Ricky Foster
101st Airborne Division
Europe
US Paratroop
WWII
Did A80035
################################################################ The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) —nicknamed the Screaming Eagles—is an air assault division of the United States Army mainly trained for air assault operations. The division was activated on August 15, 1942 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. On August 19, 1942 its first commander, Major General William C. Lee, promised his new recruits that the 101st had a "rendezvous with destiny." During World War II, the Pathfinders of the 101st Airborne Division led the way on D-Day in the night drop prior to the invasion. They left from RAF North Witham having trained there with the elite, veteran 82nd Airborne Division. On August 2, 1944 the division became part of the First Allied Airborne Army. As part of this formation it took part in Operation Market Garden. During the Battle of the Bulge the 101st, as one of the few forces available to contain the German advance was rushed forward to defend the vital road junction of Bastogne. Famously, Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe answered the German demand for surrender with the reply "To the German Commander: NUTS! -The American Commander" and the division fought on until the siege was lifted and the German advance halted. For their efforts during World War II, the 101st Airborne Division was awarded four campaign streamers and two Presidential Unit Citations. The division suffered 1,766 Killed In Action; 6,388 Wounded In Action; and 324 Died of Wounds during World War II. During the Vietnam conflict, the 101st was redesignated an airmobile division, and later as an air assault division. It keeps the identifier "airborne" but does not conduct parachute operations at a division level. Many modern members of the 101st are graduates of the U.S. Army's Air Assault School, and wear the Air Assault Badge, but it is not a prerequisite to be assigned to the division. The division is headquartered at Fort Campbell, Kentucky and is currently serving in Iraq. ################################################################
THE SCREAMING EAGLES - Due teste con espressioni diverse, ambedue con taglio di capelli a cresta, una con capelli "veri" e l'altra "scolpiti", un mucchio di altro materiale nella scatola.