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Divisional information
Divisional troops
Attachments
Assignments
Detachments
Command Posts
| Divisional information |
Specials
| [read more] | Read more about the division insignia and there nickname. |
| [read more] | Read the After Action Report of the 6th of June, 1944 (D-Day). |
| [read more] | Read "The All American Soldier". |
History
| 25.03.1942 | Division REACTIVATED at Camp Claiborne, LA |
| 15.08.1942 | REORGANIZED and REDESIGNED, 82nd Airborne Division |
| 14.10.1942 | RELOCATED to Fort Bragg, NC |
| 10.05.1943 | ARRIVED Casablanca, North Africa |
| 09.07.1943 | ENTERED COMBAT, Gela, Sicily |
| 13.09.1943 | ENTERED COMBAT, Salerno, Italy |
| 19.11.1943 | ARRIVED England |
| 06.06.1944 | ENTERED COMBAT, Normandy, France |
| 09.06.1944 [read more] | PFC DeGlopper earns Medal of Honor |
| 21.09.1944 [read more] | Pvt. Towle earns Medal of Honor |
| 20.01.1945 [read more] | 1st Sgt. Funk earns Medal of Honor |
| 03.01.1946 | ARRIVED United States |
Statistic
| Days in Combat | 194 |
| Prisoners of War Taken | 157835 |
| Call sign | Champion |
Individual Awards
Campaigns
| Lorraine | in WWI |
| St. Mihiel | in WWI |
| Meuse-Argonne | in WWI |
| Sicily | in WWII |
| Naples-Foggia | in WWII |
| Normandy | in WWII |
| Rhineland | in WWII |
| Ardennes-Alsace | in WWII |
| Central Europe | in WWII |
| Tet Counteroffensive | in Vietnam |
| Counteroffensive, Phase IV | in Vietnam |
| Counteroffensive, Phase V | in Vietnam |
| Counteroffensive, Phase VI | in Vietnam |
| Tet 69/Counteroffensive | in Vietnam |
| Summer/Fall 1969 | in Vietnam |
| Winter-Spring 1970 | in Vietnam |
Commanding General (CG)
| 00.03.1942 | Maj.-Gen. Omar N. Bradley |
| 00.06.1942 | Maj.-Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway |
| 27.08.1944 | Brig.-Gen. James M. Gavin |
| 18.10.1944 | Maj.-Gen. James M. Gavin |
Assistent Division Commander
| 00.08.1942 | Brig.-Gen. William M. Miley |
| 15.04.1943 | Brig.-Gen. Charles L. Keerans (Jr.) |
| 11.07.1943 | Brig.-Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor (acting) |
| 04.10.1943 | Brig.-Gen. James M. Gavin |
| 26.08.1943 | VACANT |
| 13.12.1944 | Col. Ira P. Swift |
| 20.03.1945 | Brig.-Gen. Ira P. Swift |
Artillery Commander
| 09.12.1943 | Col. Francis A. March |
| 09.02.1944 | Brig.-Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor |
| 22.02.1944 | Col. Francis A. March |
| 08.03.1944 | Col. Leumuel Mathewson |
| 22.05.1944 | Col. Francis A. March |
| 16.11.1944 | Brig.-Gen. Francis A. March |
Chief of Staff
| 09.12.1943 | Col. Ralph P. Eaton |
| 28.08.1944 | Lt.-Col. Robert H. Wienecke |
| 29.08.1944 | Col. Robert H. Wienecke |
Assistent Chief of Staff G-1
| 09.12.1943 | Lt.-Col. Frederick M. Schellhammer |
| 28.08.1944 | Maj. Alfred W. Ireland (Jr.) |
| 06.11.1944 | Lt.-Col. Alfred W. Ireland (Jr.) |
Assistent Chief of Staff G-2
| 09.12.1943 | Lt.-Col. Whitfield Jack |
| 28.08.1944 | Lt.-Col. Walter F. Winton (Jr.) |
Assistent Chief of Staff G-3
| 09.12.1943 | Lt.-Col. Paul L. Turner (Jr.) |
| 17.02.1944 | Lt.-Col. Robert H. Wienecke |
| 28.08.1944 | Maj. John Norton |
| 26.08.1944 | Lt.-Col. John Norton |
Assistent Chief of Staff G-4
| 09.12.1943 | Lt.-Col. Robert H. Wienecke |
| 17.02.1944 | Maj. Bennie A. Zinn |
| 01.06.1944 | Lt.-Col. Bennie A. Zinn |
| 07.06.1944 | Lt.-Col. Frank W. Moorman (acting) |
| 17.06.1944 | Lt.-Col. Frank W. Moorman |
| 28.08.1944 | Maj. Albert G. Martin |
| 11.11.1944 | Lt.-Col. Albert G. Martin |
Assistent Chief of Staff G-5
| 22.05.1944 | Capt. Peter Shouvaloff |
| 13.12.1944 | Capt. Arthur W. Seward |
| 12.02.1945 | Maj. Arthur W. Seward |
Adjutant General
| 09.12.1943 | Maj. Raymond M. Britton |
| 01.02.1944 | Lt.-Col. Raymond M. Britton |
| 23.02.1945 | Maj. Maurice E. Stuart |
| Divisional troops |
Infantry
| 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 325th Glider Infantry Regiment | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
