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The 82nd division was organized on 25 August 1917, at Camp Gordon, Georgia and later served on the Western Front in the final months of World War I. Since its initial members came from all 48 states, the division acquired the nickname All-American, which is the basis for its famed "AA" shoulder patch. The division later served in World War II where, in August 1942, it was reconstituted as the first airborne division of the U.S. Army and fought in numerous campaigns during the war.

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The 82nd airborne was a national division. Volunteers from all over America came to fight for America In ww1 and ww2. It was actually called the All American division because they had people from all 48 states. The 82nd division was also a united division.

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Their primary duty was to drop in via parachute to back up ground troops/ hit enemies where ever they want because they can just drop in and they do not have to advance on the ground. One of the major fights that they fought in was D-day. During this fight they were part of mission overload and were sent in early in the morning of D-Day.

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Since its initial members came from all 48 states, the division acquired the nickname All-American, which is where the "AA" shoulder patch comes from.

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Insignia is the patch or badge that each division of the military wear. This is important because it represents what division you are part of and what your division represents. The 82nd airborne patch Has an AA on it which stands for the All American division with airborne arched over it. One part that was represented on their patch was the AA and this represented their history of the all american division.

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Their original division had people from all 48 states leading to the legacy of the All American division. There was also multiple movies made on the division but one of them was called combat reels, 82nd airborne division. This was about the liberation of western Europe. There was also a book made called All American All the way. This was about all the history of the 82nd airborne division.

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Some of the most important leaders of the 82nd airborne where
Major General Omar Bradley.
Bradley was the leader of the overall army and ordered officially where the 82nd airborne went. he was a successful leader because he took command of over the 12th US Army division which entailed 1.3 million troops. This leadership role came around the attack on Normandy which was successful.
Matthew Ridgway,
Matthew was the commanding general of the 82nd airborne division. He was a successful leader because he susses fully planned the attack on Sicily, Italy, and Normandy.

James M. Gavin,
He was the third commanding general of the 82nd airborne. He was a successful leader because he was the only general officer to make 4 jumps with his paratroopers. This makes him a susses full leader because he is not only telling them before the mission what to do but he is also going with them so he has as much risk as them.

All of these leaders possessed great leadership qualities because they have all fought in wars previous to leading the 82nd airborne division. They are also successful because they planned and executed many successful attacks.

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During the 2nd WW the 82nd airborne had a few members that got high honor meadal. For example Colonel Emory Jenison Pike of the 321st Machine Gun Battalion, was the first member of the 82nd to be awarded the Medal of Honor. then During an operation, 19-year old Private John R. Towle of the 504th PIR was awarded the 82nd Airborne Division's second Medal of Honor of World War II. These are significant because the medal of honor is the highest medal a soldier can get so for one division to get 2 of them shows their bravery and significance to the war.

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More recently the 82nd airborne has been fighting in Iraq and was part of dessert storm operation in 1990. They where also mobilized in the Vietnam war. This division is still one of the toughest divisions in the army. Thye have not changed very much because they are still one of the best in the army.