511th Parachute Infantry Regiment

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:11th_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:active_years 1942-1945
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Allied_Forces
gptkb:API
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Rhineland
gptkb:Ardennes
Central Europe
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Normandy
gptkbp:color gptkb:Blue_and_White
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:M1_Carbine
gptkb:M1911_Pistol
gptkb:M2_Browning_Machine_Gun
gptkb:M1_Garand
M3 Grease Gun
gptkbp:established gptkb:1942
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Fort_Campbell
gptkbp:historical_significance First Airborne Regiment in the U. S. Army
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:insignia Distinctive Unit Insignia
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:U._S._Army_Airborne_Forces
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Memorials for fallen soldiers
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Colonel_William_A._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:Major_John_A._Mc_Gowan
Captain John H. Mc Gowan
Sergeant Major John H. Mc Gowan
gptkbp:legacy Influenced modern airborne operations
gptkbp:military_branch Veterans Association formed
gptkbp:motto “ The Sky is the Limit”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Angels”
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:reform 1947
gptkbp:reunion Annual reunions held
gptkbp:status gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Parachute
gptkbp:tradition Parachuting
gptkbp:training gptkb:Airborne_School
gptkbp:type Airborne Infantry
gptkbp:unit_history Participated in the liberation of Europe