2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2nd_Battalion,_506th_Parachute_Infantry_Regiment
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:French_Croix_de_Guerre
gptkb:Belgian_Fourragere
gptkbp:formed 1942
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Fort_Campbell,_Kentucky
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:inPopularCulture gptkb:Band_of_Brothers
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Currahee
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Currahee
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Richard_Winters
Robert L. Strayer
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:101st_Airborne_Division
gptkb:506th_Parachute_Infantry_Regiment
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gptkbp:bfsLayer 7