Field Artillery (FA)
| 376th Parachute FA Battalion (75mm) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 456th Parachute FA Battalion (75mm) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 319th Glider FA Battalion (75mm) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 320th Glider FA Battalion (75mm, later 105mm (before entering combat)) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
Other troops
| 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 80th Airborne AA Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 82nd Parachute Maintenance Company | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 82nd Airborne MP Platoon | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 82nd Airborne Reconnaissance Platoon | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 82nd Airborne Signal Company | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 782nd Airborne Ordance Maintenance Company | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 307th Airborne Medical Company | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 407th Airborne Quartermaster Company | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Hq & Hq Company | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Hq & Hq Battery Divisional Artillery | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 82nd Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Band | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Attachments |
Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA)
| C Battery, 563rd AAA AW Battalion (Mobile) | 24.12.1944-26.12.1944 |
| 634th AAA AW Battalion (Mobile) | 06.02.1945-19.02.1945 |
| 580th AAA AW Battalion (Mobile) | 28.04.1945-30.04.1945 |
| 445th AAA AW Battalion (Mobile) | 01.05.1945 |
| C Company, 746th Tank Battalion | 04.06.1944-10.06.1944 |
| A Company, 746th Tank Battalion | 13.06.1944-16.06.1944 |
| 2nd Irish Guards, Guards Armored Division (British) | 16.09.1944-23.10.1944 |
| Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry | 19.09.1944-22.10.1944 |
| 2 Squadrons, 2nd Irish Guards, Guards Armored Division (British) | 23.10.1944-10.11.1944 |
| 27th Armored Regiment (Canadian) | 10.11.1944-12.11.1944 |
| 14th Tank Battalion, 9th Armored Division | 23.12.1944-24.12.1944 |
| 740th Tank Battalion | 30.12.1944-11.01.1945 & 27.01.1945-07.02.1945 |
| B Company, 774th Tank Battalion | 09.02.1945-19.02.1945 |
| 4th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment, 79th Armored Division (British) | 29.04.1945-30.04.1945 & 02.05.1945-03.05.1945 |
| A & C Companies, 740th Tank Battalion | 30.04.1945-01.05.1945 |
| CC B, 7th Armored Division | 01.05.1945-04.05.1945 |
Cavalry
| B Troop, 4th Cavalry Recon. Squadron | 10.06.1944-19.06.1944 |
| One Squadron Royals (British) | 20.09.1944-22.09.1944 |
| 32nd Cavalry Recon. Squadron | 28.01.1945-31.01.1945 |
| One Platoon, F Company, 32nd Cavalry Recon. Squadron | 02.02.1945-06.02.1945 |
Chemical
| B Company, 87th Chemical Mortar Battalion | 16.06.1944-18.06.1944 |
| B Company, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion | 25.12.1944-11.01.1945 |
| A Company, 87th Chemical Mortar Battalion | 26.01.1945-31.01.1945 |
| C Company, 90th Chemical Mortar Battalion | 13.02.1945-19.02.1945 |
| One Section, 74th Chemical SG Company | 05.04.1945-22.04.1945 |
| 89th Chemical Mortar Battalion | 30.04.1945-01.05.1945 |
Engineer
| 596th Engineer Company | 02.01.1945-11.01.1945 & 03.02.1945-05.02.1945 & 08.02.1945-09.02.1945 |
| 1130th Engineer Combat Group | 26.04.1945 |
| C Company, 12th Engineer Combat Battalion, 8th Infantry Division | 01.05.1945 |
Field Artillery (FA)
| 456th FA Battalion | 08.06.1944-10.06.1944 & 15.06.1944-17.06.1944 |
| 87th FA Battalion | 14.06.1944-17.06.1944 |
| 188th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) | 14.06.1944-19.06.1944 |
| 87th Armored FA Battalion | 16.06.1944-19.06.1944 |
| 254th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) | 21.12.1944-11.01.1945 & 26.01.1945-19.02.1945 |
