 508th
Airborne Will Be Restored
WASHINGTON, April 4 ---(AP) --- The
Army announced today the 50th [sic] Airborne infantry regiment will
be reactivated later this month at Fort Bragg, N.C.
The regiment will be assigned to Third army headquarters. The
Army said it will be made up of key personnel drawn from the 82nd
Airborne division.
The regiment will be organized to provide for possible future
expansion to regimental combat team strength, the announcement said.
During World War II, the unit was known as the 508th parachute
infantry regiment attached to the 82nd airborne division.
During the Normandy invasion, the division was commanded by Maj.
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, now the three-star commander of the Eighth
army in Korea.
The Army said the reformed regiment will be commanded by Col.
Joseph P. Cleland of Omaha, Neb. He now commands the 504th
regiment of the 82nd airborne division.
[Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, TX, Wednesday,
April 4, 1951, Page 1]
Cadre of Officers and Men of the 508th Airborne infantry Regiment
Taken at Reactivation Ceremony
Held 5 May 1951 at Fort Bragg, NC
Commanding Officer Colonel Joseph P. Cleland
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 AIRBORNE
INFANTRY
REGIMENT WILL BE ACTIVATED SOON
Washington ---(AP) --- The army announced Wednesday the 508th
airborne infantry regiment will be activated later this month at
Fort Bragg, N.C.
The regiment will form a separate unit assigned to Third army
headquarters.
The regiment will be organized to provide for possible future
expansion to regimental combat team strength, the announcement said.
During World War II, the unit was known as the 508th parachute
infantry regiment attached to the 82nd airborne division.
[Quad-City Times, Davenport, IA, Wednesday,
April 4, 1951, Page 1]
The
reactivated 508th Infantry Regiment received its battalion streamers
from its wartime commander, Col. Roy E. Lindquist, at an 82nd
Airborne Division review this week at Fort Bragg ...
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The Paratrooper's Prayer
Chaplain Terry Austin
Advanced Infantry School, Fort Bragg
Heavenly Father, hear my call;
for through the sky I will soon fall.
Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door,
I pray for your will, nothing less, nothing more.
One thousand, two thousand, three thousand, four ...
My canopy fill 'fore I count any more.
Give me courage, in the midst of my fear,
to enjoy the world's beauty from way up here.
From jumpers and obstacles float me clear,
and safely to the drop zone help me steer.
Feet and knees together, preparing myself to land,
never more aware that I'm secure within your hand.
Guide and help me, as I quickly get to my feet,
to conquer every obstacle 'til the mission is complete.
In our Lord's name I shall forever pray,
because I'm Airborne and Prayerborne all the way
AMEN
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