If you find his name please pass on info! I have 7 children and 8 granddaughters! I have 3 sons, a Marine and 2 with the 82nd Airborne! My son is with the 173rd airborne brigade, first of the five o third! Both sons served in Afghanistan both earned there CIB!
82d Airborne, 101st Airborne ( Air Assault 🚁), 173d Airborne Brigade, and Now, 11th Airborne Division...... Airborne 🪂: Good To The Last Jump.🇺🇸🦅🗽📜🛡️🗡️
@@jeremycholm : Amen and Roger That, Solid Copy,Sir. Now ,that is for Your Grandfather, and All Other Paratroopers of the United States Army's 11th Airborne Division!!🇺🇸🪂
My father also was in the 511th pir He jumped into Luzon at Taggerty Ridge. He was also part of the liberation of Manila. He was wounded while on the amphibious rescue of the prisoners at Los Banos.
My grandfather was a combat medic with the 11th during the war. I only found out bc even though i knew he fought in the Philippines, i didnt know much about him. I mentioned to my dad that i was watching the original twilight zone, and my dad said "you know rod serling was in the same unit as grandpa". So i did some digging, and here i am.
My father Leo E. Boisvert (1923-2006) was 11th Airborne 511th PIR E Company from 1943 to 1945. He never talked about his time of service until a couple years before he died. I have your book 'When Angel's Fall' & just tonight ordered your new book 'Down From Heaven'. I am in awe of him and the other men he fought along side of. Thank you for keeping their legacy alive.
Rosie, thank you for reaching out. Your father would have seen some very, very difficult things on Leyte and Luzon. If you would like to email me through our regimental website, I can look into more about your father's time with the Angels
@@jeremycholm Hi Jeremy - thanks, may I send you his name to your email address privately? Sorry but I don't know the PIR that he was assigned - but do have photos of him wearing both paratrooper and glider garrison caps.
Excellent, Jeremy! Thanks for sharing this! My dad, Harold Stubbs, served in the 11th during WW2. He was a member of the 503rd PIR (yes, the same ones that made the jump on Corrigadore).
When the 511th Parachute Infantry of the 11th Airborne Division dropped on Tagaytay Ridge on February 3, 1945, they jumped into a sizable Japanese force that opened fire on them from the ground as the paratroops were dropping from the sky. My father was part of a large group of Filipino guerrillas that mounted a counterattack at the rear of that Japanese force to relieve pressure on the US paratroopers and allow them to land. He later chose not to be recognized as an official guerrilla fighter and thereby forfeited any hope of a US pension or immigrating to the United States. RIP Itay.
I got out of the army while attached to fourth brigade 25th infantry division ABCT would love to of been around for this transformation I would’ve been very proud to have worn the 11th airborne patch
Arctic paratroopers have been in Alaska since mid 60s. Step father served when company size under 172nd in mid 80s. I served in 1/501st Geronimo in early 90s and also rebranded 25th after I served. Not knocking any other paratrooper but hard for us to keep track of these reactivations. Was nice being able to get my units insignia stuff back then.
I believe the general movement was to bring all the separate units together under the 11th Airborne Division umbrella to provide unity and a greater sense of purpose (Arctic) and pride by belonging to a historic division such as the 11th
When were you at Ft. Rich, I was there from Feb 90 til Oct 91 Aco 706 MaintBn, we ran Bn aid station and were the medics for PLDC, ANCOC, BNCOC, PreRanger, Air Assault and Mountaineering course
My Dad was an original Angel. New Guinea, Philippines, Okinawa and Tokyo. He watched the launch taking the Japanese out to the USS Missouri. He would have been tickled to see the division come back. He said the guys would have followed Swing into hell but wouldn't piss on MacArthur. One of my uncles fought under Patton and said the same.
What was your dad's name? My grandfather was an original Angel and said that he's glad he was only wounded and not killed, but wished he had made it to Japan with his buddies
@@jeremycholm One story he told me was when he was shipped home the brothers started telling stories. (5 uncles served in WW2) Bob was a marine and in the course of the conversation was talking about the shit the Marines got tossed into and how they won the Pacific. Dad let him talk and then said it's so good to know that we got to lounge around and do nothing except work on our tans. Hell why were we even there if the Marines did it all.
@@peggyscott7108 that very much sounds like an Angel's response lol Far too many people think the Marines were the only ones fighting in the PTO. I surprise people all the time by telling them that there was an entire airborne division fighting over there
My son will be part of the 11th Airborne, he starts jump week at Ft Benning next week and will be shipping to JBER after graduation, he is excited and proud, and also a huge history buff!!
Thank you for your work on the history. My father Glenn Buell was with the 11th Airborne in New Guinea and Leyte. He was on the boxing team in New Guinea. He was at the Veteran's Hospital in Westwood while his buddies went on to occupy Japan.
Thor, you're very welcome, it is truly an honor. Which regiment was your father in? My grandfather was in the same situation, he was wounded on Luzon so he missed landing on Japan and Occupation Duty. Said it was one of his only regrets from the war
Awesome! thankyou, my Grandfather jumped into the Philipeans with them in 1944. he enlisted in the Army at 15, I suspect he was 16 or 17 fighting in PI back then. I do know he stayed with that unit all the way back to "camp cammel" (as he would say), then off to Korea with them. I think he got out around '54. GREAT HISTORY LESSON, THX !
What was your grandfather's name? His fighting age was not uncommon in the 11th Airborne at the time, there were several that I know of who got creative with their birthdates in order to make it into the paratroops
@@jeremycholm Jerry Gerald Brown from Mayfield Kentucky. His mother worked in a factory making artillery shells, his 4 older brothers were already at war. I think it was '42 when he enlisted and lied about his age. He was 15.
@@jwgbmp40Mayfield was a nice little city until December 2020. Because of Mayfield, I actually took the alert in Bowling Green seriously that night. Good thing, at least three tornadoes hit Bowling Green. One nearing EF4 intensity went within two blocks of me. But my real point, hometown is Owensboro. Dad found the baddest SOB's there were at Camp Campbell and became a member of the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team after earning his wings with the 511th PIR. Hal Moore is from Bardstown. A state of warriors.
