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U.S. Army Soldiers with the New Jersey National Guard's 508th Military Police Company take part in the updated combat pistol qualification course (CPQC) on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 10, 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)
International Security Assistance Force Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Hall went on patrol and visited with Soldiers from the 1-508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division in and around Kandahar City on June 28, 2010 during his battlefield circulation.
(Photo by U.S. Army SFC Matthew Chlosta, ISAF PAO)
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, 508th Military Police Company, 108th Wing, and 177th Fighter Wing arrive near the Capitol to set up security positions in Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2021. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from several states have traveled to Washington to provide support to federal and district authorities leading up to the 59th Presidential Inauguration. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)
Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)
A Paratrooper assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment takes cover after throwing a grenade into a trench during a Squad Live Fire Exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., March 14, 2018. The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers trained at Fort A.P. Hill for two weeks in March to hone their combat skills through realistic training scenarios.(Photos by Spc. John Lytle)
During World War II, the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (508th PIR or Red Devils) was a regiment of the 82d Airborne Division which in turn became part of XVIII Airborne Corps of the United States Army.
The regiment was activated on 20 October 1942 at Camp Blanding, Florida. Lt. Col. Roy E. Lindquist formed the unit and remained its commander throughout World War II.[1] After extensive training and maneuvers the unit embarked on 19 December 1943 in New York and sailed on 28 December 1943 for Belfast, Northern Ireland, arriving on 8 January 1944. After additional training at Cronmore, the unit was moved by ship to Glasgow, Scotland and by train on the 13 March 1944 to Wollaton Park, Nottinghamshire, England. Wollaton Park was shared as a base camp with the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment.
The unit participated in Operation Overlord, jumping into Normandy on at 2:15 a.m. on 6 June 1944. Their immediate objectives were to capture Sainte-Mère-Église, secure crossings at the Merderet River near laFiere and Chef-du-Pont, and establish a defensive line north from Neuville-au-Plain to Breuzeville-au-Plain. There they were to tie in with the 502nd Infantry Regiment. Like most paratroop units in Operation Overlord, they were dropped in the wrong locations and had extraordinary difficulty linking up with each other.
Portions of the 508th regrouped and remained in contact with German forces until relieved on July 7 when they became the division reserve force. On July 13, they were transported back to England via two LST's and returned to their station at Wollaton Park. Of the 2056 troops who participated in the D-Day landings, only 995 returned. The regiment suffered 1061 casualties, of which 307 were killed in action.
Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)
U.S. Army Soldiers with the New Jersey National Guard's 508th Military Police Company take part in the updated combat pistol qualification course (CPQC) on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 10, 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Juan Rosado, New Jersey Air National Guard, stands for a portrait at East Orange General Hospital, East Orange, N.J., May 1, 2020. New Jersey National Guard Airmen have been assisting the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management in reopening a wing of the East Orange General Hospital in response to the COVID-19 relief effort. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Michael Schwenk)
Maj. Gen. Richard D. Clarke, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, speaks to jumpers from 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, during the Little Group of Paratroopers event of All American Week 2016,Fort Bragg, N.C. May 23. The LGOP event tested the paratroopers on their essential task list with events such as rigging their equipment, readying their equipment for service, and a layout of all required equipment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Freeman/ 82nd CAB PAO)
Soldiers from 1-508th IN, 1-82 ABN DIV prepare for live fire at Peason Ridge Training Area, Oct. 27, 2015, at JRTC.
Soldiers from 1-508th IN, 1-82 ABN DIV prepare for live fire at Peason Ridge Training Area, Oct. 27, 2015, at JRTC.
Sainte-Mère-Eglise, le jour le plus long du 505th.
Bien qu’une heure du matin soit passée en ce 6 juin 1944, les habitants du village de Sainte-Mère-Eglise se pressent sur la place de l’église. Malgré le couvre-feu et alertés par le tocsin, ils ont découvert la maison en feu de Julia Pommier et s’affairent le long d’une chaîne humaine afin de circonscrire l’incendie. Encadrés par les soldats allemands du Grenadier-Régiment 1058, 91. Infanterie-Division, les normands perçoivent un bruit au loin. Depuis 23h, ce vrombissement se fait entendre, mais là, le bruit s’amplifie.
