Voices of the 101st Today The 101st Division became an airborne unit in 1942. During World War II, it played a critical role in the D-Day landings, Operation Market Garden, the liberation of the ...

Meanwhile, the 101st Airborne patch will be affixed to one of the shoulders. On the opposite shoulder is an American flag worn by the paratroopers in 1944 with the same orientation and proportions.

More features of the uniform include a "Bastogne" patch that alludes to a famous photograph taken with 101st Airborne Division members holding the city's sign after they broke the siege at the ...

The 101st Airborne Division's casualties from Dec. 19, 1944, to Jan. 6, 1945, were 341 killed, 1,691 wounded, and 516 missing.

For the 2024 meeting right outside Washington, DC, the Army Black Knights uniforms will honor the famous 101st Airborne Division, also known as the Screaming Eagles. This is while the Navy ...