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The 327th Infantry Regiment (Bastogne Bulldogs) [1] is an infantry regiment of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) of the United States Army. During World War II , the 327th was a glider-borne regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.
101st Airborne Division: Major General Maxwell D. Taylor. 327th Glider Infantry Regiment: Col. George S. Wear (relieved 9 June 44) Col. Joseph H. Harper. 1st Battalion: Lt Col. Hartford T. Salee (WIA 10 June 44) 2nd Battalion: Lt Col. Thomas J. Rouzie; 1st Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry Regiment: Lt Col. Ray C. Allen
327th Glider Infantry Regiment; 401st Glider Infantry Regiment (disbanded 1 March 1945, 1st Battalion became the 3rd Battalion, 327th GIR, while the 2nd Battalion became the 3rd Battalion, 325th GIR, 82nd Airborne Division) 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment; 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (attached 15 September 1943 to 1 March 1945 ...
Initially the American Glider Infantry Regiments (GIR) had only two battalions, but later in Europe, the two battalions of the 401st GIR were divided in March 1944 to act as the 3rd battalions of the 325th and 327th GIRs. In March 1945 the 401st Glider Infantry Regiment was disbanded and the battalions formally became part of their new regiments.
The battalion served in three campaigns with the 82nd Division during World War I; with the 101st Airborne Division during World War II, seeing action in four campaigns, including the Invasion of Normandy, Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge. After a brief service in the Organized Reserve from 1948-1950, the battalion returned ...
The 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") [1] is a specialized modular light infantry division of the US Army trained for air assault operations. [2] The Screaming Eagles has been referred to by journalists as "the tip of the spear" [3] as well as one of the most potent and tactically mobile of the U.S. Army's divisions. [4]
The 101st Infantry Regiment was a formation of the United States Army, Massachusetts Army National Guard.Its history dates back to the American Civil War, and continued through the Spanish–American War, World War I, and World War II before being consolidated with Massachusetts' 182nd Infantry Regiment in 1992; the spirit of the 101st and its history live on in the 182nd Infantry and the 26th ...
33rd Armor Regiment; 75th Cavalry Regiment; 101st Airborne Division Artillery; 101st Aviation Regiment; 101st Sustainment Brigade; 187th Infantry Regiment (United States) 320th Field Artillery Regiment; 321st Field Artillery Regiment; 326th Engineer Battalion (United States) 326th Medical Battalion (United States) 327th Infantry Regiment ...