101st

Radio callsign:"KANGAROO" In 1942， the 82nd Infantry Division at Camp Claiborne， LA was split in two， to form two new Airborne Infantry Divisions. The 82nd Airborne and the 101st Airborne. Both divisions were stationed at Ft Bragg， N.C. before being shipped overseas. The 82nd departed first， heading to North Africa. The 101st absorbed one parachute regiment， the 502nd， which had been originally activated as a battalion in 1941. This became the original Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) on the Table of Organizations & Equipment (TO&E) of the 101st Division. The division’s original organic units were artillery and support battalions. In early 1943， the 506th PIR was attached to the division， which sailed for the UK in September aboard 3 different transport ships. A period of intense maneuvering and training， including practice jumps， ensued in England. The division was preparing for a landing on the Nazi occupied European continent， but the exact location was still unknown. The 501st PIR， which like the 506th， had initially trained seperately， was also attached to the 101st Division in January， 1944， in England. Although both regiments wore the 101st Airborne shoulder patch in battle， the 501st and 506th were only members by attachment until after WW2 ended.
The 101st Airborne Division was deactivated in late 1945， and ceased to exist as a U.S. Army unit until it was reborn in 1956.
It has continued ever since， with combat tours in Vietnam and the Gulf War.

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