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505th Parachute Infantry Regiment

505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
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505th Infantry Regiment's distinctive unit insignia
Founded 1942; 75 years ago (1942)
Country  United States of America
Branch  United States Army
Type Airborne forces
Role Parachute infantry
Part of 82nd Airborne Division
Garrison/HQ Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S.
Motto(s) H-Minus
Engagements World War II
Vietnam War
Invasion of Grenada
Invasion of Panama
Persian Gulf War
Somali Civil War
War in Afghansitan
Iraq War
Decorations
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Presidential Unit Citation (2)
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Military William Order

Red and Green woven citation cord with brass tip French Croix de guerre Fourragère

Red and Green woven citation cord with brass tip Belgian Fourragère
Commanders
Current
commander
COL Gregory B. Beaudoin
Notable
commanders
James M. Gavin
Melvin Zais
Thomas J. H. Trapnell
Bryan R. Owens
Lloyd Austin
James Huggins
Insignia
Unit flashes of the Regiment, 1st Battalion, and 2nd Battalion of the 505th Infantry Regiment US Army 505th Inf Reg Flashes.png
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Red and Green woven citation cord with brass tip French Croix de guerre Fourragère

The 505th Infantry Regiment, originally the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (505th PIR), is an airborne infantry regiment of the United States Army, one of four infantry regiments of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army, with a long and distinguished history.

Activated in July 1942 during World War II, the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment participated in the Allied invasion of Sicily, later landing at Salerno, the Battle of Normandy, the Netherlands and the Battle of the Bulge. During the 1960s, the 505th was one of the units which played a role in Operation Power Pack in the Dominican Republic and later assisted local authorities during the civil disturbances which occurred within the United States. The regiment was sent to the Republic of Vietnam in 1968 during the Vietnam War. After the Vietnam War, the 505th participated in various military operations. Among them were Operation Urgent Fury, Operation Just Cause, Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Restore Hope, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The regiment's most recent engagement has been in OEF in Afghanistan. Currently its 1st and 2nd battalions are active. Both battalions are assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.


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