Puis dans la nuit, les civils sont médusés : des avions passent en formation. Une première vague, puis une deuxième venant de l’Ouest survole la péninsule du Cotentin. Les habitants, comme l’occupant allemand, sentaient que quelque chose se préparait, que les alliés allaient bientôt tenter de percer ce Mur de l’Atlantique. Mais ils ignoraient où et quand ?
Il est 1h15 (heure française) et la troisième vague se présente au-dessus de Sainte-Mère-Eglise. Soudain, les C-47 crachent leurs volées de parachutistes, pris pour cibles par les rafales allemandes. Les hommes de la 82nd US Airborne Division s’élancent vers le sol de France, au Nord-Ouest du futur secteur Utah Beach. Le Jour J, les régiments de la division aéroportée ont 3 missions principales :
•Le 505th Parachute Infantry Régiment doit s’emparer de Sainte-Mère-Eglise, codé Brooklyn pour les alliés, et de son réseau de communications stratégiques sur la RN13. Le 505th doit également capturer et tenir deux ponts sur le Merderet, à La Fière et Chef-du-Pont. Puis les paras devront signaler et sécuriser la Landing Zone W pour les planeurs.
•Le 507th PIR doit cloisonner le secteur à l’Ouest du Merderet et soutenir le 505th pour la défense des ponts.
•Le 508th PIR doit détruire les ponts de Beuzeville et former la réserve de la division.
Cependant les tirs de la Flak ennemie et le stress des pilotes de C-47 rendent les largages des parachutistes difficiles. Devant être droppés plus au Sud, vers Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, des membres de la 101st US Airborne Division se retrouvent largués avec leurs camarades de la 82nd Airborne.
Il est 1h15, et ce sont d'abord les boys des 502nd et 506th PIR, 101st US Airborne, qui se balancent au-dessus du bourg de Sainte-Mère-Eglise. Le maire Alexandre Renaud enjoint ses administrés à se rendre aux abris. La F Compagny du 505th arrive ensuite sur le guêpier de la place du village. Les allemands ouvrent le feu sur les corolles flottant au vent. Alfred Van Holsbeck se dirige vers les flammes de la maison Pommier. Il hurle, puis péri dans le brasier. Destinée cruelle, des hommes meurent avant d'avoir touché le sol. Six parachutistes pendent aux arbres, tués dans leurs harnais.
L’institutrice va aux toilettes quand une ombre imposante apparait. Robert Murphy vient de toucher terre à vingt mètres d’elle. Les arbres de la place de l’église reçoivent la visite du para Blanchard, qui pour se dégager et échapper à la tuerie, sectionne ses sangles et un de ses deux pouces sans s’en apercevoir. Cliff Maughan atterrit dans le jardin de Mr Monnier, le vétérinaire, et est mis en joue par Werner, un officier allemand. Mais ce dernier, comprenant l’importance du largage américain, se rend à son tour au soldat Maughan.
Au coin Nord-Ouest de l’église, John M. Steele reste accroché par son parachute à l’édifice. Quant à Kenneth Russel, sa toile se prend au toit du transept Nord. En essayant de prendre son poignard, Steele le fait maladroitement tomber à proximité d’un allemand. Le feldgrau lève la tête et ouvre le feu sur le para, le blessant au pied. Steele se résout alors à faire le mort pendant deux à trois heures, malmené par le bruyant tumulte des cloches. Positionné dans le clocher, Rudolf May agrippe le parachute de Steele et hisse l’américain hors du vide (fait prisonnier, Steele parviendra à s’échapper deux ou trois jours plus tard. Il souffrira plusieurs semaines de surdité, mais réalisera son quatrième saut de combat lors de l’opération Market Garden en Hollande en septembre 1944).
Aux alentours, des éléments du 505th PIR ont atterri et se sont regroupés pour donner l’assaut. Dans le même temps les allemands sont perplexes face aux évènements. Ils quittent le bourg et partent en direction du Sud vers le château de Fauville.
Le 3/505th avance prudemment dans les rues de la commune, bientôt rejoint par le Lieutenant-Colonel Krause et 158 hommes. Vers 5h, Sainte-Mère-Eglise est aux mains des américains, et pour quelques minutes à 6h30, le drapeau étoilé flotte sur l’hôtel de ville. Vers 9h, 360 paras du 3/505th tiennent le village, retranchés derrière 7 barrages routiers.
