List of known U.S. combat parachute jumps

This is a list of known parachute jumps into combat zones by troops and units of the United States Army and other components of the United States Department of Defense. Participation in such jumps is recognized by certain Parachutist Badges.

List of known U.S. combat parachute jumpsUnited States Combat Jumps , GlobalSecurity.org, last updated 7 May 2011, last accessed 17 February 2013Units Credited With Assault Landings, General Orders No. 10 , Department of the Army, dated 25 September 2006, last accessed 30 April 2017Hitting the ground with coalition partners; Special Warfare Magazine; Valume 21, Issue 6; dated November–December 2008, last accessed 17 February 2013History of Military Operational Parachute Jumps , Special Forces Association, dated 7 March 2013, last accessed 30 April 2017These are the only 5 combat jumps by US troops that we know about since September 11 , Business Insider, by Eric Milzarski from "We Are The Mighty" program, dated 7 October 2019, last accessed 9 July 2020DateUnitOperationTroopersCountryDropzone8 November 1942509th Parachute Infantry Battalion (PIB)Torch556AlgeriaTafaraoui airfield, La Senia15 November 1942509th PIBTorch300–350AlgeriaYouks les Bains24 December 1942509th PIB, Headquarters Company Two French paratroopers32TunisiaEl Djem9 July 1943504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), 3rd Battalion (jumped first). 505th Regimental Combat Team (RCT), including 505th PIR, 456th Parachute Field Artillery (PFA), 307th Engineering Battalion (Engr.), Company B. Husky I3,406ItalyGela, Sicily10 July 1943504th RCT, including 504th PIR, 1st & 2nd Btn.; 376th PFA, 307th Engr., Co. AHusky II2,304ItalyGela, Sicily5 September 1943503rd PIR1,700New GuineaNadzab, Markham Valley13 September 1943504th RCT, including 504th PIR, 376th PFA, 307th Engr., Co. AAvalanche1,300ItalyPaestum, Salerno14 September 1943505th RCT, including 505th PIR, 456th PFA, 370th Engr., Co. B Avalanche2,105ItalySalerno, Paestum14 September 1943509th PIBAvalanche640ItalyAvellino6 June 194482nd Airborne Division (507, 508) 505th RCT, including 505th PIR, 307th Engr. Co. B, 456th PFA. 28 Pathfinders, 504th PIR, (7 returned).Overlord, Titanic (Dropping of parachute dummies, "Oscar").6,418FranceNormandy6 June 1944101st Airborne Division [326, 377, 501, 502, 506]Overlord, Titanic (Dropping of parachute dummies, "Oscar").6,638FranceNormandy3 July 1944503rd PRCT, 1st Bn.Table Tennis739New GuineaNoemfoor Island4 July 1944503rd PRCT, 3rd Bn.Table Tennis685New GuineaNoemfoor Island15 August 19441st Abn. Task Force (460th PFA, 463rd PFABn.; 509th PIB; 517th PCT; 551st PIB; 596th PCEng. Co.)Dragoon5,607FranceCote d' Azur, Riviera17 September 194482nd Airborne Division (508), 505th RCT, Includes: 505th PIR, 456th PFA, & Co.B, 307th Engr.; 504th RCT, Includes: 504th PIR, 376th PFA, & Co.A, 307 EngrMarket Garden7,250NetherlandsGrave & Nijmegen17 September 1944101st Airborne Division [501, 502, 506]Market Garden6,769NetherlandsEindhoven29 November 1944; 5 December 1944Co.C, 127th Abn.Eng, Bn. Co.C., 1st Pl.., 187th P/GIR 221st AB. Med. Co.; 457th PFA 11th Abn. Div. Hdqt's Group 511th Pcht. Signal Co. 11th Abn. Div. RECON Pl.Tabletop241LeyteManarawat3 February 1945511th PIR, 457th FABn.Shoestring1,830PhilippinesTagaytay Ridge16 February 1945503rd PRCT, 462nd PFABn; Co. C, 161st Airborne Engr. Btn.Topside2,050PhilippinesCorregidor23 February 1945511th Parachute Infantry Regiment: 1st Btn., Co.B; Hdqt's Co., 1st Btn.; Hdqt's Co., 1st Btn., Light Machine Gun PlatoonRescue 2,147 internees130PhilippinesLos Baños Prison Camp24 March 194517th Airborne Division (507 PIR, 513 PIR, 464 PFA, 466 PFA, 139 AEB, 224 AMC, 155 AAB, 411 AQM, 517 ASC, 680 GFA 681 GFA, 717 AOC & 194 GIR). Also small units: MP's, Division Artillery, Reconnaissance Platoon, & Parachute Maintenance Co.Varsity4,964GermanyWesel23 June 1945511th PIRGypsy1,030PhilippinesAparri20 October 1950187th ARCT, 2nd BattalionDZ Easy1,203KoreaSukchon20 October 1950187th ARCT, 1st, 3rd. Bn's.DZ William1,470KoreaSukchon21 October 1950187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team (ARCT).DZ William671KoreaSukchon23 March 1951187th ARCT, 2nd & 3rd Bns; 674th ABN Field Artillery Bn; 2nd & 4th ABN Ranger Cos, and Indian army surgical