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During WWII the 505 Regimental Combat Team was made up of these units:
505 Parachute Infantry Regiment | 456 Parachute Field Artillery Bn. | B-307 Engineer Bn. | 307th Medical Company | 80th Anti-Aircraft Bn. >>>Would you like to honor a 505 Regimental Combat Team veteran who served in any of the units listed above, just contact us by double clicking here or manually type in ContackMeAt@aol.com. >>>505 Regimental Combat Team veterans that have recently passed away as of February, 4, 2022.
>Leslie P. Cruise Jr., 97 years old, 505-PIR - H Company - May 27,1924 to January 30,2022. >>>Read how an American soldier got his name in four books about the 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment. Was he a hero ? Facts available in the public domain say otherwise. Double click here and read this amazing story. >>> July 2022, Coming soon. Most of us identify with the first combat parachute jump as taking place on Sicily July 9,10 1943, under the code name of "Husky". Not so, the first parachute combat jump took place in North Africa on November 7,8 1942, under the code name of "Torch". Read about the 1500 mile journey, thirty nine C-47's made, carrying the 2nd Battalion of the 503rd Parachute Infantry. Coming this July, 2022. >>>Doctor Dean McCandless passed away on March 17,2020. He was 100 years old. >>>September 21, 2021 - Retired Sergeant Major Howard P. Melvin writes "Dear Abby" in 1996. >>>New 2019 ! Lieutenant Fred B. Morgan, returns to Normandy 67 years later. >>>Little Known Facts of the 505 Regimental Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. >>>Visit our veteran photograph archive page (366 photos - July 1, 2022). >>>Read their individual stories on our Paratroopers page. >>Wondering why your 505 Regimental Combat Team veteran was discharged from the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, the 466th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, the 139th Airborne Engineer Battalion, or the 155 Airborne AA Battalion ? Click here for more information regarding veterans who served with the 505th Parachute Infantry or the 80th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Battalion. In June of 1945, aproximately one thousand 505 paratroopers were reassigned to the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment. This web page will also explain the veterans ASR Score (Army Service Rating Score), a point system that initially allowed veterans to be discharged after the war with a minimum cumlative score of 85 points. Paratroopers of the 505 RCT![]()
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Official History of the 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment![]()
"Ready"
Author: Allen Langdon WWII Paratrooper Allen Langdon wrote the first official history of the 505 in 1986 called "Ready". Unfortunately, this outstanding book is out of print. A while back copies of the original "Ready" were found in the Static Line warehouse. A few of these 1st edition books are still available for purchase. Price is $250.00 + $25.35 postage for a total of $275.35. Contact Ellen Peters by e-mail at eeptx@sbcglobal.net.Proceeds from the book are used for the purchase and maintenance of plaques honoring 505 Regimental Combat Team veterans who were killed in action at the sites where they fought. Research Your VeteranRequest military service records online, by mail or by fax. WW-II enlistment records from 1938 to 1946 are availible here: If you are trying to find information about a soldier from any unit Need research help, we will find someone to help you. Website content is available to families and friends of our veterans. Our website is protected by copyright law, the content herein |
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