Néanmoins, les paras du Général Ridgway doivent empêcher les contre-attaques dans le secteur. Le 2/505th se met en position défensive au Nord, à Neuville-au-Plain. Leur commandant, le Lieutenant-Colonel Vandervoort se déplace dans une remorque à munition, la cheville gauche brisée lors de son atterrissage. Son supérieur, le Colonel Ekman, n’arrivait pas à joindre le 3rd battalion. Inquiet, il a donc ordonné à Vandervoort de rejoindre le groupe de Krause.
Les américains doivent encaisser les nombreux assauts des allemands, déterminés à reprendre possession du village et de son nœud routier. Dès 9h30, les combats sont acharnés et les Sainte-Mère-Eglisais paient un lourd tribut pour leur libération. Blessé trois fois dans la journée, Le Lieutenant-Colonel Krause laisse la place à Vandervoort et au Major Hagan. Au crépuscule du D-Day, Sainte-Mère-Eglise est un bastion isolé. Les parachutistes accusent de lourdes pertes et le moral est bas. Le 7 juin, même sans nouvelles du VIIth US Corps débarqué la veille sur Utah Beach, ils doivent tenir leur avantage. Car à 9h, l’artillerie allemande fracasse l’entrée Nord du village. Des blindés s’approchent sur la RN13, mais les paras neutralisent la menace. Enfin, vers 15h, le contact est établi avec des GI’s du 8th Infantry Régiment, 4th US Infantry Division. Après l’emploi d’autres tirs d’artillerie, les allemands relâchent peu à peu leur pression dans la soirée. Après 40 heures de combats, les habitants peuvent souffler et savourer la fin de l’Occupation.
Pour les hommes de la 82nd US Airborne Division, la Bataille de Normandie commence, Sainte-Mère-Eglise n’étant que la première étape d’une campagne qui durera 35 jours.
L'ultime tir du Sergent Ray
Le Jour J, le Sergent John P. Ray (photo ci-contre) est membre de la Fox Compagny du 505th PIR. Il glisse avec son parachute le long du toit de l’église de Sainte-Mère-Eglise puis chute lourdement. Un autre para de sa compagnie, John Steele, voit sa toile s’accrocher au clocher. Il n'est pas seul, car Kenneth Russel est également en mauvaise posture, lui-aussi resté suspendu un peu plus bas contre le transept de l'église. Un allemand assiste à ces péripéties. Cependant ce dernier remarque aussi au sol le Sgt Ray et fait d’abord feu sur lui, le touchant mortellement à l'estomac. Puis l’allemand vise John Steele et Kenneth Russel. Soudain, le Sgt Ray se redresse et abat son agresseur dans un ultime effort. Il sauve ainsi la vie de ses camarades mais succombe ensuite. Sa tombe se trouve au cimetière militaire américain de Colleville-sur-mer, plot E, rangée 26, tombe 36.
Devant l’église est aujourd'hui placé un monument qui rappelle la libération de la commune par les paras américains. A l’intérieur du bâtiment religieux deux vitraux rendent hommage aux hommes de la 82nd US Airborne Division, et un mannequin placé sur le clocher envoi un clin d’oeil à l’odyssée de John Steele (décédé le 16 mai 1969). Des impacts sont encore visibles sur la façade, car les troupes aéroportées ont dû tirer sur le clocher pour déloger des vigies allemandes.
Rendez-vous à l'Airborne Muséum, à droite de la place de l’église. Trois bâtiments, dont la première pierre fut posée par le Général Gavin en 1962, vous propose de revivre et comprendre les préparatifs et l’action des 82nd et 101st US Airborne Divisions. L’un abrite un planeur Waco, le seul d’Europe. On y voit notamment une réplique d’un rupert, ces mannequins largués lors de l'opération Titanic pour leurrer l’ennemi allemand. L’autre abrite un C-47, et des bornes présentent une riche documentation sur la libération du village. Deux films racontent les évènements de l’opération Overlord.
Une extension a été inaugurée en mai 2014 et permet aux visiteurs de s'immerger dans l'épopée des paras américains aux premières heures de la Libération de la France. Devant l’accueil (ou se trouvait la fameuse maison en flammes), un Char américain Sherman et un canon sont exposés.
