Statistics:
Combat
Infantryman Badges 3,704
Combat Medic Badges 142
Total
Awards 3,846
This book has 140 pages
ISBN 978-1-932891-50-8
ISBN 1-932891-50-1
Library of Congress
Control Number 2005-278690
The 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment was assigned to the
101st Airborne Division
WWII Campaigns
Normandy
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
This is the tenth in a series of indexes of all infantry regiments and independent infantry battalions of the US Army in WWII. Others will be published as they are completed.
This work includes all decorations cited in the general orders of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment*. Please note that some decorations to members of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment may have been cited in general orders of other commands. This index lists members of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment who were awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge or the Combat Medic Badge by the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Combat Infantryman Badges and Combat Medic Badges are important, since the recipients of these badges are retroactively entitled to a Bronze Star Medal; under Change 13 to Army Regulation 600-45, Department of the Army, 4 November 1947. I have made no attempt to list the Unit Awards, awards of specific Battle Stars, and Good Conduct Medals.
Please note that the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment was an independent regiment attached to the 101st Airborne Division until March 1, 1945 when it became an organic part of the 101st Airborne Division.
How to read the sources: (GO#12,1945,506PIR) is broken down as “GO” General Order “#” Number 12, 1945 “506PIR” 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment.
Every effort has been made to minimize errors and misspelled names. An error may be attributable to the source document, or may have occurred while transcribing the names/units. Some of the original documents are of very poor print quality, making them difficult to decipher.