The 509th paratroopers were ready to jump into history's most devastating war with the first American airborne assault. Operation Torch, which began on 8 November 1942, was the longest airborne ...

The U.S. 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment flew from Britain ... During Operation Tomahawk, the second of two Korean War jumps, about 3,400 ‘Rakkasans’ with the 187th Airborne Regimental ...

The superb combat record of the 509th during the remainder of the war -- under a wide variety of challenging tactical conditions -- demonstrated both the special qualities airborne soldiers bring ...

The “Geronimo Battalion,” officially known as the 1st Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment ... command ceremony with veterans from World War II who had served in the battalion ...