Timeline
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January 30 1942
Creation of four Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) -
February 24 1942
Reorganization of the 504th PIB -
2 Mars 1942
Creation of 502nd PIR and 503rd PIR -
April 19 1942
The head of the Airborne Command by Colonel Elbridge G. Chapman -
May 1st 1942
Creation of the 504th PIR -
June 19 1942
Official institution of the Parachutist's Badge -
July 6 1942
Creation of the 505th PIR -
July 20 1942
Creation of the 506th PIR -
August 15 1942
Creation of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions -
September 29 1942
101st Airborne Division settles in Fort Bragg -
October 3rd 1942
82nd Airborne Division settles in Fort Bragg -
October 20 1942
Creation of the 508th PIR -
October 30 1942
Creation of the 551st PIB -
November 2nd 1942
The 2/503rd PIR is renamed 2/509th PIR -
Beginning of November 1942
The Airborne Command moves to Camp Mackall -
November 8th 1942
First combat mission of the US paratroopers: Operation Torch -
November 15 1942
The 2/509th PIR jumps in Algeria -
December 26 1942
The 509th's raid in Tunisia
February 24 1942
Reorganization of the 504th PIB
February 24 1942: The 504th PIB is reorganized and renamed 2/503rd PIR under the orders of Ltc. Edson D. Raff, before being sent to Scotland in June 1942.