Kind of glossed over the 187th Airborne Glider Regiment becoming the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team and deploying to Korea as a parachute Regiment that made two famous Combat Jumps. The first at Sukchon Korea on 20 October 1950 and the second at Munson Ni on 23 March 1951. 3rd Battalion saw some significant action on the night of 21/22 October 1950 when K Company was hit by large elements of the NKPA 239th Regiment near Yongyu. Only when the company was depleted of all ammunition were the orders given to break contact. 29 of the 180 men of K Company came out on a single duece and a half truck. My 19 year old father, PFC Robert S Taylor was on that truck. Of course K Company also got the call to take and hold Hill 342 north of Wonju during the winter of 1951. General Ridgeway had correctly anticipated the CCF's need to traverse through Wonju if their offensive designed to push American.... uh....UN forces from the Korean Peninsula was to be successful. Dropped by truck near the base of Hill 340, K Company first secured hills 340 and 341 in bitter fighting before taking Hill 342 and digging in (as best as possible considering that temperatures were below -30 ° F), then ordered to prepare for the CCF's inevitable counter attack. Sometime after midnight, the counter attack came. The battle was fought largely with WP grenades. K Company Commander, Captain William Weber lost both his right arm below the elbow and his right leg below the knee to CCF grenades. He was the only double amputee to ever retire from the US Army. It's pretty much fact that of 180 men that went up Hill 342, 21 were able to walk back down. Dad was one of the 21. General Ridgeway had ordered all available Artillery in Korea be massed somewhat South near Wonju. When the CCF was seen marching overconfidently in what almost appeared to be parade formation in broad daylight, Ridgeway gave the order for all Artillery to commence firing and not to stop until they ran out of ammunition or until the barrels of their Howitzer melted. It became known as the Wonju Turkey Shoot. Then came 28 May 1951 when 3rd Battalion was advancing on Inje. That was dad's last day of Combat with the 187 since he was SWA. He was also a member of the 11th Air Assault Division (Test) and deployed with the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) by ship to the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 1965. After 2 subsequent Combat tours of Vietnam, he retired as Command Sergeant Major Robert S Taylor in 1975. But he was always most proud to have been a true Rakassan. Why no mention of the 11th Airborne Division's most famous Regiment? The Rakassans.
Roger, thank you so much! That means a lot to me, this video was a bit of work to throw together, but it has been amazing to see the results of it from around the world
My Dad, James T. Collins was an original 11th Airborne trooper. He was at Knollwood and in an artillery battery. He told the story of assembling their gun and going through the motions of firing even though the breech block had been lost in the jump. Thankfully, the reviewing stands were too far away for anyone to notice or their might not have been future airborne operations! Later, he was going to be made a "leg" when the division was disbanded. He was on the way to the personnel office to muster out when he ran into Gen. Swing who asked what he was doing. When he found out, he took him to personnel and a short time later Dad was in the 82nd Airborne!
Thank you so much!! My Dad, Martin R. Corcoran, served in the 11th Airborne (Angels) during WWII. He really never talked about the realities of war. As a child I had gone into his trunk once and found a flag of Japan, shell casings and a treasury of other remnants. As an adult I was able to glean more from him. It wasn't until my brother brought home his Pillipino Bride that we finally got to overhear some of the stories. Dad opened up to Rowena because her family was from the very areas where my Dad served. If my math is correct, her grandmother would have been alive, and rescued by the 11th Angels. That is what we think ... while they didn't meet in person, my Dad's unit rescued the very woman who would be the lineage providing our family's first grandson to carry on the family name, Michael Corcoran. That's a full circle blessing!! St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. .
It's an honor to do so! My grandpa and I were looking through the few photos from the Tagaytay jump, and he laughed and said, "I'm one of those white dots in the air." Greatest generation indeed.
My dad was part of a rocket brigade in the 11th air assault division test. To my knowledge (and according to the Howze report) that rocket brigade was the only part of the 11th that was sent to Vietnam (before it became the 1st Cav). Dad's rocket brigade was attached to 5th special forces MACVSOG in 1964, where they (and he) would be awarded the Presidential Unit Citation (roughly equivalent to an individual being awarded the distinguished service cross). The rocket brigade had little John rockets (or honest John, I forget) - which were nuclear capable. God only knows what they did over there. To this day, Dad says very little about it and acts like it wasn't a big deal.
@@jeremycholm I showed Dad your channel. He liked it, and seems to appreciate what you're doing. He said he's up for a chat, if I don't mind setting it up for him. Just let me know and I'll help arrange it.
My Grandfather served as a BAR man in an HQ company with the 11th Airborne, 511th PIR. I have his bronze star, his ribbons, and some artifacts/pictures from his service. His records were lost in the archives fire, so his reissued DD214 doesn't have all the appropriate information on it and some of the records have incorrect dates on them. His name was Sgt Deward A. Lee. He didn't talk much about the war, usually just about funny things that happened. The serious stuff hr didn't talk about. Thanks for these videos! He was on New Guinea, Leyte, Manila, Luzon, and then did occupation duty on Okinawa.
My dad was in the 11th in the early 50's. Never forget those amazing uniforms. Dusted them off for my parents 50th wedding anniversary. I served in the army and I've never seen ( until that time) an Expert marksmanship badge in Field Artillery? I remember being amused at this. " Field Artillery? Really"? He responded "Well I figured it would be really hard to accidentally shoot myself in the foot." As you can see, my dad's sense of humor was not just dry, it was arid as a desert. Paratroopers, go figure. Lol.
My great uncle Eugene Estep, Served in the 3rd battalion 11th airborne during Korea lost his life in 1951. I try to look all over everywhere I can to find out as much about what Happened
My Dad, Bernie, flew his C-46 Commando of the 54th TCW, 433rd TCG, 68th Squadron, into Atsugi between the 28th and 30th of August 1945. I'll have to find his notes to confirm the exact date. He and other pilots told a story of deliberately boxing out the C-54s on short final into Atsugi, and landing their planes first, as they felt the "frontline airline" should land before the aircraft never in the fray. He said there was a lot of colorful language in the traffic pattern that day. He said 11th Airborne troops deplaned within seconds of his coming to a full stop, heading out to find Allied POWs believed to be in the area. He said they had practiced with the 11th for the invasion of Japan, and were terrified of the expected 90% personnel loss rate often discussed. When you think about it, many young kids were flying airplanes, jumping from airplanes, and engaging in firefights with a fanatical enemy. To me, they are all a bunch of heroes, from privates to generals!!!
My Father was one of the early Paratroops (his wings are solid silver made from a sliver dollar which are the wings my brother and I were blood pinned with and ware to this day). He then became an Instructor (Black Hat) until 43 when he joined B company, 1 BN, 517th PIR (later 517th PRCT) at camp Toccoa, the regiment fought in Europe and was part of Operation Dragoon (Anvil) under the 1st Allied Airborne Task Force. He had several patches of the units the regiment was attached too including 82nd,101st, 1st Allied Airborne Task Force, 13th, and 17th airborne, but he also had and 11th Airborne patch, he told me they were issued it before their leave on returning state side from Europe, as they were slated to attached the 11 for the planned jump on Japan The Unit they were to be part of was also changed to the 17th Airborne during that time. (They were to report to a Port of Call in the San Francisco area at the end of their leave in August 1945 but obviously those orders were Canceled and the Regiment remained on the East Coast.)
