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Hard Charger
 
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| I managed to find this site where I see they have the patch my dad had early in his trooper career....http://www.vetshome.com/military_airborne_inf_patches3.htm  508th PIR (unauthorized)
Even though I wasn't hatched yet, I could have sworn he wore it after the late forties when he came back from Korea sometime in the 50's. Maybe it was between the time he was in Japan and Korea. Still waiting on a copy of his service record to check dates.
"Let's Go Downtown" - Flight of the Intruder
http://www.327infantry.org/second/c_co Same Mud Same Blood - NBC documentary filmed 1967 RVN, chronicle Frank McGee
IMOFSGT Nelson P. Henry101st 2nd/327th -NO SLACKKIA October 28, 1967 in QuangTin Province RVN
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Hard Charger
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| On 1 August 1950, the regiment became the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team (ARCT) when supporting units were added and deployed to Japan, arriving on 20 September 1950. One month later, on 20 October 1950, the regiment made successful combat parachute assaults on the towns of Sukch’on and Sunch’on, North Korea. It redeployed to Japan on 26 June 1951 where it became strategic reserve but returned to Korea on 24 May 1952. It once more returned to Japan, 18 October 1952 but made its final return to Korea, 22 June 1953. The unit returned the United States in July 1955 and, the following year, became part of the newly reactivated 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY. http://users.owt.com/leodonna/1954Yearbook.htm 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment: - Commanding: Col John D. Cone Roster contains 2,221 names from the 1954-55 Yearbook "K"- Company 511th PIR - Commanding: 1st Lt. Samuel E. Daniel - Name: Nelson Page Henry (rank unknown till I get his service record to verify)
"Let's Go Downtown" - Flight of the Intruder
http://www.327infantry.org/second/c_co Same Mud Same Blood - NBC documentary filmed 1967 RVN, chronicle Frank McGee
IMOFSGT Nelson P. Henry101st 2nd/327th -NO SLACKKIA October 28, 1967 in QuangTin Province RVN
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