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The 327th then continued to fight in the Ardennes region, capturing Cornay and Hill 180. On 4 November the regiment was pulled from the line and moved into training area; it was there when it learned of the 11 November Armistice. [7] The 327th Infantry suffered 331 killed in action, 73 died of wounds and 1959 wounded in the First World War. [8]
The 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne was based at Camp Eagle from September 1970-February 1971 and finally from May–December 1971. [ 2 ] : 159 Camp Eagle was used to support the 101st Airborne's major operations in the A Shau Valley - Operation Apache Snow in 1969 and Operation Texas Star in 1970.
John G. Gertsch went to high school in Sheffield Area Middle/Senior High School (SAMSHS) in Sheffield, Pennsylvania.Gertsch joined the Army from Buffalo, New York in 1965, [2] and by July 15, 1969, was serving as a staff sergeant in Company E, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
Tiger Force was the name of a long-range reconnaissance patrol (LRRP) unit [1] of the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 327th Infantry, 1st Brigade (Separate), 101st Airborne Division, which fought in the Vietnam War from November 1965 to November 1967.
On 29 April the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Hac Bao (Black Panther) reconnaissance company of the 1st Division made contact with a PAVN force in a hamlet 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Huế. They exchanged small arms fire until elements of the 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne arrived and cordoned off the area blocking escape routes.
On 16 April 1968, the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry began an assault on two hills approximately 27km southwest of Huế on Route 547 in preparation for Operation Delaware. The hills were finally captured on 19 April and the firebase was constructed there.
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Division and 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division: U.S. Army 1944 Normandy: Division and 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (less 2nd Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry Regiment) and with the following attached unit: 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army: 1945: Battle of Bastogne: CITADEL OF BASTOGNE As authorized by Executive Order 9396 ...