@@jeremycholm No other that collective information that is found in the 4 books on the "Battling Buzzards" (517th PIR/PRCT) he did not separately record it, most of what I know is from over hearing him talk to other vets and what I was told by other members of the 517th at their conventions I went to with him.
My father was in the 11th airborne, and he was an angel. He was drafted from the Navy into the army and became 11th airborne. He was a diver also and guarded The Birdcage under General Lyman lemnitzer. I still have a copper imprint with the General's signature impression done by the general himself. And I have the original dive flag that my mother sewed for my father and a man from Grand Rapids who was in there Inland Aqua fools Dive Club, at clarklake Michigan,later said he made.
My father served with the 11th with the occupational forces in Japan. He would be so happy to know they're still around. How can I find out more about his service as I am running into a dead end on service records...
@@jeremycholm I don't have exact dates but he had enlisted before the surrender but had Yellow Jaundice which delayed his actual induction a few weeks. I believe the surrender had already happened when he joined the 1th and as I recall, he told me they were asking for volunteers. I'm not super clear on the details but I know for a fact he was in it because there are pics and patches and etc. I have his jump wings. And I think his military ID has that on as well. He's deceased now so no way to ask.
Nice video. My dad Staff Sergeant John Caldera 11th Airborne field artillery during WW11 was in Japan during occupation. I have pictures of him fishing and drinking beers with other GI’s and Japanese girls while he was there. He wouldn’t fly in a plane again until he was almost 80 because he said he jumped out of them too many times lol.
Got orders to the 11th!! So excited to be a part of this unit. I can’t find the original audio to the song you used in the beginning of the video I would love to hear the whole song. Great video.
@@jeremycholm Thank you for reaching out, unfortunately I didn’t see this until now!! After reception I was assigned to 1-501st Geronimo!!! I’ve got the song down by now thanks to push ups😂 great video
My dad was in the 11th and all I know is he was in Japan. Thank you for uploading this! Is there a website where I may find information my dad's time with the 11th...Thank you
The rebranding makes complete sense to me for all the reasons command has laid out, and more. And units not staying with their "original" division, battalion or regiment has happened time and time again throughout the history of the Army
I believe you are incorrect. I was sent from the 82nd ABN div. to the 11th ABN Div. in 1957 in Augsburg Germany. I was with the 11th ABN. Div. until the about June 1958 when we were sent to Lebanon always wearing and being in the 11th ABN. When we returned to Augsburg Germany in the fall of 1958 we were told the 11th ABN Div had been deactivated and broken up into two division - the 8th and the 24th Infantry Div. Infantry and some other. We were all confused as hell. I was discharged in December 1958 from a unit I never heard of. I had intended to extend but when I realized I would no longer be Airborne I decided to be discharged. I and everyone else in the 11th ABN were concpletely confused by the reorganization. The 11th ABN Div was definately deactivated and we believed disbanded in the Fall of 1958. This is a complete surprise to me that was not deactivated until 1963. I was a surveyor in a Artillery Battery but was most often TDY to somewhere or other. Half the time I didn't know where I was but it was great. Our time in Beirut, Lebanon was the best.
Patrick, I appreciate your insight. I've heard from some Angels from that period that the 11th's colors were cased BEFORE heading to Lebanon and the 24th ID is officially given credit for it. I can only imagine how confusing the situations you mentioned would be!
Excellent video! 11th ABN and other PIRs who served in the Pacific deserve a movie series of their own, something like Band of Brothers. I'd imagine episodes of battles in Leyte and Manila, and of their occupational duties in Japan will be very interesting. Was there ever a Hollywood feature or tv movie that's been made about the 11th ABN or any airborne troops in the Pacific? (I don't think 'Objective Burma' counts) Japanese army paratroopers jumping on the 11th ABN paratroopers in Leyte will be rare in the history of war movies if they ever made one.
@@jeremycholm Sounds awesome! I hope there's a battle of Manila part- both Band of Brothers and the Pacific never featured urban fighting. Best of luck!
Great video. Does anyone know what units will make up the new 11th? 187th is still at Campbell. I think it would be great to have the Rakkasans rejoin the 11th.....but that's just me.
I'll work on getting an organic list from command, I would love to see them reactivate my grandfather's 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, but that's a personal wish
@@jeremycholm I think I have some of his records back at home. The family and I are at my in-laws house for the summer so it’ll be a few weeks before I can get it to you if that’s okay. Got the book in the mail the other day. Had no idea they did as much fighting as they did. My grandpa said they never saw much at all.
My uncle was in the 11th in WW2. He was thought to have died in combat. He was placed with the dead bodies. When they came to collect the dead, they heard him gasp. He wound up living to 93.
@@jeremycholm ‘Mutt’ Roberts I am not related to John Adair. Funny thing is the doctors told him he wouldn’t live more than 6 months. He outlived the doctors. He had shrapnel in his brain and throughout his body.
Served with several officers during the 70s who had been with the 11th when it was in Germany. Didn’t the 11th deploy to Lebanon for a short conflict during the mid 50s?
Yes, but the 11th's colors had been cased shortly before the deployment, after which the 24th Infantry's colors were unfurled, so the credit goes to the 24th ID although there were a LOT of Angels in the division when they went over
By the accounts of the people I knew who served in the 11th while in Germany it was a real “rough and ready” group of soldiers. Reportedly, one of their favorite “tricks” was to sew a silver dollar under the parachute/glider patch on the garrison cap. This made the garrison cap into a handy “weapon” during the many bar fights these guys got into with “leg troops” downtown. Don’t know how true that was but it did make for a good story! Lol!
John, the 11th AB is credited with three combat jumps, but they really made four. The three they get credit for were all on Luzon: Tagaytay Ridge, Los Banos and Aparri. Their fourth that is uncredited was on Leyte during their campaign there. The Leyte jumps were on Manawarat where the Angels dropped a battery of artillery, plus elements of the 127th Airborne Engineers, the 187th Glider Infantry, 221st Medical Company, etc. The artillery was dropped from a C-47 while the rest were static line jumped from liaison planes
Any Airborne outfit was Top of the Line, a little crazy yes but yet first class troopers we thought no one could beat us, but in reality all Americans in every branch thinks same way and that's what makes us BMF's...Abn
He has one with a group photo in,of Yokohama rodent contol and operation or equipment. 20 Nov 1947,he had to finish his tour of duty over there,he told me that he saw what happen to Nakasaki, after the bomb was dropped.
