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517th PIR Formed (1943)

  • 15 Mar 2021

ON THIS DATE IN AIRBORNE HISTORY: 15 MAR 1943

The 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment was formed at Camp Toccoa, GA, and would serve as part of the 17th, 82nd and finally the 13th Airborne Divisions during WWII. 

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