XVIII Airborne Corps

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself....."
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.................... ......Franklin Delano Roosevelt - March 4,1933

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The Army  Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor
(above)




82nd Airborne WW II Medal of Honor
Recipients

Pfc Charles N. DeGlopper
Pvt John R.Towle
1st Sgt Leonard Funk



101st Airborne WW II
Medal of Honor
Recipients

Lt Col Robert G Cole
Pfc Joe E. Mann






17th Airborne WW II
Medal of Honor

T/Sgt Clinton M Hendrick
S/Sgt Isadore S Jachman
Pvt George J Peters
Pfc Stuart S Stryker




517th PRCT WW II
Medal of Honor
Recipient

Pfc Melvin E Biddle




509th PIB WW II
Medal of Honor
Recipient

Cpl Paul B Huff




11th Airborne WW II
Medal of Honor
Recipients

Pvt Elmer E Fryar
Pfc Manuel Perez Jr




503rd RCT WW II
Medal of Honor
Recipients

Sgt Ray E Eubanks
Pvt Lloyd G McCarter





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Military Order of the Purple Heart

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US Army ROTC - Awards Decorations and Badges

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Purple Heart Database





Brig General Ira P Swift,assistant Commanding General, decorating Pvt Leonard Opper of the 504th PIR with the DSC Brig General Ira Swift, assistant Commanding General 82nd Airborne, decorating Pvt Leonard Opper of the 504th PIR with the DSC



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D-Day: The Paratroopers Experience

The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge





General Ridgeway decorating Col Harry L Lewis for the Normandy Landings General M B Ridgeway decorating Col H L Lewis, the CO of the 325th GIR, during the D-Day Landings

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If you need information about an award you believe you or a family member was due or if you would like to know more about the circumstances in which a deceased family member received an award, you will need to send Standard Form 180 (SF 180) or a letter containing all the appropriate information to the Army Reserve Personnel Center.

(Picture: right)  1st Sgt Leonard Funk of the 508th PIR receiving the Medal of Honor from President Truman.






  World War II Victory Medal

The World War II Victory Medal (left) was awarded to all the servicemen and women who served in the United States Armed Forces during the years 1941 to 1946.


 
  The Distinguished Service Cross

The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) (right) was established by an Act of Congress on July 9, 1918. It is awarded to a person serving in any capacity with the Army for extraordinary heroism which involved risking one's life in such a manner as to set the individual apart from their comrades.


 
  The Purple Heart

The Purple Heart (left) was originally called The Badge of Merit and was awarded to only three soldiers during The Revolutionary War by its designer and creator General George Washington. It was reinstituted in 1932 and is now awarded to any member of the United States Armed Forces killed or wounded in armed conflict.


 
  The Silver Star

The Silver Star (right) was established by an Act of Congress on July 9, 1918. It is awarded to a person serving in any capacity with the Army who is cited for gallantry in action with marked distinction against an enemy of the United States while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force.


 
  The Bronze Star

The Bronze Star (left) was established by Executive Order 9419 on February 4, 1944 and is awarded to a person serving in any capacity with the United States Army after December 6, 1941 who distinguished themselves by heroic or meritorious achievement while engaged in military operations involving conflict against an armed enemy.




 
   The Combat Infantry Badge

The Combat Infantry Badge (right) was established by the War Department on 27 October 1943. Lieutenant General Lesley J.McNair, then the Army Ground Forces commanding general, was instrumental in its creation. He originally recommended that it be called the "fighter badge." The CIB was designed to enhance morale and the prestige of the "Queen of Battle." Then Secretary of War Henry Stinson said, "It is high time we recognize in a personal way the skill and heroism of the American infantry."


 
  The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal

The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (left) was awarded to persons serving in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre of Operations in any capacity with the Armed Forces of the United States between December 7, 1941 until November 8,1945.


 
  The Asia-Pacific Campaign Medal

The Asia- Pacific Campaign Medal (right) was awarded to persons serving in the Asia- Pacific Theatre of Operations in any capacity with the Armed Forces of the United States between December 7, 1941 until March 2, 1946.


 
  The American Campaign Medal

The American Campaign Medal (left) was awarded to persons serving in the American Theatre of Operations in any capacity with the Armed Forces of the United States between December 7, 1941 until March 2,1946.