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My dad was in the 11th Airborne division 1952, and now I have 2 sons with the 82nd Airborne! Thank you sir! 🇺🇸👍
You're welcome Hector, what was your father's name? So he would have been at Fort Campbell then
Rodolfo Tellez Jr. I was born 1954! He got out in 1953! So proud of my father, who was one tough man from South Texas!
If you find his name please pass on info! I have 7 children and 8 granddaughters! I have 3 sons, a Marine and 2 with the 82nd Airborne! My son is with the 173rd airborne brigade, first of the five o third! Both sons served in Afghanistan both earned there CIB!
Thanks for holding the line.
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Hector, I've been going through some documents from this time, I may have found a photo of your dad
My father served with the 11th airborne during WWII, he would be so proud that they have been reactivated!
John, what was your father's name?
@@jeremycholm Charles P. Kertzman he was part of the occupation force in Japan. I believe he was eventually stationed at Sendai Japan.
My Uncle Eugene Estep was also 11th airborne
Thanks for the class. Former 82nd I knew very little about the 11th. You have an all the way day!🇺🇸
Thank you so much!
I’m with the 11th right now. Going to the board next week. Your vid is gonna help me crush the unit history portion. Thank you!
You're welcome!!! Good luck, Angel!
82d Airborne, 101st Airborne ( Air Assault 🚁), 173d Airborne Brigade, and Now, 11th Airborne Division...... Airborne 🪂: Good To The Last Jump.🇺🇸🦅🗽📜🛡️🗡️
John, now you can say "Once an Angel, Always an Angel! Down From Heaven!"
@@jeremycholm : Amen and Roger That, Solid Copy,Sir. Now ,that is for Your Grandfather, and All Other Paratroopers of the United States Army's 11th Airborne Division!!🇺🇸🪂
My grandpa was 511th pir. He jumped into Manila/Luzon. He is still alive. We both read your book. He recalls specific events you documented.
Awesome
Mike, that is so good to hear. I'd love to chat with your grandpa if he is up to a conversation, I'm trying to interview all the last WWII Angels
Does he remember a Irv Friedman? My grandpa 1942-45.
@@briancooper2112 Irv was in H-511 wasn't he?
My father also was in the 511th pir He jumped into Luzon at Taggerty Ridge. He was also part of the liberation of Manila. He was wounded while on the amphibious rescue of the prisoners at Los Banos.
My dad started out with the 11th airborne, but switched over to the 187th airborne in Korea and made both combat jumps Suchon and Munsan-ni.
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Did he ever record his Korea experiences?
@jeremycholm no, but I wish he did, but on his last combat jump he did cut a piece of his camouflaged parachute and brought that back home.
My daughter was just assigned to the 11th. Combat medic. Thank you for the history lesson.
You're very welcome! Tell her we are all proud of her and congratulate her on becomming one of The Angels
What unit?
Thank her for her service.
My grandfather was a combat medic with the 11th during the war. I only found out bc even though i knew he fought in the Philippines, i didnt know much about him. I mentioned to my dad that i was watching the original twilight zone, and my dad said "you know rod serling was in the same unit as grandpa". So i did some digging, and here i am.
My Dad was in the 11th Airborne in WWII. 503rd PIR, jumped in Corregidor! He passed away, buy i know he's smiling from above at the re-activation!
Humberto, was your father James Moran?
I am a former British paratrooper and what a great insight into the 11th. Thank you
Thank you, mate! I'm doing my best to keep the Angels' legacy and history going. Great to see the Division activated again in Alaska
Always a Paratrooper. Airborne All The Way! Thanks for your Service.
My father Leo E. Boisvert (1923-2006) was 11th Airborne 511th PIR E Company from 1943 to 1945. He never talked about his time of service until a couple years before he died. I have your book 'When Angel's Fall' & just tonight ordered your new book 'Down From Heaven'.
I am in awe of him and the other men he fought along side of. Thank you for keeping their legacy alive.
Rosie, thank you for reaching out. Your father would have seen some very, very difficult things on Leyte and Luzon. If you would like to email me through our regimental website, I can look into more about your father's time with the Angels
@@jeremycholm thank you, I will! He was an amazing man, we are so proud of him. ♥️
@@jeremycholmI always wondered why dad had a tattoo on his forearm that said Hells Angels.
Dad was in the 11th Airborne Division - New Guinea, Leyte, Luzon, Japan - wounded in Japan. Thank you Sir for this video, means a lot.
Jackson, who was your father? I may have info on him
@@jeremycholm Hi Jeremy - thanks, may I send you his name to your email address privately? Sorry but I don't know the PIR that he was assigned - but do have photos of him wearing both paratrooper and glider garrison caps.
@@jacksonj3082 absolutely, shoot me an email via the contact page at www.511pir.com
@@jeremycholm Thank you Jeremy, will do. And keep up the great work.
Did he know a Irv Friedman?
My father was with them in Korea when they changed to the 24th.
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All the way! Down from Heaven!
My Dad was assigned to the 188th 11th Airborne Div 1950s at Fort Campbell, KY.
Excellent, Jeremy! Thanks for sharing this! My dad, Harold Stubbs, served in the 11th during WW2. He was a member of the 503rd PIR (yes, the same ones that made the jump on Corrigadore).
Thank you Mike! Your dad sure was a legend
That’s insane could you let your dad know that they reactived the 11th airborne division in Alaska
The Rock!
My dad made that same jump. Sgt. Wyman C. Mounce.
When the 511th Parachute Infantry of the 11th Airborne Division dropped on Tagaytay Ridge on February 3, 1945, they jumped into a sizable Japanese force that opened fire on them from the ground as the paratroops were dropping from the sky. My father was part of a large group of Filipino guerrillas that mounted a counterattack at the rear of that Japanese force to relieve pressure on the US paratroopers and allow them to land. He later chose not to be recognized as an official guerrilla fighter and thereby forfeited any hope of a US pension or immigrating to the United States. RIP Itay.
My son is a 11th angel airborne the arctic warriors
Elvin, that is so exciting! You must feel very proud
@@jeremycholm yes very proud of him
Currently serving with the 11th right now!
I got out of the army while attached to fourth brigade 25th infantry division ABCT would love to of been around for this transformation I would’ve been very proud to have worn the 11th airborne patch
Glad to be part of this new rebranded division.
