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The 501st Infantry Regiment, previously the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment and 501st Airborne Infantry Regiment, is an airborne forces regiment of the United States Army with a long history, having served in World War II and the Vietnam War, both as part of the 101st Airborne Division, as well as the War in Afghanistan.
He volunteered for the Parachute Infantry and was sent overseas, with the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, to Scotland, England, Belgium and France, where his unit would later fight in the Battle of the Bulge. His first engagement was in the Siege of Bastogne, where he operated a machine gun from a foxhole.
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The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 501st Parachute Battalion on 1941-03-1941. It was redesignated for the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment on 1942-07-08. On 1947-01-20 the insignia was redesignated for the 501st Infantry Battalion. It was redesignated for the 501st Infantry Regiment on 1958-09-18.
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Original - Floating on mushrooming green parachutes, members of the 1st Battalion Airborne, 501st Infantry, Fort Richardson, Alaska, pepper the sky in their careful descent over Donnelly Drop Zone. Reason A compelling image of an airborne infantry drop. Articles this image appears in Airborne forces, 501st Infantry Regiment (United States) Creator
He was the commander of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II. Early career. Howard Ravenscroft Johnson was born on June 18, 1903, in Maryland.