![]() ![]() The Battalion was activated on 1 April 1963 in Germany. On 27 March 1963, Co B, 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion was redesignated as HHC, 2nd Bn, 509th Inf and assigned to the 8th Inf Div (organic elements concurrently constituted). On 27 March 1963, Co A, 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion was redesignated as HHC, 1st Bn, 509th Inf and assigned to the 8th Inf Div (organic elements concurrently constituted). 1st ABN BG, 505th Inf, in a troop carrier aircraft on way to DZ near Neu Ulm, April 1960Īirborne units assigned to the 8th Infantry Division in the ROAD configuration (1963-1973): ![]() 1st ABN BG, 504th Inf, DZ near Alzey, Oct 1959Ĥ. 1st ABN BG, 504th Inf, DZ near Alzey, Oct 1959ģ. ![]() 1st ABN BG, 505th Inf arrives in Mainz, 1959Ģ. It appears that some or all airborne units moved to Rhein Kaserne in Biebrich (Wiesbaden) at some point, maybe during the Berlin Crisis, 1961.ġ. On 1 April 1963, the battalion was relieved from assignment to the 8th Inf Div and assigned to the 82nd ABN Div. On 15 January 1959, the 1/505 became a part of the 8th Infantry Division and was based at Lee Barracks, in Mainz-Gonsenheim, Germany. Co A, 505th Abn Inf was reorganized and redesignated as the 1st Airborne Battle Group, 505th Infantry on 1 September 1957. On 12 December 1958, the 1/504 became part of the 8th Infantry Division and was based at Lee Barracks, in Mainz-Gonsenheim, Germany. The unit was redesignated as the 1st Airborne Battle Group, 504th Infantry on 1 September 1957. On 5 February 1959, the 24th Infantry Division was reorganized as a standard infantry division.ĥ04th Airborne Infantry Regiment patch (1957-1959)Īirborne units assigned to the 8th Infantry Division in the PENTOMIC configuration (1958-1963): On 21 December 1958, the 504th Airborne Battle Group of the 8th Division replaced the 503rd Abn BG of the 24th Division as Force BRAVO and one month later the 505th Abn BG of the 8th Division relieved the 187th Abn BG of the 24th Division as Force ALPHA. However, the Department of the Army not only refused to relieve USAREUR of its Middle East support mission, but also indicated that the planned gyroscope of the 504th and 505th Airborne Battle Groups could not be canceled.Īs a result, the 8th Infantry Division was reorganized as a composite division on 1 December 1958, so that it could assume the airborne support responsibility hitherto held by the 24th Infantry Division. But the entire problem would be eliminated if the Department of the Army approved General Hodes' recommendation to transfer the primary Army responsibility for supporting contingency plans in the Middle East to the Strategic Army Corps in the United States. The potential reduction in the combat capability of the reserve was considered as the lesser of two evils. To enable the 24th Division to comply with this requirement, it was organized as a composite division with a strength of 14,311, whereas the standard infantry division was composed of 13,580 personnel.Īt the time of the Lebanon operation, when part of ATF 201 was deployed to the Middle East and the 24th Division was reduced by over 2,200 personnel, plans were prepared to shift the burden of supporting the task force to the 8th Infantry Division, which was earmarked as the reserve division. The division remained responsible for providing the airborne elements of Army Task Force 201, consisting of two airborne battle groups, a composite artillery battalion, and a quartermaster parachute company. On 1 July 1958, the 11th Airborne Division was redesignated as the 24th Infantry Division. The Restationing of the Airborne Battle Groups (Source: Annual Historical Report, 1958-59, HQ USAREUR) 1st Brigade sign at Lee Barracks, Mainz-Gonsenheim, 1980 (Terry Walters)
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