Jackson, welcome to the Angel family! You are part of a proud heritage of amazing troopers
My father served with the 11th during WWII, he would be so proud of you!
@@johnkertzman3223 Thank you John
Happy birthday Artic Angels!
Great job Mr Holm.
We ALL need more people like you.
Thank you!
Arctic paratroopers have been in Alaska since mid 60s. Step father served when company size under 172nd in mid 80s. I served in 1/501st Geronimo in early 90s and also rebranded 25th after I served. Not knocking any other paratrooper but hard for us to keep track of these reactivations. Was nice being able to get my units insignia stuff back then.
I believe the general movement was to bring all the separate units together under the 11th Airborne Division umbrella to provide unity and a greater sense of purpose (Arctic) and pride by belonging to a historic division such as the 11th
When were you at Ft. Rich, I was there from Feb 90 til Oct 91 Aco 706 MaintBn, we ran Bn aid station and were the medics for PLDC, ANCOC, BNCOC, PreRanger, Air Assault and Mountaineering course
I was at Ft Rich from 91 to 93, if you were ever in the chute tower after a jump I was likely there too
I was 1 501st as well. What years were you there? I was there 2008 to 2011. It was still 4-25 ABCT at that time
I was in D co and B co 1-501 PIR from 04 to 08
My Dad was an original Angel. New Guinea, Philippines, Okinawa and Tokyo. He watched the launch taking the Japanese out to the USS Missouri. He would have been tickled to see the division come back. He said the guys would have followed Swing into hell but wouldn't piss on MacArthur. One of my uncles fought under Patton and said the same.
What was your dad's name? My grandfather was an original Angel and said that he's glad he was only wounded and not killed, but wished he had made it to Japan with his buddies
@@jeremycholm John Otis Blosch.
@@jeremycholm One story he told me was when he was shipped home the brothers started telling stories. (5 uncles served in WW2) Bob was a marine and in the course of the conversation was talking about the shit the Marines got tossed into and how they won the Pacific. Dad let him talk and then said it's so good to know that we got to lounge around and do nothing except work on our tans. Hell why were we even there if the Marines did it all.
@@peggyscott7108 that very much sounds like an Angel's response lol Far too many people think the Marines were the only ones fighting in the PTO. I surprise people all the time by telling them that there was an entire airborne division fighting over there
Did he know anyone named Carl Perkins?
Good job Jeremy! Learned new things about the 11th Airborne!
My son will be part of the 11th Airborne, he starts jump week at Ft Benning next week and will be shipping to JBER after graduation, he is excited and proud, and also a huge history buff!!
Teresa, please share this video with him. We are all proud of him to be one of the Angels :D
Excellent job! Thank you for continuing to share their story!
Thank you Brian!
Great video. I'm heading to Amazon now to buy your book.
Bobay, great to hear, you'll have to let me know what you think! Reviews always help authors
Thank you for your work on the history. My father Glenn Buell was with the 11th Airborne in New Guinea and Leyte. He was on the boxing team in New Guinea. He was at the Veteran's Hospital in Westwood while his buddies went on to occupy Japan.
Thor, you're very welcome, it is truly an honor. Which regiment was your father in? My grandfather was in the same situation, he was wounded on Luzon so he missed landing on Japan and Occupation Duty. Said it was one of his only regrets from the war
Love to airborne from Canada 🇨🇦
Nicely done, Jeremy. Thanks, Ralph Larsson (oldest son of George Larsson, Sgt, 511th, F Co. from Mackall to Japan)
Ralph, thank you so much, and it is good to hear from you!
Awesome! thankyou, my Grandfather jumped into the Philipeans with them in 1944. he enlisted in the Army at 15, I suspect he was 16 or 17 fighting in PI back then. I do know he stayed with that unit all the way back to "camp cammel" (as he would say), then off to Korea with them. I think he got out around '54. GREAT HISTORY LESSON, THX !
What was your grandfather's name? His fighting age was not uncommon in the 11th Airborne at the time, there were several that I know of who got creative with their birthdates in order to make it into the paratroops
@@jeremycholm Jerry Gerald Brown from Mayfield Kentucky. His mother worked in a factory making artillery shells, his 4 older brothers were already at war. I think it was '42 when he enlisted and lied about his age. He was 15.
@@jeremycholm it may have been '43 because I remember him saying "I ran away at 15, enlisted and was jumpin' into the Philipeans at 16"..
@@jwgbmp40Mayfield was a nice little city until December 2020.
Because of Mayfield, I actually took the alert in Bowling Green seriously that night.
Good thing, at least three tornadoes hit Bowling Green.
One nearing EF4 intensity went within two blocks of me.
But my real point, hometown is Owensboro.
Dad found the baddest SOB's there were at Camp Campbell and became a member of the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team after earning his wings with the 511th PIR.
Hal Moore is from Bardstown.
A state of warriors.
@@RobertTaylor-cj7zd indeed! Thank you for sharing!
My Grandfather was a *11th Airborne™️ Angel* _(127th Combat Engineers)_ This is great! Thanks!!
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What was your grandfather's name? I have a few 127th AEB photos that he may be in
Kind of glossed over the 187th Airborne Glider Regiment becoming the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team and deploying to Korea as a parachute Regiment that made two famous Combat Jumps.
The first at Sukchon Korea on 20 October 1950 and the second at Munson Ni on 23 March 1951.
3rd Battalion saw some significant action on the night of 21/22 October 1950 when K Company was hit by large elements of the NKPA 239th Regiment near Yongyu. Only when the company was depleted of all ammunition were the orders given to break contact.
29 of the 180 men of K Company came out on a single duece and a half truck.
My 19 year old father, PFC Robert S Taylor was on that truck.
Of course K Company also got the call to take and hold Hill 342 north of Wonju during the winter of 1951.
General Ridgeway had correctly anticipated the CCF's need to traverse through Wonju if their offensive designed to push American.... uh....UN forces from the Korean Peninsula was to be successful.
Dropped by truck near the base of Hill 340, K Company first secured hills 340 and 341 in bitter fighting before taking Hill 342 and digging in (as best as possible considering that temperatures were below -30 ° F), then ordered to prepare for the CCF's inevitable counter attack.
Sometime after midnight, the counter attack came. The battle was fought largely with WP grenades.
K Company Commander, Captain William Weber lost both his right arm below the elbow and his right leg below the knee to CCF grenades. He was the only double amputee to ever retire from the US Army.
It's pretty much fact that of 180 men that went up Hill 342, 21 were able to walk back down. Dad was one of the 21.
General Ridgeway had ordered all available Artillery in Korea be massed somewhat South near Wonju.