A l’intérieur du village une dizaine de panneaux jalonnent les rues et racontent les évènements passés. La commune regroupe également plusieurs magasins de militaria, qui font le bonheur des amateurs de tous horizons.
Sainte-Mère-Eglise abrita le premier cimetière américain de la Libération et regroupait 13 000 dépouilles (photos ci-dessous). En 1948, les corps furent rapatriés soit aux Etats-Unis, ou déposés aux cimetières de Saint-James et Colleville-sur-mer. Une stèle commémorative près du complexe sportif marque depuis l’emplacement ou il se trouvait auparavant (voir l'article Les cimetières provisoires américains de Sainte-Mère-Eglise).
Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)
Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)
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It's a long way down for members of the Airborne Combat Team from the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry out of Vicenza, Italy, as they conduct parachute training at the Maniago air drop zone near Aviano Air Base, Italy.
Sgt. Jesse Woo- ten, a paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, gives one last hug to
his wife, Gabrielle, and his daughter, Danica, as he pre- pares to deploy to Afghanistan in sup- port of Operation Enduring Freedom. Paratroopers from 2nd Bn., 508 PIR will primarily train Afghan security forces as part of the NATO training mission.
Specialist Christopher Rosado, a fighter from 1-508th PIR. 101st Airborne Division representing Fort Campbell, Ky., (right), begins a match with Sgt. Bradens Simont, Minnesota National Guard, at the 2011 U.S. Army Combatives Championship at Fort Hood, Texas July 22. Simont defeated Rosado. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nathan Booth, 4th Public Affairs Detachment)
Soldiers from 1-508th IN, 1-82 ABN DIV prepare for live fire at Peason Ridge Training Area, Oct. 27, 2015, at JRTC.
Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)
1st Lieutenant Homer H. Jones [left] and Lieutenant George D. Lamm from the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment walking along Wellington Place, on a visit to Belfast. The men were based at Cromore near Portstewart between January and March 1944 during the 82nd Airborne Division's deployment to Northern Ireland. Both men are wearing variations of the officer’s short mackinaw coat.
Homer Hardaway Jones was born on 5 March 1920 in Georgia. Jones was awarded the Silver Star for his actions on D-Day. He played a key role in capturing La Fiere Manoir, after assuming command of “B” Company when its original company commander, Captain Royal Taylor, was wounded in the jump. In an operation approaching a causeway over the Merderet River, his group killed eight Germans, captured seventeen prisoners, and succeeded in eliminating a strong point. He then led an assault that seized the bridge and established a foothold on the opposite bank until forced to withdraw in the face of overwhelming odds, His actions were instrumental in confining the enemy west of the Merderet River. After returning to the United States in 1945, he married Elizabeth Lawless, an American Red Cross worker. Jones died on 6 November 2012 aged 92. Before his death he was interviewed and recalled his actions on D-Day: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm4JBcx7JJ8
George D. Lamm was born on 7 July 1918 atMM364. Serving first in the National Guard he was called to active duty in 1942 eventually volunteering for Parachutist duty and assigned to the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment at Camp Blanding, Florida.
Lamm jumped into Normandy on D-Day and was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Bronze Service Arrowhead device for action during the Normandy, France Campaign, 6 June 1944 to 9 July 1944. Lamm also participated in the regiment's actions during Operation Market-Garden in Holland. During those campaigns, he was twice awarded the nation's fourth-highest honor, the Silver Star, for gallantry in action. Lamm also saw combat during the Battle of the Bulge and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
Lamm relinquished his commission after the war but later took advantage of a program that allowed ex-officers to re-enlist with the rank of Master Sergeant. He was again assigned to the 508th and was made 1st Sergeant of Company "I". Lamm again saw action this time in Korea where he received the Purple Heart. He later regained his commission and ultimately retired at the rank of Major. He died on 15 February 1992 aged 73 and is buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery.
