"We Were The Best There Ever Was." 
Fort Campbell, KY: April 1949-1956
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Following over five years overseas, America's mighty 11th Airborne Division finally returned home to the United States in April of 1949. The Angels, including the 511th PIR/AIR, were sent to then-Camp...
Camp Toccoa, GA: January 5-March 21, 1943
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Nestled on the southern edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Camp Toccoa was “a little camp outside a little town far off the beaten path.” The 511th PIR formed on January 5 under thirty-six-year-old LTC...
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...