When the CCF was seen marching overconfidently in what almost appeared to be parade formation in broad daylight, Ridgeway gave the order for all Artillery to commence firing and not to stop until they ran out of ammunition or until the barrels of their Howitzer melted.
It became known as the Wonju Turkey Shoot.
Then came 28 May 1951 when 3rd Battalion was advancing on Inje.
That was dad's last day of Combat with the 187 since he was SWA.
He was also a member of the 11th Air Assault Division (Test) and deployed with the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) by ship to the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 1965.
After 2 subsequent Combat tours of Vietnam, he retired as Command Sergeant Major Robert S Taylor in 1975.
But he was always most proud to have been a true Rakassan.
Why no mention of the 11th Airborne Division's most famous Regiment?
The Rakassans.
Rakkasan. I was in 3rd battalion 187th from 2005-2009
OUTSTANDING!!! As a former 46R (Video Broadcast Journalist) SGT in the Army, that was some great info crammed into 11min! 🎥🎬🎞
Roger, thank you so much! That means a lot to me, this video was a bit of work to throw together, but it has been amazing to see the results of it from around the world
Excellent Jeremy! Thanks for putting this together!
Thank you Jim, so glad you enjoyed it!
My Dad, James T. Collins was an original 11th Airborne trooper. He was at Knollwood and in an artillery battery. He told the story of assembling their gun and going through the motions of firing even though the breech block had been lost in the jump. Thankfully, the reviewing stands were too far away for anyone to notice or their might not have been future airborne operations! Later, he was going to be made a "leg" when the division was disbanded. He was on the way to the personnel office to muster out when he ran into Gen. Swing who asked what he was doing. When he found out, he took him to personnel and a short time later Dad was in the 82nd Airborne!
Michael, I would love to chat sometime about any other stories your dad told, can you email me at jeremy@jeremycholm.com?
Projected to go to the 11th after airborne school. Thanks for the video!
Angels have been telling me this video got them through the history questions lol Good luck!!!
Thank you so much!! My Dad, Martin R. Corcoran, served in the 11th Airborne (Angels) during WWII. He really never talked about the realities of war. As a child I had gone into his trunk once and found a flag of Japan, shell casings and a treasury of other remnants. As an adult I was able to glean more from him. It wasn't until my brother brought home his Pillipino Bride that we finally got to overhear some of the stories. Dad opened up to Rowena because her family was from the very areas where my Dad served. If my math is correct, her grandmother would have been alive, and rescued by the 11th Angels. That is what we think ... while they didn't meet in person, my Dad's unit rescued the very woman who would be the lineage providing our family's first grandson to carry on the family name, Michael Corcoran. That's a full circle blessing!!
St. Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do thou,
O Prince of the heavenly hosts,
by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan,
and all the evil spirits,
who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. .
That is an amazing family history! Thank you so much for sharing it with us. What a full circle indeed. Down From Heaven Comes Eleven!
@Gretchen K. many of the old Angels had a hard time talking about the war. What was your father's name? I can find out more about his service for you
Good stuff my father Robert V. Steinheiser was in 11th Airborne Div. ( Spokane WA ) part of Taygaytay Ridge night jump thx for sharing this vid
It's an honor to do so! My grandpa and I were looking through the few photos from the Tagaytay jump, and he laughed and said, "I'm one of those white dots in the air." Greatest generation indeed.
My Uncle Howard Wilson served in
C Batty 674 Field Artillery in Korea
1950.
I bet he had some stories...
My dad was part of a rocket brigade in the 11th air assault division test. To my knowledge (and according to the Howze report) that rocket brigade was the only part of the 11th that was sent to Vietnam (before it became the 1st Cav). Dad's rocket brigade was attached to 5th special forces MACVSOG in 1964, where they (and he) would be awarded the Presidential Unit Citation (roughly equivalent to an individual being awarded the distinguished service cross). The rocket brigade had little John rockets (or honest John, I forget) - which were nuclear capable. God only knows what they did over there. To this day, Dad says very little about it and acts like it wasn't a big deal.
I'd love to chat with him sometime about the 11th Air Assault days
@@jeremycholm If you're serious I'll ask him. You never know, he just might.
@@dbz5808 100% serious
@@jeremycholm I showed Dad your channel. He liked it, and seems to appreciate what you're doing. He said he's up for a chat, if I don't mind setting it up for him. Just let me know and I'll help arrange it.
Thanks for the video, I just arrived at Fort Wainwright and am proud to be an Arctic Angel.
Axerz, that's fantastic, we're proud of you! We'll see you all up there for Reunion Week in 2024
People in the 11th are chill.
All these men's were Hero's! 🇺🇲
@briancooper2112 I agree, 100%!
"Down from Heaven comes 11"❤❤
Airborne All the way!
Thank you Sir for this awesome video. God Bless
Thank you, Steve!
Thank you for the video. As a new 11th airborne paratroopers from Alaska.
Welcome to the Angels family! It was amazing watching the activation ceremonies yesterday
How do I get into this unit? If i enlist can I request it?
My son is in the new 11th. He's in Anchorage Alaska
@@pamandtyler that's fantastic, we are so proud of our modern Angels!
My dad would be so proud right now!
My uncle was in the 11th Airborne WWII. He's still with us in 2022.
Tony, I'd love to chat with him sometime
My Grandfather served as a BAR man in an HQ company with the 11th Airborne, 511th PIR. I have his bronze star, his ribbons, and some artifacts/pictures from his service. His records were lost in the archives fire, so his reissued DD214 doesn't have all the appropriate information on it and some of the records have incorrect dates on them. His name was Sgt Deward A. Lee. He didn't talk much about the war, usually just about funny things that happened. The serious stuff hr didn't talk about. Thanks for these videos! He was on New Guinea, Leyte, Manila, Luzon, and then did occupation duty on Okinawa.
Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!
Thank you!
I'm part of pfar and today is the repatching!!AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY!
Down From Heaven! We are thrilled with the reactivation and are all going to watch the repatching
Same here airborne all the way
Same here, very cool history.
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Well done. Thanks
Thank you Rob
My dad was in the 11th in the early 50's. Never forget those amazing uniforms. Dusted them off for my parents 50th wedding anniversary. I served in the army and I've never seen ( until that time) an Expert marksmanship badge in Field Artillery? I remember being amused at this. " Field Artillery? Really"? He responded "Well I figured it would be really hard to accidentally shoot myself in the foot." As you can see, my dad's sense of humor was not just dry, it was arid as a desert. Paratroopers, go figure. Lol.
That definitely sounds like a Paratrooper's sense of humor! What was your father's name?
