11th Airborne Division
Composition:
511th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR)
187th Glider Infantery Regiment (GIR)
188th Glider Infantery Regiment (GIR)
457th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion (PFAB)
674th Glider Field Artillery Battalion (GFAB)
675th Glider Field Artillery Battalion (GFAB)
152th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Battalion (AAA)
127th Airborne Engineer Battalion (AEB)
11th Parachute Maintenance Battalion
221st Airborne Medical Battalion
711th Ordnance Company
408th Quartermaster Company
511th Signal Company
Military Police Platoon
Headquarters Company
Reconnaissance Platoon
Band
Order of Battle
Commanding General
25 February 1943 - Maj. Gen. J. M. Swing
Assistant Division Commander
25 February 1943 - Brig. Gen. Albert Pierson
Artillery Commander
25 February 1943 - Brig. Gen. Wyburn D. Brown
Chief of Staff
25 February 1943 - Col. Francis W. Farrell
Assistant Chief of Staff G-1
25 February 1943 - Lt. Col. James W. Smyly Jr
Assistant Chief of Staff G-2
25 February 1943 - Maj. Clifford L. Dier
Assistant Chief of Staff G-3
25 February 1943 - Maj. Robert A. Ports
Jully 44 - Lt. Col. Douglas P. Quandt
Assistant Chief of Staff G-4
25 February 1943 - Lt. Col. Glenn A. Ross
Commanding Officer, 511th Parachute Infantry
5 January 1943 - Lt. Col. Orin D. Haugen
11 February 1945 - Lt. Col. Edouard Lahti
Commanding Officer, 187th Glider Infantry
25 February 1943 - Col. Harry D. Hildebrand
Commanding Officer, 188th Glider Infantry
25 February 1943 - Col. Robert H. Soule
Commanding Officer, 457th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
25 February 1943 - Maj. Douglas P. Quandt
Jully 44 - Maj. Nick Stadtherr
Commanding Officer, 129th Airborne Engineer Battalion
25 February 1943 - Lt. Col. Douglas C. Davis
Statistics
25 february 1943 – Actived
25 may 1944 – Arrived in New Guinea
25 may 1944 - First day in combat
204 – Days in combat
?? – Numbers of prisoner of war captured
Congressional Medal of Honor : 2
ELMER E. FRYAR (private)
MANUEL PEREZ JR.(private first class)
Distinguished Service Cross: 2
Legion of Merit:
Silver Star: 48
Soldiers Medal:
Bronze Star:
Air Medal:
Apr 44 - Camp Stoneman - San-Fransisco - Etats-Unis
28 May 44 - Airdrome - Buno-Dobodura - New-Guinea
29 Nov 44 - Cariaga - Cabalian - Sogod - Bito - Leyte island - Philippines
31 Jan 44 - Tagaytay Ridge - Luzon island - Philippines
23 Feb 44 - Los Banos Prison - Luzon Island - Philippines
23 Jun 45 - Cagayan Valley - Aparri - Philippines
Aug 45 - Occupation - Japan