, when he was assigned to H Company and that he did all four combat jumps. There is basically no one else that wants to do something for him as he was unmarried with just his family and after my grandmother died all his awards were stolen from her room. I want my children to know what their great uncle did in WWII and pass it down so that he is not forgotten. He was the reason why I joined the US Army and served over 25 years. When I came back from Iraq I was given the opportunity to read letters that he wrote home.
Thank you
Lawrence Hubbard
The CIB earns him a Bronze Star for merit. If he did all the jumps then Campaigns
Sicily (9 Jul - 17 Aug 43)
Naples-Foggia (9 Sep 43 - 21 Jan 44)
Rome-Arno (22 Jan 44 - 9 Sep 44)
Normandy (6 Jun 44 - 24 Jul 44)
Rhineland (15 Sep 44 - 21 Mar 45)
Ardennes-Alsace (16 Dec 44 - 25 Jan 45)
Central Europe (22 Mar 45 - 11 May 45)
An arrowhead plus silver star and 2 bronze star on his ETO medal.
So I think you could very easily put the combat infantryman badge, the parachute badge with 4r bronze stars on it, BS, GCM, American campaign medal, the ETO medal, victory medal, the occupation of Germany medal as well as the presidential unit citation, plus French and Belgium Fouragere and the Dutch Orange Lanyard. You may want to check out my videos on the Fourageres and DD214.
You will do a great honor for him!
Army Chaplain Francis Sampson also made four combat jumps: two in WWII and two in Korea. Hence, he has four combat jump devices on his wings. I recently finished reading a book he authored titled Look Out Below.
The First Special Service Force? The XVIII Airborne Corps?
No support units? 307th Engr ABN were with the 82nd ABN the whole war!
What's the story behind the U.S. 15th Airborne Division? Why wasn't it activated in 1943?
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I’m a dirty leg
But I’m authorized to wear the 18th Airborne combat patch
I look kinda dumb wearing it without jump wings
Only my DCU jacket and one BDU tunic has the patch
Do you mean the XVIII Airborne Corps?
What is the black dragon patch ? AIRBORNE !
The 508th Abn Inf. Regt had a Blue Dragon in the center, not sure about the Black dragon you referenced.
@@veteransmedalsworkshop-moa4376 I SAw it on a group of buildings by the main PX , ft Bragg 1970
I was with the 82nd abn at Ft. Bragg in the 1980's the 18th airborne corpse uses that insignia
Corps
Recon wings are made of gold
General Swing for whatever reason preferred to take care of his glider men than actual paratroopers. Very arrogant bastard!
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Put 500,000 loyal patriots on guns oiled stanbye.
101 abn 501