0
101st airborne
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is the most decorated army unit in World War 2?
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team which was composed of Japanese-Americans .
What was the most decorated unit in world war 1?
its was the 369th infantry an all black regiment that was never wanted by the whites in the first place
What were the blacks called during world war 2?
I just obtained a copy of a YANK Magazine article about the African-American 333 Field Artillery Battalion that was highly decorated. The article refers to the soldiers as Negroes.The 333 FA was in the path of the German attack during the Battle of the Bulge on 16-17 December 1944. It suffered more casualties than any other field artillery battalion in Europe. Due to heavy losses, it was merged with the 969 Field Artillery Battalion and supported the 101st Airborne Division's defense of Bastonge. The 969 FA and members of the 333 FA serving with them received the Presidential Unit Citation.
What contributions did the Japanese Americans make in World War 2 and what events did they take part in?
The Japanese-Americans were formed into an infantry battalion of Nisei volunteers (second generation Japanese-Americans) that was known as the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. They trained in Camp Shelby, MS and included uits of the Hawaiian National Guard, the 100th Battalion (Seperate). This unit was sent to Italy where it was attached to various infantry divisions, such as the 34th and 36th Divisions. Later, it was transferred to Southern France where it suffered heavy casualties in an attempt to rescue the "lost battalion" of the 36th Infantry Division. It was then transferred back to Italy where it was used to re-inforce the all-Black 92nd "Buffalo" Infantry Division on the western coast of Italy. It was the only infantry unit to be transferred over to France and back to Italy. It was one of the most highly decorated American units in WW2---a credit to the Japanese-Americans. Senator Daniel Inouye was a Lieutenant in this unit and he had his right arm shattered by a grenade while elminating 3 machine nests. In 2002, his award was upgraded to a Medal of Honor.
How many Allied soldiers and Germans fought on D Day and how many died?
How many Allied and German casualties were there on D-Day, and in the Battle of Normandy? "Casualties" refers to all losses suffered by the armed forces: killed, wounded, missing in action (meaning that their bodies were not found) and prisoners of war. There is no "official" casualty figure for D-Day. Under the circumstances, accurate record keeping was very difficult. For example, some troops who were listed as missing may actually have landed in the wrong place, and have rejoined their parent unit only later. In April and May 1944, the Allied air forces lost nearly 12,000 men and over 2,000 aircraft in operations which paved the way for D-Day. Total Allied casualties on D-Day are estimated at 10,000, including 2500 dead. British casualties on D-Day have been estimated at approximately 2700. The Canadians lost 946 casualties. The US forces lost 6603 men. Note that the casualty figures for smaller units do not always add up to equal these overall figures exactly, however (this simply reflects the problems of obtaining accurate casualty statistics). Casualties on the British beaches were roughly 1000 on Gold Beach and the same number on Sword Beach. The remainder of the British losses were amongst the airborne troops: some 600 were killed or wounded, and 600 more were missing; 100 glider pilots also became casualties. The losses of 3rd Canadian Division at Juno Beach have been given as 340 killed, 574 wounded and 47 taken prisoner. The breakdown of US casualties was 1465 dead, 3184 wounded, 1928 missing and 26 captured. Of the total US figure, 2499 casualties were from the US airborne troops (238 of them being deaths). The casualties at Utah Beach were relatively light: 197, including 60 missing. However, the US 1st and 29th Divisions together suffered around 2000 casualties at Omaha Beach. The total German casualties on D-Day are not known, but are estimated as being between 4000 and 9000 men. Naval losses for June 1944 included 24 warships and 35 merchantmen or auxiliaries sunk, and a further 120 vessels damaged. Over 425,000 Allied and German troops were killed, wounded or went missing during the Battle of Normandy. This figure includes over 209,000 Allied casualties, with nearly 37,000 dead amongst the ground forces and a further 16,714 deaths amongst the Allied air forces. Of the Allied casualties, 83,045 were from 21st Army Group (British, Canadian and Polish ground forces), 125,847 from the US ground forces. The losses of the German forces during the Battle of Normandy can only be estimated. Roughly 200,000 German troops were killed or wounded. The Allies also captured 200,000 prisoners of war (not included in the 425,000 total, above). During the fighting around the Falaise Pocket (August 1944) alone, the Germans suffered losses of around 90,000, including prisoners. Today, twenty-seven war cemeteries hold the remains of over 110,000 dead from both sides: 77,866 German, 9386 American, 17,769 British, 5002 Canadian and 650 Poles. Between 15,000 and 20,000 French civilians were killed, mainly as a result of Allied bombing. Thousands more fled their homes to escape the fighting.