Photo was taken by Lt. Henry E. "Hank" LeFebvre
Used with permission of the LeFebvre family, via: www.508pir.org/album_lefebvre/index.html
A paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, fires a 40mm round from a grenade launcher during a live-fire training mission, Sept. 25, 2013. His mission was to provide support by fire for the assaulting element on the ground.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Juan F. Jimenez)
Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Battalion held a casing ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan after serving in Afghanistan on a 12 month deployment. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class David Wheeler, USFOR-A Public Affairs)
U.S. Army Soldiers with the New Jersey National Guard's 508th Military Police Company take part in the updated combat pistol qualification course (CPQC) on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 10, 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)
1st Lt. James Salerno, an infantry officer assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division receives the Expert Infantryman Badge after successfully completing testing on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 16, 2015. The 2nd BCT, 82nd Abn. Div. hosted EIB testing this week for candidates to prove their proficiency in the infantry profession. (82nd Airborne Division photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull)
Brig. Gen. Michael C. Cunniff, center, the Adjutant General of New Jersey, presents a Soldier with the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal as nearly 140 members of the New Jersey Army National Guard’s 508th Military Police Company were reunited with their families at the Lawrenceville Armory on June 6 to conclude a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan.The 508th provided security, force protection and advised the Afghan national police force in the Kabul region during their deployment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)
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Members of the 1st Battalion Airborne Combat Team, 508th Infantry out of Vicenza, Italy, make final preparations for their training jump at the Maniago air drop zone, near Aviano Air Base, Italy.
Sergeant Myers from the 508th PIR doing bayonet drill, whilst stationed at Cromore near Portstewart.
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Photo taken by Lt. Henry E. "Hank" LeFebvre
Used with permission of the LeFebvre family, via: www.508pir.org/album_lefebvre/index.html
Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)
Soldiers from 1-508th IN, 1-82nd ABN DIV go through live fire rehearsal at Peason Ridge Training Area, Oct. 28, 2015 at JRTC.
Republic F-105B-20-RE Thunderchief, 57-5803, "HI" 466th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 508th Tactical Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Air Force Reserve Command,
March Field Air Museum - 20180215
One of the Century series of USAF Interceptor Fighters and Fighter/Bombers of the 1950-1960 Era
Service History
1959 Edwards AFB California,
1960 Eglin AFB (Test Aircraft)
1960 Wright Patterson AFB Ohio (Test Aircraft for in-flight refuelling probe)
1962 4th Tactical Fighter Wing Seymour Johnson AFB
1965 4537th Fighter Weapons Squadron, Nellis AFB Nevada
1968 23rd Tactical fighter Wing McConnell AFB Kansas
1970 Transferred to Air National Guard
1972 Transferred to AF Reserve Hill AFB
1980 To March Field Air Museum
U.S. Army Capt. Justin T. Hunter, center, Company Commander, 328th Military Police Company, New Jersey Army National Guard, is welcomed home by his family at the National Guard Armory in Cherry Hill, N.J., March 2, 2021. More than 100 Citizen-Soldiers with the 328th and the 508th Military Police Companies returned home after completing a nine-month deployment with U.S. Southern Command performing security operations. Due to the Coronavirus, the traditional welcome home ceremony was held in the parking lot outside the armory to maintain proper social distancing. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)
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US Army Specialist Eric Rogerson, Airborne Combat Team member from the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry, out of Vicenza, Italy, hits the ground during training at the Maniago air drop zone near Aviano Air Base, Italy.
Paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division take up a defensive position during an air assault using UH-60 Black Hawks at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, LA, Nov. 2, 2015. PEO Aviation’s Project Manager for Utility Helicopters realized significant cost savings and avoidance through the ongoing multiyear contract for the UH-60M Black Hawk, a significant indicator of success for the Army’s implementation of should-cost. (U.S. Army photo by SSG Jared Gehmann)
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 328th and the 508th Military Police Companies, New Jersey Army National Guard, head to the parking lot at the National Guard Armory in Cherry Hill, N.J., March 2, 2021. More than 100 Citizen-Soldiers returned home after completing a nine-month deployment with U.S. Southern Command performing security operations. Due to the Coronavirus, the traditional welcome home ceremony was held in the parking lot outside the armory to maintain proper social distancing. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)
Family members take photos during the welcome home ceremony for the 328th and the 508th Military Police Companies, New Jersey Army National Guard, at the National Guard Armory in Cherry Hill, N.J., March 2, 2021. More than 100 Citizen-Soldiers returned home after completing a nine-month deployment with U.S. Southern Command performing security operations. Due to the Coronavirus, the traditional welcome home ceremony was held in the parking lot outside the armory to maintain proper social distancing. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)
An Afghanistan national army air corps flight engineer performs a in-flight check of an MI-17 during while U.S. pilots from the 437th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron and ANAAC pilots fly Jan. 7, 2010, from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Afghanistan national army air corps soldiers delivered 30 passengers and one pallet of cargo destined for 82nd Airborne Soldiers with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment at Forward Operating Base Tarin Kowt. Missions like this are becoming more common place as 441st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron Airmen continue empowering Afghans to take care of their own security by mentoring MI-17 helicopter pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)
U.S. Army Soldiers with the New Jersey National Guard's 508th Military Police Company take part in the updated combat pistol qualification course (CPQC) on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 10, 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)
Paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare to enter a building as they conduct close quarters combat training during an air assault mission, Sept. 26.
