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The corps badge which the Iron Brigade would have worn was the red lozenge. The 1st Corps, Army of the Potomac wore the round lozenge. 1st Division was red, 2d Division was blue and 3rd Division was white.

The second badge is the Iron Brigade badge post war which was for the veterans group (what is missing is the 149th PA VOLS who became members of the brigade after it was shredded at Gettysburg.

How either one looks anything like the Screaming Eagle....well, its beyond me.

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zraver

I love divisional rivalries, here are my two favorites...

101- Dopes on a rope, hanging to life by a thread.

1st Cav- The horse hey never rode, the line they never crossed, and the color is the reason why

ghost88

As a proud ex-member of the Deuce o' Deuce while I mostly served in Delta Company I was also a member of Bravo.

The Question:


Bravo Company of the Second Bn 502nd Inf. 1st Bde 101st Abn is the only unit in the 101st achieve this distinction. Can you name it?


No fair if you were a member of the Deuce O' Deuce.

Albany Rifles

It is the direct lineal predecessor to the current unit. I.e., Baker Company 502 PIR, became B 2/502 and kept its identity throughout all of the unit reflaggings since 1942.

ghost88

IIRC the 2nd Bn traces itself to Bravo 502 PIR and all the US Bns can also trace thier's that way.


No, this is something that the personel of B Company achieved that no other Company in the 101st did to the same level.

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This is just a WAG

Eberyone earned their EIB, CIB, maxed the PT Test

ghost88

Interesting answer but no.

I was actually in the 2/508 of the 82nd when the Bn achieved the all EIB/CIB goal. The Bn Commander told us we were the first ever to do this in peacetime. Of course many units would have been all CIB in wartime




Edit: And no although in 1982 this company went thru as a company and most of its personel passed, it is not the Air Assault Badge.

It is an achievement that happened over a period of time.

It was achieved while the unit was deployed away from Ft. Campbell Ky its home base since it was reactivated in the late 50s.

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Everyone got a DUI?

ghost88

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is something that was achieved by personnel in B-Co 2/502 that they achieved more times than any other Company in the 101st. This is an individual achievement. They did this between June of 1965 and July of 1972.
It is a military achievement.

Albany Rifles

Greatest number of awards for valor than any other company in the division?

Gretaest number of Purple Heart medals awarded than any other company in the division?

ghost88

You are very close with the first answer, still no cigar.

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Most cases of VD?

I fold.

ghost88

It was achieved by only three individual members of this company.

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3 Medals of Honor?

ghost88

Dale Eugene Wayrynen
Specialist Fourth Class, U.S. Army
Born: Jan 18, 1947 at Moose Lake, MN
Entered Service: Minneapolis, MN
Date/Place of Action: May 18, 1967 - Duc Pho, Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 2d Bn, 502d Infantry, 1st Bde, 101st Airborne Division
Presentation: Presented to his family at the White House
by President Richard M. Nixon on Oct 16, 1969
Date Of Death: May 18, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried at: Rice River Lutheran Cemetery - McGregor, MN



Frank Rocco Fratellenico
Corporal, U.S. Army
Born: Jul 14, 1951 at Sharon, NY
Entered Service: Albany, NY
Date/Place of Action: Aug 19, 1970 - Fire Base Barnett, Quang Tri Prov., Vietnam
Unit: Company B, 2d Bn, 502d Infantry, 1st Bde, 101st Airborne Division
Presentation: Presented to his family at Blair House, Washington, DC
by Vice President Gerald R. Ford on Aug 08, 1974
Date of Death: Aug 19, 1970 (Killed In Action)
Buried at: Private Cemetery - Chatham, NY

Milton Arthur Lee
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Born: Feb 28, 1949 at Shreveport, TX
Entered Service: San Antonio, TX
Date/Place of Action: Apr 26, 1968 - Phu Bai, Thua Thien Province, Vietnam
Unit: Co. B, 2d Bn, 1st Bde, 502d Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)
Presentation: Presented to his family at the White House
by President Richard M. Nixon on Apr 07, 1970
Date of Death: Apr 26, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried at: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery - San Antonio, TX


The division had two in WWII(including the CO of the 3/502 & a member of H co 502) and 16 in Viet Nam. The division is also credited with 4 from Viet Nam won by the 173rd Bde that latter was added to it. As three were awarded to members of the 503rd Inf they may no longer be claimed.






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