About: 508th Infantry Regiment (United States)

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.

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dbpprop:abstract	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.
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dbpprop:branch	Army
dbpprop:caption	508th Infantry Regiment coat of arms
dbpprop:commandStructure	82nd Airborne Division
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dbpprop:country	dbpedia:United_States
dbpprop:currentCommander	COL Brian M. Drinkwine
dbpprop:dates	Activated 20 October 1942 Inactivated 25 November 1946 Reactivated 1951 as the 508th Airborne Regimental Combat Team Inactivated March 1957 Co A, 508PIR reactivated 25 May 1964 as HHC, 1-508th INF and assigned to 82d Abn Div Co B, 508PIR reactivated 25 May 1964 as HHC, 2-508th INF and assigned to 82d Abn Div Co C, 508PIR reactivated 8 Aug 1962 as HHC, 3-508th INF and assigned to 193d Inf Bde
dbpprop:garrison	Fort Bragg, NC
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dbpprop:nickname	Red Devils
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dbpprop:reference	http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/82abn-4bde.htm http://www.tentcity.org.uk/ http://www.red-devils.org http://www.american-divisions.com/doc.asp?documentid=133 http://www.bragg.army.mil/4BCT/default.htm http://www.american-divisions.com/doc.asp?documentid=3 http://www.bragg.army.mil/82dv/default.htm http://www.508pir.org/
dbpprop:size	approx. 4,000
dbpprop:specialization	Airborne Infantry (deployable anywhere in the world within 18 hours)
dbpprop:type	Parachute Infantry
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rdfs:comment	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.
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