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

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 16, 2005
Accession Number
AD1112457

Entities

People

  • Edward Haga

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Army
  • Casualties
  • Climate Change
  • Gas Masks
  • Guns
  • Infantry
  • Machine Guns
  • Parachutes
  • Paratroopers
  • Rifles
  • Second World War
  • Small Arms
  • Spine
  • Submachine Guns
  • Tennessee
  • Training
  • United States
  • War
  • Warfare

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