| 591st FA Battalion, 106th Infantry Division (105mm Howitzer) | 29.12.1944-09.01.1945 |
| 460th Parachute FA Battalion | 02.01.1945-11.01.1945 & 24.01.1945-00.00.0000 & 03.02.1945-05.02.1945 & 08.02.1945-09.02.1945 |
| 275th FA Battalion | 06.01.1945-11.01.1945 |
| 400th Armored FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer) | 26.01.1945-19.02.1945 |
| 987th FA Battalion (less A & C Batteries) (155mm Gun) | 15.02.1945-19.02.1945 |
| 417th FA Group | 05.04.1945-27.04.1945 |
| 672nd FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) | 05.04.1945-14.04.1945 |
| 805th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) | 05.04.1945-17.04.1945 |
| 746th FA Battalion (8 inch Howitzer) | 05.04.1945-27.04.1945 |
| 546th FA Battalion (155mm Gun) | 10.04.1945-17.04.1945 |
| 790th FA Battalion (8 inch Howitzer) | 12.04.1945-15.04.1945 |
| 541st FA Battalion (155mm Gun) | 13.04.1945-17.04.1945 & 20.04.1945-27.04.1945 |
| 942nd FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) | 19.04.1945-24.04.1945 |
| 74th FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer) | 19.04.1945-27.04.1945 |
| 661st FA Battalion (8 inch Howitzer) | 19.04.1945-27.04.1945 |
| 294th FA Obsn Battalion | 26.04.1945 |
| 43rd FA Battalion, 8th Infantry Division (105mm Howitzer) | 28.04.1945-01.05.1945 |
| 36th FA Battalion, 8th Infantry Division (105mm Howitzer) | 30.04.1945-01.05.1945 |
| 280th FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer) | 30.04.1945-07.05.1945 |
| Hq & Hq Battery, 205th FA Battalion | 02.05.1945-07.05.1945 |
| 207th FA Battalion (8 inch Howitzer) | 02.05.1945-07.05.1945 |
| 768th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) | 02.05.1945-07.05.1945 |
| 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment | 14.06.1944-21.06.1944 & 23.01.1945-09.05.1945 |
| 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment | 14.06.1944-01.03.1945 |
| 2nd Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division | 06.06.1944-01.03.1945 |
| 5th Coldstream Guards, Guards Armored Division (British) | 19.09.1944-22.09.1944 |
| 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division | 04.10.1944-05.10.1944 |
| 3rd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division | 23.12.1944-25.12.1944 |
| 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion | 26.12.1944-13.01.1945 & 21.01.1945-27.01.1945 |
| 517th Parachute Infantry Battalion | 01.01.1945-11.01.1945 |
| 517th Parachute Infantry Battalion (less 2nd Battalion) | 23.01.1945-26.01.1945 |
| 517th Parachute Infantry Battalion (less 3rd Battalion) | 03.02.1945-05.02.1945 & 09.02.1945-10.02.1945 |
| 341st Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Division | 05.04.1945 |
| 3rd Company, 22nd Fusilliers Battalion (Belgian) | 22.04.1945-27.04.1945 |
| 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division | 29.04.1945-01.05.1945 |
| 121st Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division | 30.04.1945-01.05.1945 |
| C Company, 899th TD Battalion (SP) | 16.06.1944-18.06.1944 |
| B Company, 703rd TD Battalion (SP) | 21.12.1944-02.01.1945 |
| C Company, 703rd TD Battalion (SP) | 26.12.1944-02.01.1945 |
| 628th TD Battalion (T) | 02.01.1945-11.01.1945 |
| 643rd TD Battalion (SP) | 04.01.1945-05.01.1945 |
| B Company, 643rd TD Battalion (SP) | 07.01.1945-11.01.1945 & 27.01.1945-02.02.1945 |
| C Company, 643rd TD Battalion (SP) | 21.01.1945-28.01.1945 |
| A Company, 643rd TD Battalion (SP) | 25.01.1945-02.02.1945 |
| 629th TD Battalion (SP) | 01.02.1945-19.02.1945 |
| Two Platoons, 893rd TD Battalion (SP) | 09.02.1945-11.02.1945 |
| 12th TD Group | 19.04.1945-25.04.1945 |
| 605th TD Battalion (T) | 29.04.1945-30.04.1945 & 02.05.1945-07.05.1945 |
| A Company, 644th TD Battalion (SP) | 30.04.1945-01.05.1945 & 07.05.1945-09.05.1945 |
| Assignments |
| Date | Assigned to Corps | Assigned to Army | Attached to Army | Assigned to Army Group | Attached to Army Group |