Football program for game between 3rd Infantry Regiment "Cockades" and 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment "Red Devils." The game took place at Victory Stadium in Frankfurt, Germany, on November 11, 1945 at 1400 hrs. (2 PM). The Cockades won the game, 20-12.
Republic F-105B-20-RE Thunderchief, 57-5803, "HI" 466th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 508th Tactical Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Air Force Reserve Command,
March Field Air Museum - 20180215
One of the Century series of USAF Interceptor Fighters and Fighter/Bombers of the 1950-1960 Era
Service History
1959 Edwards AFB California,
1960 Eglin AFB (Test Aircraft)
1960 Wright Patterson AFB Ohio (Test Aircraft for in-flight refuelling probe)
1962 4th Tactical Fighter Wing Seymour Johnson AFB
1965 4537th Fighter Weapons Squadron, Nellis AFB Nevada
1968 23rd Tactical fighter Wing McConnell AFB Kansas
1970 Transferred to Air National Guard
1972 Transferred to AF Reserve Hill AFB
1980 To March Field Air Museum
U.S. Army Pfc. Amir Thompson, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New York National Guard, mans a security post near the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2021. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from several states have traveled to Washington to provide support to federal and district authorities leading up to the 59th Presidential Inauguration. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)
U.S. Army Capt. Justin T. Hunter, center, Company Commander, addresses family members and friends during the return home of the 328th and the 508th Military Police Companies, New Jersey Army National Guard, at the National Guard Armory in Cherry Hill, N.J., March 2, 2021. More than 100 Citizen-Soldiers returned home after completing a nine-month deployment with U.S. Southern Command performing security operations. Due to the Coronavirus, the traditional welcome home ceremony was held in the parking lot outside the armory to maintain proper social distancing. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)
A Soldier with the New Jersey Army National Guard’s 508th Military Police Company stands at a security post near the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 11, 2021. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from several states have traveled to Washington to provide support to federal and district authorities leading up to the 59th Presidential Inauguration. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Walker)
Cromore House on the South-East side of Portstewart was built in the first half of the 19th century, eventually passing into the ownership of the Montagu family.
First used by the Americans during 1942, the estate again saw brief use by the US Military early in 1944, when between January and March the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment occupied the site. After their departure, Cromore was subsequently used by the Field Force Replacement System, with the 219th Replacement Company (67th Replacement Battalion) from 19th Mar 44 - 29th March 44. The 220th Replacement Company (67th Replacement Battalion) 19th March 44 - 22nd April 44, and the 221st Replacement Company (68th Replacement Battalion) 19th March 44 - 22nd April 44, all documented as being processed there.
Photo taken by Lt. Henry E. "Hank" LeFebvre
Used with permission of the LeFebvre family, via: www.508pir.org/album_lefebvre/index.html
Families and friends welcome home Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, at the Lawrenceville Armory June 6, 2013. The 508th returned from a nearly year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)
A US AIR FORCE C-130 Hercules of the 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air BAse, Germany, off-load the US Army paratroopers of the 1st of the 508th Airborne, 5th Southern European Task Force (SETAF) out of Vicenza, Italy, it was carrying during Exercise VENETO RESCUE on June 6th, 2000.
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Soldiers from the 508th Military Police Company and the Military Advisor Team III receive a heroes farewell at a Salute to Troops Ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Teaneck, July 15. The New Jersey National Guard Soldiers will be deploying for a year-long assignment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez)