Custom Pin Buttons - 6th Battalion 502nd Infantry - Berlin Brigade X 300

Army - 6th Battalion 502nd Infantry - Berlin Brigade X 300
The 502nd Infantry was activated in the midst of the Second World War, on 2 March 1942, at Fort Benning, Georgia, as the 502nd Parachute Infantry. In August 1942, it was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, and for the next 22 months, the 502nd trained hard, preparing for the 101st's now celebrated "rendezvous with destiny." During the early morning hours of 6 June 1944, paratroopers of the 502nd jumped behind the beaches of Normandy, thus becoming among the first Allied soldiers to land in Europe. As part of the 101st, the 502nd (or "0-Deuce"), participated in the Normandy, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe campaigns.