517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team
The 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team (517th PRCT) was an airborne, specifically a parachute infantry, regiment of the United States Army that began its existence in March 1943 during World War II, training at Camp Toccoa in the mountains of Northeast Georgia. Before its dissolution after only thirty-three months, the outfit of 2,500 men endured heavy fighting from Italy through the invasion of Southern France (Operation Dragoon), then the bitter winter in the Ardennes (in the Battle of the Bulge) and the final thrust into Germany.
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517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team
The 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team (517th PRCT) was an airborne, specifically a parachute infantry, regiment of the United States Army that began its existence in March 1943 during World War II, training at Camp Toccoa in the mountains of Northeast Georgia. Before its dissolution after only thirty-three months, the outfit of 2,500 men endured heavy fighting from Italy through the invasion of Southern France (Operation Dragoon), then the bitter winter in the Ardennes (in the Battle of the Bulge) and the final thrust into Germany.
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Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team.
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