Through 1944, with unit commanders doing their best to keep the peace within their ranks. The glider troops, however, had duties just as dangerous but were authorized no extra pay. The paratroopers were considered to be elite troops and received extra money or "parachute Rivalry between the division's parachute and In October 1942 the division moved to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and joinedīy the 502nd PIR, began its training under the Airborne Command. With the 101st designated as an airborne division, all that remained was to train its soldiers This mix of glider and parachute regiments was a matter of great debate, and these units wereĪugmented in the coming months by the 506th and 501st Parachute Infantry. The airborne capability was to be provided by two glider infantry regiments (GIRs), the 327th andĤ01st, and one parachute infantry regiment, the 502nd, though the latter was still stationed at Fort Benning,
The airborne division was activated at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, with recently promoted Maj. The reserve division was disbanded 15 August 1942, and concurrently reconstituted in theĪrmy of the United States as the 101st Airborne Division. The division was organized that SeptemberĪt Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with reservists, most of whom were individually called into federal service after the Riginally organized in November 1918, the 101st was demobilized the following month,Īnd later reconstituted in June 1921 as an Organized Reserve unit. USAAF Airborne Troop Carriers in World War IIĪirborne (CMH) Center for Military Historyĭecision to Launch Operation Market Garden
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