August 13 1943

Creation of the 13th Airborne Division

On 13th August 1943, the 13th Airborne Division was created at Fort Bragg under Major General George W. GRINER, then in December 1943 under Major General Elbridge G. Chapman. The division was essentially made up of the 513th, 515th and 517th PIR, 88th and 326th GIR, 129th AEB, 458th and 460th PFAB, 676th and 677th GFAB. It did not take part in any campaigns during the Second World War, and was kept as a reserve unit in France in February 1945.

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