My grandfather Edward Burst was a member of the 11th during World War 2!!!
good evening!Jeremy,excellent uploaad!
Many thanks!
My great uncle Eugene Estep, Served in the 3rd battalion 11th airborne during Korea lost his life in 1951. I try to look all over everywhere I can to find out as much about what Happened
Levi, I'd be happy to help you in researching that. Shoot me an email at jeremy@jeremycholm.com and let's see if I can help
My Dad, Bernie, flew his C-46 Commando of the 54th TCW, 433rd TCG, 68th Squadron, into Atsugi between the 28th and 30th of August 1945. I'll have to find his notes to confirm the exact date. He and other pilots told a story of deliberately boxing out the C-54s on short final into Atsugi, and landing their planes first, as they felt the "frontline airline" should land before the aircraft never in the fray. He said there was a lot of colorful language in the traffic pattern that day. He said 11th Airborne troops deplaned within seconds of his coming to a full stop, heading out to find Allied POWs believed to be in the area. He said they had practiced with the 11th for the invasion of Japan, and were terrified of the expected 90% personnel loss rate often discussed. When you think about it, many young kids were flying airplanes, jumping from airplanes, and engaging in firefights with a fanatical enemy. To me, they are all a bunch of heroes, from privates to generals!!!
Rod Serling of Twilight Zone fame jumped into Tagatay Ridge with the 511th PIR.
He did indeed! 511pir.com/nco-biographies/201-t-5-serling-rod
My grandfather Rocco Pugliese was with the 188th 1943-46.
Dan, did he ever share any stories with you?
My Father was one of the early Paratroops (his wings are solid silver made from a sliver dollar which are the wings my brother and I were blood pinned with and ware to this day). He then became an Instructor (Black Hat) until 43 when he joined B company, 1 BN, 517th PIR (later 517th PRCT) at camp Toccoa, the regiment fought in Europe and was part of Operation Dragoon (Anvil) under the 1st Allied Airborne Task Force. He had several patches of the units the regiment was attached too including 82nd,101st, 1st Allied Airborne Task Force, 13th, and 17th airborne, but he also had and 11th Airborne patch, he told me they were issued it before their leave on returning state side from Europe, as they were slated to attached the 11 for the planned jump on Japan The Unit they were to be part of was also changed to the 17th Airborne during that time. (They were to report to a Port of Call in the San Francisco area at the end of their leave in August 1945 but obviously those orders were Canceled and the Regiment remained on the East Coast.)
Milton, your father sounds like an incredible trooper. Did he ever record his experiences?
@@jeremycholm No other that collective information that is found in the 4 books on the "Battling Buzzards" (517th PIR/PRCT) he did not separately record it, most of what I know is from over hearing him talk to other vets and what I was told by other members of the 517th at their conventions I went to with him.
The Army loves rebranding units every couple of decades.
That they do. I see a lot of good coming from this one
Very interesting!
My father was in the 11th airborne, and he was an angel. He was drafted from the Navy into the army and became 11th airborne. He was a diver also and guarded The Birdcage under General Lyman lemnitzer. I still have a copper imprint with the General's signature impression done by the general himself. And I have the original dive flag that my mother sewed for my father and a man from Grand Rapids who was in there Inland Aqua fools Dive Club, at clarklake Michigan,later said he made.
Jackson, that is incredible! I've heard a bit about General Lemnitzer. Did your father ever record his experiences in the 11th Airborne?
My father served with the 11th with the occupational forces in Japan. He would be so happy to know they're still around.
How can I find out more about his service as I am running into a dead end on service records...
My dad was in the 11th Airborne and was with them when they were part of the occupying forces in Japan (in Saipan).
Did he join the 11th during the Occupation, or before?
@@jeremycholm I don't have exact dates but he had enlisted before the surrender but had Yellow Jaundice which delayed his actual induction a few weeks. I believe the surrender had already happened when he joined the 1th and as I recall, he told me they were asking for volunteers. I'm not super clear on the details but I know for a fact he was in it because there are pics and patches and etc. I have his jump wings. And I think his military ID has that on as well. He's deceased now so no way to ask.
Well done jeremy. As a former officer, war history was part of the curriculum.. 101st means a Long stream then.. 😭 this was good i liked it. Carry on.
Thank you!
Nice video. My dad Staff Sergeant John Caldera 11th Airborne field artillery during WW11 was in Japan during occupation. I have pictures of him fishing and drinking beers with other GI’s and Japanese girls while he was there. He wouldn’t fly in a plane again until he was almost 80 because he said he jumped out of them too many times lol.
Got orders to the 11th!! So excited to be a part of this unit. I can’t find the original audio to the song you used in the beginning of the video I would love to hear the whole song. Great video.
Maximus, congratulations!! Shoot me an email at jeremy@jeremycholm.com and I can send you the audio. You'll need to learn it for the unit
@@jeremycholm Thank you for reaching out, unfortunately I didn’t see this until now!! After reception I was assigned to 1-501st Geronimo!!! I’ve got the song down by now thanks to push ups😂 great video
My grandfather was 675th para glide artillery.
My dad was in the 11th and all I know is he was in Japan. Thank you for uploading this! Is there a website where I may find information my dad's time with the 11th...Thank you
Definitely, shoot me an email at jeremy@jeremycholm.com and let's see what we can find out about your father
11th Artic Airborne absorbed 4th BCT 25 Infantry Airborne on June 6, 2022….
Wish they'd reactivate the 6th Division those guys were really cool.
Gotta ask, what are your thoughts on rebranding AK units as 11th ABN, even though units like the 187th IN still exist at FT Campbell ?
The rebranding makes complete sense to me for all the reasons command has laid out, and more. And units not staying with their "original" division, battalion or regiment has happened time and time again throughout the history of the Army
Awesome, appreciate the insight and quick reply, thank you
I believe you are incorrect. I was sent from the 82nd ABN div. to the 11th ABN Div. in 1957 in Augsburg Germany. I was with the 11th ABN. Div. until the about June 1958 when we were sent to Lebanon always wearing and being in the 11th ABN. When we returned to Augsburg Germany in the fall of 1958 we were told the 11th ABN Div had been deactivated and broken up into two division - the 8th and the 24th Infantry Div. Infantry and some other. We were all confused as hell. I was discharged in December 1958 from a unit I never heard of. I had intended to extend but when I realized I would no longer be Airborne I decided to be discharged. I and everyone else in the 11th ABN were concpletely confused by the reorganization. The 11th ABN Div was definately deactivated and we believed disbanded in the Fall of 1958. This is a complete surprise to me that was not deactivated until 1963.
