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-Began August 16th, 1942 at a Camp Claiborne, in Louisiana
-First commander was Major General William C. Lee
- 101st has no background history except Rendezvous with Destiny, the 101st Airborne represented this saying proudly
-Later, 101st moved to Fort Bragg, North Carolina for training purposes
-101st continued to train in England until D-day June 6th, 1944
-101st parachuted and landed into Normandy helping clearing a path for the 1st and 4th Infantry Divisions
-September 17th, 1944, 101st parachuted into Holland during the Operation Market Garden. 101st soldiers would spend the next 72 days in combat
-November 1944, 101st got called into action to fight in the Battle of the Bulge. This battle continued until January 18th, 1945
- At the end of WWII the 101st became inactive until September 21st, 1956
-January 31st, 1968, 101st were active in battle from Saigon to Quang Tri
-1971 in the fall, 101st final returned home
-August 1990, 101st departed for Saudi Arabia to act in operation Desert Shield and Storm
-Right after 9-11 attack, the 101st deployed to protect susceptible facilities from possibility of further terrorist attacks
-March 2003, 101st deployed to Kuwait

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- D-Day, June 6th, 1944, the Screaming Eagles parachuted and landed into Normandy helping clearing a path for the 1st and 4th Infantry Divisions. This took place at Omaha and Utah Beach
-On June 8th,1944, battled a German force in the town of St. Côme-du-Mont. The Screaming Eagles would win this battle with the help of a few other division's and moved one step closer  in the drive on Carentan.
-June 15th, VIII Corps gave the Screaming Eagles responsibility for securing the left flank of the VII Corps
September 17th, 1944, 101st parachuted into Holland during the Operation Market Garden. 101st soldiers would spend the next 72 days in combat
-November 1944, 101st got called into action to fight in the Battle of the Bulge. This battle continued until January 18th, 1945

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This is the 101st Airborne Division's insignia. 101st Airborne also has the nickname of the Screaming Eagles because of their insignia. The insignia has a bald eagle with a black shield. Wisconsin had a mascot that was an eagle named Old Abe, shortly after World War I the 101st Division was formed using "Old Abe" for their division's insignia

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- First Major General, William C. Lee August 1942, February 1944
-Brigadier General Don F. Pratt February 1944- March 1944. Was killed on D-day
-General Maxwell D. Taylor March 1944- August 1945
-General Anthony C. McAuliffe December 1944- January 1945, was the leader of the Battle of the Bulge
- General Olinto M. Barsanti July 1967– July 1968, lead in Vietnam
-General John N. Brandenburg March 1978- June 1980, former 101st Airborne Commander
-James E. Thompson Jr. August 1983- June 1985, former 101st Airborne Commander
-Burton DeWayne Patrick June 1985- May 1987, former 101st Airborne Commander

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-Defense Secretary Ash Carter awarded Spc. Ariana Martinez -Sgt. Curtis Bluel with the campaign medal as part of his visit to Iraq
-French Croix de guerre with Palm, World War II for NORMANDY
-Presdiential Unit Citation for Normandy
-Presidential Unit Citation for Bastogne
-Meritorious Unit Commendation for Vietnam 1965–1966
-Belgian Fourragere 1944
-Joint Meritorious Unit Commendation for Afghanistan 2008–2009
-Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for Afghanistan 2010–2011

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101st Airborne Division has the nickname of "Screaming Eagles"
This comes from the division's insignia, which has a bald eagle with a black shield.

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https://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/03/30/82nd-101st-soldiers-work-together-prepare-future.html
http://www.amervets.com/replacement/101abn.htm
http://www.ww2-airborne.us/18corps/101abn/101_overview.html
https://www.uso.org/stories/2038-here-are-7-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-101st-airborne-division
http://www.campbell.army.mil/Pages/Default.aspx

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101st Airborne Division is currently active. Just recently the Screaming Eagles were sent off to Afghanistan and Iraq. 101st just teamed up with the 82nd Airborne Division. Both the 101st and 82nd division's have the most deployed forces within the last 15 years.

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Geography wasn't much of an issue for the Screaming Eagles, but during WWII the soldiers got scatter all over the place due to a miss drop landing. This caused a lot of problems as a lot of 101st soldiers were captured or killed.