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Jan 22, 2021 · On 17 September 1944, taking part in one of the largest of airborne invasions, the 101st landed in Holland, took Vechel and held the Zon bridge. St. Oedenrode and Eindhoven fell after sharp fighting on the 17th and 18th. Opheusden changed hands in a shifting struggle, but the enemy was finally forced to withdraw, 9 October.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower visits the 101st Airborne on June 5, 1944. Photo courtesy US Army Signal Corps. Both airborne divisions spearheaded Operation Neptune, the assault phase of Overlord with the task of blocking approaches to Utah Beach and capturing causeway exits off the beach to allow amphibious landings by 4th US Infantry Division.
Apr 10, 2015 · 101st Airborne Division "Eagle Division" The division insignia is a white eagle's head with a gold beak on a black shield. The design is based on an American Civil War tradition. The black shield recalls the "Iron Brigade", one of the forerunners of the 101st Division.
The history of the 101st Airborne Division was activated began on 16 August 1942 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. Its first commander, Major General William C. Lee, observed that “the 101st”…has no history, but has a Rendezvous with Destiny.”. Time and time again, the 101st has kept that rendezvous and in so doing, acquired a proud history.
Mar 31, 2023 · All soldiers were assigned to the 101st Airborne out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Warrant Officer 1 Jeffery Barnes, 33, of Milton, Florida. Cpl. Emilie Marie Eve Bolanos, 23, of Austin, Texas ...
D-Day casualties for the airborne divisions were calculated in August 1944 as 1,240 for the 101st Airborne Division and 1,259 for the 82nd Airborne. Of those, the 101st suffered 182 killed, 557 wounded, and 501 missing. For the 82nd, the total was 156 killed, 347 wounded, and 756 missing.
May 27, 2014 · In his first address to Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division, commander Maj. Gen. William C. Lee said that though the division had no history, it had “a rendezvous with destiny,” and the division was to be called on when the need was “immediate and extreme.”. Those words — “a rendezvous with destiny” — would prove so ...
