"We Were The Best There Ever Was." 
Fort Benning, GA: May 15-28, 1943
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The 511th PIR arrived at Fort Benning's Frying Pan and found that due to their high-level of physical training they would skip Phase A of Jump School and go on to finish Phases B, C and D before headi...
Camp Polk, LA: January 2-April 20, 1944
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The Angels' time at Camp Polk was not one they remembered with fondness. It was cold, rainy and the post's armored units clashed with the paratroopers who knew they were the superior soldiers. Fights...
Sea Pike (Pacific Crossing): May 2-22, 1944
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If Camp Polk was miserable, life onboard the merchant marine SS Sea Pike was hell. For three weeks, the 511th PIR crossed the Pacific onboard the Sea Pike, alone, enduring stiffing conditions below de...
Okinawa (Prefecture): August 11-30, 1945
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The decimated 511th PIR received an influx of reinforcements on Luzon before being given FOUR hours to pack and head to the airstrips for flights to Okinawa. There the Angels waited for Japan and Alli...
