NCOs of the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion during World War II

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Abstract:

NCOs of the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion during World War II What unit conducted America's first combat parachute assault, was the first airborne unit awarded the Presidential Unit Citation, and contained the first American paratrooper awarded the Medal of Honor? It must have been some battalion from the famed 82nd Airborne Division.

Author(s):
Haga, Edward
Author Organization(s):
ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY FORT BLISS TX
Funding Organization(s):
Publication Date:
2005 Dec 16
Pagination:
0

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RECORD

Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
Human Systems
Descriptor(s):
warfare, second world war, guns, training, united states, machine guns, small arms, airborne, amphibious operations, army, infantry, parachutes, war, climate change, gas masks, paratroopers, tennessee
Keyword(s):
509th Parachute Infantry Battalion
Subject Categories:
Military Sciences
Update Date:
2020 Oct 22