"We Were The Best There Ever Was." 
Camp Mackall, NC: March 25, 1943-January 1, 1944
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The boys of the 511th PIR enjoyed Camp Mackall's superior facilities when not out on several-day bivouacs or long marches. Out of 12,000 volunteers, only 2,176 remained, having passed (i.e. survived)...
Knollwood Maneuvers: December 7-12,1943
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Given the conflicting results of the Allied airborne operations in North Africa and Italy, American military leadership questioned the need for airborne divisions and instead favored regimental-sized...
Camp Stoneman, California: April 21-May 1, 1944
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While at Camp Stoneman, the 511th PIR (which had to remove all their jump boots, wings and unit insignia for secrecy) trained for boarding and disembarking from naval vessels and broke the post's prio...
Dobodura, New Guinea - May 22-November 6, 1944
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Glad to get off the Sea Pike, the 511th PIR boarded DUKWs and headed inland to Dobodura airstrips for six months of intense jungle training. They erected pyramidal tents by companies, built "kitchens"...