 
 
The Presidential Unit CitationThe Presidential Unit Citation (right) is awarded to units of the United States Army and their allies for exhibiting extraordinary heroism as a unit in such a way as to set it apart from other units.

 
books
R E L A T E D   B O O K S

Alexander, Larry Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, The Man Who Led the Band of Brothers NAL Hardback (April 2005), 320 p. ISBN: 0451215109
Ambrose, Stephen E Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest. Simon & Schuster, (June 2001) 336 p. ISBN: 0-743-21638-5
Ambrose, Stephen E Citizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany, June 7, 1944-May 7, 1945. Simon & Schuster, (Nov 1997) 528 p. ISBN: 0-684-81525-7
Archer, Clark Paratroopers Odyssey : A History of the 517th Parachute Combat Team. 266p., 1985, ISBN: 0961601507
Astor, Gerald 'Battling Buzzards': The Odyssey of the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team 1943-1945. 338p., 7/93, Donald I Fine Pub, ISBN: 0440236932
Astor, Gerald  A Blood-Dimmed Tide: The Battle of the Bulge by the Men Who Fought It. Badsey , Stephen & Chandler, David G (Editor)  Arnhem 1944: Operation "Market Garden" (Campaign No.24) 1993 96p. ISBN: 1855323028
Bando, Mark A  Avenging Eagles: Forbidden tales of the 101st Airborne in World War 2. Bando Publishing, (2006) 183 p. ISBN: 0977911705
Bando, Mark A  101st Airborne: The Screaming Eagles at Normandy. Zenith Press, (Apr 2001) 156 p. ISBN: 0760308551
Bando, Mark A  Vanguard of the Crusade: The US 101st Airborne Division in WW II. The Aberjona Press, (June 2003) 320 p. ISBN: 0971765006
Black, Wallace B.& Blashfield, Jean F. Battle of the Bulge (World War II 50th Anniversary Series). Crestwood House, 48 pp May,1993 ISBN: 0896865681
Bowen, Robert Fighting With the Screaming Eagles: With the 101st Airborne from Normandy to Bastogne. Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, (Sept 2001) 256 p. ISBN: 1853674656
Bradley, James Flags of Our Fathers Bantam (May 2,2000), 384 p. ISBN: 0553111337
Breuer, William B Geronimo! American Paratroopers in WWII. New York: St. Martin Press, 1989 621 p. ISBN: 0-312-03350-8
Breuer, William B Drop Zone Sicily: Allied Airborne Strike,July 1943. Novato, CA: Presidio, c1983. 212 p. ISBN: 089 141 1968
Broumley, Jim T The Boldest Plan is the Best: The Combat History of the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion during WWII. Rocky Marsh Publishing,(Aug 29 2011) 336 p. ISBN: 0983963215
Burriss, T Moffatt  Strike and Hold: A Memoir of the 82nd Airborne in WW II Brasseys, Inc, 256 pp August,2000 ISBN: 1574882589
Carter, Ross S  Those Devils in Baggy Pants  Buccaneer Books, Reprint,1996 ISBN: 0899666132
Davis, Donald A Lightning Strike: The Secret Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor. New York: St. Martin Press, (March, 2005) 400 p. ISBN: 0-312-30906-6
D'Este, Carlo  Patton: A Genius for War 1024 pp ISBN: 0060927623
De Trez, Michel  The Way We Were: "Doc" Daniel B. McIlvoy: Regimental Surgeon, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division (WW II American Paratroopers Portrait Series)  August 20, 2004, D-Day Pub, 167 p. ISBN: 2960017668
De Trez, Michel  Colonel Bob Piper: G Company 505 PIR (WW II American Paratroopers Portrait Series)  March, 2003, D-Day Pub, 48 p. ISBN: 2960017641
Gavin, James M.  On to Berlin : Battles of an Airborne Commander, 1943-1946 ISBN: 0670525170
Keegan, John The Second World War Penguin (P), 708 p. ISBN: 014011341X
Kershaw, Alex The Longest Winter: The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of WWII's Most Decorated Platoon Da Capo Press, 288 pp November 30, 2004 ISBN: 0306813041
MacDonald, Charles B  A Time For Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge Wm Morrow & Co (P), 720 p. ISBN: 068151574
Messina , Phillip Anzio: Song of Destiny A.G.Halldin Publishing Company, 1992. ISBN: 0 935 64838 0
O'Donnell, Patrick K. Beyond Valor  Free Press, 2001, 384 p. ISBN: 0684873842
Ryan, Cornelius The Longest Day  Touchstone Books (P), 350 p. ISBN: 0671890913
Ryan, Cornelius  A Bridge Too Far 670 p. ISBN: 0684803305
The Center of Military History  The War in the Mediterranean: A WWII Pictorial History Brasseys, Inc., 465 p. ISBN:1574881302
Verier, Mike  82nd Airborne Division in Colour Photographs  (Europa Militaria, No 9) ISBN: 187 200 4857
Wildman, John B All Americans 82nd Airborne. Meadowlands Militaria, 6/83 ISBN:091 208 1007

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