team.Tomahawk3,486KoreaMunsan-Ni12 February 1962FTT-1 White Star SF TeamNam Beng Valley Campaign vs. Pathet Lao12LaosNam Tha airstrip2 January 1963Joint General Staff reserve ARVN Paratroopers with U.S. MACV "Red Hat" Advisors from SaigonAp Bac300 South Vietnamese, 2 AmericansSouth VietnamAp Tan Thoi22 February 1967173rd Airborne Brigade, 503rd P.I.R., 2nd & 3rd Btl's; 3/319 Airborne Field Artillery Regiment (AFAR).Junction City845VietnamKatum2 April 19675th Special Force Group (ABN), 1st Special Forces: Detachments, A-503 Mike Force & A-344, Operation Harvest Moon (Includes Montagnards)Harvest Moon356 (includes Montagnards)VietnamBunard, Phouc Long "Happy Dragon" Province5 September 1967USMC, 1st Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP)Oregon10VietnamSouth5 October 19675th Special Forces Group (ABN): Pathfinder Detachment (12 SF, 37 ARVN Pathfinders), "B" Co II CTZ (Pleiku) Mike Force (50 SF) & 275 LLDB (Includes Montagnards)Blue Max374VietnamBu Prang CIDG fighting camp, Quang Duc "Great Virtue" Province1968–73?Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) Airborne Studies Group (SOG 36)Eldest Son, Italian Green, Pole BeanNorth Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia28 November 1970Recon Team Florida, CCN, MACV-SOG (High Altitude Low Opening [HALO])3 Americans, one ARVN officer and 2 MontagnardsLaosNVA road inside Laos7 May 1971Captain Larry Manes' Recon Team, CCN, MACV-SOG (HALO)4 AmericansSouth VietnamBetween Ashau Valley and Khe Sanh, NVA trail extension of Laotian Highway 92122 June 1971Sergeant Major Billy Waugh's Recon Team, CCN, MACV-SOG (HALO)4 AmericansSouth Vietnam60 miles SW of Danang22 September 1971Captain Jim Storter's Recon Team, CCC, MACV-SOG (HALO)4 AmericansSouth VietnamPlei Trap Valley, NW of Pleiku11 October 1971Sgt. 1st Class Dick Gross' Recon Team, CCC, MACV-SOG (HALO)5 AmericansVietnam25 miles, SW of Pleiku in the Ia Drang Valley23 October 1983Navy SEAL Team and USAF CCTUrgent Fury15GrenadaPort Salines25 October 198375th Ranger Regiment LRS Detachment; 82nd Abn Div combat controllers (CCT), Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), 12 troopers; 4 troopers, 1st Bn, tactical air control parties (TACP).Urgent Fury16(?)GrenadaPoint Salines25 October 1983Navy SEAL TeamUrgent Fury11GrenadaGovernor's residence25 October 198375th Ranger Regiment 1st and 2nd Bns; and two paratroopers (SGT Spain and SPC Richardson from 307th Engineer Bn)Urgent Fury500GrenadaPoint Salines airfield20 December 1989Unit: 75th Ranger Regiment; 82nd Airborne Division Ready BrigadeJust Cause4,000PanamaRio Hato east to Fort Cimarron20 December 198975th Ranger Regiment; 82nd Abn Div, 1st Brigade Task Force: 1-504th PIR, 1-505th PIR; 2-504th PIR; 4-325th AIR, Co B and C; A/3-505 PIR; 3-73rd Armor (Abn); 82nd MP Co (Abn), 3 platoons. All joined to form: Task Force Pacific.Just Cause2,176PanamaTorrijos-Tocumen Airport15 January 1991Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (HAHO)Desert Storm12IraqNorthwest desertDec. 1991Navy SEAL Team 6Raw DealHaitiNavassa Island19 October 200175th Ranger RegimentOperation Enduring Freedom200AfghanistanObjective Rhino13 November 20013-75th Ranger RegimentOperation Enduring FreedomAfghanistanIn the vicinity of Alimarden Kan-E-Bagat25 February 20032-75th Ranger Regiment; 3-504th PIROperation Enduring FreedomAfghanistanNear Chahar Borjak, Nimruz Province24 March 20033-75th Ranger Regiment; 24th Special Tactics SquadronOperation Iraqi FreedomIraqNorthwestern desert region of Iraq, Objective Serpent in the vicinity of Al Qaim 26 March 2003173rd Airborne Brigade, 786th Security Forces SquadronOperation Northern Delay954IraqBashur Drop zone 28–29 Mar 200327th Engineer Battalion; 3-75th Ranger Regiment; 24th Special Tactics SquadronOperation Iraqi FreedomIraqAt H1 Airfield3 July 200475th Ranger Regiment, Regimental Reconnaissance Company Team 3 (HALO)Operation Enduring FreedomAfghanistanSoutheastern Region (Tillman Dropzone) 31 July 2004USMC 1st Reconnaissance Battalion (HAHO)Operation Iraqi Freedom6IraqNear Baghdad30 May 2007ODA 074, 3-10th Special Forces Group (HALO) Operation Iraqi Freedom11IraqNinewah Province11 July 200975th Ranger Regiment, Regimental Reconnaissance Company, Team 1 Operation Enduring FreedomAfghanistan

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