I was a surveyor in a Artillery Battery but was most often TDY to somewhere or other. Half the time I didn't know where I was but it was great. Our time in Beirut, Lebanon was the best.
Patrick, I appreciate your insight. I've heard from some Angels from that period that the 11th's colors were cased BEFORE heading to Lebanon and the 24th ID is officially given credit for it. I can only imagine how confusing the situations you mentioned would be!
Thanks very interesting and well done.
They just keep reinventing the wheel in Alaska. In another 5 years "the bear" will once again return to Alaska. It always does.
Nice!
09/2022
I have a child in Alaska, U.S. Army....Now I see why I keep seeing Airborn logo in picts.
We certainly are proud of our new Arctic Angels!
Oh I remember camp McCall, down Chicken ranch road. Lot of crazy stuff went down out there.
My grandpa and his buddies sure had stories to tell about their time at Camp Mackall lol
Excellent video! 11th ABN and other PIRs who served in the Pacific deserve a movie series of their own, something like Band of Brothers. I'd imagine episodes of battles in Leyte and Manila, and of their occupational duties in Japan will be very interesting. Was there ever a Hollywood feature or tv movie that's been made about the 11th ABN or any airborne troops in the Pacific? (I don't think 'Objective Burma' counts) Japanese army paratroopers jumping on the 11th ABN paratroopers in Leyte will be rare in the history of war movies if they ever made one.
I'm actually working on some scripts right now so stay tuned!
@@jeremycholm Sounds awesome! I hope there's a battle of Manila part- both Band of Brothers and the Pacific never featured urban fighting. Best of luck!
Well done!
Thank you so much, Wheeler!
My grandpa 1943-1946.
Great video. Does anyone know what units will make up the new 11th? 187th is still at Campbell. I think it would be great to have the Rakkasans rejoin the 11th.....but that's just me.
Me too
I'll work on getting an organic list from command, I would love to see them reactivate my grandfather's 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, but that's a personal wish
@@jeremycholm If possible, 511th, 187th, & 188th.
@@morgan97475 And bring over 127th Engineers
Just picked up the book on Amazon. My grandpa was A 1LT in the 11th during WWII. Would love to know if you had anything you could share with me.
Hi Eric, I might! What was your grandfather's name?
@@jeremycholm Melvin Waldstein. Appreciate it!
@@ericl51986 Do you have his service number by chance? That helps me look!
@@jeremycholm I think I have some of his records back at home. The family and I are at my in-laws house for the summer so it’ll be a few weeks before I can get it to you if that’s okay.
Got the book in the mail the other day. Had no idea they did as much fighting as they did. My grandpa said they never saw much at all.
They should bring back the 511 so Alaska can have 3 parachute infantry battalions.
I wholeheartedly agree, I have a special affinity for the 511th since that was my grandfather's unit
My uncle was in the 11th in WW2. He was thought to have died in combat. He was placed with the dead bodies. When they came to collect the dead, they heard him gasp. He wound up living to 93.
Randy, incredible story, who was your uncle? John Adair?
@@jeremycholm ‘Mutt’ Roberts
I am not related to John Adair.
Funny thing is the doctors told him he wouldn’t live more than 6 months. He outlived the doctors. He had shrapnel in his brain and throughout his body.
My father was in the 511 PIR
Great Grandpa… Is that you? Herbert W. Bryson.
My dad was in the 11th 82nd 101st 8th airborne divisions lived to be 95 was shot in the leg in korea
Served with several officers during the 70s who had been with the 11th when it was in Germany. Didn’t the 11th deploy to Lebanon for a short conflict during the mid 50s?
Yes, but the 11th's colors had been cased shortly before the deployment, after which the 24th Infantry's colors were unfurled, so the credit goes to the 24th ID although there were a LOT of Angels in the division when they went over
By the accounts of the people I knew who served in the 11th while in Germany it was a real “rough and ready” group of soldiers. Reportedly, one of their favorite “tricks” was to sew a silver dollar under the parachute/glider patch on the garrison cap. This made the garrison cap into a handy “weapon” during the many bar fights these guys got into with “leg troops” downtown. Don’t know how true that was but it did make for a good story! Lol!
I heard that Rod Serling, ie "the twighlight zone". Was a member of the 11th Airborne in ww2?
Yes, Rod was a Paratrooper in the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment - 511pir.com/nco-biographies/201-t-5-serling-rod
@@jeremycholm thank you 😊.
I believe that is lt. Col. Don C. Faith all the way in that picture
How many combat jumps did they successfully make? How does this stand vs other Airborne units?
John, the 11th AB is credited with three combat jumps, but they really made four. The three they get credit for were all on Luzon: Tagaytay Ridge, Los Banos and Aparri. Their fourth that is uncredited was on Leyte during their campaign there. The Leyte jumps were on Manawarat where the Angels dropped a battery of artillery, plus elements of the 127th Airborne Engineers, the 187th Glider Infantry, 221st Medical Company, etc. The artillery was dropped from a C-47 while the rest were static line jumped from liaison planes
My dad Lebowsky was there during WW2
Paul, was your father Larry Lebowsky of the 457th Parachute Field Artillery Battatlion?
@@jeremycholm yes
@@jeremycholm yes he was
@@paullebowsky5394 I have some photos that he might be in
My great grandpa was in the 11th airborne in 1943 to 1945
Which unit was he in within the division?
@@jeremycholm I can't tell you that information because he never told but I can tell you the name sergeant Leroy Benjamin Franklin
The only thing different is how they arrive (weather permitting). After that they are just like any other infantry outfit.
Any Airborne outfit was Top of the Line, a little crazy yes but yet first class troopers we thought no one could beat us, but in reality all Americans in every branch thinks same way and that's what makes us BMF's...Abn
My dad was in it also, I still have some photos he took.
When was he in?
@@jeremycholm he was in the ww2
He has one with a group photo in,of Yokohama rodent contol and operation or equipment. 20 Nov 1947,he had to finish his tour of duty over there,he told me that he saw what happen to Nakasaki, after the bomb was dropped.
@@richardperkins8453 I'd love to see them sometime!
Very good and informative video. My grandpa was in the 11th but i cant find what unit he was assigned. Is there anyway i can find it?
There sure is, can you tell me his name and I can look for you?
@@jeremycholm His name was Raymond NMN Wilcox. He enlisted in 43.
@@chrisb.5295 Do you by chance have his service number? And birthdate?
@@jeremycholm I'll have to look for his service number but his birthday was either the 17th or 18th of July 1926
Airborne!
All the way!