He was honorably discharged in late 1945. The Army was desegregated in 1948, and the 555th was incorporated into the 82nd Airborne Division. Joe Harris was born on June 19, 1916, to John and ...

The Army was desegregated in 1948, and the 555th was folded into the 82nd Airborne Division. Joe Harris was born on June 19, 1916, to John and Chaney Wilson Harris in Westdale, Louisiana.

When the call went out over social media that Army Sgt. Derrick Bishop, of the 82nd Airborne Division, needed a bone marrow transplant, thousands responded in person and online. On Monday ...

Historian Donovan (Shoot for the Moon) provides a straight-shooting account of how parachutists and gliders from the 82nd Airborne slipped behind Axis lines in Normandy just before the start of ...

A Boeing C-17 Globemaster III cargo jet carrying a group of US soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division lands at Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport in southeastern Poland on February 6, 2022.Photo ...

GEN Matthew B. Ridgway GEN Matthew B. Ridgway, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II, recognized the importance of pathfinder operations, leading to the prominent legacy that ...

Derrick Bishop, a Soldier in the 82nd Airborne Division, in dire need of a bone marrow transplant. “I have done other events, but none that have garnered this much traction and attention with ...

That’s the problem.” Within the 82nd Airborne Division, Anderson said paratroopers are jumping about two to three times annually, but there should be more jumps. Anderson said that having too ...

“For the last three fiscal years, the 82nd Airborne per capita is ... “Admin personnel at a division level, even in an airborne division, probably aren’t going to jump into combat.” ...

For nearly 35 years, he’s done just that. His earlier assignments have also included serving with the 82nd Airborne Division; as commander of the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade ...

He served with the 11th Armored Cavalry at Ft. Carson, Colorado, the 66th Tank Battalion in post-War West Germany, the 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, the 7th Infantry Division in South Korea ...