82nd Airborne Division

This paper explores the contribution of 82nd Airborne Division Combat Engineers in World War II. During an Allied Force mission dubbed, “Operation Market Garden”, the city of Nijmegan was integral in the overall success or failure in defeating the German Forces. On the outskirts of Nijmegan, the Waal River separated Allied Forces from the German Panzer Divisions. This paper will annotate the experiences, contributions, and actions of combat engineers assigned to Charlie Company 307th Engineer

ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE An Organizational Profile of 82nd Airborne Division during World War II Jon L Clark University of Louisville Dr Bradley Carpenter ELFH 490-98 29 May 2015 ? Introduction We will be exploring and providing insight into the structure of the 82nd Airborne Division. The time frame that we will be analyzing for will be 1940-1945. The reason that I chose this time frame was because it heavily influenced

Although the 82nd Airborne was organized in 1917 during America's involvement in the First World War it was during the Second World War that the unit gained its reputation. Its distinctive name was garnered from the fact that members of the division originated from communities throughout the entire country so the term "All American" was utilized and explains the presence of the distinctive "AA" on the division's shoulder patch. The division saw limited involvement during the First World War as it

Operation Husky marked the first time that the United States Army utilized Airborne Infantry units in an active military operation. The 82nd Airborne Division formed the backbone of the American airborne operations during this campaign. Initially, the 82nd’s role in this operation was to land three of its regiments, the 504th, 505th and 325th, behind enemy lines to provide assistance to the allied forces that were taking part in the amphibious assault on the coast of Sicily. This plan was to be

His first officer assignment was to the 82D Airborne Division where he deployed to OIF VI, December 2008 as the Distribution Platoon Leader, A Company, 82D Brigade Support Battalion and Company Executive Officer, 5-73 Cavalry Squadron, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. Following OIF VI he became the Squadron S4

with impending war on the horizon, Gavin was among the first groups to attend the Basic Airborne School at Fort Benning, GA. Following jump school, Gavin wrote the first manual covering the employment and operations of airborne units in combat. Then in 1942, COL Gavin became the Commander of the 505th PIR, which Carlo D’Este describes as “one of the finest [regiments] ever produced by the army” (2011). The Airborne Leader Who Dominated the Initial Stages of WW2 In the early stages of WW2, as the commander

happened. Once identified as the JTF-H Commander, LTG Keen had to start piecing together a capable Joint Task Force. Pieces of the puzzle, such as the USS Carl Vincent, the 22nd and 24th Expeditionary Strike Forces as well as a BCT from the 82nd Airborne Division were identified almost immediately as parts of the newly formed JTF. After reading this case study and some articles online, I initially thought that the Department of Defense’s response was going to be a huge failure. Failure in the sense

to face was moving from Airborne Infantry to Mechanized Infantry. I have served in many positions throughout my years in the military, but it concerned me that my lack of knowledge on any type of platform would make me an ineffective leader. The purpose of this paper is to explain the challenges I faced going from Airborne Infantry to Mechanized Infantry and realizing that not all units were made equal in the Army. I joined the Army in July of 2002 wanting to be an Airborne Infantryman. After the

Food from the farms and ranches that were outlying Virginia Beach and Norfolk was flowing in, and markets were opening with fresh produce, live stock was becoming available, which meant more fresh meat. Quite a bit of the produce was making its way up to Washington D.C. by train. It was touch and go for a bit for Captain O’Hara and Major Luxon. There were some farms and ranches east of Hawkesbury Farm and some of the ranching and farming communities had joined forces and created their own states

With orders in my hand, I was headed on a Greyhound bus north on I-95 to Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Fort Bragg, where I would spend the next two years of my life. We rolled into the fort over the holiday weekend, so there was plenty of free time off due to leave between TDY, and no one on the post to receive us at Repo Depot. It was July 3, 1971, and we heard on the radio that Jim Morrison of the Doors had died in Paris. My three friends and I decided on a road trip to Baltimore, Maryland