Camp Toccoa

USA / Georgia / Toccoa /
 Second World War 1939-1945, military, camp, place with historical importance
Camp Toccoa was used as a Army Airborne training camp during WWII. It is the birthplace of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division (memorialized in the book and TV miniseries "Band of Brothers") as well as several other airborne units.
In use from 1941 til about 1946.

Units trained at Toccoa


501st Parachute Infantry Regiment (501st PIR): attached to the 101st Airborne Division
506th PIR: attached to the 101st Airborne Division
507th PIR: attached to the 82nd Airborne Division and the U.S. 17th Airborne Division
511th PIR: attached to the 11th Airborne Division
517th PIR: attached to the 17th Airborne Division and the U.S. 13th Airborne Division
457th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion: attached to the 11th Airborne Division
295th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Company (FA): completed basic training at Camp Toccoa, from July 21, 1943 through November 24, 1943.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Toccoa
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Coordinates:   34°32'53"N   83°24'8"W

Comments

  • There were other regiments and units that trained here and fought and died in WWII. The 506th was a good unit but they did not win the war alone just because a mini series was made about them. The 501st, 506th,511th, and 517th along with some signal corps and airborne arty units.
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