| 09.12.1943 | First Army | ETOUSA | |||
| 14.01.1944 | XV Corps | ||||
| 19.02.1944 | VIII Corps | First Army | |||
| 13.03.1944 | VIII Corps | First Army | |||
| 06.06.1944 | VII Corps | First Army | |||
| 19.06.1944 | VIII Corps | First Army | |||
| 13.07.1944 | Ninth Army | ||||
| 12.08.1944 | XVIII Airborne Corps | First Allied Airborne Army | |||
| 17.09.1944 | I Airborne Corps (British) | First Allied Airborne Army | 21st Army Group (British) | ||
| 09.10.1944 | XXX Corps (British) | First Allied Airborne Army | Second Army (British) | 21st Army Group (British) | |
| 09.11.1944 | II Corps (Canadian) | First Allied Airborne Army | First Army (Canadian) | 21st Army Group (British) | |
| 13.11.1944 | II Corps (Canadian) | First Allied Airborne Army | 21st Army Group (British) | ||
| 17.12.1944 | VIII Corps | First Allied Airborne Army | First Army | 21st Army Group (British) | |
| 18.12.1944 | V Corps | First Allied Airborne Army | First Army | 12th Army Group | |
| 19.12.1944 | XVIII Airborne Corps | First Allied Airborne Army | First Army | 12th Army Group | |
| 20.12.1944 | XVIII Airborne Corps | First Allied Airborne Army | First Army | 21st Army Group (British) | |
| 18.01.1945 | XVIII Airborne Corps | First Allied Airborne Army | First Army | ||
| 14.02.1945 | III Corps | First Allied Airborne Army | 12th Army Group | ||
| 19.02.1945 | First Allied Airborne Army | ||||
| 31.03.1945 | XXII Corps | First Allied Airborne Army | Fifteenth Army | 12th Army Group | |
| 30.04.1945 | XVIII Airborne Corps | First Allied Airborne Army | Ninth Army | 21st Army Group (British) |
| Detachments |
| Unit | Attached to |
| 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment | Guards Armored Division (British) | 19.09.1944-00.00.0000 |
| B Company, 80th Airborne AA Battalion | 7th Armored Division | 21.01.1945-23.01.1945 |
| 319th Glider FA Battalion | 7th Armored Division | 21.01.1945-23.01.1945 |
| 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment | 75th Infantry Division | 01.01.1945-03.01.1945 |
| Command Posts |
| Date | Town | Region | Country |
| 09.12.1943 | Castle Dawson | Northern Ireland | |
| 14.02.1944 | Leicester (Braunstone Park) | Leicestershire | England |
| 06.06.1944 | Ste-Mere-Eglise (vicinity) | Manche | France |
| 13.07.1944 | Leicester (Braunstone Park) | Leicestershire | England |
| 17.09.1944 | Nijmegen (vicinity South) | Gelderland | Netherlands |
| 01.12.1944 | Sissone | Aisne | France |
| 18.12.1944 | Werbomont | Liege | Belgium |
| 19.12.1944 | Habiemont | Liege | Belgium |
| 21.12.1944 | Lierneux | Liege | Belgium |
| 22.12.1944 | Bra | Liege | Belgium |
| 24.12.1944 | Habiemont | Liege | Belgium |
| 01.01.1945 | Chevron | Liege | Belgium |
| 03.01.1945 | Bassebodeux | Liege | Belgium |
| 05.01.1945 | Abrefontaine | Liege | Belgium |
| 12.01.1945 | Nonceveux | Liege | Belgium |
| 26.01.1945 | Hunnage | Liege | Belgium |
| 28.01.1945 | Medell | Liege | Belgium |
| 29.01.1945 | Wereth | Liege | Belgium |
| 30.01.1945 | Holzheim | Liege | Belgium |
| 05.02.1945 | Stavelot | Luxembourg | Belgium |
| 08.02.1945 | Rott | Rhineland | Germany |
| 10.02.1945 | Hurtgen | Rhineland | Germany |
| 18.02.1945 | Rott | Rhineland | Germany |
| 19.02.1945 | Sissone | Aisne | France |
| 02.04.1945 | Weiden | Rhineland | Germany |
| 27.04.1945 | Hohenzethen | Hannover | Germany |
| 29.04.1945 | Bleckede | Hannover | Germany |
| 01.05.1945 | Neuhaus | Hannover | Germany |
| 03.05.1945 | Ludwigslust | Mecklenburg | Germany |
| Sources & links: | 504th WWII Home Page |
| US Army in WWII | |
| 82nd Airborne, CHG, WWII reenactment group | |
| US Army Center of Military History | |
| The Battle of the Bulge in the Salm River Valley | |
| McMillan Memorial Library | |
| Site design & initiative: | Hans Houterman |
| Page created by: | Jeroen Koppes |
| Page research by: | Jeroen Koppes & Hans Houterman |
| Last update: | 22.11.2003-CSS |
| Thanks to: | Leo van Bussel (from Holland) |