Did George S Patton and his troops suffer heavy?
Both George S Patton's units suffered casualties, generally no more than any other outfits. The US Marines suffered heavy casualties per unit at Iwo Jima in '45, General Buckner's 10th Army suffered heavy casualties at Okinawa, Admiral Turner's heavy cruisers suffered terribly at Savo Island in '42. Patton's son George S. Patton commanding the 11th ACR in Vietnam named his numerous gardens after men of his commmand killed in the war.
How many US Casualties on D Day?
"Casualties" refers to all losses suffered by the armed forces: killed, wounded, missing in action (meaning that their bodies were not found) and prisoners of war. There is no "official" casualty figure for D-Day. Under the circumstances, accurate record keeping was very difficult. For example, some troops who were listed as missing may actually have landed in the wrong place, and have rejoined their parent unit only later. In April and May 1944, the Allied air forces lost nearly 12,000 men and over 2,000 aircraft in operations which paved the way for D-Day. The breakdown of US casualties was 1465 dead, 3184 wounded, 1928 missing and 26 captured. Of the total US figure, 2499 casualties were from the US airborne troops (238 of them being deaths). The casualties at Utah Beach were relatively light: 197, including 60 missing. However, the US 1st and 29th Divisions together suffered around 2000 casualties at Omaha Beach.
When implementing security measures which is not performed?
Give name rank or unit when reporting casualties
3 Which unit of measurement is used the most in science and engineering around the world?
The metric system is most widely used, used in every country with the exception of America and Belize.
The unit for measuring long distances used by most nations of the world is the what?
Kilometer
What unit has the most medals of honor?
This question always gets someone's dander up! It usually is based onthe "unit size". The 100/442 Regimental Combat Team was a segregatedJapanese/American Unit that saw action in 8 major European Campaignsreceived 7 Presidential Unit Citation and suffered 9,466 casualties (PurpleHeart), and its members received 20 Congressional Medals of Honor and52 Distinguished Service Crosses. Counting second awards (Oak LeafClusters) they won 588 Silver Stars and 5,200 Bronze Stars plus about4 dozen other other individual awards like the Legion of Merit, etc., etc.I salute them!
What unit in a US Civil War battle had by far the fewest casualties?
By far and away, artillery soldiers had an extremely low rate of casualties. The numbers of such casualties are so low its difficult to imagine they can be real. But there were. For example, in the Confederate victory at Chancellorsville historians note how heavy Lee's casualties were, even in victory, with the exception of artillery soldiers. In that battle only 46 artillery men were lost.
Unit most used by Engineers and scientist around the world?
scieneerology is the most used measurment of scientist and engineer
What us the most common political unit in our world today?
Sovereign nation-states
The unit for measuring long distances used by most nations of the world starts with k?
kilometer
What unit is used to weight?
Newtons (symbol N) is the SI unit. Something with 1kg mass weighs 1N. Lbs (pounds) is the English unit used frequently in the US. Stones and Kgs are used as a unit in most of the world.
What unit is used to express weight?
Newtons (symbol N) is the SI unit. Something with 1kg mass weighs 1N. Lbs (pounds) is the English unit used frequently in the US. Stones and Kgs are used as a unit in most of the world.
