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508th US Parachute Regiment
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Regimental information
History
| Constituted | 06.10.1942 |
| Activated | 20.10.1942 |
| Inactivated | 25.11.1946 |
Campaigns
| Normandy | in WWII |
| Rhineland | in WWII |
| Ardennes-Alsace | in WWII |
| Central Europe | in WWII |
Commanding Officer (CO)
| 00.10.1942-00.12.1945 | Col. Roy E. Lindquist |
| 00.12.1945-00.11.1946 | Lt.-Col. Otho E. Holmes |
| 14.01.1944-21.01.1945 & 23.01.1945-09.05.1945 | 82th Airborne Division |
| Sources & links: | Home of the 508th Airborne Chapter |
| Site design & initiative: | Hans Houterman |
| Site created by: | Jeroen Koppes |
| Last update: | 05.07.2002-CSS |